By Erika Galeano - 7 July, 2010, 3:24 pm
If you don't already know, it takes a lot of time to port new Android updates to devices running the OS beneath a manufacturer's special skin. This process often begins in confusion and ends in frustration when consumers use of these handsets because they have to stand by and wait for the update to come while watching other owners get their own upgrades. You know those good folks over...
By Travis Lelle - 5 July, 2010, 1:57 pm
LG Has officially announced that they will be releasing an Android Tablet. This is great news for Android fans who have been waiting for the big manufacturers to break into the market - currently being stuck with one option - the iPad. According to the Wall Street Journal, the LG Tablet could be in stores by Christmas season. Of course, competition will be closely cut with how...
By Travis Lelle - 2 July, 2010, 1:41 pm
Android users who are still using their Yahoo mail accounts and Yahoo messenger are in luck. Now you can quickly keep tabs on your Mail, as well as your Yahoo Messenger contacts. Yesterday Yahoo made a launch of Android applications for both Yahoo Mail and Messenger. They both come with a handy new mobile-search widget. These applications will be free for download on the Android...
By Travis Lelle - 30 June, 2010, 8:00 pm
Details about the up-and-coming version of Android have been released. Android 3.0, nicknamed Gingerbread, has been revealed by a developer at Google. Not only will Android 3.0 set the bar even higher than it currently is, but it will also have minimum hardware requirements. Android 3.0 Gingerbread will be compatible only with handsets equipped with at least a 1 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, and a...
By Travis Lelle - 30 June, 2010, 1:32 pm
If you're on the T-Mobile network, and growing increasingly envious of your AT&T friends who will have access to the Captivate - AT&T's rendition of the Galaxy S - fret not. T-Mobile will be receiving a Galaxy S based device as well, and it will be called the Samsung Vibrant. The Vibrant is a Android 2.1 device which will feature a 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, a 5-Megapixel...
By Travis Lelle - 30 June, 2010, 1:08 pm
Unexpected by most, at least not on the radar - Cisco has unveiled the Cius, an Android-powered tablet that they are planning on releasing next year. They are joining in with the tablet racers right now - being both Apple, with the iPad, and Asus with their Eee Pad. The Cisco Cius will come aptly equipped with a 7-inch high-res touchscreen display, and Android with business-aimed...
By Travis Lelle - 29 June, 2010, 8:02 pm
If you're an owner of an Android smartphone, and you've been waiting for Amazon to release a Kindle Application for your device, then rest assured that you can finally stop waiting and start reading! The new application features the WhisperSync technology which allows the syncing of books and bookmarks across devices so you never have to worry about repaying for a book that you already...
By Travis Lelle - 22 June, 2010, 8:48 pm
So Adobe has FINALLY launched Flash 10.1 for Android after so much speculation had surrounded the topic for months. All Andid users who are running 2.2 Froyo will be able to download Flash 10.1 from the Android Market. Unfortunately, for everybody else, you're going to have to wait, although Adobe has stated that they will be expecting more to come for other Android headsets, including Flash...
By Travis Lelle - 18 June, 2010, 7:37 pm
In case you aren't familiar with the Interface, MotoBlur is Motorola's custom Android UI which helps to integrate your social networks with your contacts' information. It does, indeed, have some good features, such as adding the numbers of all my facebook friends to my address book on my phone. The problem that I see, and what thousands of other 'Blur users see, is that when a new version of...
By Travis Lelle - 18 June, 2010, 4:35 pm
With the recent release of IBM's flagship enterprise collaboration software for devices running Android OS, the company has made a statement saying that it sees Android smart phones as being suitable business tools. A beta release of Lotus Notes Traveler, released by Big Blue for Android, was built specifically for the Google Nexus One and Motorola Droid, according to IBM's John Beck....
By Travis Lelle - 18 June, 2010, 1:43 pm
I may not be seeing the difference that Android Eclair is making on the population of people that have it, but I wouldn't expect the high percentage of people who have already gotten the upgrade to Eclair. According to the Android Developers site, half of all running Android devices are running Android Eclair 2.1. This isn't about the number of phone models running Android either, it...
By Travis Lelle - 17 June, 2010, 5:35 pm
Next week on Wednesday, the day before the iPhone 4 is being shipped out, Verizon Wireless is holding an event in New York City which they are labeling "Unleash the Next Generation of Droid". The event starts at noon, and reviewers and press are being invited to check out the new Motorola Droid X. This is a truly exciting hint as to how soon we might be expecting the new Android devices to...
By Travis Lelle - 17 June, 2010, 5:03 pm
Today AT&T revealed that they will be offering the Samsung Captivate, a name change from the Samsung Galaxy S device. This is announced earlier than expected, and shows that the Galaxy S will not be limited to just one design. The picture clearly illustrates a harder-edged design than the i9000, but still bears most of the impressive features such as the 4-inch Super AMOLED...
By Travis Lelle - 17 June, 2010, 2:25 pm
DealerTrack has announced their first Android app dedicated for use in the Used Car Industry. This application is innovating the way that Used Car dealers appraise cars, increasing accuracy and lowering the guesswork involved. Dealers can now have additional choices as they increasingly utilize the power of mobile technology - which in turn allows them to make much faster and more accurate...
By Travis Lelle - 16 June, 2010, 7:25 pm
As you may (or may not) know, the HTC Aria will be going on sale through the AT&T network in a few days and will be offered for $130 after a mail-in rebate. This phone is an all-around solid Android device, but AT&T has, once again, limited a user in a somewhat crippling manner. What am I speaking of? Just like they did with the Motorola Backflip, AT&T is restricting users from...
