Archive for April, 2009
Android 1.5 at Google I/O
I admit, I've been talking big about Google I/O in my last few posts. But I'm entirely serious: Google I/O is going to be the Android developer event of the year, no doubt about it. I want to take a few minutes to explain why.The most exciting aspect, to my mind, is the technical content. We have 9 sessions listed now on the Google I/O sessions [...]
Android Around the World: T-Mobile Netherlands Getting 1.5
After getting to be the first country in the world to carry an Android handset, it sure seems like the US is going to be the last to get the 1.5 update. T-Mobile’s G1 owners are growing increasingly more anxious for the cupcake features, but it feels like other countries keep cutting us in line! T-Mobile Netherlands passed along a press [...]
Android Dev Phones Get 1.5 Update
If you happen to own one of the Dev Phone 1’s from Google, you’ll be pleased to know that Android 1.5 is now available for your handset. That’s right, you can flash your handset with the new Cupcake build. You can download the image packet files directly from HTC with directions and support to help guide you through the [...]
Verizon Looking For “Android Devices Expert”
According to a recent job posting on the Verizon Careers board, the nation’s largest carrier is looking for an Android Device Expert. This is the first indication that the provider might be gearing up to release handsets or services based on Android. …It will be responsible for end to end delivery of innovative java based [...]
NewsRob (Version 2.0.2)
NewsRob is the first Android news reader that has offline capabilities and synchronizes with Google Reader. It provides seamless access to the river of news in your Google Reader account. Articles are downloaded in the background, so that when you pick up your phone you can start reading news, not downloading them. http://newsrob.com Read [...]
HTC Magic Hitting SFR France May 6th!
The HTC Magic is definitely doing the rounds. After a pre-order on Vodafone UK a little over a week ago the HTC Magic was just announced on Vodafone Spain and A1 Austria this morning. But it doesn’t stop there. The HTC Magic has also just been announced for SFR which is Vodafone’s French brand: And lucky for us the embedded a little [...]
Android 1.5 (Cupcake) Arrives For Dev Phones
Earlier this month Google launched the Early Look Android 1.5 SDK. Today the SDK moves from beta to official release as Android 1.5 SDK release 1 and is now available for download to developers. It probably isn’t drastically different than the Early Look but it DOES mean that it is certifiably stable as witnessed by HTC launching the 1.5 [...]
Verizon Android Phone On The Way?
In a potentially significant turn of events, Verizon Wireless - who has taken an opposition to Android thus far and seems to have fundamental differences with Google - is now hiring an Android Devices Expert to work Full-Time in their Waltham, Massachussets offices. The job listing is found publicly available on Careers.VerizonWireless.com with [...]
Android 1.5 is here!
I've got some good news today: the Android 1.5 SDK, release 1 is ready! Grab it from the download page.For an overview of the new Android 1.5 features, see the 1.5 release notes page in our developer site.I am also happy to let you know that our partners at HTC have made available new system images to upgrade your Android Dev Phone 1 (ADP1) to [...]
Verizon Android Phone On The Way, Courtesy Of BlackBerry?
In a potentially significant turn of events, Verizon Wireless - who has taken an opposition to Android thus far and seems to have fundamental differences with Google - is now hiring an Android Devices Expert to work Full-Time in their Waltham, Massachussets offices. The job listing is found publicly available on Careers.VerizonWireless.com with [...]
