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.
Asus EeePad to run on Android and not Windows CE
07/20/2010, Asus must have finally seen the light with news filtering through that their upcoming EeePad will not be running on Windows CE as originally thought, but will replace it with Google’s Android operating system instead. Currently, Asus is said to [...]
Lenovo Working On An Android-powered LePad Tablet
07/20/2010, Lenovo has confirmed that it’s currently developing a touch-only Android-powered tablet, dubbed the LePad. Details are still quite sketchy, but it should be available by the end of 2010, and while it isn’t clear whether Lenovo will be offering it [...]
Asus Wants To Use Android On Its Eee Pad
07/20/2010, Microsoft doesn’t seem to be enjoying the tablet scene too much at the moment, as HP will probably be going with webOS for its tablet devices, and many manufacturers out there have adopted Google’s Android OS instead. To continue the [...]
Baidu Search Engine Considering Foray Into The Mobile OS Market?
07/20/2010, Rumor is going around that the Chinese search engine company Baidu is considering entering the mobile OS market and compete with rivals such as Google’s Android. Details are still quite sketchy at the moment, but word is that it’ll be an [...]
Blurry image leak of new Motorola Android-powered phone
07/19/2010, Check out this new blurry image (how else would it be classified as a leak then?) of a yet unannounced Android-powered smartphone from Motorola which could very well end up as Verizon, as with previous Motorola handsets. It seems as [...]
SmartQ T7-3G And T7 Android Tablets Launched In China
07/14/2010, SmartDevices has just announced two new tablet devices, the SmartQ T7-3G and the T7. Both devices are essentially the same thing, but with the latter lacking a 3G radio. At a glance it looks quite similar to the previously released [...]
AT&T To Release The Dell Streak On July 19th?
07/14/2010, Word is going around that AT&T is gearing up to launch the Dell Streak on July 19th, which is just a few days away. The leak didn’t give any hints as to whether the device will be offered on a [...]
Verizon Offers $99 32GB microSD Card For Droid X Buyers
07/14/2010, On the eve of the Droid X’s launch day, Verizon has quietly announced a promotion that would allow customers who purchase the Droid X to also pick up a 32GB SanDisk microSDHC card for $99, which is a $50 savings [...]
Acer prepares Android 2.2 tablets before year is over
07/14/2010, Word of Acer rolling out a 10″ tablet running on Android 2.2 has started to circulate, and that will happen sometime in the fourth quarter of the year to keep the 7″ model company. This rumor stems from several sources, [...]
Motorola Droid X And Droid 2 To Sport Digitally Signed Bootloaders To Prevent Custom ROMs
07/13/2010, Folks who like to install custom ROMs on their mobile phones are in for a spot of bad news, as Motorola has posted a blog post confirming that the upcoming Droid X and Droid 2 will sport a digitally signed [...]
Verizon Says That There Is No Shortage Of The Droid X
07/13/2010, Word has been going around that Verizon might have a shortage of Motorola Droid X units on the July 15th launch day. Considering the recent shortages of popular phones such as the HTC Incredible and EVO 4G, it’s a valid [...]
Verizon Wireless Summer Device Catalog Leaked
07/13/2010, Verizon subscribers who are thinking of purchasing a new phone should be quite happy to hear that the carrier’s summer device catalog has been leaked, giving us a pretty good idea of what devices to expect from it. One of [...]
Cruz Series Of Android Based Tablets From Velocity Micro
07/13/2010, Android-powered eBook readers are in season, and now Velocity Micro has just announced a series of Android-powered color eReader tablets that claim to be functional, multimedia friendly, and also affordable. These tablets will range from $149 to $299, and will [...]
