Get Well Soon, Mr. Jobs
There has been long standing speculation about the health of Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Throughout 2008 his weight loss was apparent and various rumors swirled about possible serious illnesses. The cancer card was thrown into the mix, Jobs’ announced he wouldn’t make the Keynote speech at MacWorld and grumblings of “death bed” were seen around [...]
Android on HTC Touch HD, HP 2133
As developers become more and more anxious to port Android over to devices besides the G1, chances are we’ll be seeing a lot more of these “Android Running On XYZ” kind of videos. While we won’t post about every single one - which would become really. freaking. boring. - we’ll bring you the ones we [...]
Babes & Bots
Remember the Zune Guy and Storm Dude, each of who got tattoos of their favorite gadget? Tell them to move over, the ranks of inked up obsessors have a new leader and it’s a babe boasting the Android bot:
The beautiful young lady above sporting the bot on her left forearm is Natalie “Kommodore” Thompson. According [...]
Extended G1 Battery: Get 15% More Juice
Are you sick of waiting for the Free Extended G1 Battery Rumor to materialize? If you’re constantly Androiding up your G1 and using the heck out of every application every day, you’re probably irritated by having to keep charging it up. And if you just can’t wait, Seidio is offering a battery that fits the [...]
Android Netbooks: Coming And When?
We’ve speculated for quite some time that Android isn’t only for phones. While 2008 was all about the G1 and 2009 will likely see a slew of handsets, 2010 appears poised to see an Android Netbook. Scratch that… an Android Netbook already exists:
The above image is Android running on an Asus EEEPC. The folks at [...]
Python On Android: Broadening Horizons
At the moment, developers of Android Applications must know and use Java or be S.O.L. but it seems that could change thanks to some crafty developers. Using an existing tutorial on how to cross compile Python, Damon Kohler rewrote and customized the code to install Python Version 2.4.5 on his Android Powered G1.
He says it’s [...]
Google Sky Lab: Testing Yesterday’s Phones
The Google Mobile Blog confessed what the most frequently asked question regarding their mobile apps is and to be honest… its not at all surprising: “What About My Phone”. People want to know what THEIR phone can do and how it can do it. But with literally THOUSANDS of different phones, the answer to each [...]
Control Your Home Computer With RemoteDroid
I’m not sure how often or under what circumstances you would want to use this app given the fact that you need to be connected to the same WiFi Network, but the fact that it even exists is pretty darn cool. RemoteDroid is an application that can interface with your home computer (PC, Mac or [...]
Weekly Apps in Review - Episode I
This post marks the start of a new era in the Phandroid kingdom - Weekly Apps in Review (WAR). Instead of waking up each morning and sorting through the “All Applications” button sorted by “Date” in the Market (read: Every morning of the past month for yours truly), we at Phandroid are starting a WAR [...]
Android Market Pricing, Geo-Targeting Details Emerge
We just got an email from the Android Market Support Team who shared some details of the updates coming as we move into the new year. The announcement isn’t earth shattering, but its great to see that Google is closely adhering to their timeline, seems right on target and is following through with all the [...]
