Add another name to the ever growing list of Android handset makers. Panasonic is thinking about getting in on the Android juggernaut. Speaking at a press conference on their future business strategies, Panasonic board member Keisuke Ishii said, “We are seriously considering developing an Android-based handset and entering overseas mobile phone markets in fiscal 2010.” No specific details were given beyond that.
Even though it’s been reltively quiet out of the Sony Ericsson camp, t... Continue reading ...
If you’re looking for a mobile device running Android off the shelf, you’re not actually limited to HTC’s two smartphones. SDG Systems have announced that their Trimble Nomad rugged mobile computing system is now available with Android OS 1.5 Cupcake pre-installed.
Initially announced as a Windows Mobile device with wireless data connectivity back in March 2008, the Trimble Nomad is based on an 806MHz processor with standard Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi and GPS. It has a VGA-resolution touchs... Continue reading ...
The Samsung i7500, the company's first Android handset, was recently approved by the FCC, which means we're that much closer to seeing the Android line fleshed out a bit.
Like the G1, the i7500 is T-Mobile only for now, and the specs haven't changed from the first announcement. Having passed this hurdle, the i7500 will likely start production soon, though who knows when it'll actually show up in stores. Continue reading ...
Along with the Averatec announcement, there are rumors that we can expect to see an Android-powered netbook showcased during Computex 2009. The report is coming courtesy of Digitimes and simply mentions that MSI are planning to demo an Android-powered netbook in an effort to “gain orders from global PC vendors.”
Unfortunately, the details are limited to just that, and as you would expect, MSI has not offered any comment that confirms or denies the rumor. I guess it looks like we will hav... Continue reading ...
Averatec, the relatively small PC/netbook company appears to be jumping into the Android world with a thinly veiled announcement of their upcoming] netbooks. Based out of Orange County, California, the company has been making all-in-one desktops and notebooks since 2004, often much cheaper than their competitors.
Without explicitly saying it, company chief Tae-Hyun Cho is leading many to believe that their next line will include a 10″ Android netbook.
“The OS is going to be a surpri... Continue reading ...
More details have emerged on the first Samsung handset to run Android. A yet-to-be announced phone
called the S8000 is being reported (translated) as the South Korean handset maker’s first entry. Look through the specs and you’ll see that this is not your typical Android phone.
For starters, it offers a 3.5mm headphone jack as well as internal storage of 2GB. There’s room to add a microSD card, should you need more space. the device is also slightly thinner than the G1 at 12 millime... Continue reading ...
Hewlett-Packard is considering using Google's Android operating system on its low-cost Netbooks, an executive at the company told The Wall Street Journal.In a story posted Tuesday, the Journal reported that Satjiv Chahil, a vice president of HP's PC division, confirmed that the company was studying the Google software.
"We want to assess the capability Android may have for the computer and communications industries, and so we are studying it," Chahil was quoted as saying in the Journal artic... Continue reading ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
Definitely a sleek, expensive looking device...
We’re excited for General Mobile’s offerings for three reasons: first, it appears that they know how to design a phone (is this thing SLEEK or what!). Second, the dual-sim capabilities is an intriguing feature. And third, we want to see more Android devices already!
Though the DSTL1 looks like (and is) a high end device , its features are all over the place in terms of quality. For example, the
camera packs a punch. We’re talking about 5... Continue reading ...
The Kogan Agora was once supposed to be the second Android handset on the market, and then it was put on a permanent hold.
But the latest installment seems to be pointing to having another Kogan
Agora handset on the horizon, and this time instead of sporting a
Blackjack like appearance it will be a full-touchscreen model. The
details of the new model are mostly unknown, but it is speculated that
it will ditch the physical qwerty in favor of the virtual keyboard. It is also expected to have a ... Continue reading ...
Chinese cell phone manufacturer Huawei is expected to release its
Android phone on T-Mobile later this year. According to a DigiTimes
article, Huawei have announced a partnership with T-Mobile that will
see the company deliver an Android smartphone shipping in the third
quarter of 2009.
No details about price or important features of the phone have emerged yet.
You may remember Huawei as the company that showed an Android-powered smartphone without actually showing it
at the GSM... Continue reading ...
With Android-based netbooks looking like a real possibility, it comes as no surprise that Asus
is working on a low-cost device powered by Google’s Android OS. Asus
introduced the popular Eee sub-notebook running Linux, so Android may be
a natural fit for a new low-cost sub-notebook. Their are many advantages for Asus to use Android:
- Android is open, so no licensing fees
- Google / Android branding = name recognition
- Third-party software availability
- Android familiarity due to Asus Android...
