Archive for February, 2010

Today in Android Cell Phone News, we are expecting the CLIQ XT to be on the T-Mobile Network any day now, and we’re bringing you the Photo’s to prove it – The first shots of the Motorola CLIQ XT bearing the T-Mobile Branding on it’s case. Thus far, it has been confirmed that it has WiFi and is running Android OS 1.6 with MotoBLUR on Launch. Here is a cool little feature that many overlooked when trying out the CLIQ XT – the sides of the phone pick up your touch as well as the screen – So you don’t have to use your thumb on the trackpad to select apps. It is said that this function ends about a third of the way up the phone – and we can likely presume that the Swype keyboard and doubleTwist apps are also on board – with the recent deals given with T-Mobile. Albeit new, the CLIQ XT is – what most would consider aesthetically… Ugly.

More information and news on the new Motorola CLIQ XT as it develops, only at AndroidTrek.com. [AndroidCentral]

Today in Android Cell Phone News, we can always look to programmers and coders to dig deep into Android software and bring us the things that we’ve been yearning for. If you are an owner of the lovely Google Nexus One, and you’ve grown quite bored with your plain white trackball, or even worse, you’ve been wondering why your phone even has a trackball to begin with, then you’re in luck. Kiss that plain white trackball goodbye and say hello to the other various colors that your trackball can shine. Why didn’t Google just implement this to begin with? Luckily, this upgrade has been added to the most recent Cyanogen Mod ROM for Nexus One, released today. We’ll bring you all the latest updates on this information, only at AndroidTrek.com. [Redmond Pie]

In Android Cell Phone news today – A recent OTA update for the Motorola CLIQ made some surprising changes – as in a ‘Bad’ surprise, not a good one. Over the weekend, T-Mobile sent out an OTA update to the Motorola CLIQ which backdated the phone to December 31st, 1969 – 7 PM. For those of you who are not UNIX savvy, this is what we nerds call ‘Zero’. Users who installed the update were unable to change the time nor date on their device, and this caused syncing issues. The ‘Update’ also caused significant lag throughout the SMS application, virtual keyboard issues, and problems logging into MotoBLUR accounts. The most of a ‘statement’ that we’ve gotten from T-Mobile came in the form of a post by a moderator of the T-Mobile forums stating:

“Hi Everybody!
Thanks everyone for informing us on what the latest Motorola Cliq OTA update has brought to light. We want to let everyone know that we have been reading your comments, and we hear you. We have forwarded your concerns to the appropriate people and are working hard on them.
As of now, we advise you not to Master Reset your phone if your OTA update did not download or if you are experiencing issues at this time.
Thank you for using the T-Mobile forums and we will keep you updated as we gather more information.”

I’m just glad that I didn’t wake up and see this update for my CLIQ… just goes to show you – be careful with those updates, they’re not all going to be perfect. So WHERE is the update for 2.1 …? [IntoMobile]

In Android Cell Phone News today, I believe the number one question on every Android Cell Phone User’s mind is, “When will my Android OS be updated to x.x?” Well Unfortunately I can’t give all of the answers to this question, but I can completely relate with the consistent wondering, and minimal upgrading that is happening with my Motorola Cliq. What we can tell you is that Taylor Wimberly of Android and Me is reporting that all of the US Android phones will receive the 2.1 update, some through PC, some OTA. Most of these updates are said to happen within the next four months, and also that the G1 and myTouch will be the initial first generation phones that will see the jump. More information as it develops, brought to you by AndroidTrek.com. [AndroidTrek]

Today in Android Cell Phone News, Many of you probably know about Fennec – which is basically a cool name for Firefox Mobile. The possibilities of this being the most powerful browser to be released for Android are very good, and the good news is, it is said that Fennec runs smoothly on the Nexus One – although I have yet to try running it on my Motorola CLIQ. Thanks to Android Central, we’re able to bring you this picture of it running on – none other than the Nexus One. We will bring you more news on Fennec as it develops, only at AndroidTrek.com. [DroidDog]

In Android Cell Phone News Today, Merely hours after hearing word that the CDMA Nexus One has passed through the FCC, Neowin is telling us that, “According to sources with familiar matter, ” the Nexus One will be arriving at Verizon with a Launch Date of March 23rd, and the pricing WILL be competitive. It is always good news to hear that a great phone such as the Nexus One is coming to an even greater Network such as Verizon. It’s a pretty clear statement that Verizon, with the 2.1 update coming to the Motorola Droid, is about to be dominating the Android market with the top devices. The March 23rd date is sure to be either confirmed or adjusted by Verizon at CTIA in the upcoming month. [DroidDog]

In Android Cell Phone news today, a new piece of information was happened upon recently during a local HTC Legend/Desire/HD Mini Presentation, and we’re just itching to share it with you. Rumor has it that the HTC Desire will be obtaining DivX playback and 720P encoding capabilities. It has been confirmed that DivX Support will be an added feature in an update of the HTC Desire, but there has been no answer pertaining to the 720P encoding capabilities, and it will not be an out-of-the-box feature. Even still, DivX Playback is an exciting feature coming soon to the HTC Desire, but unfortunately, we’re not able to give you a time-scale as to when future Desire users will be seeing this feature. We’ll keep you posted on any developments to this news, only at AndroidTrek.com. [MobileTechWorld]

In Android Cell Phone News Today, the Acer beTouch E110 has officially passed through the FCC, and is capable of launching on AT&T’s 3G network. Although it is capable of being on AT&T, you should be informed that this doesn’t necessarily mean that AT&T will be hosting the phone. It could launch on Rogers in Canada. To inform you of some of the stats of the Acer beTouch E110:

Android 1.5

2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display

GPS

3.5mm headset jack

social networking integration

Acer web widgets

3.2MP camera

256MB ROM

256MB RAM

ST Ericsson PNX6715 processor at 416 MHz

So there’s just another tidbit of information to be watching out for. We’ll keep you posted, as always, on developing information, only at AndroidTrek.com. [Phandroid]

In Android Cell Phone News Today, for anyone who has the Vodaphone HTC Magic, you will be getting an update to your firmware. Yes, it will be the long awaited Android Version 2.0. The exact launch date has not been officially announced, speculation dates it to be at some point in Q1 – there are several other long-awaited updates being put out at that time as well. Although it’s not an update to version 2.1, it will still be a huge improvement to the current Android OS on the Magic. We will keep you updated on this news as more develops, only at AndroidTrek.com. [Phandroid]