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.
MiKandi Adult App Market For Android
12/07/2009, Here’s something that parents around the world probably won’t be too happy about. Android now has an adult app market, dubbed MiKandi. While there isn’t anything stopping folks from browsing adult sites on Android’s browser, the Android Market doesn’t have [...]
HTC Droid Eris Going For Free
12/07/2009, If paying even $30 for HTC’s Android-powered Droid Eris was too much for you, you might be interested to know that Phandroid is offering the HTC Droid Eris for free. Granted, you’ll need to be a new Verizon Wireless customer [...]
HTC 1H 2010 Portfolio Leaked
12/07/2009, It looks like HTC is going to put a lot of effort into Android-powered phones in 2010. Considering that Google’s Android is riding a wave of popularity, this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. A leaked list of what [...]
No Money In Android Apps?
12/06/2009, While Apple’s AppStore is probably a gold mine to (a few) developers, Google’s Android Market might be a different case. A recent Skyhook Wireless Survey indicates that there are some issues that developers face. The stats indicate that: 82% of [...]
Motorola iDEN Opus One Pictured?
12/06/2009, We mentioned the Motorola Opus One a few months back, which should be Motorola’s first Android iDEN cell phone. While there haven’t been any official pictures released just yet, the folks over at Boy Genius have managed to dig up [...]
HTC Espresso Details Leaked
12/05/2009, The recent HTC Android 2.1 ROM leak filled us in on some of the codenames for upcoming HTC devices, now it seems more information of the HTC Espresso has surfaced, thanks to a recently discovered profile. According to it, the [...]
Motorola La Jolla points towards affordability
12/04/2009, The Motorola La Jolla, also known as “The Jewel” in Spanish, is surprisingly ironic considering the La Jolla has been targeted to be an affordable Android-powered cellphone. Makes us wonder what kind of jewel Motorola is hinting at with this [...]
Verizon to offer newer Droid Eris
12/04/2009, Verizon Wireless has announced that they will be offering the HTC Droid Eris that will come equipped with an updated version of Android, where it comes with integrated Google Maps Navigation sometime in the first quarter of next year. There [...]
Motorola Droid Camera Fix Coming Soon
12/04/2009, For those of you who have been suffering through the camera bug on the (otherwise excellent) Motorola Droid, you’ll be happy to hear that Verizon has announced that an OTA (over-the-air) update will be available in the coming weeks. There [...]
New Motorola Android Phone?
12/03/2009, Here’s a Motorola phone that you might not be sure of. This phone will supposedly be powered by Google’s Android and will sport a full touchscreen, 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash, 3.8-inch display, and an 800 MHz processor. [...]
Android 2.1 ROM leak shows codenames
12/03/2009, A leak of the Android 2.1 ROM has unveiled a bunch of codenames for current as well as future HTC Android handsets, where among them include (take a deep breath now) Bahamas, Bravo, DesireC, Dragon, Dream, Espresso, Halo, HeroCT, HeroC, [...]
HTC Rome aka HTC Touch.B, first photos
12/01/2009, Pictures of the HTC Touch.B (codenamed HTC Rome) have surfaced. The short story is that it is similar to an HTC Touch 2, except that it would run on Android instead of Windows Mobile. There’s not a lot of information [...]
HTC Hero runs on Android 2.1
11/30/2009, Someone spotted the HTC Hero which is running on Android 2.1, which more or less confirms that Google has a minor update in the works for their Eclair update. The interface doesn’t look too changed from its 1.5 version, and [...]
