mobiputing » Android http://mobiputing.com Tue, 22 May 2012 18:09:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Google begins pushing Android 4.0.4 http://mobiputing.com/2012/03/google-begins-pushing-android-4-0-4/ http://mobiputing.com/2012/03/google-begins-pushing-android-4-0-4/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:18:35 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=12339 Android Open Source ProjectThe latest version of Google Android is on its way to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Google also recently started offering Android 4.0.4 software updates for Motorola XOOM tablets and Samsung Nexus S smartphones. The software should be available soon for other devices... and independent developers will likely start basing custom ROMs for a variety of phones and tablets on the new software soon. Google... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/11/google-android-ice-cream-sandwich-ported-to-the-htc-g1/feed/ 1 Google adds movies to Android Market, launches Music Beta service http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-adds-movies-to-android-market-launches-music-beta-service/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-adds-movies-to-android-market-launches-music-beta-service/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 16:56:52 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=9606 music beta2Google is fleshing out its digital media strategy with the launch of music and movie services. First up, Google has added video rentals to the Android Market. Now when you visit the Android Market on the web, you can view apps, books, or movies. The videos run $1.99 and up and you can either stream them from the web, on a mobile device. Google will... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-adds-movies-to-android-market-launches-music-beta-service/feed/ 0 Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich to bridge the divide between tablets, phones in Q4, 2011 http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-android-ice-cream-sandwich-to-bridge-the-divide-between-tablets-phones-in-q4-2011/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-android-ice-cream-sandwich-to-bridge-the-divide-between-tablets-phones-in-q4-2011/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 16:27:18 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=9602 ice creamGoogle has announced that the next major version of Android called Ice Cream Sandwich will be available in the 4th quarter of the year. It will be the first version of Android designed to run on all sorts of devices including phones, tablets, and even devices with keyboards such as the Asus Eee Pad Transformer. The update will bring many Honeycomb features to smartphones, including... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-android-ice-cream-sandwich-to-bridge-the-divide-between-tablets-phones-in-q4-2011/feed/ 1 Google unveils Android 3.1 Honeycomb http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-unveils-android-3-1-honeycomb/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-unveils-android-3-1-honeycomb/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 16:19:31 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=9600 android 3.1Google is introducing the first major update for its tablet version of Android. Google Android 3.1 Honeycomb will be available first for the Verizon Motorola XOOM 3G tablet, but Android 3.1 will also be available soon for Google TV set-top boxes. Android 3.1 will include USB host capabilities allowing you to use USB storage devices, connect a camera to transfer photos, or even plug in a mouse,... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-unveils-android-3-1-honeycomb/feed/ 1 How to install Google Android 2.3.4 for the Nexus One http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/how-to-install-google-android-2-3-4-for-the-nexus-one/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/how-to-install-google-android-2-3-4-for-the-nexus-one/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 13:25:29 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=9453 Google has begun pushing out an over the air update for Nexus One smartphone users bringing Android 2.3.4 to the company's older flagship phone. The latest version of Android started showing up for Google Nexus S users last week. If you don't feel like waiting until a notification pops up on your phone letting you know your download is ready, you can go ahead and... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/how-to-install-google-android-2-3-4-for-the-nexus-one/feed/ 3 ScheduledSync for Android automatically uploads to your Dropbox http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/scheduledsync-for-android-automatically-uploads-to-your-dropbox/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/scheduledsync-for-android-automatically-uploads-to-your-dropbox/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:48:57 +0000 Lee http://mobiputing.com/?p=9375 Sure, there's already a Dropbox app for Android devices, but it only tends to files located in its own local directory. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a way to upload any file or folder from your phone and have that happen automatically? Of course it would, and the developer of ScheduledSync agrees -- which is why exactly why he's created the app. Punch... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/scheduledsync-for-android-automatically-uploads-to-your-dropbox/feed/ 2 Qualcomm AR platform ready to bring superimposed gaming action to the masses http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/qualcomm-ar-platform-ready-to-bring-superimposed-gaming-action-to-the-masses/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/qualcomm-ar-platform-ready-to-bring-superimposed-gaming-action-to-the-masses/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:00:38 +0000 Lee http://mobiputing.com/?p=9348 If the thought of blasting TIE fighters as they flew around your backyard had you in a tizzy, then this news should really excite you. Qualcomm has announced that its augmented reality platform is dropping the beta label and is now ready for prime time development. Apart from its own AR SDK, Qualcomm is also making a plug-in for the popular Unity 3D gaming engine... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/qualcomm-ar-platform-ready-to-bring-superimposed-gaming-action-to-the-masses/feed/ 0 Grid Size for Android is a drive space analyzer for your SD card http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/grid-size-for-android-is-a-drive-space-analyzer-for-your-sd-card/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/grid-size-for-android-is-a-drive-space-analyzer-for-your-sd-card/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:30:41 +0000 Lee http://mobiputing.com/?p=9206 With so many Android apps now able to install themselves to your microSD card -- or at least store application data on it -- it's not hard to fritter away a few megabytes or even gigabytes in a hurry. That's why it's a good idea to have a few apps installed to help you keep an eye on your storage media and let you know... