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Sprint Becomes Second U.S. Carrier To Launch Android Phone

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Fri, 4 Sep 2009 14:12:00 +0200

Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today that it will begin selling its first Android handset on Oct. 11, making it the second U.S. carrier to roll out a phone based on Google’s platform. Release. Up until now, T-Mobile USA had been the only carrier in the U.S. to sell an Android phone. Many theorize that the Android platform won’t start see a dramatic uptake in usage without multiple

Acer to launch four smartphones in 2H09, say sources

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:46:00 +0200

Acer plans to launch four smartphones, the A1, C1/E1, F1 and L1, at the end of September and in the fourth quarter of this year, outsourcing the production to Taiwan-based Compal Communications and Inventec Appliances, according to sources at Taiwan handset component suppliers.The A1 is an Android-powered model, while the other three are based on Windows Mobile platform, the

Apple’s iPhone apps: 62,965 and counting (or is it?)

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:37:00 +0200

Apple grabbed headlines on June 8 at its Worldwide Developers Conference when it announced on June 8 that it had more than 50,000 apps on the iPhone. That number became fixated in everyone’s heads. But now it’s time to move on. Less than a month later, there are now 62,965 apps on the iPhone, according to Mobclix. The number of games is now 13,030. Back on June 24, we noted that there 59,073 apps

Nokia and Symbian: Forget about Android, it’s all about Cutey (Qt)

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:41:00 +0200

Nokia, the world’s largest phone handset maker, is denying reports stemming from “industry insiders” that it is developing a smartphone that runs on Google’s Android software. Nokia said, “everyone knows that Symbian is our preferred platform for advanced mobile devices.” However, the truth may be more complicated. Nokia is instead embracing something called Qt, a software toolbox for developers,

Motorola Woos Android Developers

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:27:00 +0200

The cellphone maker is investing in developers months before its Android phones launch. It's no secret that Motorola Co-Chief Executive Sanjay Jha is betting on Google's Android

Blueprints af Sony Ericsson X2 her.

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:06:00 +0200

Sony Ericsson ”Rachael” is the codename of the Swedes' first Android-based mobile phone, that is expected to be announced later this year. It will be part of Sony Ericsson's series of XPERIA products. We've got our hands on internal documents about the phone, that seems to have the potential to be a sales success.The phone is based on the Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon platform, that enables

HTC Releases Third Android Phone, Sporting New Look And Flash

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:21:00 +0200

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has released its third Android phone, the HTC Hero, which has been picked up by France Telecom’s UK carrier Orange, as the first Android device in its portfolio of phones, the companies said today. The Hero also sports the smartphone maker’s new user interface, HTC Sense. The UI, which has been two years in the making will be used in all forthcoming HTC

Alleged shot of Motorola Morrison for T-Mobile has us swinging wildly betwixt love and disgust

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Is the world ready for a white, black, and shiny metallic blue Android phone? Well, the world may not have to be -- but we strongly suspect this picture claiming to be the Motorola "Morrison" for T-Mobile USA is real since it exactly matches the thumbnail in that leaked roadmap from a while back. We can only guess from the coloration that this is likely going to be billed as a youth device -- and

Samsung Bigfoot : Androïd, écran AMOLED et clavier complet

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:22:00 +0200

Après avoir annoncé le mois dernier la sortie du prochain téléphone fonctionnant sous système Androïd, le Samsung

Le dernier HTC sous Androïd en exclu chez Orange

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:03:00 +0200

D’après certaines informations, Orange aurait l’exclusivité de la commercialisation pour la France et l’Angleterre du 3ème mobile HTC tournant sous Androïd, le bien nommé “Hero” … Esthétiquement, le HTC Hero ressemble vaguement au HTC Magic mais de couleur noire et le trackball de navigation en moins. En ce qui concerne le coeur de la machine

Google: Expect 18 Android Phones by Year’s End

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:14:00 +0200

Summer Of ‘09 Phone War update: By year’s end, there will be at least 18 phones on the market worldwide based on the Android operating system, Google disclosed for the first time Wednesday. Andy Rubin, senior director for Mobile Platforms for Google and the spearhead of the Android operating system, said the number could be as high as 20. (That figure does not include devices made by

