Calling this Rachael UI an Android “skin” is like calling Windows 95 a “DOS skin,” but that’s not to say there’s nothing to love about it. In fact, we’re rather relieved that Sony Ericsson seems to be addressing Android’s incredibly lackluster media playback interface, the SE “mediascape” version of which dominates this particular video — a sequel to the first Rachael UI tease we got back in July. You know what else is great? The video title name drops the same luscious screen resolution as the DROID, 480 x 854, which spells all sorts of good things for SE’s first Android entry. Video is after the break, and if that doesn’t do the trick for you, the Rachael hardware is being teased over on this end of the internet.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) said it has found a way to restrict call blocking on its Google Voice service to fewer than 100 specific phone numbers, according to a FierceWireless article. In response to an FCC probe on the application, Google said that beginning in July it began to notice “extremely high-cost calls to a concentrated number of Read the rest of this entry »

Google Voice with your existing number allows you to get many of the features of Google Voice, without changing your phone number. Learn more at http://www.google.com/voice

Highlights from the latest Android 2.0 platform release.

Facebook usernames are here! You will have to choose an URL for your Facebook profile (e.g. Facebook.com/videochismes) and you will be fighting with a lot of geeks that want your URL.

Here are some answers:

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