UPDATE – The readme file in the .zip has this link to the Wikipedia article on April Fools’ Day. Haykuro just posted a leaked version of Froyo, better known as Android 2.2, via twitter. Here is the link to the download – Froyo.zip download Source: @haykuro
How often do you use QuickOffice? Has it gotten you out of any sticky situations (keep it in context folks)? Well here’s a chance to tell your story, and be rewarded with a $250 giftcard. QuickOffice has been promoting this contest on their official Facebook page. Here’s the scoop on the contest: Tell QuickOffice how [...]
If you’re one of the few, and very lucky people to get their hands on a Android figure from DYZ Plastic, congratulations. While the rest of us sit and bide our time waiting for the next batch to come out, DYZ Production blog has been chronicling the process of creating an Android from scratch: “It [...]
DoubleTwist’s latest update adds to its media syncing functionality for non-Apple devices like Google’s Android. The application now enables downloading of Google’s Android Market Apps from the desktop — very similar to the way that Desktop iTunes works for iPhones, iPads and iPod touch devices. Some caveats obviously apply. Music downloaded from Apple’s iTunes Store [...]
While we wait for a good comparison of the much anticipated HTC EVO on Sprint, the guys over at WireFly have done a very nice comparison with video of the HTC HD2 from T-Mobile and the Motorola DROID. I know it’s not the HTC EVO but the HTC HD2 is as near as your currently [...]
Although the HTC Desire is not available until April 8th on Vodafone UK, the company has confirmed they have started pre-orders today. More information can be found on the Vodafone site. The phone will be FREE on On Pay monthly plans from £30. The phone was supposed to be available on april 8th but the pre-order [...]
One of the main reasons I still have a G1 is the keyboard. More and more devices seem to be moving towards a seamless design but really, you can’t beat a good keyboard. That’s why I’m a little excited about a rumor floating around that the Samsung Galaxy is going pro. Well, a pro version [...]
Traffic from Android smartphones jumped from two percent to 24 percent in the past year, gaining on Apple’s iPhone, which rose from 33 percent to 50 percent. AdMob said overall smartphone traffic soared to 48 percent of traffic, while the use of feature phones declined to 35 percent. Apple’s iPod touch led the growth in [...]
Sprint has released a special developers’ guide to the upcoming HTC EVO 4G to help third parties take advantage of technologies only available on the EVO 4G, namely the 4G connectivity, HDMI output, and secondary camera support. From the guide: This documentation covers additional functionality that will be available for the HTC EVO 4G Android [...]
Google has been busy. Among all the other projects they been churning out, they’ve also been working to expand Android Market; in just a few weeks time Google has nearly doubled the number of countries that have access. While this is great news for Android, out of the now 46 countries with Android Market, only [...]
Good news Droid users. Verizon started the OTA 2.1 rollout today. There is in fact a schedule for the updates so don’t panic if your phone does not prompt to update immediately. Below is the release from Verizon. ” Starting 03/30/2010, Verizon Wireless is pleased to announce a new software update for the DROID by [...]
With the end of development on Firefox mobile for WinMo comes good news for Android users the first BETA of Fennec is available for download. Although this is compiled for the Motorola Droid it said to run on a Nexus one (Although sluggish). Have you tried this BETA? What did you think?Whats your favorite mobile [...]
TMO News is reporting T-Mobile is getting one more shipment of the MyTouch 3G Fender edition, which could be in stores as early as tomorrow. The first shipment of the Fender edition sold out in three weeks, who knows how long this will last; so if you’re interested, don’t wait. Once their gone, that’s it. [...]
Over at Engadget, they got their hands on a Dell Aero to finally turn on and play with. Their findings can be summed up in one word- disappointing. But don’t take my word for it, read on to see just how low it goes: The UI has been completely re-skinned, and there are multiple skins [...]
I was interested in picking this ROM up after claims of it being twice as quick as Super D. As Super D has been my ROM of choice previously, due to speed and stability I was quick to see how this compares. While I cannot say for sure whether this really is twice as quick [...]