Motorola is undecided regarding Android 2.2 Froyo for the Milestone
So you have a Motorola Milestone that you’ve bought with Android 2.1 on-board and you’re thinking an Android 2.2 Froyo update will be eventually released for your device. But things aren’t that simple. Motorola’s currently not certain if it will updated the Milestone to Froyo at all. That seems a bit strange (to me at [...]
Motorola Droid X gets rooted, its owners consume 5x more data than on any other Verizon smartphone
Well, that didn’t take long. As it happens more often than not, rooting procedures for the newest Android smartphones are made available very soon after launch. And it’s no different here. The Motorola Droid X, Verizon’s flagship smartphone (at least until the Droid 2 gets released) has now been rooted. Although this does enable you [...]
Nokia posts Q2 2010 results. Sales are up, but profits are down 42% YoY
Like most of the companies in this time of the year, Nokia has posted its Q2 2010 results, announcing net sales of €10.0 billion – that’s up 1% compared to Q2 2009, and up 5% compared to Q1 2010. The Finns have sold 111.1 million mobile phones in the quarter – up 8% YoY and [...]
Over 55% of users are now on Android 2.1
Good news regarding Android fragmentation. More and more devices are running Android 2.1. And while that isn’t the latest version, it’s still in a whole different class compared to 1.6 or 1.5, which at this point should really be on the way out. That is, of course, unless phone manufacturers insist on bringing other new [...]
FCam for the Nokia N900 is an open-source digital photography platform
The Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto, California, in cooperation with Stanford University, has announced a project called Frankencamera (FCam). This is an open-source digital photography platform that allows developers to create new capabilities for digital cameras. Users will naturally benefit from whatever new and exciting photo apps are developed for the platform. The idea [...]
Cellular South upgrades HTC Hero to Android 2.1
Cellular South has announced that the Android 2.1 update for its version of the HTC Hero is now available. This is one of the most expected (and constantly delayed) firmware updates in recent mobile history. Good to see smaller US carriers interested in keeping their customers’ devices current, software-wise. The update naturally brings all the [...]
AT&T Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) review
The Galaxy S, when announced, had a full 4 hours to bask in the limelight of this year’s CTIA in Las Vegas before Sprint outshone it with the HTC EVO 4G, the country’s very first 4G phone of any kind. While the EVO’s specs were clearly more breathtaking, the Galaxy S still had nothing to [...]
Acer Stream to hit the UK on August 3 (£399.99 unlocked via Expansys)
Acer’s newest Android smartphone, the high-end Stream, will be available in the UK starting next month. Online retailer Expansys says it will sell the handset unlocked on August 3, for £399.99 (475 Euros or $607). It looks like the retailer will have exclusivity on the device in the UK for the beginning. Announced in May, [...]
Nexus One sold out forever in Google’s store
Can’t say we didn’t warn you that Google only had a final batch of Nexus Ones left to sell in its special online store. No one anticipated it will sell out so fast though. Perhaps all the media attention that this last shipment got persuaded a lot of people who used to be undecided to [...]
Samsung Intensity II is headed to Verizon
An interesting phone just showed up via a Best Buy employee. This is the Samsung Intensity II, it will run on Verizon’s network and is due to be released very soon. It will cost just $1 if you choose a new 2-year contract, or $249.99 if you go for the contract-less option. This is the [...]
Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 launch partners: HTC, Samsung, LG, Dell and Asus
We kind of already knew which hardware manufacturers plan to be the first to release Windows Phone 7 devices, but it’s good to see a confirmation from Microsoft. Greg Sullivan, the company’s senior product manager, has recently talked to Pocket-lint, saying that HTC, Samsung, LG, Dell and Asus will all have WP7 handsets at launch. [...]
Is the end of unlimited data near? Verizon plans to introduce tiered pricing
I guess this one was sure to be coming, it was always just a matter of when. Following in the footsteps of its main competitor, AT&T, Verizon may switch its data plans to a tiered structure starting on July 29th. There’s no word on what size each bucket will have or what prices there will [...]
Baidu working on own mobile OS with help from ex-Googlers?
Reports in the Chinese media indicate that Baidu, the dominant search engine in China, may consider developing its own mobile operating system. The development would be led by former Google China employees, who have defected to Baidu amid the censorship controversy between the Chinese government and Google. There are very few details known at this [...]
HTC Wildfire coming to Canada via Bell?
The HTC Wildfire has appeared in what seems to be a Bell promotional ad, so it looks like the carrier will launch the smartphone in Canada sometime soon. Apparently, the Wildfire should have been part of a Bell promotion between July 15 and July 18, though this has not happened – since the handset can’t [...]
Apple reports record quarter but its smartphone market share is down
Apple’s quarterly earnings conference call ended just a short while ago, and records have been broken. Apple announced that its fiscal Q3 ending June 26 brought it the biggest revenues and profits ever. Revenue was $15.7 billion and net profit was $3.25 billion. Year-on-year these mean growth of 61% and 77%, respectively. The gross margin [...]
Vodafone Nexus One to get Froyo next week
Sure, Google may not be selling it directly for much longer, but you can and will still be able to buy a Nexus One from Vodafone, in certain European markets. However, the Nexus Ones that were bought from Vodafone are still stuck on Android 2.1 right now, even if Google officially released Android 2.2 Froyo [...]
Motorola Droid 2 soft launch on August 12th? R2D2 edition on the way?
The constantly-leaked, but not-yet-announced Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon might be preparing to enjoy a soft launch on August 12th. Marketing efforts will only begin on August 23rd, which is when the ‘official’ release may happen. What’s even more interesting is that reports indicate that there will be a Star Wars-themed special edition Droid 2 [...]
Adobe FlashTime is like FaceTime, but for Android
Adobe is set to launch version 2.5 of AIR not only for the desktop operating systems, but for Android as well, and around the same time. Furthermore, the Android version will be on par, feature-wise, with the desktop version. Using the upcoming AIR 2.5, Adobe has built the very creatively named FlashTime, which, you guessed [...]
France: Samsung Galaxy S to get Froyo in September
The Samsung Galaxy S is undoubtedly selling very well, having recently passed 1 million sold globally and 300,000 in South Korea alone. It did however launch with Android 2.1 on board, so the question everyone wants to know the answer to right now is when will it get Android 2.2 Froyo. We already know that [...]
BlackBerry Storm 3 details emerge, BlackBerry OS 6 WebKit browser gets tested
A slide detailing some specs of the upcoming BlackBerry Storm 3 has leaked. The Storm 3 is set to be a rather minor refresh of the Storm 2, so don’t expect anything too groundbreaking. The most important changes won’t be in hardware, but in software, as it will be running BlackBerry OS 6. The Storm [...]