Tag Archive | "Android Platform"

T-Mobile: Android devices by year’s end

Posted on 24 April 2008 by Chase Higgins

T-Mobile plans to push out some Android powered phones by the end of the year. This news comes from the VP and General Manager of T-Mobile's Broadband and News Business Division, so it has some strong substance. The devices that would be launched were not specified, one device could be the HTC Dream, which has already gotten it's fair share ... continued »

Windows Mobile 7: rumors, leaks & frustrated expectations

Posted on 21 April 2008 by Chris Davies

It almost seems too blasé to say that a lot rests on the success of Windows Mobile 7. The update to the smartphone OS has been a long time in development and, going by appearances and what rumors we have, has some time left to go before it's fit for release. WM7 won't get out of the door ... continued »

Android getting ready to get its game on

Posted on 21 April 2008 by Chase Higgins

Six new games have been revealed for Android today. You weren't honestly expecting Android to be all work and no play were you? So if you are a hard worker and need a way to reduce your productivity, then Android might just be for you. continued »

20% mobile devices to be Linux-based by 2013, say researchers

Posted on 21 April 2008 by Chris Davies

Given Android's development, LiMo's continued releases (and existing broad user-base) and Nokia's takeover of Trolltech, Linux-based platforms look to be standing ground against Symbian, Windows Mobile and other mobile software.  Analysts ABI Research have today released a report suggesting that almost 20-percent of mid to high-end mobile devices will be Linux-based by 2013.  According to their research, the Linux distro's ... continued »

Android OS ported to several HTC devices

Posted on 21 April 2008 by Chase Higgins

We are all waiting anxiously for Android to drop on the scene. Until then, those great minds over at XDA-Devs have decided to give us a taste. Several HTC devices have been successful at running Android, and it seems more are on the way. Quite a few of the devices being tested are able to run somewhat reliably. continued »

BUG ‘Hiro P’ edition modular cellphone unboxing

Posted on 17 April 2008 by Chris Davies

Having gone up for pre-order in the shape of the BUG Hiro P edition back in January, Buglabs' modular cellphone development platform has finally started shipping to customers.  David Findlay is one of the lucky developers to receive the package, and he's documented the unboxing - with a whole lot of pink antistatic foam - on Flickr.  Consisting of the BUGbase ... continued »

Enkin augmented-reality for Android: video demo

Posted on 16 April 2008 by Chris Davies

The deadline for phase one of Google's Android Developer Challenge closed yesterday, and so the entrants are beginning to show off their wares.  One of the more eye-catching is Enkin, an augmented reality app for Android which overlays GPS, motion information and other data over a live camera view of a user's surroundings.  As an idea it's similar to designer ... continued »

Google blamed for 700MHz auction bid shortfall

Posted on 15 April 2008 by Chris Davies

Three US government representatives have alleged that Google wilfully manipulated the recent 700MHz spectrum auction, and as a result potentially dissuaded bids in excess of $10bn extra.  Republicans Cliff Stearns and John Shimkus together with Democrat Eliot Engel used a hearing today to express their concerns that, in pledging to meet the $4.6bn reserve set for Block C and thus secure ... continued »

Could Yahoo! & Microsoft collaborate on a RIM-rivalling Y!Phone?

Posted on 15 April 2008 by Chris Davies

Now before you get excited/start vomiting, this is just a concept of what a Windows Mobile based Yahoo!fone might look like; the really interesting part is the idea of a collaboration between the two companies based not on Microsoft buying Yahoo! but the search and content company working with Seattle to rival Google's Android.  ZDNet's Jason Perlow is surprisingly keen on ... continued »

PHONE Magazine Week in Review

Posted on 13 April 2008 by Chris Davies

Post CTIA Wireless and the news came, not thick and fast, but in dribs and drabs.  Leaks from Sony Ericsson came first, with images of the P5 'Paris' handset dripping out one at a time - seemingly in the hope of creating a big stir for a device not quite as thrilling as the XPERIA X1 - closely followed by ... continued »

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