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/grid-size-for-android-is-a-drive-space-analyzer-for-your-sd-card/feed/ 2 Maxthon browser for Android gets new themes, pinch-to-zoom http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/maxthon-browser-for-android-gets-new-themes-pinch-to-zoom/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/maxthon-browser-for-android-gets-new-themes-pinch-to-zoom/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:04:37 +0000 Lee http://mobiputing.com/?p=9115 Maxthon has posted an updated version of its Android Web browser over at the xda-developer forums. The default Maxthon themes have been slightly recolored, but it's below the surface that the most important change has been made. Maxthon now supports pinch-to-zoom, which was one of the few critical pieces of functionality the browser was missing. The browser's rendering and synchronization engines have gotten a speed... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/maxthon-browser-for-android-gets-new-themes-pinch-to-zoom/feed/ 0 Get it Later for Android starts downloads when you have a Wi-Fi connection http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/get-it-later-for-android-starts-downloads-when-you-have-a-wi-fi-connection/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/get-it-later-for-android-starts-downloads-when-you-have-a-wi-fi-connection/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:00:19 +0000 Lee http://mobiputing.com/?p=9039 Not everyone is blessed with a generous amount of bandwidth when it comes to cellular data contracts. That being the case, it's nice to know about apps which can help you conserve precious megabytes while you're out and about. Get It Later is definitely a utility worth having at the ready. Here's how it works: while you're browsing the web or checking Gmail, you come... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/get-it-later-for-android-starts-downloads-when-you-have-a-wi-fi-connection/feed/ 0 Next-gen Google Android may combine smartphone, tablet, TV features http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/next-gen-google-android-may-combine-smartphone-tablet-tv-features/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/next-gen-google-android-may-combine-smartphone-tablet-tv-features/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:53:51 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=8807 Google's light weight Android operating system now comes in three flavors: Gingerbread for smartphones, Honeycomb for tablets, and Google TV, a set-top-box OS based on Android which blurs the lines between web video and content stored on your DVR. But one day all three versions of Android coudl become one. GTV Source reports that Google will merge the source code so that Google Android Ice... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/04/next-gen-google-android-may-combine-smartphone-tablet-tv-features/feed/ 3 AT&T to acquire T-Mobile: How do you feel about that? http://mobiputing.com/2011/03/att-to-acquire-t-mobile-how-do-you-feel-about-that/ http://mobiputing.com/2011/03/att-to-acquire-t-mobile-how-do-you-feel-about-that/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:45:07 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=8456 AT&T has announced plans to buy T-Mobile for $39 billion, which would make the joint company the largest wireless carrier in the US. It would also likely mean better service for all current and future AT&T and T-Mobile customers, since the companies will combine their infrastructure. Unfortunately there's a good chance it will also mean higher prices, the end of unlimited data plans, and possibly... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2011/03/att-to-acquire-t-mobile-how-do-you-feel-about-that/feed/ 7 Motorola unveils upgrade schedule for Android phones http://mobiputing.com/2010/08/motorola-unveils-upgrade-schedule-for-android-phones/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/08/motorola-unveils-upgrade-schedule-for-android-phones/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:24:48 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=3692 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 »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/08/motorola-unveils-upgrade-schedule-for-android-phones/feed/ 0 Google introduces Android 2.2 Froyo http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/google-introduces-android-2-2-froyo/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/google-introduces-android-2-2-froyo/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 16:09:55 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=1560 Google has officially unveiled the next generation of its Android operating system for mobile devices today at the Google I/O developer conference. The SDK is available for developers today, and Google says Android 2.2 Froyo will be available to OEMs in the next few weeks. There are a ton of changes in Froyo, but here are some of the most exciting new features: Tethering and... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/google-introduces-android-2-2-froyo/feed/ 7 Google Android now runs on the iPhone 3G http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/google-android-now-runs-on-the-iphone-3g/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/google-android-now-runs-on-the-iphone-3g/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 12:58:57 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=1383 It was just a few weeks ago that we first saw Google's Android operating system running on an iPhone. But that particular hack was limited to a first generation iPhone 2G. Well now developer David Wang is back, and this time he's managed to squeeze Google's mobile operating system onto an iPhone 3G. Audio isn't working at the moment, but almost everything else is. Multiotuch... Read more »

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]]> http://mobiputing.com/2010/05/google-android-now-runs-on-the-iphone-3g/feed/ 1 Archos 5 Internet Tablet review http://mobiputing.com/2010/02/archos-5-internet-tablet-review/ http://mobiputing.com/2010/02/archos-5-internet-tablet-review/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:14:56 +0000 Brad Linder http://mobiputing.com/?p=205 The Archos 5 Internet Tablet is the first Google Android powered tablet from Archos, a company best known for making MP3 players and portable media players. And at it's core, the Archos 5 Internet tablet is a pretty good media player. It offers all the features you would expect including excellent audio and video playback capabilities and access to online media and files stored on... Read more »

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