The Moto Development Group have created an Android-based e-ink display, which could eventually become an e-book reader based on Google’s open-source platform. The reference design uses an E-Ink Broadsheet development kit, complete with a 6-inch display panel, interfacing with an OMAP-based dev kit running Android. Moto – not to be confused with Motorola, the two are different [...]
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Exclusive review: TeleNav GPS Navigation Service for T-Mobile G1 Android phone
T-Mobile G1 owners will soon be able to use the feature-rich TeleNav GPS Navigator. TeleNav made the official announcement this morning that their award winning software will be released on February 24th via their website, and will be available in the Android Marketplace later this year. Android Community was given the opportunity to test out [...]
Samsung Android phone delayed until 2H 2009; no show at MWC
Samsung will no longer be bringing an Android-based device to Mobile World Congress next week, and has reportedly delayed the release of its first Android smartphone to the second half of 2009. The company was originally expected to showcase at least one new device, running the open-source platform, in Barcelona, prior to a release tipped [...]
Android Market to get paid apps this week?
Paid applications will be arriving on the Android Market sometime this week, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The news – which would tie in with Google’s own public timescale of Q1 2009 – is likely to encourage developers to code new apps or port existing ones over to the Android platform; [...]
Google axed Android multitouch at Apple’s request
Multitouch support was dropped from the Android platform, and therefore the T-Mobile G1, after Apple requested it not be included. That’s the latest rumor, apparently confirmed by an unnamed Android team member, who described the arrangement as an attempt by Google to avoid the IP aggression we’ve recently seen between Apple and Palm. While the G1’s [...]
Archos Android-based Internet Media Tablet MID coming
Archos have announced plans to develop an Internet Media Tablet that will use the Android platform for wireless connectivity, voice and applications. Based on Texas Instruments’ OMAP 3 platform, the device – which has been described as ultra-thin at just 10mm- will support high-definition video playback as well as run the standard applications available for download [...]
Android Community Week In Review: Week 6 2009
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 [...]
Broadcom release combo WiFi/Bluetooth/FM chip drivers for Android
Broadcom has announced Android compatibility for its multifunction wireless combo chip, that packages WiFi, Bluetooth and FM radio capabilities on a single component. The company has added drivers for its BCM4325 combo chip to the latest build of the Android platform, meaning that hardware manufacturers will be able to use one component for all three [...]
Android Handsets From Motorola in 2009
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 [...]
G1 gets Voice-Controlled Search with RC-33 update
Google have added voice-controlled searching to the T-Mobile G1, part of the new feature set introduced in the latest firmware update. The widget has been integrated into both the Android browser and the home screen search bar, in the form of a new microphone icon. Tapping the icon brings up a “Speak now” prompt, at which [...]
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