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Sunday

28Feb2010

All US Android handsets could get Android 2.1

Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 11:09AM

First off I do want to apologize to my readers I recently got a job and I haven’t been able to keep up with all the latest tech news. According to androidandme’s website all the Android handsets in the USA could be getting updated to Android 2.1, now this is from an anonymous source. Not all the handsets will have the same version that is currently running on the Nexus One. Each handset may be missing features such as live wallpaper, but the handsets will still have Android 2.1 in the firmware settings. Also some of the handset will need to be wiped in order to update to Android 2.1, except for the Motorola Droid since it’s currently running Android 2.0.1. The update would be going through a PC-based install in order to upgrade to Android 2.1. By doing a PC-based installed this would backup the phone during the update and keep from damaging the phone and making it unusable. The Android 2.1 update is scheduled the second quarter of 2010; Sprint’s Android handsets are going to be in early second quarter, G1 & Mytouch 3G users are supposed to be the first set handsets to get the update.

Well if this is true this would be great I know that G1 is still a fairly popular handset along with the Mytouch 3G. But am still a little skeptical on how they would have Android 2.1 on the G1, since it’s has such limited memory. I know the new version of the Mytouch 3G has more memory and am sure Android 2.1 has a lot to do with it. Well tell me what to do you think of this rumored update?

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Saturday

13Feb2010

Google Android gains 4.7% of worldwide smart phone sales

Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 1:51AM

Well since the first Google Android handset came on to the smart phone market in 2008 with the T-Mobile G1. The mobile operating system has managed to be put on smart phones from HTC, Samsung & Motorola. According to Canalys a high tech analysis company has put up their worldwide smart phone market share from Apple, Microsoft, RIM, Symbian & Google. Google has shipped 7,786,870 devices & has gain 4.7% of overall smart phone sales worldwide.

That’s impressive to have gained that much market share worldwide over the course of a year. So what do you think 2011 will bring Google Android?

Source:Canalys

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Thursday

11Feb2010

Nexus One's 3G issues continue

Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 7:42PM

It’s seems that the Nexus One’s 3G issues are not as easily resolved as Google would like them to be. An upset Nexus One owner demonstrated in a You Tube video how he could make the Nexus One lose 3G-connectivity. By simply placing his hand over the lower half of the phone, which apparently will cause the Nexus One’s 3G to switch to Edge. The video was taken after the over the air software update went out that supposedly improved the Nexus One’s 3G-connectivity. Looks like the Nexus One just might have a hardware issue and not a software issue. And HTC might want to start acknowledging the Nexus One’s 3G issue soon.

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Thursday

04Feb2010

AT&T's "Open Call Apps For All" wants Android Developers

Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 10:19PM

AT&T announced today it’s fifth annual “Open Call-Apps For All” contest, which will be taking place in Las Vega during the CTIA Wireless convention in March 23-24. AT&T is looking for developers to create the best applications in four categories: Brew Mobile Platform, Android, and Java & RIM. And another category called “Open” which will be for applications running on all platforms. AT&T is offering $40,000 in cash prizes total, $10,000 to each winner of each of the categories. The deadline to submit your application is March 1, 2010, developers are only allow to submit to one category at http://attopencall.com

Source: AT&T

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