tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:53:53 +0000AndroidAndroid AppsAndroid phoneGoogleTMobileNewsSamsungG1HTCMotorolaT-Mobile G1GalaxyT-MobilereleaseupdateAmazonAccessoryGamesLiveViewOffersPreOrdersRadioSecurityStoreTabletVideoavailableoffer13inchATTArrivesAvionicsBiffmodChatChinaComingDreamG1MT3GDroidEarlyEricssonGettingHTC DreamIncentiveLeakedMarketMozillaNexusNokiaPanasonicPreOrderShackShazamSpainSurfacesThalesTheBiffModSquadsVerizonVibrantentertainmentiPhoneinflightphonessprint7InchAcerAcer liquidAcquiresAltekAndroid MarketAndroid OsAndroidSPINAnnounceAnotherArriveBeejiveBeginsBlindTypeBrandingBringBringsBuildCallingCaptivateCienaClearwireConceptConcreteContinuumContractCouldCrackleDecemberDesireDetailsDevicesDownloadDrivingDummyEasierEditionEnomthersEntryLevelEricssonsFCCFasterFaultyFollowFollowedFroyoGmailGoogle SDKGooglesGrouponGuideHTC DesireHTC HeroHTC LegendHTC MagicHeadedHingesImagesInformationIssuesItemsKeyboardKyoceraLGLG GW620LG InTouch MaxLaunchLawsuitLexikonMergeLittleMabiloMakesMarketFreshMeeboMeetsMillionMissingMovieMusicNextGenNexus1NokiasOfficialOpenMokoOperaPartyPricedPricingProductsPromotePulse MiniPushesQWERTYReadyingRealityReleasesRemovesRingtoneSCHi400Samsung Galaxy Portal i5700SeabirdSendsSettingShelvesShoppingSightsSmartphonesSocialSoftwaresSony XperiaSony Xperia X10SpecsStartupStockStorageStreamingSuccessorSuperphoneSupportSurfaceSwedensSymbianTelenorTelusTetheringTheDroidGuycomTheOfficialThemeThingsTrainingTransformTuneInUKUnboxingUnitsUpdatedVirtualWX445WatchWaterWeeksWelcomeWildfireWorriesWorthYahoo MessengerYoursZazzleapplicationeclipseiNexusindependentlyphoneroundupv2123News everything about Android software platform for mobile. A place for fans and people who are interested in Android mobilehttp://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger169125en-usyes(c): www.thebestdigital.comNews everything about Android software platform for mobile. A place for fans and people who are interested in Android mobilethebestdigital.comnoreply@blogger.comthebestdigital.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-4163920147252543672Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:13:00 +00002010-10-09T13:13:00.415-07:00AmazonAndroidreleaseStoreTabletAmazon & AndroidAmazon are stirring up quite a haze around their involvement with Android at the moment. Sure, the Amazon Kindle application for Android has been around for a while now, but we’ve recently learned Amazon might launch their own App Store for Android too. To become a developer for this Amazon App Store you have to pay a fee of $99 and Amazon will pay you a royalty equal to the http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/amazon-to-release-android-tablet-and.html4noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-2350001689364239513Sat, 09 Oct 2010 16:03:00 +00002010-10-09T09:03:01.000-07:00ArrivesavailableEarlyRadioShackTMobileThe Shack now has your G2. Yep, staying true to their promise about being the first to get the G2, Radio Shack now has the T-Mobile G2 available for grabs today – October 3rd!With T-mobile still taking pre-orders, Radio Shack wasted no time in stocking up for launch today. Some locations on the West coast had the device on sale on Saturday evening. It should be safe to say, most Radio Shack http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/t-mobile-g2-arrives-early-at-radio.html1noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-2072676293101379849Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:59:00 +00002010-10-09T04:59:00.181-07:00AndroidBuildCaptivateLeakedOfficialSamsung The official Froyo build for the Samsung Captivate leak is here – unofficially. It seems like the Android 2.2 build leaked and you can get it on your devices without waiting for the OTA update.Froyo build brings the following improvements to the Samsung Captivate:Colored icons in settingsGPS FixNew keyboardAndroid 2.2 search widgetGPS, Auto Rotation on notifications barDarker menu themePop up http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/official-android-22-build-for-samsung.html4noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-3121136721313574499Sat, 09 Oct 2010 07:34:00 +00002010-10-09T00:34:00.369-07:00AcquiresBlindTypeGoogleKeyboardStartupVirtual It looks like Google has some plans for a major keyboard overhaul for Android with its latest acquisition. Google has just acquired BlindType, the revolutionary virtual keyboard that allows for – as the name suggests – blind typing, has finally gotten some much needed attention. A post on the BlindType blog about the acquisition stated:We are excited to announce that BlindType has been acquired http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/google-acquires-virtual-keyboard-start.