Android Phoner

Rumor: Samsung Behold II to Recieve Android 1.6 Beginning June 28th

The word around the campfire today is that the Samsung Behold II handset from T-Mobile will be seeing an update on June 28th.  Sadly, this will be the only bump the phone ever receives as it’s just not capable of 2.0 or higher.  We never did learn how many Behold II units were sold over the last few months but I get the sense that it’s a disappointment all around.  The cube design turned me off the second I learned it couldn’t be customized. I mean, how terrible is it that most phones are jumping to 2.1 this summer and the Behold II is taking baby steps? Read the rest of this entry »

Is this a Sony Companion Box for Google TV?

Engadget had an article up last week about the white box pictured to the left.  FCC documents call Sony unit an “Internet TV Box, similar to the wording for Sony’s Internet TV announced at Google I/O.  Foxconn is the builder of the internet appliance with specs saying that the unit has 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi built into the unit.  When this guy will drop questionable but Engadget points at a September 1st date. Read the rest of this entry »

Pre-Alpha Firefox Fennec Build Gains Multi-touch

Good news!  Fennec, Firefox’s mobile browser for Android, seems to be coming along quite nicely.  You will be happy to learn that the new pre-alpha build of Fennec now has multi-touch!  That’s right, you can now pinch to zoom as much as you want.  I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for this to hit the market.  Firefox is my favorite browser, sorry Google Chrome!

Huawei Planning 7-Inch Tablet with 1GHz Processor

In an effort to gain a stronger foothold on the consumer and enterprise market, Chinese hardware marker Huawei is planning an Android tablet of their own.  Running a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, it also features a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen display (800X480 or 1024X600) and 3G support and telephony functions.

The rest of the device reads like this: Android 2.1 (Eclair), possibly Android 2.2 (Froyo), a speaker with a volume rocker, microSD card slot, 3.5 mm headphone jack, WiFi (b/g), Bluetooth, HDMI port for 720p HD quality video playback.

HelloSoft Announces TriPhone, $100 4G Android Phone

VoIP and Convergence company HelloSoft has announced that they are releasing a 4G tri-band “reference” phone for deployment in WiMAX markets. A $100 4G Android phone?  Hard to believe, right? But wait, there’s more: this handset is going to be fully VoIP ready!  Read on after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

Intel Using Android 2.1 to Demo New Moorestown Chips

It was only a matter of time before we saw Intel jump into the mobile processing arms race, and it seems that they are showing off what they intend to do with their new Moorestown chips at Computex in Taiwan this week.  Engadget is only too kind to share their hands-on experience with the prototype unit. Read the rest of this entry »

Android Phones Keep Getting Bigger, 5.5-Inch Sony Ericsson on the Way

For some people, the 3.7-inch Nexus One is plenty big enough screen size.  For others, they like 4.0-inch Sony Ericsson or massive 4.3-inch HTC EVO 4G.  Then there are those who are looking forward to the 5.0-inch dell streak next month.  At that size it pushes the boundary between smart phone and tablet, bordering on both. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Ericsson ‘Shakira’ is X10 Sized for Goldilocks

Let’s say you really love the idea of the Sony xperia X10 but found it a tad too big for your liking. By contrast, the X10 Mini might be awfully small for your man hands.  What’s an Android Guy to do?  Read the rest of this entry »

Exclusive: First Look at Metro PCS’s Motorola Phone

We just told you guys about a rumored Android 2.1 phone headed for Metro PCS yesterday and we’re back with pics to prove it.  A source of ours came through with four images of the new Motorola handset which bears a passing resemblance to the T-Mobile Cliq.  Read the rest of this entry »

Mobile App Results Added to Google Search for Mobile

Google took their search for Mobile another step further today with the integration of app results for the Android and iPhone platforms.  Here’s how it works in a nutshell.  Let’s say you do a search of “download weatherbug‘ from your Android device.  Right near the top of your results will be a link that takes you directly to the application(s) in the Android Market. Click that and you’re off to download! Read the rest of this entry »