Google’s I/O Conference kicks off Day 2 with the official unveiling of Android 2.2 aka Froyo. We’ve had a review build of 2.2 with full Flash 10.1 support on a Nexus One for under a week. Here’s what we found.
The bump from Android 2.1 to 2.2 isn’t as significant as the bump from 1.6 to 2.0. There’s been a slight UI …
Google’s official announcement of Android 2.2 (Froyo) is likely slated to be the big thing today at I/O (that or Smart TV). But even before Froyo is officially unveiled, we now know when Gingerbread (build # unknown) will likely launch and what platform(s) will support it. Launch dates can always be shifted around and platform …
Well hello there, Nvidia tablet prototype. You’re looking chipper. My, that’s a nice dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor you have and, oh dear, you’ve got Tegra 2 graphics? A whole gigabyte of RAM? Webcam? Two USB ports?
Here’s a hands-on demo video of the tablet in …
Better late than never.
Sprint announced today that they would begin rolling out Android 2.1 aka Éclair for HTC Hero owners. The update brings goodies like Google Maps Navigation, enhanced corporate email support, a beefed up Sense UI and a variety of minor bug fixes.
Update your software
To update your Hero through computer
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Though this video from The Onion is a tongue-in-cheek look at Google’s advertising platform, it may not be too far off from what’s coming in the future.
The idea is simple. Google gives away handsets and service for free and in return, it uses voice recognition software to detect what you’re talking about and whispers …
Now that Android’s market share is steadily climbing the charts, Amazon has decided to announce a Kindle app for the Google platform. It launches this summer and allows users to browse the Kindle store, switch between five different fonts and last page read synchronization across all Kindle supported platforms. Oh, and you can buy …
The adoption rate for Android has skyrocketed in the last few months with more and more carriers offering Google’s mobile OS devices. The NPD Group released a report earlier this week showing Android’s market share had risen significantly in the first quarter even surpassing Apple’s iPhone.
(More on Techland: 18 Best Android …
TechCrunch is reporting that Android 2.2 (Froyo) will bring with it built-in USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot features. So you’ll theoretically be able to connect your Android phone to your computer and use it as a modem or, better yet, use it as a little travel router to share your mobile data signal with nearby devices (you can set up …
I’m live blogging from my phone so there won’t be any photos until later tonight.
The nerds here are getting very territorial over seats at the press conference. It’s pretty ridiculous.
What can we expect to hear from Sprint CEO Dan Hesse? My guess is pricing and availability for the EVO 4G.
Those of us at the event will be …
Put your credit card back in your wallet, purse and/or murse. There is no timeline or manufacturer attached to the Android tablet that Verizon is working on with Google. There’s really nothing surprising about this quasi announcement.
Yes, we get that everyone is scrambling to get a tablet out into the market to compete with the …
We just got our hands on the Garminfone from T-Mobile. It’s slated to ship in June for $200 after a 2-year contract. We’ll post our initial impressions tomorrow along with photos. One notable worth mentioning now is that the Garminfone will most likely ship with Android 1.6. T-Mobile says they’re working on upgrading to 2.1, but for now …
Sprint announced in March that it would follow suit and make available the Nexus One in the near future. Seven days later the HTC EVO 4G was announced. In late April Google announced via the Nexus One blog that Verizon customers were better off ordering the HTC Incredible, a “cousin of the Nexus One that is similarly feature-packed.” …
