November, 2010 - Android Community

Android Users Are Not Loyal to their OS, iPhone Users Are

By Dylan Bailey
on 29 Nov, 2010

We all love our Android devices. Yes, we would like to see faster updates on some phones, but other than that we really enjoy the Android platform. However, in an interesting study conducted of over 2,600 mobile phone users in Brazil, Germany, Spain, Britain, the United States and China the results show that Android only has 28 percent loyalty despite the plurality of manufacturers on which its OS is available.

AT&T states Motorola Olympus will launch in December/January via Facebook

By Dylan Bailey
on 29 Nov, 2010

According to the AT&T Share Facebook page, the Motorola Olympus will be launching in December or January. A reader of BGR took to the Facebook page to ask when we will be seeing a device, and to our surprise whomever was operating the page at the time answered with a timeframe.

Android Honeycomb Spotted Conducting Performance Tests [Update: Fake]

By Dylan Bailey
on 29 Nov, 2010

Android 3.0 Honeycomb has been spotted in recent Adobe Air logs. Presumably a Google engineer was testing Adobe Air's performance on the operating system and that's how it appeared in the log.

HTC Merge Accessories Appear in Stores, Still No Phone

By Dylan Bailey
on 29 Nov, 2010

In what seems to be a common occurrence in smartphone launches, in which accessories appear in stores before some devices are even announced. Following the trend, the HTC Merge has just had a case appear in stores, but we are still in the dark of any launch plans for the device.

Acer beTouch E140 coming soon, 2.2 equipped and will cost €199

By Dylan Bailey
on 29 Nov, 2010

As Acer continues to step up its presence in the smartphone market, it's releasing more and more low and high end devices to compete with the best. Continuing this push, Acer is taking aim at the LG Optimus One, and is releasing its own low-end Android 2.2 device.

Android on Track to Pass iOS and Symbian in Europe

By Dylan Bailey
on 29 Nov, 2010

Just as we heard of impressive sales of Android compared to Windows Phone 7, we are now hearing our favorite OS is poised to pass both Apple's iOS and Nokia Symbian OS in Europe. IDC analyst Francisco Jeronimo told Bloomberg that Android will likely pass the two competitors sometime next year.

Sharp IS03 gets some Japanese air time with new Lady GaGa Promotion

By Dylan Bailey
on 29 Nov, 2010

The Sharp IS03 is known for it's "Retina-like" display (960 x 640 resolution), but now it can be known for something entirely different, Lady Gaga. Android au has just released a series of ads for the device to be aired on Japanese TVs and with it comes a whole lot of Poker Face.

Android Outselling Windows Phone 7 handsets 15 to 1

By Dylan Bailey
on 29 Nov, 2010

Microsoft is keeping quiet about sales figures of Windows Phone 7 devices, so we have to look to retailers for some actual numbers. UK retailer MobilesPlease has released data that shows early WP7 phone sales were "unusually disappointing," going on to state that only 3-percent of the company's sales were from Microsoft's new mobile OS.

Root Google TV and Add Third-Party Apps, Get $1,000

By Evan Selleck
on 29 Nov, 2010

Considering the rooting community within Android is pretty strong, the ambition to root, and subsequently add third-party applications to the platform, is probably already pretty strong. But, once someone consciously puts out a bounty for the same thing to happen, we can't help but imagine that it's going to become pretty heated. And, for $1,000, anything is possible.

Sprint 4G Now Available in 6 More Cities

By Dylan Bailey
on 29 Nov, 2010

Sprint is continuing the rollout of its WiMax 4G network activating it in 6 more cities across the US today. The last activation day brought coverage to New York along with 5 other cities, and now we will see the "ultra-fast" 4G available in 6 more.