Google and Android

Motorola Droid Won’t Do Mobile Hot Spots With Froyo

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Verizon Motorola Droid owners can expect the much anticipated Froyo or Android 2.2 update later this week but according to Verizon, they won’t be able to take advantage of cool feature it’s big brother the Droid X has, Mobile Hot Spots. Verizon spokesperson Brenda Raney says that the Droid "doesn’t have [the] hardware to support … Read more

The Krusell Top 10 Selling Phones For July 2010

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Krusell is a Swedish case manufacturer for phones that distributes over 3 million cases annually across the globe: “The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, releases its "Top 10"-list for June 2010. The list is based on number of pieces of custom made mobile and smart phone cases ordered from Krusell during … Read more

HTC EVO 4G and Android 2.2 Froyo Together at Last

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On Tuesday, August 3rd, Sprint will start sending out notifications that an update for Android 2.2 will be available to HTC EVO 4G users.  However, Sprint is allowing people who “can’t wait’” can get access to the update as soon as August 1st.  Instructions on how to get the early update and an excerpt from the press release after the break.

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Samsung Opens GalaxySHelp.com For GPS Woes?

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If you are an AT&T Captivate or T-Mobile Vibrant owner you have perhaps noticed issues with their GPS working properly. There must be enough questions about the Galaxy S series because Samsung has just opened a new website called GalaxySHelp.com for you to register your device and get answers for questions you might have. Several … Read more

The Android and WP7 Fragmentation Conversation

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We talk about this generic term of ‘fragmentation’ all the time but sometimes someone gets into the nitty gritty of what this really means. You know, to a developer who is forced to try to write an app on any possible screen resolution and for any hardware specs. This whole Android fragmentation thing reminds me of Windows Mobile actually and it’s one of the reasons devs flocked. It’s also why WP7 is shooting for consistency in hopes that devs will flock in the opposite direction. Anyway, Kevin Hoffman wrote what amounts to a short masterpiece on what this whole fragmentation thing is about and why it is such a detriment to Android and so important for WP7. Here’s the text in full (since they don’t have ads on their site but Kevin, if you’re out there, I’ll gladly just link you if that’s your preference). Without further ado, enjoy the read:

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T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant TV Commercial Features Avatar The Motion Picture

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We have been applauding (with great sarcasm) AT&T’s efforts to finally jump into the Android Market with the Captivate but we really haven’t mentioned the T-Mobile version of the Samsung Galaxy S Phone called the Vibrant. The Vibrant which also has the Super AMOLED 4 inch screen, 1 GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, and 16 … Read more

Dell Streak Previewed On YouTube And Coming To AT&T

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Kevin Andrew from the Dell Streak Development Team did a quick video that has popped up on YouTube putting a few myths to rest about the US Launch. Even though we all hoped for Froyo, the Dell Streak will indeed be launched with Eclair, or Android 2.1. Android 2.2 will come sometime after launch. Kevin … Read more