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.
HTC Bee, Spark And Lexikon Smartphone Specifications Leaked
08/13/2010, Details of three upcoming HTC smartphones have surfaced, giving us the technical specifications of the HTC Bee, Lexikon and Spark. The first two will be powered by Android 2.2 Froyo, while the HTC Spark will be a Windows Phone 7 [...]
Asus Gearing Up To Launch Android-powered Eee Pad On March
08/13/2010, Asus’ CEO has confirmed that the company is busy working on an Android version of the Eee Pad which is slated to arrive in March and will be priced at just $399. Details on the tablet weren’t abundant, but it [...]
Oracle Sues Google Over Alleged Android Patent Infringement
08/13/2010, In some rather tricky news for Google’s Android OS, Oracle has sued Google for allegedly infringing on seven patents as well as copyrights related to Java. The company alleges that Google ignored Sun’s patent portfolio for some time, and had [...]
Gesture Search for Android gets Double Flip feature
08/12/2010, Gesture Search for Android appeals to some people simply because this tool makes it a snap to perform a search through your handset through a method many people can identify with – drawing on the screen. Well, it has just [...]
Droid X Review
08/11/2010, Droid X Review - The Motorola Droid X has arrived to augment Motorola's high-end smartphone offering. With an enormous screen and a fast hardware platform
TweetDeck Android Beta Leaked
08/11/2010, We already know that TweetDeck for Android-powered devices is already on its way, but now some folks have managed to get their hands on the .APK file for the beta of the app. Do keep in mind that the beta [...]
Motorola A1680 is first Android-powered Ming phone
08/11/2010, The Motorola A1680 holds the distinction of being the first Android-powered phone from the Ming series, where it will retain the classic clamshell form factor associated with the Ming family, complete with a transparent flip that doubles up as a [...]
Adobe Demos Flash 10.1 On Motorola Droid 2
08/10/2010, Now that the Motorola Droid 2 has finally gone official, Adobe has released a video (available after the jump) showcasing some of Flash 10.1′s capabilities, and has confirmed that the Droid 2 is the first phone to come with Flash [...]
Dell Streak sells for $299 on contract and $549.99 unlocked
08/10/2010, The Dell Streak will finally make its way to the US months after our friends living across the pond have had to privilege of playing with the Streak. Of course, while they also have a red colored model, we will [...]
Kaspersky identifies first Android trojan
08/10/2010, Smartphones are actually pretty powerful tiny computers of their own, packing in far more processing power and capabilities compared to the best desktop 15 years ago. Well, one thing that has remained consistent since then till today would be the [...]
TweetDeck Android Beta App Arriving This Week
08/09/2010, Many folks out there can’t drop their Twitter addiction, and if you’re one of them, chances are that you’ve used TweetDeck, one of the more popular Twitter applications out there. The good news if you’re using an Android-powered device is [...]
Netflix looks into official Android app
08/09/2010, The Android platform could very well be where the next Netflix app appears on, enabling one to enjoy movies as well as TV shows straight on their Android-powered devices. Of course, there is the point to consider where the display [...]
Flash To Arrive On August 18th For The Motorola Droid
08/06/2010, Before this it wasn’t clear when Motorola Droid users who manually updated to Android 2.2 FroYo would be getting Flash, but thanks to the latest leak, it seems that Verizon is planning to introduced the official Flash update for said [...]