Archive for August 13th, 2010

If you use Android’s pattern lock, your device may not be as safe as you think. In recent studies done at the University of Philadelphia, they have found that swiping your finger leaves an oily residue on the screen, which remains even if the screen is wiped clean. Using regular cameras and normal...

Oracle is suing Google for patent and copyright infringement over the use of Java in the Android operating system. The complaint, which was filed in the Northern District of California, makes several claims that target Google’s use of the Software Development Kit (SDK) and Dalvik virtual machine,...

Froyo has been the subject of conversations lately and since the HTC Evo users have received their update, HTC Droid Incredible users are checking their devices daily in hopes of receiving their frozen treat. HTC has the update ready; it’s now up to the carriers to fulfill their duties to provide...

leonnib4 has released an update to [AOSP] LeoFroYo 2.0.0. The latest version is now v2.0.0. This release is supported on the following Device(s): - HTC Nexus One: Google Nexus One == ChangeLog == 2.0.0: * patch1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show…postcount=2210 - build from AOSP: android-2.2_r1.1...

The Motorola Droid 2 launched yesterday and while some of us have already acquired Verizon’s latest device, some have yet to order this device or receive theirs from the pre-order. The Motorola Droid 2 brings us the first device to ship with Android 2.2 beneath Motorola’s enhanced Motoblur...

Just when you thought Sprint was getting their act together, they lose their Development lead. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Kevin Packingham is due to part ways with Sprint Monday as he heads to an unidentified Kansas City-based company. Packingham led development for Sprint’s...

Things are looking better and better for the Motorola Droid X and its battle for a custom ROM to be flashed on this device one day. Koush has successfully thrown Clockwork Recovery onto this device and Wednesday, we learned of Birdman from Alldroid, successfully booting a custom recovery image onto...

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has been out in other parts of the world and if you are one of the eager souls to purchase this device, why not pre-order now and have the device shipped on August 16th? Sony Style is offering this device for $129.99 on a new 2yr-service agreement on AT&T and as this...

Vlingo is known for its advanced voice features that previously allowed more functionality than the native voice control features on your Android device. Yesterday, Google launched their new “Voice Search” application in the Android Market that now allows users to launch more features using...

The Motorola Droid 2 dropped yesterday, and while some of you can’t wait to use the device, others can’t wait to tear it down. These images come from ifixit and don’t worry, we think they put this device back together. Though they offer some informative details discovered by the teardown...

Hero_Over has released an update to BakedSnack 1.3 8/12/10 “Back to Base-X” . The latest version is now v.1.3. This release is supported on the following Device(s): - HTC Evo: Sprint EVO Requirements: rooted htc evo with full root. (nand access) custom recovery most recent zip file below...

With the drop of the Motorola Droid 2 yesterday, Verizon continues to show off what their marketing team is capable of with the latest Droid 2 commercial titled “Digits.” This is the first time we have seen the commercial, but not the first time we have see the idea. Remember the leaked...

So, it looks like HTC has an event planned in London. Well, we’re going to generalize what could launch and leave it alone. With all of the device names we have heard lately and images floating around, I really can’t point my finger to one device. The only devices that we can associate to...

ihtfp69 has released an update to Sky Raider 2.5 [Sense or Vanilla!!!] . The latest version is now v2.5. This release is supported on the following Device(s): - HTC Droid Incredible Change Log: v2.5 Re-engineered install scripts Added Gmail 2.21 Chrome 2 Phone 1.7 Added audio fixes from adrynalyne Elements...

Friday has arrived and so has the Dell Streak for AT&T. Unfortunately, the Dell Streak is shipping with Android 1.6 which there is no excuse for this old firmware to be shipping on such a new device. While this Android 2.1 update leak is currently for UK users only, we can only hope that someone...