Browsing Archive: March, 2009
Archos, after surprising many with the announcement that it will be introducing an Android based Internet Media Tablet, has given away
details on when we'll finally be able to get our hands on it. According
to recently produced financial results, the company is set to launch
the telephony-enabled Android phone in Q3, which means it could very
well land before the previous September release date. It also
states that it intends to continue in the MP3 player market, something
which th... Continue reading ...
Posted by TK on Friday, March 27, 2009,
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Apps
Diotek has introduced a new app that adds handwriting recognition capability to Android devices. The software will be able to understand English and Korean handwriting. From a mobile phone
point of view, it will be compatible with the Android powered G1 HTC.
The software works in a similar manner to your older style PDA ( Transcriber function in WM).
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T-Mobile and HTC got some great news today; the FCC has recently passed the HTC Magic, making the device’s arrival in the United States now just a formality. This will be the second Android device for T-Mobile USA, leaving Sprint still pining for some Android love. In case you have just dug yourself out from under a rock, here are some of the important specs for the HTC Magic (G2).
The soft styled, curved handset offers a 3.2-inch HVGA (320×480 pixels) TFT capacitive touchscreen display a... Continue reading ...
Posted by TK on Wednesday, March 25, 2009,
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Android
Back when Andy Rubin demonstrated Flash working on the T-Mobile G1 last November, the assumption was that the technology would arrive on Android sooner rather than later. Its been five months and there’s still no sign from Adobe; however, embedded devices company Bsquare is claiming to be working with “a global, tier-one carrier” to bring Flash technology to the Android platform.
Bsquare has apparently already ported the Flash Player to over 100 embedded devices. However... Continue reading ...
According to a Chinese Blog, the pictures below are of a new Android device from Lenovo, named the "oPhone". If true, Lenovo is definitely one of the largest companies I've seen that is perfectly fine with ripping off Apple's designs and IP. When I first saw the pictures I thought they surely must be images of one of the many iPhone knock-offs available on eBay. What do you think?
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Posted by TK on Thursday, March 19, 2009,
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Apps
A newly released app for the G1 allows you to quickly and easily
share your smartphones internet connection with your laptop. The app, PdaNet
is currently available to download however it is still in beta. Currently, PdaNet is a free app, however once
out of beta it will become a paid app.
Setup is quick and easy, just download the app on your computer,
then follow the instructions for setup. That process will automatically
install PdaNet on your G1. Once the setup and installation is comple... Continue reading ...
Posted by TK on Thursday, March 19, 2009,
In :
G1
According to a recent comScore report, it appears that the T-Mobile G1 has become the biggest money maker for T-Mobile. For most, this may not come as much of a surprise, but the reason behind the biggest money maker title is not just because of the phone itself.
First of all, the G1 is the device that currently brings T-Mobile the most money, however that is not necessarily due to the $179 price tag. In fact, the G1 is only the 8th best selling T-Mobile handset. Instead, the biggest money m... Continue reading ...
An extremely pixelated picture of the first Samsung Android smartphone
has been released, as part of a Samsung dealer presentation in
Amsterdam today. Details of the device are incomplete, but it’s known
to use a large capacitive touchscreen and a 528MHz processor of unknown manufacture.
Other known specifications are quadband GSM (850,900, 1800 and
1900MHz) together with UMTS, HSDPA 7.2Mbps and HSUPA 1.4Mbps. It’s
predicted to be made in two versions, one with US-friendly UMTS 900MH... Continue reading ...
China Mobile appears to be preparing to work on another Android based handset, we have already seen the Lenovo, and now this latest will be alot more familiar looking to most people. It is a China Mobile
branded HTC Magic (HTC G2). As of now the launch of the Magic has not
been made official, that is still on track for May, although an exact
date has not yet been announced. Also unknown is the pricing, both in
terms of the handset and also monthly plans.
Basically, this means tha... Continue reading ...
HTC's
CEO revealed today that his company is definitely going to release
three smartphones running Google's Android OS this year, and maybe more. Peter Chou was at a Merrill Lynch conference, and was asked to
confirm a report that HTC will release five Android-based devices in
2009. The details on one of these are already well known: the HTC Magic was announced last month. But so far the others have yet to be announced.
Perhaps the HTC Memphis?
Early this year, HTC's 2009 product roadmap lea... Continue reading ...
Posted by TK on Friday, March 13, 2009,
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G1
T-Mobile will push out a major firmware update to users of the G1 Android handset in April, the mobile operator has said.
The update will introduce features such as virtual keyboards and stereo
Bluetooth support, as well as an upgrade of the underlying Linux
kernel. A number of bugs in the Android operating system will also be
fixed. The browser enhancements include upgrades to the latest version
of the Webkit core and the addition of cut-and-paste. The browser is
also getting support for th... Continue reading ...
Posted by TK on Tuesday, March 10, 2009,
In :
Apps
The latest beta release of TouchDown has added Exchange
ActiveSync push email support for the G1. While the push support is
currently limited to the latest beta release, it is also expected to be
available in the next stable release, which means current (non-beta)
users should hopefully see the upgraded features soon.
As far as what features that you can expect, TouchDown will allow the user to;
- Compose and send Email
- Reply to, Reply All and Forward your email
- Delete Email messages
- Move emai...
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Posted by TK on Sunday, March 8, 2009,
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Android
According to analysts at Informa Telecoms & Media, Apple’s sexy iPhone device is expected to fall behind Google Android within the next 3-4 years. Analysts at the company claim that Android’s open source operating system will keep production costs low and open Android up to more customers than the iPhone.
Analysts say that competition among smartphones has changed the cell phone market, and Gavin Byrne noted:
“While demand in the mid tier will fall away during 2009, sales of new s... Continue reading ...
Posted by TK on Thursday, March 5, 2009,
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Apps
Broek op Langedijk, the Netherlands – RS TechMedic B.V., a Dutch based company with eight years experience in medical device development, today announced the release of their G1 Android telemedicine Application. With this application, physicians can monitor vital signs of ambulant and home‐care patients at anytime from anywhere around the world. This product offers a significant increase of patient comfort, fast recognition of heart and respiratory respiratory problems
and a redu... Continue reading ...
The HTC Magic will be available in April according to a product page on Vodafone’s website. Vodafone has added the HTC Magic, the second Google Android device to be released in Europe, to its roster of mobile phones, and the company promises that the Magic will arrive in stores next month.
Vodafone now allows interested customers to subscribe for updates on the HTC Magic before it hits streets in April. The company lists many of the features that have made the Magic so appealing, and promi... Continue reading ...
We have seen many discussions about possible Android powered netbooks and we've even seen Android get installed on an Eee PC. Now Always Innovating has announced the pre-order availability of their Touch Book netbook with possible Android capability.
The Touch Book offers a unique design, with half of the unit being a touchscreen display and the other half being a detachable keyboard. As far as the hardware features, the Touch Book will have an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 display, an 8GB microSD car... Continue reading ...
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