Archive for July, 2009
For Your Consideration – The First Ever ANA Nominees
The Android Network Awards (ANA’s) are just about ready to be turned over to the public for voting. It looks like Monday might be the date we start running the polls on our sites and the main Android Awards page. Before we get to the nominations, I’d like to thank all of the help we’re getting from the various Android-based [...]
7″ Tablet Rumored for China Mobile
A 7″ Android-based tablet with phone functionality is being rumored for China Mobile. It’s being reported that the table will have the proprietary TD-SCDMA for 3G connectivity and run the OPhone OS. We’re tapped out spec-wise with the full sized web browser and front facing camera. That’s as much as we have to go on for [...]
Sprint Launching Two Android Devices October 11th?
Some of the best Android tips and leaks over the last year have come from xda-developers. Here’s a case of one that took a little over 4 months to come to fruition. All the way back in April, a “senior member” from their forum had the following to say… I work for a wireless developer firm and I have just received word [...]
Call Faker (Version 1.2.6.2)
Ever been in an uncomfortable situation or with someone who talks your ear off? Now you can politely excuse yourself with Call Faker - just set the contact, time, and ringtone, and the phone will ring, allowing you to escape! Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
Motorola promises cheaper Android phones are coming
One thing is common with high-end smartphones like those running Android on the market now — they are expensive. None of the devices are cheap with most selling for about $200. With the poor economy, some consumers who are interested in Android may be priced out of the market. Motorola says that will change and promises that cheaper Android [...]
Mentor Graphics enables Android on Freescale Power Architecture technology
Android has proven to be a very popular operating system for Google. The first mobile phone running Android, the T-Mobile G1, had its share of teething problems but by most accounts, Android has now hit its stride. Mentor Graphics has announced that it is extending the Android mobile applications platform to support Freescale QorlQ and PowerQUICC [...]
iriver developing Android rival to iPod touch?
iriver are reportedly considering using Android as the basis for an iPod touch rival, the iriver K2, which would use a 3.5-inch touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth and integrated digital TV tuner. The news comes from an Australian distributor, C.R. Kennedy, whose iriver product manager Danny Bejanoff has been discussing the Korean company’s [...]
Android 2.0 to Have Donut Features Plus More? [UPDATED]
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Android 2.0 is not Donut. Donut is not Android 2.0. The last few weeks saw many Android and mobile tech sites incorrectly assuming that the two of them were one in the same, or more directly related. We were as guilty anyone in not fact-checking or digging deeper. Thanks to the ever-wonderful Romain Guy (Google), we’ve learned that [...]
Android 2.0 to Have Donut Features Plus More?
Android 2.0 is not Donut. Donut is not Android 2.0. The last few weeks saw many Android and mobile tech sites incorrectly assuming that the two of them were one in the same, or more directly related. We were as guilty anyone in not fact-checking or digging deeper. Thanks to the ever-wonderful Romain Guy (Google), we’ve learned that [...]
Black Hats Unveil Already Patched Android Security Flaw, iPhone Not As Lucky
Remember a few weeks ago when we got the Android OS Update for a Security Fix but no details were provided? Well… I think now we know what that was all about. At the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas, Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner spoke about vulnerabilities in mobile platforms like Android, iPhone, and Windows Mobile. The two [...]
