Google Hard at Work on Android 2.1
I personally love to see a tech company always a step or two ahead of itself. Google is rumored to be in such a position, currently hard at work at version 2.1 of its Android mobile OS even though version 2.0 won’t officially be out until Friday.
It really shouldn’t be a surprise to too many [...]
Google Analytics now available for mobile apps (Android and iPhone)
Google has recently launched enhanced mobile reporting features for Google Analytics, which allow you to “see how people are using specific parts” of their mobile applications on Android and the iPhone.
The data provided by Google Analytics helps app developers find out how users interact with their apps, what features they use more and so on.
To [...]
Verizon opens stores early for the Motorola Droid
We all know that the Motorola Droid will be available from Verizon starting November 6 (this Friday). Now Verizon announced that many of its Communications Stores across the US will open early Friday morning – some stores will open at 7 AM, while others at 8 AM.
Those who are eagerly waiting to buy a Droid [...]
Sony Ericsson will open Xperia X10 Timescape and Mediascape UX apps to developers, port across Android and Symbian devices
The news reports about the new Sony Ericsson X10 Android handset today were mainly focused on it’s awesome specs and cool Timescape and Mediascape user interface apps, on top of Android 1.6.
And they are indeed pretty cool.
But today’s announcement actually gives even more hints, about how Sony Ericsson plans to go bout [...]
WAT: Why Europeans did not get Google’s free turn-by-turn navigation on Motorola Milestone
Once in a while, after certain events, theories about the happenings in mobile industry start bouncing around my head.
Some of them turn out to be a complete BS, a few happen to be spot on, and quite a few are somewhere in the middle. I’d like to share them to get some input of [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is official, comes with Android 1.6, new UX platform and more
Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone is now finally official and it’s called Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 – not Xperia X3 and neither Rachael.
The X10 will run Android 1.6 Donut (why not Android 2.0?), coming with a new UX (user experience) platform that we’ve seen before. This UX platform should provide a unique user experience, as [...]
Dell Mini 3iX Android phone turns up in Brazil. With tri-band 3G/HSDPA and Wi-Fi
We already know that Dell has an Android based smartphone in the works.
We saw a Wi-Fi and 3G less Dell Mini 3i officially launch in China, and we’ve heard that it may soon come to the United States.
But the U.S may not be the first country in Americas to get the new Dell [...]
Motorola Milestone (Droid) officially launched in Europe. Gets multi-touch, loses free navigation
We already knew that the Motorola Droid handset won’t featured only on Verizon network.
There were enough trustworthy sources and hints, claiming that this hot Motorola Android 2.0 handset is headed for Europe too.
We just didn’t expect to get it across the pond quite so fast. Motorola Droid was just announced by Verizon last [...]
Samsung Moment and Sanyo SCP-3810 now available at Sprint
Two new phones are available at Sprint starting today: Samsung Moment and Sanyo SCP-3810.
We knew the Moment was coming on November 1 – and it’s nice to see that Sprint kept its promise and actually released it the day it said it would.
Coming as Sprint’s second Android phone (after the HTC Hero), Samsung Moment features [...]
Sony Ericsson Rachael X3/X10’s UI demoed on video again
Remember that first demo video of Sony Ericsson Rachael’s UI, leaked way back in July? Some sort of sequel to it has recently appeared on YouTube, showing even more of SE’s customized Android interface.
The demo here is concentrated on Rachael’s media player, which looks quite different from what we’re used to see on other Android [...]