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While we may have caught up with the main features of Android 2.0 earlier this week, Google have been keeping one surprise. Google Maps Navigation Beta is an update to the company’s free GPS app, initially exclusive to Android 2.0 devices such as the Verizon DROID by Motorola, adding in turn-by-turn directions, vocal prompts, speech-recognition [...]
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Android 2.0 Eclair gets early preview
We’ll never knowingly turn down a glance at the future, and when that future is what Google have planned for Android further down the line we’re even more interested. The BGR have obtained an early build of Android 2.0 Eclair, and set to detailing all of the major changes over the currently public OS 1.6 [...]
Android 1.6 going OTA to G1 and myTouch 3G
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 [...]
HTC Hero ROM 2.73.405.5 rolling out [Update 2]
The much anticipated HTC firmware update for the Hero seems to be on its way, with ROM version 2.73.405.5 showing up on the company’s Nordic support site. Tipped to address issues of slow screen transitions, sluggishness of apps – including HTC Sense, the company’s UI makeover – and generally speed up the system as a whole, [...]
Skyhook Wireless powers SIM checker to find lost Android phones
I hate thieves and I think that when they are caught the victim should get the hit them in the gonads with a croquet mallet until they feel better. Skyhook Wireless has announced that it is powering a new application to help owners of stolen or lost Android phones.
Android app keeps track of your stuff
It’s hard to keep track of all the stuff that we need to know in today’s society. Each time my wife logs onto her computer she ends up asking me what the password is for one online account or another. We also have several accounts we track online for balances and deposits too.
Pandora for Android latest music streaming app to launch
Hot on the heels of Spotify on Android comes another popular streaming music service, Pandora. Capable of streaming a custom radio station over 3G or WiFi connections, the app – which is available to download free through the Android Market – takes an initial artist suggestion and then creates a playlist of similar tracks. Listeners are [...]
Facebook for Android hits Market
We’re hearing from multiple Android Community members that a new Facebook application has arrived in the Android Market. The app seems pretty spartan at present, but does allow access to walls, posting of statuses and commenting. There’s also a homescreen widget, which allows for posting status updates and browsing those updates of friends. Meanwhile a live [...]
Donut details continue: It’s not OS 2.0 and there’s no Multitouch, says official dev
After the excitement over finding new code in the Android development repository, it’s now time for the usual clarifications, provisos and news tweaks that inevitably follow. While Donut was initially suggested as being one and the same with Android OS 2.0, one of the Android framework engineers, Romain Guy, has spoken up to suggest than [...]
Android OS 2.0 Donut released to devs: multitouch, CDMA and more
Google have released elements of Android OS 2.0 Donut to the developer community, and the changelist is already prompting excitement. Among the differences already noted are multitouch and gesture support, together with CDMA compatibility opening up the possibility of Android devices on US networks like Verizon and Sprint. There’s also improved universal search, automated backups and [...]
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