Just announced at Google I/O, the much maligned Google TV product will get an update to Honeycomb 3.1 this summer, and Android Market is coming along for the ride. Since it’s release at last year’s I/O event, Google TV has seen setbacks from content owners blocking access via Google TV, as well as from Google [...]
Looks like the Samsung Galaxy S2 keeps getting more tempting by the day. Samsung has just released the source code for the phone making sure coders/android enthusiasts get the most of this dual core wielding badass. Click here to get your code on. Hit the comments below to tell us whether you’re sitting on the fence [...]
Google Music Is It True? There is no question that Google Music has been a hot topic leading up to Google I/O 2011. While there is now a multitude of streaming and cloud music services from the likes of Pandora to Rdio we have yet to see a hands down winner. All signs point to [...]
PCWorld just did an interesting article entitled ‘Five Things Google Needs to Fix on Android 3.0 Honeycomb‘ and it brings up some very good points. Honeycomb is great but things need improving and I think the 5 points PCWorld raise deserve looking at and debating. 1. Improved Image Rendering Images appear to lack vivid colours [...]
We Know What Works Well in Android, Here’s What Needs Some Tweaking Alberto Vildosola of Droid Dog has a new opinion piece up called 7 things Google needs to fix about Android. I’m a huge Android fan, but I believe in the “relentless pursuit of perfection” (I realize that was an automobile manufacturer’s slogan, but it fits) [...]
Angry Birds creators Rovio tweeted last month that they’re working on a cross-platform method of syncing your game progress across multiple devices. This would be of huge benefit to anyone upgrading or transferring to a new handset, meaning you wouldn’t have to start your game from scratch on your new phone. If you’ve recently switched [...]
A new racing game called Bang Bang Racing enters the Android Market space on May 6th hoping to bring high adrenaline racing to anyone with a high end Tegra2 equipped phone or tablet. Its looks very good and very high in quality, anyone familiar with Reckless Racing will be familiar with this game as they [...]
This is why they call them rumors. I read a week or so ago that there would be a new version of Google TV at Google I/O, but now there won’t. Or will there be? We’ll all know for sure in just a few days, but it appears to be a release that will [...]
Droid X To Get Official Gingerbread The past couple of weeks have been an exciting time for Droid X owners such as myself. There have been multiple leaked versions of Motorola’s Android 2.3.3 MotoBlur Gingerbread released. The latest being the pictured .591 system version, the newer unreleased version is said to be completed and is [...]
HTC is letting it rip. The Desire HD and the Incredible S Gingerbread updates are out now. They recently posted on their Europe website that both of the devices are now getting the update pushed to the devices. You can also manually check the update by going to: Settings -> About Phone -> System Software [...]
Now I know that I am not the only one who believes updates and improvements are awesome. Well apparently Motorola and AT&T also agree as they update the Motorola Atrix 4g to firmware version 4.1.83. Keep in mind this isn’t an O.S. update (unfortunately) so there won’t be any Gingerbread (Android 2.3) feasting this time [...]
Jungle Escape update on the way… finally So it seems I’m not the only one wondering about the previously announced May update for Angry Birds Rio as the release date has come and gone. No worries Rovio posted on their Facebook page just the news were hoping for, an imminent release of the next chapter [...]
HTC Thunderbolt first round of fixes The HTC Thunderbolt is getting an update. To me personally this seems rather quick, but when it comes to updates with some of these devices it almost seems completely normal. The Thunderbolt update has already started to roll out to people and everyone should see this very soon. Keep [...]
Here it is, less than a week after the Nexus S update. Our beloved Nexus One is getting the latest Gingerbread update, Android 2.3.4. I’m sure it contains a few bugfixes and minor updates, but most notable is what’s missing: video chat. I know, I know it’s hardly surprising given the N1′s lack of a [...]
myTouch 4G UPDATE, UPDATE, UPDATE!! T-Mobile’s myTouch 4G has been given new life as Android Central reviewed. 911HTC recently released an Android 2.3.3 version. If you take a look you will notice that 911HTC has also marked this as a test version only. Be aware this is not Android 2.3.4 with the Google Talk video [...]
Yahoo just released an interesting piece. While it seems like Apple’s iOS devices are stealing the portable gaming crowd, it looks like Google and Android could soon be receiving a lot more attention from the big players. It is only natural that as the Android system evolves and the mobile device space gets bigger that [...]
CyanogenMod 7 Custom ROM Nighty Builds for T-Mobile G2X, LG Optimus 2X Good news for any of you out there with a rooted T-Mobile G2X or LG Optimus 2X! The developers behind arguably the most popular custom ROM, CyanogenMod 7, have released the first nightly builds to support these devices. Who knows how long it will [...]