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Chip maker Freescale thinks that the number of Netbooks sold in 2009
will double to 30 Million and they want a piece of the pie currently
claimed by the likes of Intel, AMD and VIA. And it appears they’ve got
an appetite for Android, possibly rolling out a $199 Android Netbook as
early as this summer.
Glen Burchers, Marketing Director for Freescale, was quoted by Reuters as saying:
“Freescale believes netbooks built around its technology
will be able to be made at a cost of about $100. N...
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In terms of the hardware, under the hood there’s little different to the G1. What HTC have tweaked is the software, which has made the capacitive touchscreen more responsive and the smartphone
as a whole speedier. The Android software stack itself has few
differences, the most obvious being the new on-screen keyboard.
80-percent of the time the Magic is used in portrait orientation, and
the keyboard won’t work in landscape orientation aside from with apps -
such as the browser - that f... Continue reading ...
We've got some confirmation on the rumored marriage of NVIDIA’s Tegra chipset and Android! This long awaited announcement should definitely please Android fans everywhere.
NVIDIA’s Tegra APX will deliver 720p video capture and playback, advanced 3D technology, 700MHz-800MHz clock speed (by comparison, the G1 runs at 528MHz) and much more to Android devices. Look for these to start shipping around the middle of the year.
If that’s not enough to make you happy, perhaps this
will. NVIDIA... Continue reading ...
The HTC Magic is based on the Qualcomm MSM7201a chipset running at
528MHz. It has quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dualband HSPA/WCDMA
(900/2100MHz) for up to 7.2Mbps downlink and 2Mbps uplink speeds,
network depending. In addition there’s WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and
HTC’s own ExtUSB port which incorporates both a USB 2.0 connection and
an audio jack (with an included adapter to use standard 3.5mm headsets).
Other specs include GPS - which works with Android’s Google Maps and
Street Vie... Continue reading ...
  Conceived as a desk phone with a 7″ touch screen, this device sports a 600MHz+ processor and SD slot.
Although we haven’t played with one of these in person, we’re thinking
it would look really nice on our dashboard, running Google Maps and
other Android apps! It’s also sized to sit on our desk at work so we
can monitor
feeds and emails all day without squinting. It could also be the last
thing you glance at on your way out the door to check weather and
traffic before heading o... Continue reading ...
Garmin has released the first images of the long awaited Nuvifone user interface.
We don’t have to tell you guys, but it looks a lot like the iPhone and
Android screens. Look at how clean and clutter free everything looks,
from call screens to camera mode and of course the GPS stuff. We’re really looking forward to the true turn-by-turn navigation!
  
The interface looks an awful lot like a Garmin GPS unit that just
happens to also have phone features. We wonder if their Android-based... Continue reading ...
Samsung Electronics is currently in
the development process of its new Google phone to release out in the
second quarter of the next year via Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA in North America.
This is great news all around. Google starts seeing more viable
companies releasing their OS with multiple carriers. T-Mobile gets
another handset to complement the G1 and Sprint Nextel gets a shot of adrenaline with their first Android device. As for the consumers, they get CDMA and GSM options now.
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According to a Gizmodo tipster,
this handset is scheduled for a May arrival. That means we have a few
months to figure out how to dump our G1’s. We like what we see so far,
even from only two pictures. Looks like its thinner, shinier and touch only. Wonder what colors this will come in?
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Given all the "leaked" pictures and "code names" this isnt really any big news but...
In a Fierce Wireless interview dated earlier today, T-Mobile confirmed more G phones.
Apparently the 4th largest carrier in the US is not going to rest on
the laurels of the G1. That’s right, there are going to be more phones
in the G series.
"Our primary focus is consumer-based devices. As the year
progresses there will be a significant number of HSPA-capable smart
phones. We will be launching more G s...
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One of the bigger names to join the Open Handset Alliance this week was Sony Ericsson. They are one of the last of the major handset makers, save for Nokia, to get on board with Android. As they enjoy a growing market share, SE has really stepped their game up of late.
The handset that has everyone talking up Sony Ericsson
is their Xperia 1 and for all the right reasons. It’s a sleek device
with a perfect blend of form factor. Packed with a 3.2MP camera, a 800
x 480 touchscreen, and an o... Continue reading ...
Making good on the rumors from a few weeks ago, Kogan has officially announced the first Android handsets to be released in Australia. Two models of the handset called the Agora and Agora Pro will be launched on January 29th, 2009 at prices of $299 and $399 respectively.
Unlocked. Not quite the $199 price, nor the December release date, but
we’ll forgive them. That’s because $299 in AU equates to about $193 in US dollars, while the $399 price comes out to around $258.00.
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