Archive for June 1st, 2010

Although this is not directly tied into Android it is still something of note. Since Google is our brain for Android and all things great. It was sited by “several Google employees” the shift was accelerated. Which means it was something they planned on doing anyways. Apparently due to...

For those Ferrari lovers who have to have everything Ferrari, well Acer has just the thing for you. The Ferrari special Edition Liquid E was released  at Computex this week. Featuring the same specs. as the Liqud E  but with a little extra “Special” stuff just for the Ferrari edition,...

This leak of Best Buys road map for EVO accessories shows us that we can get the car kit and the media dock sometime in July. The thing we don’t get from the leak is pricing. However, if the price of the Nexus One car dock is anything to go by we can expect to pay around $55.00 for the car dock...

The ADW Launcher from @anderweb might be new app on the Android market (currently v.7.5 standalone), but I can honestly say it has quickly gain my pick for favorite launcher replacement, being to its highly-varied feature set, good performance on a 1st-gen Android device (in this case, a G1\Dream), and...

Today Google’s developer site released the latest report on Android fragmentation. Things are looking really good as far as phones getting up graded to 2.1 as well as new phones in general being released with 2.1. They are not showing data for 2.2 on their chart but were guessing that is because...

That’s a small statement that takes a lot of weight off the worlds shoulders. Google’s VP of Engineering for Android, Andy Rubin, has agreed that the current pace of the Android OS is not sustainable forever. This is good and bad news at the same time. The good news is that OEM’s and developers...

Double twist just release their latest version of their software for windows. It now allows you to browse the android market from within the application. Double twist has already been awesome for syncing your music, pictures and other items. Once you find your app you will still have to manually install...

The Tattoo just got a Rom update via HTC. This is for users on the Orange network. To get the update you will have to manually install the Rom using your windows computer with HTC Sync. remember like every other manual update this will wipe your phone. So make sure to back up all your info and apps...

htcclay just never stops trying to keep everyone happy, and we all appreciate it. No sooner did he release a major overhaul in 1.4.2 then he has a fix for a couple of small issues found. He has now released an update bringing it to version 1.4.3 Stable-er. SuperBadCM5 V1.4.3 Stable-er -Fixed Wifi -Fixed...

eViL_D has release a new ROM for the Google Nexus One called eViL NXSOne Desire now at version 1.01. v1.05 Updated kernel to pershoot’s 2.6.33.5 Optimized HTC Framework Added Softbank fonts from qtotter here Removed HTC Music & Ringtone trimmer Added cacheinjections Music Mod 1.5.1 from here Updated...

Looks like after the report of GameLoft’s terrible DRM policy last week, they had a change of heart. In their initial release, it was conveyed that if you bought a game from their website it was the only time you could ever have it without paying again. This of course didn’t sit well with...

T-Mobile is giving away five new Android Garminfones and entering is as easy as sending a tweet.  Here is what you need to do to enter, assuming you already have a Twitter account: Follow @Tmobile_USA Tweet a message to @Tmobile_USA and tell them your story about that crazy time you got lost and could...

htcclay has released an update to his SuperBadCM5 ROM for the T-Mobile G1/T-Mobile MT3G now at version 1.4.2 Stable-er. SuperBadCM5 v1.4.2 Stable-er -Removed LauncherPro..Fast, but causing big issues with memory and other apps. -Added ADW latest v7.4 (Fast) -Removed boot widget -Still using SuperScript -A...

Contemplating getting a MT3G Slide? Engadget has a review of the device, and as usual it’s very thorough. The myTouch Slide is the latest version of the T-Mobile myTouch series, and the first of the myTouch to have a slide out keyboard. Some are calling this phone the successor to the G1, which...

You can go ahead and add two new members to the Snapdragon family as they have started to ship to Android devices. The processors MSM8260 and MSM8660 are both dual-core and have been clocked at 1.2GHz. With an integrated GPS and GPU that supports Open VG 1.1 as well as Open GL ES 2.0, 2D, and 3D acceleration...