Archive for July, 2009
Android Around the World: G2 Touch Now Available for T-Mobile UK
For those of you living across the pond from us, the G2 Touch (HTC Hero) has arrived. T-Mobile UK is now selling the highly coveted handset for the very sexy price of FREE. If you sign up for the Combi 30 plan on an 18 month agreement, you’ll get 700 minutes a month, unlimited text, and unlimited internet. The plan goes for £35 a month [...]
Pictures of Android-Based Philips V808 Emerge
The handset rumors and leaks keep coming. This time, we’re looking at the Philips V808. Although the pictures don’t show it at all, this is being reported as being Android-based and pretty much finished. In fact, the folks at pconline.com.cn are expected to be reviewing it any day now. We’ve got nothing to prove [...]
Philips V808: Company’s First Smartphone Leverages Android
Here we are midway into 2009 and we’re already spoiled with existing and upcoming Android Phones. It seems like yesterday the tech critics were questioning the viability of Android and now they’re all drooling over the Xperia X3. When you’ve got a device running Android its hard to forget that bigger and badder isn’t always [...]
Next mintpad may use Android
Android has lots of potential for many different types of devices in the consumer electronics market. The OS is big on smartphones and is being eyed for use in netbooks as well as home automation devices and music players. Reports are coming in today that the next mintpad from mintpass, a multimedia tablet device, may use Android rather than [...]
Sprint says domo arigato Mr. Roboto
For the last few months Sprint has been closely tied to the Palm Pre as the exclusive provider of the smartphone. However, Sprint knows that despite record settings sales for a smartphone on its network its fortunes can’t live and die on the Pre alone. Especially considering in the handset is going to Verizon as well early next year. Sprint has [...]
T-Mobile G2 Touch Hits UK Tomorrow!
Just a refresher - the G2 Touch is the T-Mobile UK name for the HTC Hero, but for all intents and purposes they are the exact same phone. That phone - which we unboxed, reviewed and loved - will be on sale tomorrow if you purchase online and will start popping up in stores as well! This comes from a T-Mobile UK Official Tweet: Are you planning on [...]
Robotic Space Rock (Version 1.0.11)
Robotic Space Rock is a 3D block game for the android platform. Download and play now! Features: Two game modes, Classic and Monolith! 10 levels for each mode! 3 Difficulty Settings, Easy, Normal and Expert! Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
HTC Trademarks Vigor, Dawn, Interlude, Imagio and Tattoo
A little snooping in the public files of the United States Patent and Trademark Office have uncovered 5 new names that HTC has trademarked: HTC Vigor HTC Dawn HTC Interlude HTC Imagio HTC Tattoo These are presumably the names of upcoming HTC phones, and considering that 50% of HTC phones will run Android by next year, I think its safe to say [...]
Donut details continue: It’s not OS 2.0 and there’s no Multitouch, says official dev
After the excitement over finding new code in the Android development repository, it’s now time for the usual clarifications, provisos and news tweaks that inevitably follow. While Donut was initially suggested as being one and the same with Android OS 2.0, one of the Android framework engineers, Romain Guy, has spoken up to suggest than [...]
Call Faker (Version 1.2.6.1)
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