Well, it seems that RIM has finally realized what everyone else has known for a long time; the Blackberry is toast. This first step won’t allow your Android device to connect to a BES server, but it will allow the type of security controls that come with it. RIM is introducing a Multi-Platform Blackberry Enterprise [...]
This one is pretty self explanatory.An Android User who guys by the name of Romain Guy recently reported a few bugs to Google. Their response was that the bugs would be addressed in the next version of Android which they called “Ice Cream Sandwich”. This version is believed to be the Dual-Core optimized version of [...]
LG Ally owners rejoice! Own an LG Ally? Well keep an eye out, you should be receiving a text message from Verizon Wireless soon informing you that you will be the lucky recipient of an update to several features for your Ally. Big Red is informing all you lucky Ally owners by text message with [...]
Looks like AT&T are on a roll. After releasing an update to enable HSUPA for the Atrix 4G it seems the Inspire 4G is getting the same treatment. It is an over the air update so if you haven’t received the update yet then be patient. Or if you don’t wish to be patient [...]
All you HBO fans can now pop the bubbly, because HBO Go for Android has finally hit the market. Now you can fully stream your HBO television shows straight to your mobile device, and you need to have a HBO subscription of course. Engadget was able to easily enter their Verizon FiOS account information and [...]
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) has been out for a bit now, and now little crumbs are starting to leak out for everyone. Now the Samsung Epic 4G’s Gingerbread build has been leaked and is now rooted and ready to be flashed to your device. But with every leaked ROM there is bound to be bugs, [...]
Get Ready for Video Chat on Your Nexus S with Android 2.3.4 Update! Yesterday we told you that Google had announced Video Chat for Google Talk Mobile, which would be delivered with the Android OS 2.3.4 update, and that the Samsung Nexus S would get it first. At the time we thought it would be [...]
Android OS 2.3.4 Update Going to Nexus S within a few Weeks, Provides Video & Voice Chat Google introduced voice and video chat for GMail way back in November 2008. Today, Google announces that they’re going to start rolling Google Talk with video and voice chat out to Android devices. First to get it? Of [...]
So there have been several Samsung Galaxy S II handsets floating about in the ether lately, mostly for reviewers. Lucky for us, XDA user Rawat got his hands on one and wasted no time extracting some goodies to share with the Android community. For your enjoyment, he’s released two live wallpapers which would otherwise have [...]
4G is great when it’s allowed to go full speed ahead. Sadly though AT&T haven’t allowed this to happen at present with data speed caps and a promised update that seems to be seeming ever less likely to be released as promised in April. Thankfully though the wonderful people over at XDA Developers have come [...]
The Motorola XOOM has only been out for about 2 months, and it looks like the second update is already on its way. The first one was basically bug fixes and enabling support for Flash 10.2 which came out only a few days after that update. It looks like the focus on the second update [...]
Many of us in the android community are constantly lusting after the latest and greatest, be it hardware, ROMs, apps or themes. Any of you out there aching to recreate the user experience of the tablet exclusive Android OS 3.0 (Honeycomb) on your Android phones may just have got one step closer to realising that [...]
Yes read and rejoice. Looks like if this tweeter (who apparently works for Samsung) is to be believed that Google’s I/O conference will yield at least one feature, Video Calling through Google Talk, something only currently enjoyed by Honeycomb tablet users. Of course the above Tweet says Gmail and not Gtalk but you do need a Gmail account [...]
The T-Mobile G2x is a fantastic phone. A 4in touchscreen, stock Android 2.2 Froyo, 1GHz dual core Tegra2 processor, 1080p video capture and playback, HDMI port, 8mp rear camera and 1.3 front facing camera make from for a great combination. Top specs and stock Android, and its about to get better. Answering one customers Twitter [...]
Rumors Suggest next Honeycomb Build is OS 3.1 Android Central is reporting evidence from a build.prop file, their own Google Analytics data and a “little bird or two” that the next version of Honeycomb will be Android OS 3.1. No word on features, fixes or timing. Let’s see. Android went from version 2.0 to 2.1 [...]
Anyone out there rocking the Motorola Defy on 2.1 Éclair? Have you been dying to get your device updated? Wait no longer you will be pleased, no jumping for joy to know that the O.T.A. (Over the Air) update to official 2.2.1 Froyo is here. T-mobile and Motorola have teamed up to get your rugged [...]
Eye-fi “Direct Mode Sends Photos From Camera to Android Device Eye-fi, the folks who brought us the “memory card with antenna and magical superpowers” has just released an upgrade which should be exciting to Android users. The Eye-fi X2 Card is basically an SDHC card, equipped with Wi-Fi. This enables uploading of photos from a [...]
Atrix 4G Update Test Motorola has recently sent an email to select users about an update for the AT&T Atrix 4G that is reported to uncap the upload speeds. The disabled feature is something that AT&T has received tons of flack over. AT&T has promised to unlock the High-Speed Uplink access in April. The user who reported [...]
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