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.
Modular Android-powered Modu T-Phone To Be Announced On Oct 10
10/04/2010, We previously caught wind of the modular Modu T-Phone and now word is out that Modu has scheduled a press conference on October 10th 2010 to announce its new Android-powered phone. Specific details on the phone weren’t mentioned, but it’s [...]
Ubuntu One Music App Streams Your Music To Android Devices
10/04/2010, Seems like even Ubuntu wants to get in on the Android fun as Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu) has launched Ubuntu One Music for Android, an app that allows the streaming and playback of any MP3 stored in your Ubuntu [...]
LG To Wait For Newer Android Version Before Releasing Tablet
10/04/2010, We previously heard rumblings that Android 2.2 isn’t well suited for tablet devices and now word is out that an unnamed LG official has claimed that the company will not be producing an Android 2.2 tablet, as it wants the [...]
Wi-Fi Calling Appears On T-Mobile myTouch And Motorola Defy Product Pages
10/04/2010, We’ve recently caught sight of enough leaks to believe that Wi-Fi calling for Android would be arriving on T-Mobile sometime, and now Wi-Fi calling has been spotted on the new myTouch and Motorola Defy product pages on T-Mobile’s site. Specific [...]
Samsung Captivate Gets Unofficial Android 2.2 Froyo Firmware
10/02/2010, Samsung Captivate owners might be itching to get hold of the Android 2.2 update for their device, and while AT&T hasn’t released the official update just yet, an unofficial Android 2.2 build for the Captivate has surfaced, and it seems [...]
BlindType Has Been Acquired By Google
10/02/2010, You might remember the BlindType virtual keyboard when it was demonstrated a while back, and it seems that Google has been impressed by it, as the search engine giant has snapped up the startup company, though terms of the deal [...]
Android Robot Comes to Life: Walks, Talks, and Moves
10/01/2010, It’s alive! Not really, but this Android robot looks like the adorably cute mascot for Google’s mobile operating system, and as fate would have it, the robot can be remotely controlled by an Android device. The franken-Google-bot is created by [...]
Android Market Supports More Countries For Buying And Selling Apps
10/01/2010, Android fans around the globe should be happy to hear that Google has announced that developers from 20 more countries will now be able to sell paid apps on the Android Market, and over the next two weeks, users in [...]
Motorola Ciena to arrive on Verizon Wireless
10/01/2010, Verizon Wireless will be carrying the Motorola Ciena, where it used to be called the Citrus. While it isn’t exactly one of the higher tier handsets, it goes to prove that something which resides on the low end side of [...]
Verizon Roadmap Leak Offers Information On Motorola Stingray Tablet And Phones
10/01/2010, More details on Verizon’s gadget roadmap has surfaced today, giving us some additional details on the upcoming Motorola Stingray tablet. It has been confirmed that the tablet will sport a 10-inch display, Android 3.0 OS, 16GB of storage, and will [...]
Toshiba Launches Promo Videos For Its Folio 100 Android Tablet
09/30/2010, Toshiba’s 10.1-inch Android-powered tablet, the Folio 100, has received a good amount of attention recently, but Toshiba still wants to keep the tablet firmly in our minds and will be achieving that with the release of several promotional videos promoting [...]
Which Android browser is the fastest?
09/30/2010, Since Android is an open platform, it makes perfect sense to have a plethora of browsers available on it. This has resulted in the Android Market carrying a fair number of Web browsers, where each of them has their own [...]
Nationite Introduces Budget 7-inch Android Tablet
09/30/2010, If you’re looking for an Android-powered tablet but are on a tight budget, the good news is that Nationite is launching a new 7-inch Android tablet that is powered by a 600MHz Rockchip RK2808 processor. Considering that it will only [...]
