May, 2010 - Android Community

Motorola Shadow Benchmarked and It’s Pretty Fast

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

A member from Howard Forums benchmarked his Shadow with an app called Quadrant. The results were very favorable for the Shadow especially if it is running Android 2.1 or lower. It took second place in a performance test right behind the Nexus One on Android 2.2 and right above the Samsung Galaxy S which took third place.

SlingPlayer for Android Demoed

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

A video demo of the upcoming Sling Player has recently surfaced. This peripheral for Android may has been highly anticipated since Android was introduced. Some people may want it more than most Android phones.

Altek Leo 14MP Android with HD video and optical zoom?

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

Ok I’ll be the first to say it, all these high megapixel cameras on cell phones are ridiculous and I love it. Altek announced the first 14 megapixel camera phone, it’s called the Leo and it could come equipped with Android. If this does in fact turn out to be an Android phone, it will without a doubt have the best camera available on any Android device, maybe even the best camera on any phone in general.

Google Buzz mobile now available for all Android devices

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

When Google released Buzz back in February, Android users with 2.0 or higher were the only group to fully enjoy it from their mobile device. Today Google has updated Buzz work on any browser. This is likely an attempt by Google raise the popularity of Buzz.

Android 2.2 Running on Acer Liquid

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

Since Android 2.2 was released to developer’s phones recently, modders around the world has been working hard to port it to other Android devices. Froyo may be making its way to the Acer Liquid soon. A video posted by Josselin Cornou shows Android 2.2 running on the Liquid.

T-Mobile Garminfone Arrives June 9th for $199

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

T-Mobile has recently announced the arrival of the Garmifone powered by Android. This is the first Android device that will feature Garmin navigation. T-Mobile also has a contest on twitter where they will give out a few of these to the lucky winners.

The HTC Legend will hit Australia by June 3rd

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

Soon all you folks in Australia will be able to purchase the HTC Legend. By June 3rd this Sense UI powered by Android 2.1 can be yours. Vodafone and 3 Mobile will be the Australian carrier’s, Vodafone will be offering it for free with a 49 AUD plan.

Palm’s Matias Duarte joins Google as User Experience Director for Android

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

Matias Duarte, Palm’s senior director of human interface and user experience, has decided to leave the company. Most of you may know HP recently acquired Palm a few weeks ago. There have been rumors that he could land at Google and help out with the development of Android. Those rumors were recently confirmed by Engadget.

Acer CEO shows off 7-inch Android tablet

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

At a presentation in Beijing today, Acer’s CEO Gianfranco Lanci teased the audience with a 7-inch Android tablet. When asked about the device he kept all information tight lipped. But the device is said to be running Android and is very fast. It appears Acer has a few more Android devices in the works that is almost ready for prime time.

T-Mobile Planning Something “Big” for June 19th For The MyTouch Slide

By David Junior
on 27 May, 2010

Since its release, T-Mobile has been building the myTouch brand to be the flagship of their company. The Sidekick was their signature device until more sophisticated handsets hit the market. T-Mobile has big plans the myTouch Slide and has dubbed June 19th to be a big day for the device.