All the stories tagged with Android
Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.
Install Android Froyo On An iPhone Without A Computer Using Bootlace
11/09/2010, We’ve seen Google’s Android OS running on Apple’s iPhone before and one of the better ways to do so is to use iPhoDroid, though it involved having a computer by your side to do the dirty work of installing Android [...]
Android-powered LG Vortex Appears On Verizon’s Site
11/09/2010, Verizon doesn’t just offer powerful Android phones such as its DROID-branded devices, and if you’re looking for a less expensive Android phone, you’ll be glad to see that the LG Vortex appear on Verizon’s site. The phone is listed as [...]
Opera Mobile 10.1 Public Beta For Android Is Now Live
11/09/2010, You’ve been waiting for it and now the folks over at Opera have delivered. We’re talking about the pubic beta of Opera Mobile 10.1 for Android. Aside from offering an alternate browser, it offers some useful features such as pinch-to-zoom, [...]
Toshiba Android-powered Regza T-01C Phone
11/08/2010, Toshiba has introduced its first Android-powered smartphone over in Japan, the T-01C, which will be arriving in said country this December or next January. The phone actually carries the company’s Regza branding, normally reserved for its TV sets. Of course, [...]
Verizon Wireless Makes Continuum Official for 11/11 Ship Date
11/08/2010, After numerous leaks, the Verizon Wireless Samsung Continuum has just been made official and will ship on November 11th, at which date the device will also be found gracing retail stores as well. The Android 2.2 Froyo phone will have [...]
Adobe Flash Support for Toshiba Folio 100 Coming Wednesday
11/08/2010, The Android-powered Toshiba Folio 100 will be getting its dose of Adobe Flash 10.1 Mobile support come this Wednesday, November 10th. Although the retail packaging for the device makes mention of Flash, Toshiba didn’t include Adobe Flash support out of [...]
HTC Promise Shows Promise of a Keyboarded Android Slider for AT&T
11/08/2010, The HTC Promise, an Android smartphone with a sliding keyboard, may soon be headed to U.S. wireless carrier AT&T. The device was recently spotted at the FCC and the front fascia reminds us of an HTC Aria for the carrier, [...]
Mintpass Dual-booting Android And Windows Tablet
11/08/2010, Mintpass is planning on offering a dual-booting tablet in the first half of 2011, meaning that it will be able to boot into either Google’s Android or Microsoft’s Windows 7. The tablet will feature a touchscreen technology dubbed Space Touch, [...]
Tweet Hints That Nexus One Getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update This Week
11/08/2010, Whispers of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update arriving have been going around recently and now a tweet has surfaced in Spanish, telling us to prepare the Nexus One for an OTA update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread in the next few [...]
Archos 101 Android Tablet Dissected
11/07/2010, Folks in the US might not be able to get hold of the Archos 101 Android-powered tablet just yet, but the folks over in Europe are and one French user has decided to put it under the knife and dissect [...]
HTC Legend to Get Android 2.2 Froyo Update Soon
11/05/2010, HTC has announced that its unibody HTC Legend will soon be receiving an update to the current version of Google’s Android operating system, versions 2.2 Froyo. The company says that the Froyo update should be coming in a matter of [...]
Binatone Android-based iDECT iHome Phone targets landlines
11/05/2010, Mention Android and most of you would be thinking about mobile devices. Well, here’s news for you – Binatone’s Android-based iDECT iHome Phone is meant for landlines, although it will come with features that are normally associated with Android-powered handsets. [...]
Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK might be out on 11/11
11/04/2010, Google’s next update to the Android operating system will be known as Gingerbread, where version 2.3′s SDK (Software Development Kit) for this upcoming version will debut this coming November 11th. While we know that the Gingerbread Man has already been [...]
