17 Aug 10 Motorola Tablet to be Called Stingray?
Motorola is said to be coming out with a new tablet and rumors have it that it will be called the Stingray. The said Android tablet is headed to Verizon Wireless. Among the initial features leaked for the Motorola Stingray include a 10” display, running on Android Gingerbread, mobile TV and has two cameras.
Rumors also have it that this Motorola tablet may come out this November.
13 Aug 10 HTC Droid Incredible Getting Froyo on August 18?
The updated Android 2.2 (FroYo) has been slowly addressing most Android smartphones as of late and up next will perhaps be the HTC Droid Incredible. While HTC already has the update, it looks like the carriers have to do their part as well to have the FroYo update out for HTC Droid Incredible owners.
Reports have it that the HTC Droid Incredible users will receive their update on the same day that the Motorola Droid is expected to receive its flash support on August 18th.
Tags: android, Froyo, HTC Droid Incredible
13 Aug 10 Oracle Sues Google for Patent Infringement
The latest protagonists for patent rights presents two biggies. These are Oracle and Google. The former has sued the latter for patent infringements involving the use of Java for the Android OS.
Oracle is claiming that Google infringed on Sun’s patents and trademarks, including the use of code and documentation. The claim, which also seeks monetary damages, has asked the court to stop Google from further infringement.
12 Aug 10 Voice Actions for Android Announced by Google
If you still haven’t heard, Google is supposed to hold a special mobile event today. And apparently the waiting is over and among the new enhancements coming the way of Android users would be the voice actions feature.
Voice Actions are a series of spoken commands that, literally, let you control your phone. However, these new features will only work with the Android 2.2 (FroYo). So at least for now, this only covers the HTC EVO 4G, original Motorola Droid, the Droid 2, and the Nexus One.
Tags: android, Froyo, Google, Google Event, Voice Actions
10 Aug 10 HTC Desire Receiving FroYo Update Very Soon
The HTC Desire from Vodafone will finally receive the much awaited FroYo update in the next 7 to 10 days. This comes in the light of reports that Vodafone recently pushed their Vodafone 360 update which filled the devices with 360-branded apps that many are unsatisfied with.
With the new Android 2.2 update, those unwanted 360 apps will be eliminated. Vodafone is shooting for their announced time frame, that is if they can get the final testing done in time.
Tags: android, Android 2.2, Froyo, HTC Desire
06 Aug 10 LG Ally Getting Android 2.2 FroYo Somewhere in the Future
The latest phone that will reportedly get Android 2.2 FroYo is the LG Ally at some point in the future. This is a Verizon Android smartphone, a decent mobile phone to have for people on a budget.
The LG Ally sports a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and has a lot of features which may benefit from the update although nothing is official for now.
04 Aug 10 HTC HD2 Port for FroYo Coming with GPS Soon
The transition of the HTC HD2 is almost complete and as of to date, the update has now enhanced the following features:
- Wifi
- GPS
- 3G
- Camera with flash
- Bluetooth (issues)
The HTC HD2 features a 4.3-inch touch screen, a 5MP camera and a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor.
02 Aug 10 Android Outsells the iPhone in Q2
It seems that with the Blackberry faltering, the Android has now become the top choice in the smartphone market and overtaking even the Apple iPhone. US consumers are preferring the Android OS, accounting for abou 27% of smartphone sales over the iPhone’s 23%.
The Blackberry seems to be losing its share as most users are now jumping ship. The figures were revealed by Nielson.
Tags: android, Blackberry, iPhone
29 Jul 10 LG Optimus Z Invades Korea
LG has unveiled a new smartphone for the Korean market with the release of the LG Optimus Z. This new phone is available via SK Telecoms and runs on Android 2.1.
Among the features of the LG Optimus Z include a 3.5″ WVGA Hyper LCD (800×480 pixels), 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 5MP camera and a 1,350 mAh battery all packed in a 11.05 mm thin body. No word on pricing for now.
Tags: android, Korea, LG Optimus Z
29 Jul 10 Android Powered Tablet Coming in Fourth Quarter of 2010
LG has confirmed that they will be releasing an Android-powered tablet by the fourth quarter of this year. This new tablet will be part of LG’s Optimus brand and the company aims to position itself in a good one as the Holidays start to creep in.
The thing is, this seems to be something made for Korea only. Unconfirmed though, it would be nice to see that supposed Android tablet make an International release.
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