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Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich launch coming October 18th

Brad Linder — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:08:32 +0000

Google and Samsung are holding an event in Hong Kong on October 19th to introduce the next major update to the Android operating system, as well as at least one of the first phones that will run it. Since Hong Kong is all the way on the other side of the world, the event will actually take place at 10:00 at night on October 18th... Read more »

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First look at Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Brad Linder — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:02:55 +0000

Google has already promised that the next major version of the Android operating system, code-named Ice Cream Sandwich, would be the first designed to run on both phones and tablets, combining some of the features of Android 2.x and Android 3.x and sprinkling in a few of its own. But that's about all Google has said on the matter so far. Now the folks at... Read more »

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Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich to bridge the divide between tablets, phones in Q4, 2011

Brad Linder — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:27:18 +0000

Google 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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Google Android 2.3.4 source code already available

Brad Linder — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:18:51 +0000

Google will start pushing out the newest version of Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the Nexus One and Nexus S smartphones in the coming weeks. But you may not have to wait that long to get your hands on Google Android 2.3.4, because the source code for the operating system has already been released. All we know about the update right now is that it's... Read more »

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New Gmail app for Android available for download

Brad Linder — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:58:53 +0000

Google has rolled out a new Gmail app for Android, and the good news is that it's available as a standalone download from the Android Market, which means updates won't be tied to operating system updates anymore. In other words, you won't have to wait for Android 3.0 to get a new version of Gmail if you're currently using Android 2.2. That's the good news.... Read more »

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Google Android 2.2 Froyo coming to Motorola Droid, other phones soon

Brad Linder — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:40:11 +0000

Sure, a handful of Google Nexus One users have been rocking Android 2.2 Froyo on their handsets for a few months, but that's a pretty small percentage of Android users overall. But it looks like the wider Android world is about get a cup full of frozen yogurt soon. Engadget reports that Verizon will be rolling out Android 2.2 for the Motorola Droid next week.... Read more »

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Google Nexus One is the first Android phone to officially receive Froyo update

Brad Linder — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:17:22 +0000

Google has been pushing out test builds of Android 2.2 Froyo to a small group of users with Google Nexus One phones for the past month or so. But as we've repeatedly been told, those early builds weren't the official release that would be made available to the general public -- so if you somehow managed to find and download the updates through some link... Read more »

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New Google Android 2.2 Froyo update for Nexus One leaked (FRF72)

Brad Linder — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:43:34 +0000

Another leaked build of Google Android 2.2 Froyo for the Google Nexus One has been leaked. It's not entirely clear what if any changes there are between this build and the one leaked a few weeks ago, but it appears likely that this is just a bug fix update, since the update is quite small (under 2MB). In order to install the update, you'll want... Read more »

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Google to focus on user interface for Gingerbread release

Brad Linder — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:11:10 +0000

Google Android 2.2 Froyo should be available to the general public any day now, but it might be weeks, months, or never before you actually get the update on some phones. That's largely because manufacturers and wireless carriers that customize Android by installing custom user interfaces such as Motorola Motoblur or HTC Sense. When a phone has this kind of custom UI, updating from Android... Read more »

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Google Android updates will eventually slow to once a year

Brad Linder — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:16:31 +0000

If it seems like every few months Google launches a new version of Android, thus rendering your 6-month old phone at least partially obsolete, that's because that's exactly what's been happening since Android first hit the scene in late 2008. In less than 2 years, we've gone from Android 1.5 to 1.6 to 2.1, and Android 2.2 is just around the corner. Of course, we've... Read more »

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What’s new in Google Android 2.2 Froyo?

Brad Linder — Sun, 23 May 2010 12:29:45 +0000

Yesterday I took a quick look at Android 2.2 Froyo and found that third party apps ran faster, flash Player 10.1 worked, but was a bit sluggish at times, and a few third party calendar apps stopped working. Today I wanted to take a more detailed look at some of the things that have changed in Android 2.2 Froyo. You can find a video overview... Read more »

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First look at Google Android 2.2 Froyo

Brad Linder — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:11:17 +0000

I've been playing around with Google Android 2.2 Froyo on my Nexus One for the last hour or so. While Google is slowly rolling out the over the air update to Nexus One users, there's a way to download the update and install it manually if you're the impatient type. Overall, I like Froyo so far. Third party apps definitely feel a little faster. Fennec... Read more »

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Android 2.2 will support tethering, some wireless carriers may not

Brad Linder — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:41:54 +0000

The good news is that Google Android 2.2 Froyo will include a built in utility that lets you turn your Android phone into a WiFi hot spot or share an internet connection by tethering your phone to a computer via a USB cable. The bad news is that your wireless carrier gets to decide if and how you'll use the feature. TechCrunch reports that Google... Read more »

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Google introduces Android 2.2 Froyo

Brad Linder — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:09:55 +0000

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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Google Android Market web site is now prettier — still not very useful

Brad Linder — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:10:10 +0000

Google has revamped the Android Market web site. It's no easier get a quick look at some of the top free, top paid, and featured applications, just like you would if you were using the Android Market on a mobile phone. But there's one major feature that's missing from the web site: Search. You'd think a company that made its name in the search engine... Read more »

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Google: Adobe Flash coming in Android 2.2

Brad Linder — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:38:36 +0000

Google Vice President Andy Rubin sat down with Brad Stone from the New York Times recently for an in-depth talk about Google Android. There's not a lot of news in the resulting article, but it does make for an interesting read if you want to know how Rubin responds to Apple boss Steve Jobs' comments that if you want porn on your phone, you should... Read more »

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AdMob: More Android handsets in use today, but few running Android 2.0/2.1

Brad Linder — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:14:11 +0000

Google Android market penetration is growing at a pretty fast pace... but according to a new report from mobile advertising firm AdMob, the vast majority of Android users are still on phones using Android 1.5 or 1.6. The report says that 11 devices accounted for 96 percent of all Android traffic last month, with the Motorola Droid leading the pack with 32 percent of traffic.... Read more »

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Handset makers, wireless providers taking the Google out of Google Android

Brad Linder — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:31:02 +0000

Apple's iPhone may have changed the game in the smartphone space, but adoption of Google's Android platform is growing at a ridiculous pace. There are good reasons for that: It's available for handset makers to license for free. It's also open source, which means that device makers can customize it to meet their needs. But that customization aspect could backfire on Google. Because clearly Google... Read more »

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Archos 5 Internet Tablet review

Brad Linder — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:14:56 +0000

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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