Qualcomm issued a press release a little while back stating that they have completed reference designs for a dual-core mobile chip. Today, Alienbabeltech seems to have found the results for a GLBenchmark 1.1 test done on a mysterious HTC device. The device is called the HTC Glacier but has no image. They compared the bench results to the iPhone 4, HTC Evo and the Samsung Vibrant, Moto Droid X, and the T-Mobile G1, with interesting results. Both Snapdragon models, the Evo and the Droid X were crushed by the mysterious newcomer. Alienbabletech suspects this means that the Glacier must be loaded with one of these new chips, in particular, the dual-core chip. Does this mean we can expect dual-core chips in future Android and Windows Phone offerings? Read on for a closer look at the facts.
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What Device Do You Not Want In Your Pocket?
We waste spend a lot of time talking about how great our devices are around here. We tend to not focus as much on which is the worst. Let’s do a simple and unscientific poll here. Your next phone will be either Android, iPhone 4 or Windows Phone 7. Most of you tend to be … Read more
Sprint HTC EVO 4G Owners Getting Froyo 2.2 Updates
If you own the Sprint HTC EVO 4G you can manually check to see if you have gotten the over air update to Froyo Android’s Version 2.2 in the settings menu: On your phone you can go to Menu –> Settings –> System Updates –> HTC software update You can download the update manually as … Read more
AT&T isn’t playing nice with Dell Streak Betas
Engadget is reporting that AT&T is blocking the IMEIs of some Dell Streak Beta devices that were released for testing. Voice calls on blocked units get re-routed to AT&T customer service and data on AT&T’s network is shut off as well. It appears that at least one of the beta devices was not locked out … Read more
Motorola Droid Won’t Do Mobile Hot Spots With Froyo
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
Samsung Opens GalaxySHelp.com For GPS Woes?
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
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:
Android Market Forces Dev To Spam So They’re Banned
So Android has a shitty market that lets everyone and their grandparents join in in. It gets so inundated with apps that the good ones can’t make it to the top, so what’s a dev to do to try to make a buck? Flood the market with their own spam, naturally. Well that’s what So … Read more
T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant TV Commercial Features Avatar The Motion Picture
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
Thumbplay Brings Offline Music To Android
If you’re using Android then you’re probably still waiting for your Zune Pass 😉 OK done wit the digs. Thumbplay is a paid service that gives you access to some 9 million songs and they’ve now announced that included in that service is the ability to download music to your phone and play it locally … Read more
Dell Streak Previewed On YouTube And Coming To AT&T
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
