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Motorola DROID updated to Android 2.1 Now

Posted on April 1st, 2010 AndroidPhoner.com No comments

The newly launched DROID by Motorola gets updated to Android 2.1 Operating System. However, you can even manually upgrade the particular Motorola mobile phone to original version of Android 2.1 OS. Read the rest of this entry »
Android 2.1 Update Available For Motorola Droid And Droid Eris

Posted on March 4th, 2010 AndroidPhoner.com 4 comments

If you have been waiting to update your Motorola Droid or Droid Eris to the latest version of Google’s mobile phone operating system, Android 2.1, good news as it looks like a ROM has been leaked which will allow you to update your Droid to Android 2.1.

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What You don’t Know About Google Android

Posted on February 24th, 2010 AndroidPhoner.com No comments

In the beginning, there was the BlackBerry, the push-email device from Research in Motion (RIM), which set the standard for corporate mobility. And of course, Microsoft’s own Windows Mobile system has long offered push-email and Microsoft Exchange compatibility as well.

But with consumer-oriented devices like Apple’s wildly popular iPhone slipping into the boardroom, there’s an opening for other smartphones, like those based on Google Android, to do so as well. Here’s what you need to know about Google Android. Read the rest of this entry »
Android Phone: HTC Desire comes with Android 2.1

Posted on February 16th, 2010 AndroidPhoner.com 4 comments

HTC has announced Google Nexus One’s sibling HTC Desire with Sense UI clad Android 2.1 at the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2010. Yes, it’s the same HTC handset codenamed ‘Bravo’ that got a mention on Swedish Mobile Operator 3’s Facebook page last month. With 3.7-inch AMOLED multi-touch display, Desire sports 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. HTC will make Desire available in Europe and Asia in early second quarter of this year.

The new HTC Desire stands different from Nexus One on grounds of HTC’s Sense UI and the former doesn’t have a trackball navigation. Desire has 3.7-inch AMOLED WVGA display that is as much as existing smartphones like Motorola Droid and Samsung Omnia HD. Just like the Nexus One, HTC Desire equips 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU with 512MB ROM and 576MB RAM (while Nexus One has 512MB RAM).

New Android 2.1 operating system loaded on Desire also has layer of HTC’s Sense UI that debuted with HTC Hero smartphone. Sense UI now features new Leap function that allows viewing different home screens at the same time by pinch gesture. We already know about Friend Stream feature that collates all the social network updates to the contacts in Address Book. Other improvements come in the browser, web client, widget and better news reader application.

Along with the Desire, HTC has launched two other devices at the MWC 2010 – HTC Legend and HTC HD Mini.

HTC Desire

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Motorola DROID is coming with Android 2.1

Posted on February 9th, 2010 AndroidPhoner.com 4 comments

According to Motorola’s Facebook page, the DROID smartphone will be getting the Android 2.1 update this week. Motorola will be sending the upgrade over-the-air, similar to the 2.0.1 update.

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Android Not Alone, Symbian Now Open Source and Free

Posted on February 4th, 2010 AndroidPhoner.com 4 comments

The source code for the ten-year old Symbian platform will be completely open source and available for free starting Thursday. The transition from proprietary code to open source is the largest in software history, claims the Symbian Foundation.

“The dominant operating system provider out there is Symbian,” says Lee Williams, executive director of the Symbian Foundation, “and now we are offering developers the ability to do so much more.” Read the rest of this entry »
Hey Google – time to get serious about Android

Posted on February 3rd, 2010 AndroidPhoner.com 1,478 comments

Hey Google,

I’m sure it’s been a blast working on Android over the last couple of years but I’m afraid that if you don’t get a little bit serious about it then you aren’t going to take any meaningful market share. This would mean missing a great opportunity as Smartphones (or ‘Superphones’ as you call them) move from the early adopters into the mainstream market. It looks like most Android phones are really good and there is so much potential to connect them to your ever increasing on-line services that play to your strengths. Read the rest of this entry »
Android is running on Windows Mobile Phones

Posted on January 30th, 2010 AndroidPhoner.com 32 comments

A member of a modding community has come up with a way to give you the best of both worlds; dual-booting software for running either WinMo or Android.

If you are the owner of a smartphone running Windows Mobile but you are jealous of the Android-based mobiles that are swamping the market at the moment, then this will no doubt be good news. Read the rest of this entry »
Android OS 2.1 for HTC Hero will come in Q1 2010

Posted on January 28th, 2010 AndroidPhoner.com 4 comments

The HTC Hero reportedly will be getting an operating system upgrade to Android OS 2.1, but not for several more months. This smartphone is currently running version 1.5, and Hero users have been getting impatient since version 2.1 was released several weeks ago. Read the rest of this entry »