News tagged "Android"

Yet another Android smartphone leaked today, courtesy of the FCC test shots. The QWERTY-packing side-slider HTC Paradise is a mid-range device, designed for AT&T. There is a slight chance though that the handset was canceled before it ever reached...

Yesterday, while announcing the Verizon-bound Samsung Continuum, a company spokesperson revealed that the number of Galaxy S smartphones sold in the US has already reached the impressive 3 million units. Keep in mind that this is the whole Galaxy...

Opera Mini for Android has been a stopgap measure - Opera Mobile 10.1, the flagship browser from the Norwegian company, is finally available (though in beta) and it will probably take over the job of the Mini version now. What makes Opera...

A shopkeeper is a reputable job - especially if you're selling mobile phone apps. So, HTC might be working on their very own store - which will offer both apps and e-books. It might become a part of the HTCSense.com website, but all we have to go on...

It’s raining deserts as three Android handsets are about to get updated to a new version of the Google platform. HTC Legend is getting the Froyo update in the coming weeks, while the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini and mini pro have already started...

The Android platform was born on this day three years ago, on 5 November 2007, and the first device based on the platform was introduced nearly one year later, on 22 October when the T-Mobile G1 saw daylight for the first time. However, the story...

Samsung may have hit a snag with the Android 2.2 Froyo update for the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S, but that has been sorted out and the update is already rolling out in the UK. And it was about time - with Android 2.3 and 3.0 looming on the horizon....

The Samsung I9000 Galaxy S can add another highlight to its connectivity spec list - Wi-Fi Direct. Wi-Fi Direct is a very new technology and the Galaxy S is among the first devices to support it - and certainly the first phone in the short...

Orange UK is going to offer exclusively a Fashion Edition of the smallish Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini. It's a standard black XPERIA X10 mini with two free fashion jackets and some style-oriented apps and wallpapers. The two extra jackets you...

The T-Mobile myTouch 4G (a.k.a. myTouch HD) and the Motorola DEFY are finally available at the T-Mobile stores across the US or online. And while the DEFY already made it to some stores in Europe, the USA is the first country to get the myTouch...

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 is going to have a nice piano black version in addition to its white and white-dark blue models. And also, if you already own an X8, you should know that the Android 2.1 Eclair update will be released before the end of the...

Google just published the latest report on the Android versions usage. It covers the two weeks ending on November 1 and shows Android 2.1 is still in the lead, with Eclair devices accounting for more than 40 percent of all Android devices. However...

Yesterday, we wrote about how mobile phone manufacturers performed. Today we thought we take a look at OS market shares, check the US market and also Microsoft's standing before Windows Phone 7, at least a look through the eyes of the analysts at...

Samsung has just denied the rumors on an upcoming Samsung-made Nexus Two (a.k.a. Nexus S). As it turns out, the event on November 8th is actually dedicated to the Verizon-exclusive Continuum dual-screen smartphone. Word was Samsung is about to...

The Carphone Warehouse has started selling the Android Froyo powered Samsung Galaxy Tab in the UK. This is right on schedule - it's been on pre-order for the last two weeks with the launch set for 1 November. The terms haven't changed - you can...

While Android 2.3 Gingerbread is just around the corner, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA family is finally getting to taste the Eclair (a.k.a. Android 2.1). The highly anticipated software update will start rolling this Sunday for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA...

There is something cooking over at the Samsung camp and we're about to see what in just two weeks, on 8 November. Rumor has it, this might actually be the next-gen Google Nexus, the Nexus S (Nexus Two). There's nothing certain yet, but Samsung...

Well, that was quick - the official announcement of the Froyo-running Acer Liquid Metal follows hot on the heels of the first review. It's usually the other way around, but still - the Liquid E successor is here. The Acer Liquid Metal is...

If you try to register a new HTC Sense account today, you'll discover a new phone among the Desire HD and Desire Z. It's the HTC Mecha, a yet unannounced handset that looks a lot like the now aging Hero. Since it's on the HTC Sense website,...

Sony Ericsson is hard at work to finish the Android 2.1 Eclair update for the XPERIA X10. And also to create videos to promote it - this is the third installment and it brings an overview of all the new features that the Eclair firmware will...