Sprint has finally come to market with their 4G network with their WiMax based XOHM service in Baltimore, Maryland! It will inevitably be rolling out in markets nationwide in coming months. What exactly IS WiMax/XOHM?
Sprint is holding a press conference in Baltimore to announce and discuss WiMax/XOHM and phandroid will be AT the event to [...]
We already know that a bunch of manufacturers are working on Android handsets: Samsung, LG and Motorola for sure and we know that Sony Ericsson is at least testing the platform. All along we hoped Android would launch with a bang, dropping a number of handsets on at least a couple of carriers right off [...]
This article was written by Phil Black: Android enthusiast and Phandroid reader.
It’s a normal day as Chandler walks down the street. BZZZZZZZZ….”OMG!” he exclaims as his new G1 vibrates. He pulls out his phone to see a notification that an enemy is close at hand! Should he whip out his cell phone and [...]
An Android Developer was recently approached by a Motorola headhunter and apparently, the company is growing its Android team from 50 to 350! We already know that the struggling handset maker was making a pretty big play on Android but a 350 person team is substantial.
It seems that Motorola will be coming out with multiple [...]
With recent discussion from Sony Ericsson that their Xperia brand wasn’t tied to Windows Mobile, Android enthusiasts were encouraged that the company could have an Android handset launching sooner rather than later. Looks like we spoke (or thought) too quickly.
Lets get a few of the facts straight:
Sony Ericsson is NOT a member of the Open [...]
As the first Android enabled handset, the T-Mobile G1 has got a fairly short list of complaints - among them is the lack of VoIP support. Wired heavily criticized this absence (as did many tech sources) in a pair of articles that paraphrased T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Cole Brodman, saying ” he had “worked with [...]
Its impossible to cover every little morsel of Android news, especially when its the topic of every other article on the web (we’re still looking for writers, btw). Needless to say, we missed (or passed) on a whole lot of info that we still think you’d enjoy reading, seeing or watching.
So, I’ve compiled a little [...]
Going green is a big thing these days, and when it also involves saving gas money yoiu really can’t go wrong. The judges of the Android Developer Challenge felt the same thing, awarding the 5 guys from Ecorio one of the top prizes.
The goal of ecorio is to track and reduce your carbon footprint. It [...]
Visa announced several features of their mobile initiative that will bring new services to mobile phones and Android devices will be some of the first to adopt these new capabilities. Based on their press release, it seems that a Visa Application will be available on the Android market and offer some pretty basic features:
receive notifications [...]
The boys at Gizmodo have obtained via tipster the download link for the T-Mobile G1 user guide. You can see it here. With all the G1 dissing Gizmodo has done - and its been almost exclusively dissing - maybe these tipsters should send some juicy info to people *ahem* who would actually appreciate *ahem* the [...]
