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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »