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.
Digg heads for Android
04/02/2010, Love Digging for news? Well here’s something for you just in case you were wondering whether your beloved Android handset would ever see a Digg app – it is coming your way pretty soon, and will definitely be a firm [...]
HTC Hero to get Android 2.1 update
04/02/2010, Looks like the HTC Hero will also join the Android 2.1 club when April 16th rolls around, where it will hit handsets with the following ROMs: Nordic/Greek/RUS/UKR/SA. As for other handsets, fret not – they too will also obtain their [...]
Motorola Droid Encountering Performance Issues After Updating To Android 2.1?
04/02/2010, Some lucky folks have managed to get the OTA (over-the-air) update to bring the Motorola Droid up to version 2.1. While getting the latest version of Android is certainly good news, the complaints that many users are experiencing performance issues [...]
Skyfire for Android on its way
04/01/2010, SkyfireSkyfire is by far the best browser that Windows Mobile devices can rely on at the moment, as it is not only fast but stable and boasts Flash support. For those who are running on Android-powered devices, fret not – [...]
HTC Desire And HTC Legend Rooted
04/01/2010, HTC’s hotly anticipated HTC Desire may not have reached your hands just yet, but it, along with the HTC Legend, has already been rooted by a user from the Modaco forums. The user is currently going through the finer details [...]
Android-powered LG Aloha On Its Way?
04/01/2010, This is still unconfirmed, but word on the street is that LG is planning to come up with an Android-powered phone called the C710 Aloha. The rumored specifications for this device are certainly quite juicy, and the recent approval of [...]
Verizon Droid gets manual Android 2.1 update
03/31/2010, Want to manually update your Verizon Droid’s operating system to Android 2.1 instead of waiting for the OTA update to arrive? Fret not, the step-by-step instructions are available after the jump (where you need to get the update package first) which [...]
DoubleTwist Brings The Android Market To Your Mac’s Desktop
03/31/2010, DoubleTwist’s latest update should be quite useful to Mac users, as it adds to its media syncing functionality for non-Apple devices like Google’s Android. The best feature of the latest version is that you’re able to browse the Android App [...]
Truckbot Now Gets Voice Recognition Upgrade
03/31/2010, Do you remember the truckbot that surfaces from time to time and recently got an acrylic body upgrade? Well, this little robot seems to be continuing its slow (but steady) progress towards becoming powerful enough to take over the world [...]
Firefox Mobile Running On Motorola Milestone
03/31/2010, Bored of the default Android web browser, but can’t think of a good alternative? If you’re willing to get your hands dirty, a Motorola Milestone owner has managed to compile the code for Firefox Mobile (Fennec) which runs on Android. [...]
7-inch Android-powered iPad Clone Surfaces
03/31/2010, It looks like our prediction of the coming of iPad clones was correct, and now a 7-inch iPad clone has surfaced, and is powered by Google’s Android OS. This 7-inch tablet seems to differ quite a bit from the 10-inch [...]
iPad Clone Pictures Surface
03/30/2010, Pictures of an obvious iPad clone have started to surface, and aside from the elongated display, it certainly looks a lot like Apple’s iPad. According to the source, it seems that this device will use Google’s Android OS, and will [...]
HTC Legend Up For Pre-order On Vodafone UK
03/30/2010, While the HTC EVO 4G might be grabbing all the recent headlines, the HTC Legend is still an attractive phone, and now it has appeared on Vodafone UK’s pre-order page. Folks who sign up today will be able to get [...]
