Google is reportedly rolling out an updated version of the Android Market to devices running Android 1.6 and up. The app brings new Android Market features which were up until recently only available on devices running Android 2.1, including an “Update All” button which lets you install updates for multiple apps with a single click. The update also shows comment sin a separate tab, allows… Read more »

If you have a Motorola handset running Google Android 1.6 and you’ve been wondering when you’re slated to receive a software update, the wait is over… well, the wait for a schedule is over anyway. The actual updates are just starting to roll out, with the phased rollout of Android 2.2 Froyo for the Motorola Droid in the US. Motorola has released a schedule explaining… Read more »

The Dell Streak Android tablet/smartphone with a 5 inch display and Google Android operating system may have just gone on sale in the US today, but it’s been available in the UK for a few weeks — and now members of the Modaco forums have intercepted a pre-release build of Android 2.1 for the Streak. The Dell Streak initially ships with Google Android 1.6 installed…. Read more »

The T-Mobile G1 was the first phone to ship with Google’s Android operating system. And as such, you’d think it would be the least upgradeable. But it turns out you’d think wrong — while Google and T-Mobile haven’t officially made the latest versions of the Android OS available for the G1, there is an unofficial upgrade path. Or rather, there will be shortly. Hacker Cyanogen… Read more »

Verizon has finally begun rolling out the Android 2.1 update to Motorola Droid users. And the folks at Android Central and Droid Life have posted two of the first hands-on videos I’ve seen. You can check them both out after the break, but here are some of the highlights: Live (animated) wallpapers Pinch to zoom in the browser and gallery 3D image gallery interface News… Read more »

After a false alarm earlier this month, it looks like Verizon is finally starting to rollout a software update this afternoon that will update Motorola Droid users phones from Android 2.0 to Android 2.1. The update will add support for multitouch gestures such as pinch to zoom, the new weather and news widget available on the nexus One, voice-to-text support for text entry areas, Live… Read more »

Google has just launched a new application that makes searching for contacts, bookmarks,programs, or other items including music tracks on an Android phone a heck of a lot easier — assuming you’re running Android 2.0 or 2.1. The new app is called Gesture Search, and it’s available as a free download from the Android Market. The utility lets you search your device by drawing letters… Read more »