Big Android news this week was HTC’s recently announced Magic handset getting official release windows on Vodafone UK and Orange France. Running Google’s Android, the Magic will offer 3G internet, GPS, a slimmer form [than the current G1], and an on-screen keyboard for typing. Release dates are March 15th for Orange France and sometime in [...]
Analysts at Informa Telecoms & Media have calculated that sales of phones powered by Google’s Android OS may overtake Apple’s iPhone by 2012. A large part of this equation had to do with hardware developers depending on open-sourced software as a way to save money during the manufacturing process. Once the market-leader in smartphone OS [...]
A patent application filed by Google was recently uncovered, showing design ideas for a device not too unfamiliar to the Android-devoted. The application, filed in August 2007, details out a device with a touch screen interface on a slider mechanism covering a full QWERTY keypad. Based on the drawings included with the patent, it would [...]
The Android platform finally got entrance of paid applications into the market this week, which many believe will finally give Android the edge it needs to compete with other smart phones. Purchase and payment takes place through Google Checkout. Of note, purchases can be “returned” within 24 hours of purchase (not of install) for a [...]
Chalk one up to the rumor mill today, for long-term San Francisco T-Mobile customers are now eligible for the improved Unlimited Voice plans we got wind of earlier this week. Unlimited voice minutes including cell coverage across the entire country is available for just $49.99, additional lines $39.99.
According to an e-mail sent to registered Android developers, the Android market is now accepting submissions of paid-applications. Initially, the market will allow US buyers to purchase apps directly from their device “starting mid next week,” according to the e-mail.
The Android platform saw quite a bit of noteworthy news this week. The most notable was the release of RC-33, the latest update to the Android OS, pushed over-the-air to G1 devices. This update adds a few new features, though blatantly missing are the famed “Cupcake” features such as the on-screen soft-keyboard. RC-33 now allows [...]
According to their annual earnings call Tuesday morning, Motorola will be focusing their efforts in 2009 toward higher end devices on the Android platform. Sanjay Jha, Motorola’s CEO, admitted that the company’s mobile device division wasn’t doing well, and the solution may be to churn out higher-end phones with a more robust platform. Windows Mobile [...]
Anticipating an influx of Android-powered netbooks to the market, Intel has begun preparations to supply manufacturers with chipsets that will support the platform. Traditionally a Windows and Linux-dominated market, netbooks could benefit greatly from Android’s design as a mobile and small-footprint operating system.
Reports are trickling in that some users on the T-Mobile G1 official forums have received an OTA update to their phones, bringing the software version to RC-33. Confirmation has been released by a T-Mobile employee on the same forums. Check after the jump for more details.
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