ONE MONTH ON, DEVELOPERS STILL IGNORING ANDROID TABLETS
A month after the launch of the Motorola Xoom, which runs on Google’s Android operating system, developers are all but ignoring Android tablets. Developer Justin Williams scoured the Android Marketplace for applications designed specifically for Android’s tablet operating system and compiled a list. The result of his search? “Based on my criteria, I found 20 [...]
DEJAOFFICE FOR ANDROID GETS UPDATED
If you are an Android user of DejaOffice for Android, the app has been updated with some new features you might enjoy. The new features include a Palm OS style date picker, widgets, and a new global search function. The update also brought other features as well. According to DejaOffice, the Palm OS date picker [...]
ANDROID IN
At the beginning of February, Google announced they would be bringing in-app payments to the Android Market, and according to their official blog, the service went live on Tuesday evening. The launch applies to both developers and Android Market customers. It works in the same way as Apple’s in-app payment system, where you’ll be given the option of [...]
XPERIA PLAY REVIEWED BY CHRIS DAVIES
Our main dude in England has his hands on the Xperia PLAY, also known as the “Playstation Phone,” and he’s reviewing it fully for our sister site SlashGear. This device goes by model name R800x, runs a full Android 2.3 Gingerbread experience, and has a 4″ capacitive multi-touch, 854 x 480 pixel FWVGA display on [...]
ANDROID NOW USED BY 23 MILLION IN THE US
Android is getting better and better for every new software upgrade, and is now used by as many as 23 million people in the U.S. What is the next challenge? A new research report by ComScore suggests that as many as 23 million people in the U.S. owned an Android smartphone during the three months [...]
IDC: ANDROID’S SMART
IDC: Android’s smart-phone dominance will continue, but who’s on second? Report projects big growth for Windows Mobile, slight slides for Apple iOS and BlackBerry By Chris Paoli Mar 31, 2011 Nearly half of all smart phones will be running the Android operating system in four years, according to a report from IDC released this week. [...]
THE BEST DOCKS AND SPEAKERS FOR YOUR ANDROID PHONE
Android-based smartphones are now the nation’s most popular platform, but they trail Apple’s iPhone in the availability of great docks, speakers, and other ways to make them work in your home or car. Have no fear, though: we’ve picked out some great ways to turn your Droid, MyTouch, or other Android phone into a stereo [...]
LEAKED ANDROID MUSIC APP IMAGES AND HANDS
This morning, an updated version of the stock Android Music app was leaked along with a new version of Android Market. The new Music app, which is labeled ‘version 3′, is similar to the leaked build from December, but it has received a ton of polish — and indeed, it looks almost ready for prime [...]
DOWNLOAD UNIVERSAL ANDROOT TO ROOT YOUR ANDROID PHONE
Supported Devices: Google Nexus One (2.2) Google G1 (1.6) HTC Hero (2.1) HTC Magic (1.5) (Select Do not install Superuser) HTC Tattoo (1.6) Dell Streak (2.1) Motorola Milestone (2.1) Motorola XT701 Motorola XT800 (2.1) Motorola ME511 Motorola Charm Motorola Droid (2.01/2.1/2.2 with FRG01B) Sony Ericsson X10 (1.6) Sony Ericsson X10 Mini (1.6) Sony Ericsson X10 [...]
PLAYSTATION ONE GAMES APPEAR IN ANDROID MARKET, PREDICTABLY RESTRICTED TO XPERIA PLAY (UPDATE)
PlayStation One games appear in Android Market, predictably restricted to Xperia Play (update)If there was one thing that bothered us most about the Xperia Play , it was the dearth of original PlayStation games we could, you know, play on it. That’s getting a shot in the arm tonight with the introduction of five PS [...]