Tag: Android
Acer Chrome OS Netbook launching in late 2010?
The Netbook has been in development since the middle of 2009, so it's quite an unexpectedly long wait for it to arrive.
Unofficial Android 2.1 leaked for the HTC Hero
Make sure to back-up any of your files on the handset before you install the ROM, as there have been reports that this unofficial update is a little buggy.
Motorola Milestone an eXpansys exclusive till the end of the year
eXpansys will be selling the handset exclusively until the end of the year.
Cheap iPhone apps you create yourself coming in 2010 from Tino
Users have to subscribe to the service, but at £100 for a one-off app creation and publication, it's a fair sight cheaper than the average £5,000 app development cost.
Motorola Milestone (aka Droid) available in the UK in 5 days time
The Droid (as the handset is known in the US) has already been available stateside for a month, racking up 250,000 units sold in its first week of sales alone.
Spotify's Symbian client goes on sale
Although Symbian doesn't grab as much attention as its rivals these days it remains the most used smartphone operating system in the world with a huge installed base. Most of those phones are Nokia handsets like its N series phones, though Samsung and Sony Ericsson both have Symbian handsets in their range.
The deal is similar to the Google/Apple ones in that Symbian phone owners can download the software and use it for free if they take out a premium subscription to the popular music streaming service.
Google phone to be revealed early 2010? Samsung or LG possible manufacturers?
It's still not much to go on, but it certainly does fan the flames of the Google phone fire once more.
Galaxy Spica i5700 Android phone revealed by Samsung
Perhaps the most notable inclusion will be DivX support, an Android first, which should certainly help video compatibility across different formats on the Galaxy Spica.
Moto AMP media tablet revealed by OEM Moto
The tablet will be running a version of Android (hence the acronym of Android Media Platform), and come in 3.5, 5 and 10 inch models.
Waze mapping service goes global
Watching the live map grow on the Waze website is quite a sight.