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.
Toshiba Preparing Android And Windows Tablets
04/15/2010, Toshiba has confirmed that it’s planning to offer several devices, dubbed “slates” that will be powered by Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating systems. The Android-powered device will most likely be competing with Apple’s iPad, especially when you take [...]
Moonse E-7001 7-inch 3G Android Tablet
04/14/2010, Moonse has released a 7-inch Android touch screen tablet device, further adding another device to Google’s horde of Android-powered devices. The E-7001 is powered by the rather old Android 1.5 operating system, but offers some interesting specs such as an [...]
Android Picture Gallery Image Quality Downgraded In Android 2.1
04/13/2010, This might not be a worry to you unless you have rather sharp eyes, but the folks over at DisplayMate Technology Corporation have discovered that the picture gallery in Android 2.1 offers lower image quality than that of the previous [...]
HTC Incredible to retail for $199.99 from CostCo?
04/13/2010, This is just a rumor, but it could hold water. It seems that there is a whole lot of web traffic concerning the HTC Incredible (check out its specifications here), and someone spotted CostCo’s inventory system only to find that [...]
Android-powered Camangi WebStation gets software update
04/13/2010, While the Camangi WebStation blazed new paths by virtue of being one of the first tablets out there to arrive with the Android OS, it is restricted by Google as it cannot access the Android Market since that is meant [...]
Motorola Backflip to get Android 2.1 update
04/13/2010, Looks like the Motorola Backflip will be getting an android 2.1 update, although you will need to have oodles of patience since the update is scheduled for a Q3 release later this year, which is a full quarter away from [...]
HTC Incredible specifications unveiled
04/13/2010, Just when you thought that things could not get any more incredible, so to speak, for the HTC Incredible, along comes the whole specifications list, where this beast of a smartphone looks set to dominate the rest of the competition [...]
Verizon stocks up on HTC Incredible for launch day
04/12/2010, Verizon seems to have high hopes for the HTC Incredible as its launch day approaches, with the company stocking up on dummy in-store display units (PCD ADR6300 MOCK UP) as well as screen protectors for the same device (PCD ADR6300 [...]
Universal Search Features In Google Suggest For Mobile
04/12/2010, Google has had its universal search features in Google Suggest for some time now, a feature which would show useful information while the user is composing a query directly on the Google home page. So if you’re wondering if your [...]
Google Acquires Visual Search Company Plink
04/12/2010, Google has just bolstered its search prowess by acquiring Plink, a U.K. based visual search company that won $100,000 in the Android Developer Challenge last December. The company’s claim to fame is PlinkArt, an Android app that allows users to [...]
FCC approves of Samsung Galaxy S
04/12/2010, The folks over at the FCC have already given their collective nod of approval for the Samsung Galaxy S to arrive Stateside, where it will feature AT&T-friendly 3G bands which means that AT&T’s range of Android devices will be greatly [...]
Google tablet being whispered about
04/12/2010, Google might be getting more and more interested in the world of hardware, with news from The New York Times concerning Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt who recently paraded a Google-made tablet at a party, claiming that the company is currently [...]
Ezy Ebook 7-inch Android Reader
04/12/2010, If you’re looking for a low-cost eBook reader, check out the Ezy EBook, as it’s priced at just $199. With that price point, you can’t expect any iPad-crushing specifications; rather you’ll get a device with a 7-inch 800 x 480 [...]
