There cannot only be high-end devices like the Nexus One. The product managers at HTC obviously thought the same and launched the HTC Wildfire: this device offers a complete set of features (528 MHz, support for ...
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Google stops Nexus One direct sales in the USA
In Germany, Google only offered the Nexus One via partners, but this was different in the U.S.: Here, the device could be purchased directly from Google without a contract and without having to rely on a network provider.
Continue readingAndroid 2.2 with tethering and WiFi hotspot?
Apparently, Google does not only want to set a sign against Apple with Flash in Android 2.2 (Froyo), but also wants to include two more exciting features: Tethering (using the phone as a modem) and a WiFi hotspot function, with which other ...
Continue readingVideo shows Flash 10.1 on Android 2.2
It is known by now that Android 2.2 will have Flash support. However, we do not know exactly what it will look like. Now a video of an Adobe employee has appeared on YouTube, which shows various Flash applications on a Nexus One. Apparently ...
Continue readingAndroid overtakes IphoneOS in the USA
The market researchers of the NPD Group see another milestone for Android OS reached: in the first quarter of 2010, more devices with the free operating system are said to have been sold in the USA than devices with Apple's Iphone ...
Continue readingAndroid runs on Iphone 3G
The same resourceful programmer who already got Android running on the Iphone 2G has now managed to do the same on the newer 3G model (not 3GS). A video shows that after selecting Android in the ...
Continue readingSmartphone manufacturers not able to offer Android updates?
Apparently, smartphone manufacturers are not willing or able to offer updates for their devices, even if there are already new Android versions that would be executable. Otherwise, it cannot be explained that there are still over ...
Continue readingAndroid 2.2 comes with Flash 10.1 - but how?
Andy Rubin told the New York Times that Android 2.2 will come with Flash support. Although it is still unclear whether Flash is integrated ex works or has to be installed later, it is an interesting development...
Continue readingAndroid runs on Iphone thanks to iDroid
Using a special bootloader, a resourceful programmer has managed to run Google's Android operating system on the original Iphone 2G. The most important functions are even usable, phone calls can be made, SMS can be sent and received ...
Continue readingFirst Android 2.2 mobile phone: Dell Flash
Dell is apparently preparing an Android 2.2 smartphone, which is to be launched under the title "Flash". The technical specs read promising: 800 MHz Qualcomm processor, 5 megapixel camera and an 11 millimeter thin casing. Android ...
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