Tag: Google
Samsung’s New Near Field Communication Chip Promises Increased Wireless Connectivity
Today Samsung announces their new NFC (Near Field Communication) chip with embedded flash memory. This low power design has advanced RF sensitivity and will...
Android Market Content Ratings Now Live
Just as expected, as the Android market is seeing some refinements to prepare for Gingerbread, the application rating system has gone into place, effective...
Google Holiday Party Invites Sent to Members of the Media
Oh joyous day, a Google party! What will they have, candy? Cookies? Eggnog? Wait a moment - what holiday-themed Google-related treasure is due to...
Android Tablets in 5-inch and 8-inch Sizes Offered Up by View Quest in the...
Should you be in the UK by chance and would like yourself an Android tablet in either the 5-or-8-inch sizes, you could just ask...
NOOKcolor Rooted!
Looks like those crazy cats over at XDA Forums are at it again, this time with everyone's favorite new color e-reader, NOOKcolor! And what...
iControlPad Confirmed to Hold a List of Smartphones, Many of them Android Based –...
So you know that little piece of magic called "iControlPad" that we've been discussing at length over at SlashGear and recently (September recently) found...
Acer CEO Speaks on Their Wait for Honeycomb, Google Chrome OS
Just before Thanksgiving there was a blast of announcements about tablets Acer would be releasing, all of them set to be released not upon...
Android Honeycomb Spotted Conducting Performance Tests [Update: Fake]
Android 3.0 Honeycomb has been spotted in recent Adobe Air logs. Presumably a Google engineer was testing Adobe Air's performance on the operating system...
Android on Track to Pass iOS and Symbian in Europe
Just as we heard of impressive sales of Android compared to Windows Phone 7, we are now hearing our favorite OS is poised to...
Android Outselling Windows Phone 7 handsets 15 to 1
Microsoft is keeping quiet about sales figures of Windows Phone 7 devices, so we have to look to retailers for some actual numbers. UK...
Root Google TV and Add Third-Party Apps, Get $1,000
Considering the rooting community within Android is pretty strong, the ambition to root, and subsequently add third-party applications to the platform, is probably already...
Android Community Week in Review – Week 48 2010
This week has been the week of over eating and great bargains - especially when it comes to Android devices. As we near the...