Android 1.6
The Android-based Acer Liquid A1 is Now on Sale in the UK

The Android-based Acer Liquid A1 is Now on Sale in the UK

09 December 2009 by Discuss (2)

Finally, the first Android-based Acer smartphones, named “Liquid A1″, went up for sale in the United Kingdom as of yesterday. We already knew about retailer Clove taking orders for the Acer Liquid A1 since mid-November. But there’s also another retailer selling this phone too. So now there are actually 2 retailers selling the first Acer …

A Few Updates to the Android SDK are Released

A Few Updates to the Android SDK are Released

07 December 2009 by Discuss (0)

To all those interested on any available update to Android, especially to all developers, there are a few updates to the Android SDK. And Xavier Ducrohet, Android SDK Tech Lead at Android Developers wants you to know about these new updates. As you can see on the image above, there were updates to multiple components …

Google Maps Navigation Now Working Outside the US, Little “Hacking” Required

Google Maps Navigation Now Working Outside the US, Little “Hacking” Required

30 November 2009 by Discuss (0)

As most of you – if not all – already know; Google has officially announced that those who are using Android 1.6 or higher will be able to use Google Navigation Maps Beta. But unfortunately for Android users outside the US, they cannot use this navigation feature. Until now, that is, the bad news, at …

Google Maps Navigation Available for Android 1.6 as an Update, no Rooting Required

Google Maps Navigation Available for Android 1.6 as an Update, no Rooting Required

24 November 2009 by Discuss (0)

Recently, the folks over at xda-developers.com had figured out a way to make Google Maps Navigation Beta to work on a T-Mobile G1 by hacking into it. This time Google has officially announced that those who are using Android 1.6 or higher will be able to use Google Navigation Maps. As you already know, Google …

Sprint HTC Hero to get a Maintenance Release Soon, Best Buy Selling it for $99.99

Sprint HTC Hero to get a Maintenance Release Soon, Best Buy Selling it for $99.99

16 November 2009 by Discuss (0)

As we all know, the Sprint Hero by HTC comes with Android 1.6 (oopss) 1.5, and many Hero users are waiting anxiously for the Eclair update. There’s word from the Sprint Community blog about an upcoming update for the Hero, unfortunately, it appears to be just a maintenance release. According to SarahKS (Sprint Admin.), a …

Hands On Video Of Saygus Vphone V1

Hands On Video Of Saygus Vphone V1

13 November 2009 by Discuss (0)

So the Saygus VPhone V1 smartphone is back on the news. The first time, when it cleared the FCC the images we saw of this phone were rough. But on the second round we actually notice a nice looking phone. This time, we have two videos and more info on the Saygus Vphone running on …

Budget HTC Tattoo gets reviewed at SlashGear

Budget HTC Tattoo gets reviewed at SlashGear

21 October 2009 by Discuss (0)

Over at SlashGear our review of the HTC Tattoo has just gone live, and if you’ve been wondering whether putting HTC Sense into a budget smartphone makes, well, any sense whatsoever, you’ll want to be heading over there to find out.  The Tattoo gets much of the connectivity of its more expensive siblings, but pairs …

Android 1.6 going OTA to G1 and myTouch 3G

Android 1.6 going OTA to G1 and myTouch 3G

01 October 2009 by Discuss (0)

Android 1.6 is currently being pushed out to T-Mobile USA subscribers, the carrier has confirmed, with myTouch 3G and G1 users told to expect a message on their handset alerting them to the new OS version.  Delivered as an OTA (over the air) update, OS 1.6 brings with it a refresh of the Android Market …

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