Archive for August, 2011
White Samsung Galaxy S II Shipping Tomorrow for as Low as £492
Just as promised, Samsung has brought the white Samsung Galaxy S II to the United Kingdom. It’s set to ship tomorrow, 1 September, and several retailers have already priced it. The common price seems to be around £492.95, with both Clove.co.uk and Mobilefun.co.uk offering it for that much including VAT. It’s the same Galaxy S II [...]
European Motorola Milestone 2 Getting Android 2.3 Starting in Q4
Those of you still rocking the Motorola Milestone 2 (DROID 2 for you Yanks), the folks who have just been acquired by Google has good news for you – Gingerbread is on its way! They’ve confirmed on their Facebook page that the phone will be receiving Android 2.3. Unfortunately, they didn’t give specifics as to when each country [...]
Android Tops Comscore’s US Market Share Chart
The folks at Comscore just put together some numbers regarding US smartphone market share. Their data was gathered from May 2011 though July 2011 – not exactly your traditional quarterly report but could be taken just the same. Of all smartphones here, Android was on 41.8% of them. This is compared to a 36.4% Android enjoyed last month which [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Galaxy Note, and Wave 3
IFA electronics exhibition is starting tomorrow, and Samsung attracts the attention with the help of an android app. A clean-fingered man managed to unpack the logo of three new products from the files of the program. read more Read more @ Hello Android - Android OS news, tutorials, downloads
Loopt for Android goes international with downloads in 13 countries
Loopt has announced that its app for Android users is now available internationally. The app is now up for download in 13 different countries. The available countries include Australia, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. More supported [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone in white lands in UK today
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S II smartphone is hitting the UK today in white. The smartphone will be offered at major retailers starting today, August 31, 2011. The white smartphone is exactly like the original Galaxy S II on the inside, the color is the only difference. This week we had reported that the smartphone would land on [...]
HTC Runnymede smartphone specs surface
We are always on the prowl for tidbits about new smartphones and other gear that pack Android inside. Some specs on a new HTC smartphone packing a big screen have surfaced. The smartphone is called the HTC Runnymede, which sounds like something that happens after drinking too much old-fashioned British ale. The device has been seen previously on a [...]
Stansted [V1.3]
![Stansted [V1.3]](http://www.theandroider.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/115d5_X8_2FK3Tg3E "Stansted [V1.3]")
Download the official Android app for London Stansted Airport and get all the information you need t... Read more @ AndroLib : New Apps and Games
Cherry Slot Machine (Version 1.5.1)
Cherry Slot is simulated slot machine casino game. Come chase the cherry in a new fun slot game. Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
Java creator James Gosling leaves Google for robotics company Liquid Robotics
It has only been a few months since James Gosling, the geek considered the father of Java, went to work for Google. The thing that was so strange to me when Gosling went to work for Google was at the time Google and Oracle were in a legal battle over alleged use of Java code within Android. That was something that Google denied. Gosling landed at [...]
