Check out the Weather Channel giving their users a nifty way to download their app. They're offering their users the ability to download The Weather Channel Android app using a QR code on the TV screen. Android users who want the app can scan the QR code and go straight to the App Store. Not bad. It saves a few keystrokes but I'm not sure it's actually faster. ...read more
It looks like getting Firefox to run on Android is a reality. It's slow going, but it's coming together.
Fennec (Firefox Mobile) was supposed to be ported to Android but it looks like they're also porting a full version of Firefox. Since Android will soon run on larger devices like Netbooks, running Firefox on Android will be a must. If they can get full Firefox to run, then getting Firefox Mobile to run should be a snap.
"Mouse events sort of work, toplevel windows sort of work, keyboard ...read more
Google is issuing the first over the air update to its Nexus One phone. Users will receive a message on their phone's notification bar and will be able to download the update.
Along with some bug fixes, the update has the following features:
"Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu. Just use your Nexus One camera to start searching the web
Google Maps: the Maps application with be updated to a new...read more
There is new evidence that Google's Nexus One Android phone may be heading to AT&T and Sprint. Until now the Nexus One has only run on T-Mobile, however a recent FCC filing from Google shows that the plan is for the Nexus One to run on WCDMA Bands I, II and V, the bands that AT&T and several Canadian carriers use for 3G data.
Gizmodo also notes that there is growing evidence that the Nexus One may head to Sprint. A recent inquiry with Sprint's Customer Service about the Nexus One got the fol...read more
Micro-Star International (MSI) is preparing to launch an iPad-like device that will run Google's Android OS. The company says it plans to release a tablet device sometime later this year. The new MSI tablet will run Google's Android OS, sport a 10-inch touchscreen, and cost about the same price as Apple's iPad.
Not many details about this new device are known, and a name isn't even floating around. The release of a tablet running Android will surely spark another fierce competition between Ap...read more
Everyone knows of the games for iPhone. Even Palm just announced gaming for webOS. What about Android? Thought Android wasn't a gaming platform? Think again. Check out this 10 minute video and get ready to preview 50 games....read more
During a conference call to discuss it latest quarterly results, Motorola confirmed that it will make a Google phone. CEO Sanjay Jha said that 20 new smartphones are on tap for the year and that one of them will be a "direct to consumer device with Google."
We previously heard rumors that there was a Motorola Shadow that might become the Nexus 2. Now we know that Motorola is in fact working on a Google phone and it will be sold via Google to the consumer.
No other information is known and no ...read more
Here is another picture of the HTC Bravo. Unlike previously leaked pictures this one is much clearer. The Bravo looks like the Nexus One but instead of a trackball there is a trackpad.
Word on the street is that the Bravo will be available sometime in March, and T-Mobile UK might be the first carrier.
Unconfirmed Specs:
3.7-inch AMOLED WVGA display
Multi-touch
3G
Wi-Fi
GPS
512MB RAM
5-megapixel camera with HD video recording
1GHz Snapdragon processor
Android 2.1
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According to Cnet Asia, Motorola is gearing up to release a large number of Android phones this year. In fact, Cnet says the company will release 20-30 Android phones worldwide in 2010.
Cnet sat down with Motorola's Asia Pacific VP, Spiro Nikolakopoulos who says not every phone will make it to every market. It looks like Motorola will have some Android phones for certain markets only. Either way, that is a huge number of Android phones that are coming to market very soon. It seems like Googl...read more
There has been no official release date for Windows Mobile 7 and the world has been anxiously awaiting Microsoft's next move in the mobile space. This weekend French tech blogger Eric of Presse Citron, tweeted from the LG Design Lab that the company will release a Windows Mobile 7 phone in September. The Tweets have been removed, but WMPowerUser was able to get a capture of it, and retrieve it from the Google cache.
Interestingly, he also tweeted that an Android 2.1 device would be released b...read more
Have you been waiting for a BlackBerry-style Android phone? A phone with a physical keyboard? Take a look at SDG's Bluebird Pidion BIP-6000. It's a rugged phone that usually runs Windows Mobile, but the company has Android 1.5 running right now. The company says an upgrade to 2.x is coming soon too.
This phone is overkill for the average smartphone user but if you REALLY need a full QWERTY keyboard and cannot wait any longer, at least you have an option. ...read more
According to analytics firm Flurry, the Google Nexus One sold only 20,000 units in its first week of sales. That has to be a pretty disappointing number compared to other phone's first week sales numbers. Combine this news with the number of complaints the Nexus One has already received and the news isn't good for Google right not. Things will certainly get better for Android, but the Nexus One had so many expectations based on the amazing specs of the phone.
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Google has unveiled the Nexus One. Referred to as a "superphone" by Google, the Nexus One is the latest Android phone that is expected to shake up the smartphone market. The phone was designed by Google and HTC and it runs Android 2.1.
You can take a visual tour of the device at the link below. You can also purchase one online. If you're into T-Mobile you can get the Nexus One for $179 with the 2-year contract. If you need one that's unlocked that will set you back $529.
The specs on this...read more
According to a new survey Android is about to really shake things up in the mobile world. ChangeWaveResearch's chart shows that Android will come on strong and provide real competition to Apple's iPhone, but Windows Mobile is barely even on the chart. Even Palm's webOS is neck and neck with Windows Mobile according to these charts.
ChangeWave surveyed 4068 consumers in December to come up with their numbers. "21% of those planning to buy a smart phone in the next 90 days say they'd prefer to...read more