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-341940337574942161Sat, 09 Oct 2010 03:09:00 +00002010-10-08T20:09:00.629-07:00GettingSuccessorTMobileWhile some of you might find thisto be a little unexpected, we’re hearing that the Motorola Begonia on that T-Mobile roadmap we leaked in July is actually the T-Mobile CLIQ 2. We wouldn’t think the CLIQ qualified for sequel status, but I guess we were wrong according to the fun-loving crew over at Engadget, who was been offered a little information about this “Begonia.” We must say, we’re kind ofhttp://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/t-mobile-cliq-getting-successor.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-5030387019051965850Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:04:00 +00002010-10-08T17:04:00.694-07:00FroyoGalaxyPushesTMobileT-Mobile UK has previously stated that they were going to roll out Android 2.2 for the Samsung Galaxy S by the end of the month and surprise surprise, no Froyo. T-Mobile UK has now stated in their support forums that the update has been pushed back a “couple of weeks.”While some of you might have taken T-Mobile UK’s word to heart, we can’t really take anything as 100% fact until this update http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/t-mobile-uk-pushes-back-froyo-for.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-3215883883177962622Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:03:00 +00002010-10-08T14:03:00.230-07:00TMobileupdateWildfireT-Mobile UK will be rolling out an OTA update to their HTC Wildfire beginning Monday, October 4th that will bring more stability to the Android 2.1 firmware. Although it’s not the Android 2.2 that Wildfire users were hoping for, stability is always a good thing. T-Mobile UK posted the following in their support forums:Hi folksFrom Monday 4th October there will be an over the air (OTA) update http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/t-mobile-uk-to-push-out-ota-update-to.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-2117117505303279064Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:30:00 +00002010-10-08T09:30:00.763-07:00TMobileUnboxingWhile many of you have started receiving the T-Mobile G2, others are still awaiting the arrival of their latest mobile investment. Our friends at Wirefly have started to receive theirs as well and have made a nice little unboxing video of the G1 successor (below). The G2 is shipping with Android 2.2 and is bringing us that unique “Z” hinged form factor and optical trackpad. If you have a little http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/unboxing-t-mobile-g2.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-9151996824828444046Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:05:00 +00002010-10-08T05:05:00.556-07:00DesireFasteriPhoneThe HTC Desire HD and the Desire Z were both announced recently in London and now they’ve got a third announcement: the new HTC Sense UI. One of the most interesting features of these devices is the quick boot feature that allows your device to boot up in a matter of seconds. HTC has provided this video below on their Facebook page which shows the HTC Desire HD vs. the iPhone 4 in a friendly http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/want-to-see-htc-desire-hd-boot-up.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-955128969809939200Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:29:00 +00002010-10-08T01:29:00.471-07:00ContractGalaxyofferPreOrdersSamsungSwedensTelenorYoursWhile we’re patiently awaiting the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, wireless carriers are readying the pre-order promotions in order to grab up as many customers as possible. The Galaxy Tab is looking to follow the path laid out by the Samsung Galaxy S and as the tablet is headed for Sweden, wireless carrier Telenor has the best deal so far.Telenor is offering the 7-inch tablet free for new http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/swedens-telenor-to-offer-samsung-galaxy.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-971074914787910383Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:51:00 +00002010-10-07T20:51:00.476-07:00IssuesSamsungTMobileupdateVibrantAn update is available via Samsung Kies program that is said to address your faulty GPS  and before you download the update, know that T-Mobile has stated not to download the update from Kies and to wait for an official OTA update from them. They posted the following last night on Twitter:If you haven’t downloaded the update from Kies, we must urge you not to as carriers are not responsible for http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/samsung-issues-vibrant-update-on-kies.