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.
Motorola BACKFLIP from AT&T
02/18/2010, AT&T will be selling the Android-powered Motorola BACKFLIP from March 7, 2010 onwards, making it the first device sold by AT&T which runs off the Google Android operating system. AT&T has slapped a $99.99 price point on the smartphone (after [...]
Droid Eris users get Android 2.1 update
02/17/2010, It seems that Verizon is already offering the Android 2.1 update (with Sense UI) to Droid Eris owners Over-The-Air (OTA), although only a handful of folks have claimed to have received it. Installing the update is pretty problematic though, since [...]
Firefox Mobile for Android could be next big thing
02/17/2010, Firefox Mobile for the Android operating system could very well be the next big thing in terms of mobile software, but it might take some time for the final release to roll out considering a very different code base, as [...]
Acer BeTouch E400 Android Phone
02/17/2010, [MWC 2010] Acer is showing its BeTouch E400 mid-range Android phone at Mobile World Congress. It’s a decent Android phone and it has a few Acer-specific widgets and software (including free-music streaming!), but overall, it’s an average Android offering. It [...]
BYD Snaptop concept smartbook powered by Snapdragon
02/17/2010, [MWC 2010] Qualcomm was demonstrating this Smartbook at Mobile. It is a concept, not a product, but its design is very interesting to look at. As you can see, there’s a small keyboard – but what you don’t see is [...]
MOTOROI Hands-On
02/17/2010, [MWC 2010] We’ve heard about it since last month, and now we have had the opportunity to play with it: first impressions. Coming to the U.S in March, the MOTOROI is a cousin of the Motorola Droid. Its design is [...]
iWonder $100 Tablet Powered by Marvell
02/16/2010, [MWC 2010 Mobile Focus] Foxconn, a powerful Taiwanese contract manufacturer, is set to debut a $100 Android tablet in China. Of course, $100 is incredibly cheap and at that price you can’t expect to have a build quality comparable to [...]
LG GT540
02/15/2010, [MWC 2010] We have seen the LG GT540 when it was launched at CES in January, but no official pricing was disclosed at the time. Targeted to the first-time smartphone users, the Android-powered LG GT540 is optimized for entertainment and [...]
Huawei U8800 is first 3G/HSPA+ Android handset
02/15/2010, [MWC 2010] Huawei breaks new ground with their brand new U8800 which is touted to be the first 3G/HSPA+ Android handset in the market, capable of offering download speeds of up to 14Mbps – assuming your telco network supports it, [...]
Comsys Mobile unveils first WiMAX/GSM Android smartphone reference design
02/15/2010, [MWC 2010] Comsys Mobile is first off the blocks to unveil the maiden WiMAX/GSM Android smartphone reference design to the world at MWC 2010, where visitors there can check out a bunch of applications that run on top of Android [...]
HP Airlife 100 runs off Android OS
02/12/2010, HP’s latest effort in the world of mobile computing has resulted in the new Airlife 100 that is powered by Google’s Android operating system, where it has a Snapdragon processor (this is yet to be confirmed) running underneath the hood, [...]
Multi-touch Used To Get Expose On The HTC Hero
02/11/2010, While Google Nexus One and Motorola Droid users have been clamoring to get their hands on the multi-touch update for said phones, it seems that the HTC Hero has been hacked to allow multi-touch to work on it. The best [...]
Motorola Droid not getting Android 2.1 update this week
02/11/2010, Looks like Motorola’s Droid won’t be picking up the Android 2.1 update anytime this week as expected by many, especially after the buzz surrounding Motorola’s official Facebook page showing off a post that heralded the Android 2.1 update for the [...]
