Archive for the ‘Android’ Category

Google Maps 4.1 for Android Features Detailed

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Google's been launching quite a bunch of Android Maps client updates lately, for example releasing the 3.4 and 4.0 versions in just a couple of days last month. Now, they've just launched Google Maps 4.1 for Android, packed with improvements and neat functions. The results screen has been redesigned and a ...

Google Buzz Widget Available Via Android Market

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Although Google Buzz isn't getting the success and acclaim that Google hoped for, it might soon start to be adopted more widely, since it's recently been made available via Android Market. The Official Google Buzz Widget is visible on the Android app store for certain users, with a Moto Droid ...

Samsung Galaxy Spica (I5700) Gets Android 2.1 Upgrade

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

This is the day of Android 2.1 upgrades, it seems, so after Motorola Droid, Samsung Galaxy Spica is also getting this upgrade. Galaxy Spica, also known as I5700 will be getting the update first in Germany, with the rest of the regions getting the fresh software gradually. You can get the ...

Android Grows Faster Than iPhone OS, Palm and Microsoft Platforms

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Comscore recently published a smartphone report, showing statistics from October 2009 to January 2010 and revealing the incredible growth of the Android platform. The chart below is pretty clear on that matter, showing Android's over 4% jump in share of smartphone subscribers. Google's wonderkid is second last to Palm, with a ...

Samsung SHW-M120S, First Android Handset With Bluetooth 3.0 Support?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Samsung's very keen on being the first to deliver latest technologies in many fields, like the mobile phone segment, TV and home entertainment plus a bunch more. This time, they've managed to leak the first Bluetooth 3.0 certified and by "first" we mean "world's first". We're talking about Samsung SHW-M120S, an ...

Android Developers to Get Free Nexus One/ Moto Droid Units

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Google is very keen on giving away Nexus One units, as they did during their 2009 Christmas party (Google employees only) and now they're up for a new session of gifts, destined to reach the hands of Android developers. This time, devs will choose between a Motorola Droid or Google's ...

Android Phone Becomes the Brain of a Robot

Monday, March 8th, 2010

We've seen gizmos like these before, but mostly in the case of the iPhone - robots controlled by smartphones. This time we go back in time to the days of the HTC G1 and witness it being used as a robot brain. This initiative belongs to Tim Heath and Ryan ...

Innocomm to Launch New Affordable Android Phones

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Innocomm is not a name we've heard about, specially as far as Android phones are concerned, but you'd better get used to it, as the company is readying a bunch of low cost devices running this OS. Innocomm was also present at MWC 2010, demoing the upcoming Skate handset, pictured ...

Adobe Flash 10.1 Supported Only on Certain Android Phones; New Installations Explained

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Adobe recently announced that we won't be seeing Flash 10.1 on Windows Mobile devices, at least not till Windows Phone 7 is available. Also, we've learned that the company will implement its technology only on Android phones with a Cortex A8 processor or better (Droid and Nexus One). The reason for ...

Android and BlackBerries Eating Apple’s Mobile Web Share

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Web analytics firm Quantcast recently released data showing that Android's share of the North American mobile web consumption increased by 8.3% from January 2010, reaching 15.2% of the total mobile consumption in February. Turns out that both Android and BlackBerries are slowly, but surely eating into Apple's mobile web share. The ...