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-8100021173185184569Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:19:00 +00002010-10-07T16:19:00.297-07:00BrandingSamsungSurfacesVerizonThe image above is the Samsung i-400 which is headed to Verizon by the obvious branding at the top of this device. The i-400 is rocking a rather unique form factor which, as you can see, features a smaller secondary display. We’re assuming this will display the time as well as call information.This device is said to be running Android 2.1 and we can see the TouchWiz UI that is on Verizon’s Galaxyhttp://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/samsung-i-400-surfaces-with-verizon.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-1879211907910925357Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:18:00 +00002010-10-07T13:18:00.745-07:00CienaEntryLevelHeadedMotorolaOffersSpecsVerizonWX445The Motorola WX445 Ciena, also known as the Motorola Citrus that was leaked back in August, has shown up again offering a little more specs that will make up this entry-level device as it to be heading to Verizon. This device offers nothing us power users would be interested in, but still offers the beloved Android OS and could be possibly gracing shelves this holiday season.Features of the http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/motorola-wx445-ciena-offers-entry-level.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-5538097221202706311Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:45:00 +00002010-10-07T08:45:00.304-07:00ContinuumDetailsImagesSamsungSCHi400SurfaceWith the Samsung Continuum i-400 leak this morning, we figured it would take a day or two before this device showed its face again. BGR has received a few high-res images of the Continuum showing a little more of that secondary display. Earlier we reported that we were unsure if this Samsung device would be another Galaxy S phone, and we can tell that it will be by the obvious Galaxy S branding http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-samsung-continuum-sch-i400-images.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-4818610850601790113Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:10:00 +00002010-10-07T05:10:00.821-07:00ComingInformationSamsungupdateVibrantIf you are a little agitated with Samsung and T-Mobile because of the delayed OTA update for the Samsung Vibrant, you might rest a little easier as Samsung has stated on their Facebook page that more details regarding the OTA update will be coming next week.T-Mobile and Samsung are hearing your questions regarding timing for the Vibrant software upgrade. We are continuing to work diligently to http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-information-re-samsung-vibrant.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-7381587376557230904Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:34:00 +00002010-10-07T01:34:00.304-07:00GuideLeakedLexikonMergeThose of you with the HTC Lexikon/Merge still fresh on your minds will be happy to know that the user guide has surfaced showing a little more detail of how to use this full-QWERTY HTC slider. This user guide confirms some details of the phone: that it will in fact be a global device, it is shipping with Android 2.2 and that Bing will making an appearance on this device.Droid-Life has stated thathttp://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/htc-lexikonmerge-user-guide-leaked.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-1463439741176488779Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:59:00 +00002010-10-06T21:59:00.411-07:00AndroidGoogleMarketSendsIt looks likes Google is throwing some of their core applications into the Android Market which we have already seen them do with their Gmail application and now they have tossed in their Car Home app. The new features of the Car Home application allows the user to customize the shortcuts displayed and also allows you to position them any way you’d like.I found it in the Android Market last nighthttp://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/google-sends-car-home-app-to-android.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-1658433141969375251Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:49:00 +00002010-10-06T17:49:00.310-07:00updateIf you’re expecting the maintenance update for the Samsung Epic 4G, you can stop manually checking for now as Sprint has stated that there are “administrative” issues that caused this hold and has issued the following statement:We learned this evening that there were administrative issues getting this software loaded to Google’s servers.  We don’t yet have an expected time when this will be http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/epic-4g-ota-update-on-hold.