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 Desire To Get DivX Playback Feature?
03/04/2010, The HTC Desire hasn’t been released yet, but it looks like it’s already getting a new feature. This Android-powered device will apparently be getting DivX playback functionality, and possibly 720p encoding capabilities. The DivX playback capability should be added in [...]
Motorola Droid gets unofficial Android 2.1 updates
03/04/2010, While you are still waiting for an official release of the Android 2.1 operating system update for your Motorola Droid from your respective mobile carrier, those with a lack of patience might want to check out an unofficial firmware release, [...]
DSP Group offers Android-powered home phone
03/04/2010, Just when you thought that home phones are all but extinct these days, along comes DSP Group with a new cordless home phone that boasts the functionalities of an interactive multimedia handset. Powered by the Android OS, this handset is [...]
Google Gesture Search
03/04/2010, Google ups the ante when it comes to their Android operating system for smartphones by introducing Google Gesture Search, a function that allows your Android-powered device to search for a particular item simply by drawing alphabet gestures on the touchscreen [...]
Motorola HS1001 home phone
03/03/2010, Fast forward a generation or two, and chances are kids will be able to see what a house phone looks like at a museum. Even in this day and age, most homes have already phased out home phones simply because [...]
Innocomm Shark, Shadow, Scorpion And Gemini Android Phones
03/03/2010, A company called Innocomm was showing off an Android-powered phone back in Mobile World Congress, but now it seems that the company is busy working on some newer Android-powered devices, dubbed the Innocomm Shark, Shadow, Scorpion and Gemini. The names [...]
General Mobile Cosmos 3G Up For Pre-order At $299
03/03/2010, You’ve probably read about General Mobile’ Android-powered Cosmos 3G cell phone, and now it seems that the phone is already up for pre-order at BenBazaar. Seeing that the features of the Cosmos 3G aren’t all that bad, it’ll be interesting [...]
Could HTC Be Forced To Remotely Cripple Smartphones?
03/03/2010, By now you’ve probably read about the latest patent tiff between Apple and HTC, but what about the implications of such a suit? According to an intellectual property expert, one of the potential outcomes of this case is that the [...]
Skytone Alpha convertible tablet running on Android
03/03/2010, CeBIT 2010 sees a brand new Android-powered tablet this time by Skytone Alpha, although you won’t find Android 2.1 running but version 1.6 instead. With an ARM11 processor inside, it somewhat reminds us of the first generation Eee PC netbook [...]
LG LU2300 Android Smartphone Set For Korea
03/02/2010, Looks like LG is planning to offer an Android-powered phone in Korea with some rather juicy specs. This certainly isn’t LG’s first foray into the Android scene, as it already has the GT450, but the LU2300 that it’s gearing up [...]
Google Offering Free Nexus One Or Motorola Droid To Android Devs
03/02/2010, Looks like quite a few Android developers are going to be getting a new phone soon, as Google has sent out emails informing developers of a new Device Seeding Program for top Android Market Developers. So if you’re a developer [...]
AT&T Ditches Google For Yahoo On Its Motorola Backflip
03/02/2010, No matter how you phrase it, you’ve really got to appreciate the irony of the whole situation. This is probably one of the downsides of having an open OS, as the Motorola Backflip offered by AT&T will have Yahoo Search [...]
HiVision Android tablet at CeBIT 2010
03/02/2010, HiVision is at CeBIT 2010 displaying their brand new 7″ tablet which is powered by the Android operating system, and best of all is the fact that it won’t cost more than $100. At least, that’s what the manufacturer promised, [...]