Google geeks shaking with excitement over this week’s Android surprise

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:02:00 +0200

Arrogance isn’t a word you would use to describe Andy Rubin and his team of engineers who build Google’s Android software for mobile phones. Rubin, who developed handheld gadgets for Apple and Danger before Google beamed him aboard, isn’t one to call his own work revolutionary. Until now. Four years after the Android project began in Mountain View, insiders are telling VentureBeat that we can’t

La mission d'Android est d'organiser l'information mondiale et la rendre universellement accessible et pertinente !

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:53:00 +0200

Une récente interview sur le site web de Cnet de Andy Rubin Directeur de la plate-forme mobile de Google nous donne un aperçu de la véritable stratégie open-source pour Android, une interview qui confirme toujours la même direction : permettre à un maximum de personne d’être connecté à l’internet mobile avec un modèle publicitaire (gratuit pour l’utilisateur). Une conférence Google I/O aura lieu

L'interface Android version HTC s'appelerait Rosie

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:32:00 +0200

Hier, nous vous avons parlé de cette interface d'Android personnalisée par HTC. Aujourd'hui, on en apprend encore un peu plus avec de nouvelles captures d'écran et une vidéo. Apparemment cette interface réalisée par HTC s'appellerait "Rosie", et vous permet, grâce à l'utilisation de widgets (une bonne douzaine), d'avoir une page d'accueil différentes de la version Android de base. Voici quelques

Bouygues va commercialiser le smartphone Android Samsung i7500 Galaxy

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:52:00 +0200

Le mois dernier, Samsung a officialisé le i7500 Galaxy, son premier smartphone utilisant Android, le système d’exploitation de Google. Et il y avait des fortes chances qu’il soit commercialisé par l’opérateur Bouygues comme on vous le mentionnait dans nos colonnes.Et Samsung et Bouygues viennent de l’officialiser : le 3ème opérateur français commercialisera le smartphone i7500 Galaxy courant

Android v2.0 'Donut' Outed

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:08:00 +0200

While Android v1.5 - Cupcake as it is more widely known - is only now being distributed to G1 customers there's already something newer and altogether snazzier to get excited about...Keeping up the adorable/bizarre food theme is 'Donut' the codename for the HTC Hero build which is expected to eventually become Android v2.0'. Excitingly, not only has it suddenly broken cover but there's even a

Actualités Générales Bouygues Télécom plonge dans l’androsphère avec le Samsung Galaxy

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:05:00 +0200

Beaucoup de nos lecteurs français l’attendaient, nous avions relayé ce qui n’était qu’une rumeur mais c’est maintenant officiel. Bouygues Télécom va commercialiser le Samsung i7500 sous le nom de Samsung Galaxy et ce dès le mois de juillet. Ce terminal est équipé d’Android, d’un GPS, de la 3G du Wifi d’un écran tactile AMOLED de 3,2” et d’un appareil de 5 millions de pixels. En terme de

Apple Serious About Background App Support For iPhone 3.0 (AAPL)

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:36:00 +0200

Apple (AAPL) is serious about letting more iPhone software -- beyond its native apps like phone, iPod, and Mail -- run in the background, we've heard from sources in the mobile industry. This could potentially happen as soon as Apple's iPhone 3.0 release, based on scuttlebutt we've heard. Here's two potential scenarios we've heard. Treat these as rumors for now, as we don't know how realistic

Android Aims for the Stars with Google Sky Map

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:57:00 +0200

As analysts go gaga over Android this week, Google is unveiling a high-tech "mobile planetarium" that could catapult the system into a whole new world. Google Sky Map was officially introduced Tuesday, just one day after researchers suggested Android was well on its way to becoming a "top-tier player" within the smartphone market. Android Growth Predictions First, the Android analysis: The

Google Android Will Grow 900 Percent in 2009, Analysts Say

noreply@blogger.com (Buddymob) — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:23:00 +0200