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-2794668623624155586Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:39:00 +00002010-10-06T13:39:00.832-07:00AndroidBringsCrackleMovieStreamingIt would seem the streaming video service Crackle has stealthily released their app to the Android Market without any fanfare. That’s okay, we’re still excited about it. Much of what can be watched through the website can also be viewed on the app; there is a big BUT to this however. While everything can be viewed on your Android device, only certain titles are viewable for free, the rest can http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/crackle-brings-movie-streaming-to-your.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-8974055589610810115Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:35:00 +00002010-10-06T09:35:00.466-07:00ArrivesFaultyFollowHingesMissingStorageTMobileAs with every new device, once people start to receive them we start hearing about all of the flaws of the device. The following issues pose a big problem as T-Mobile gears up for the official launch of the G2. First up is that unique “Z” hinge mechanism which looks very cool and allows the display to rest almost flush with the keyboard allowing for easy screen to keyboard maneuvering.This issue,http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/as-t-mobile-g2-arrives-faulty-hinges.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-1926265868812067771Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:31:00 +00002010-10-06T05:31:00.570-07:00AnotherLawsuitIf you’re thinking Apple is getting lawyer-happy again, you’ll have to try again another day. This time it’s Microsoft V. Motorola and patents.  While this is good in the sense of it being a sign of Android’s growing popularity and dominance in the market, litigation is generally not a good thing. So what’s Microsoft’s beef with Motorola? From Horacio Gutierrez,  vice president and deputy generalhttp://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/another-day-another-lawsuit.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-1831489747367433719Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:06:00 +00002010-10-06T01:06:00.628-07:00AndroidPartyWatchWelcomeNot at the Android BBQ? Not arriving until later? No worries! The welcome party is being being stream right this moment, have a look:I’m actually kinda jealous that Simon and Allen are already there, while Alex and I won’t be joining until tomorrow morning.Source: Android Phone Newshttp://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/watch-android-bbq-welcome-party-live.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-2854980627081315135Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:41:00 +00002010-10-05T20:41:00.229-07:00AndroidavailableNexusNexus one upgrade via Android CentralThe word on the wire is that Android version 2.2.1 is available for the Nexus One. I’ll state it now to avoid disappointment in a few sentences; It is not a major update. At a measly 3.9MB we suspect that this is a simple maintenance release, but as shown in the picture from Android Central, it will make your Nexus One say “FRG83?. Sweet.Although Google have http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/android-221-available-for-nexus-one.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-5003595951405302955Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:31:00 +00002010-10-05T16:31:00.621-07:00AndroidofferphonesShazamLG Ally shazamShazam is one of the original music identification applications. I’m sure you use it, or have heard of it, but for the sake of those who have not, this application allows you to hold your phone up towards a speaker and have it report to you the name and artist of a song or piece of music. Shazam has been around the block and as such, it is arguably the most accurate recognition http://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/lg-to-offer-shazam-on-all-android.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404431076936650617.post-8052240341805898868Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:27:00 +00002010-10-05T12:27:00.442-07:0013inchAccessoryAndroidEricssonLiveViewreleaseSony Ericsson LiveViewIs it a watch? Is it a phone? No, it is a 1.3-inch device that can be worn like a watch and display notifications from your phone. Sony Ericsson has decided that there is a niche in the market for a device capable of streaming you important information from your Android handset, even when it is in your pocket or bag. LiveView only offers a 1.3-inch display, but it is capablehttp://android-phones-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/sony-ericsson-to-release-13-inch.html0noreply@blogger.com (thebestdigital.com)