Hot on the heels of their Chrome OS announcement, Google have revealed a list of the technology companies they are working with to eventually produce devices running the new platform. Tipped as a partial list, the roster nonetheless includes several names we’re familiar with from Open Handset Alliance membership. Acer, Adobe, ASUS, Freescale, HP, Lenovo, Qualcomm, [...]
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HIGHSCREEN PP5420 dual-touchscreen Android phone for Russia
Russian Android enthusiasts will apparently get a new smartphone option from next week, as Vobis Computer pledges to launch their dual-display HIGHSCREEN PP5420. The 900/2100MHz HSPA handset has a 3-inch WQVGA LCD touchscreen together with a secondary OLED navigation pad beneath it. The HIGHSCREEN PP5420 itself is seemingly an Android 1.5 version of the Mobinnova Ice, [...]
Android based Qualcomm Snapdragon Smartbooks [Video]
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Computex 2009 is taking place this week, and Qualcomm have kicked things off with a netbook running Android. Actually, this is a Smartbook, not a netbook, and rather than using the typical Atom processor it’s based on Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon chipset. That means the Smartbook – which is thinner than the ASUS Eee PC 1008HA - can [...]
Samsung I7500 landing O2 Germany in June?
According to Bild am Somtag, you’re looking at the the Samsung I7500, set to be the third Android-based cellphone after the T-Mobile G1 and HTC Magic. The German-language site claims the touchscreen handset has an 11.9mm thick case, 5-megapixel camera and 3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED display. Other specs are suggested as an LED flash, standard 3.5mm headphone [...]
Android netbooks from ODM Compal in development
Taiwanese ODM Compal Communications are preparing to develop Android-based netbooks, according to the latest reports in the Commercial Times. Compal, who were tipped to take over manufacturing of the Acer Aspire One, and are believed to be the ODM for the Dell range of Inspiron Mini netbooks, are supposedly in negotiations with several notebook vendors [...]
Android Community Week in Review – Week 2 2009
There was not much new reported in the way of Android this week partially due to the to CES this week in Los Vegas. We will be playing catch-up this coming week not only in Android news but also in the community as well. This week started off with a young girl by the name [...]
Qualcomm Snapdragon Android prototype complete with Video Demo
At CES this past week Qualcomm was demonstrating the Snapdragon-based reference prototype running Google’s Android operating system. This demo included a large WVGA display along with Snapdragon’s always-on wireless connection to demonstrate the stability of Android on a larger scale device that the T-Mobile G1.It may not look like much all torn up on the [...]
T-Mobile G1 using multi-core Qualcomm processor?
A forum user has tipped off Android Community on the G1 chipset. It appears the chipset used in the G1 will be made by Qualcomm, and is one of the company’s 7201 multi-core processors, a dual core to be precise. It is said to be more stable and energy efficient than most processors; however, unusually, [...]
Android Firmware 1.0 found at CTIA: Video Demos
At CTIA Wireless 2008, Qualcomm had one phone on display that lacked significant signage. Turns out, the phone appeared to be running Android firmware version 1.0, which confirms some of our suspicions about release dates. So in order to walk away with some proof, we got some great footage of the OS in action. Full [...]
Quake running on Qualcomm Android prototype handset
Qualcomm have demonstrated an Android prototype cellphone capable of playing Quake, and PHONE Magazine have the video of it in action! The device, which uses Qualcomm’s 3D hardware graphics acceleration to give 30fps VGA gaming, is intended to demonstrate the potential for gaming and GUI design on the Android platform.
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