Since Android is an Open Source operating system you could theoretically run it virtually on other handsets and platforms. Just as your Mac can run Windows virtually, the folks at iphone-dev.org have mashed up a solution for the iPhone to run Linux. Porting Android over would be the logical next step.
And so the quest for [...]
Nearly every tool, utility and application that we’ve tested has a fairly standard list of complaints and among them are the fact that (1) When you open the keyboard, your “place” in the application is lost and, (2) When you change the direction you are holding the screen, its orientation does not change.
Now, thanks to [...]
Industry insiders are claiming that in 2009, Microsoft will release a mobile phone at either the Consumer Electronics Show in January or the 3GSM Conference in February. This isn’t a stunning revelation - the concept of a Zune Phone has churned in the rumor mill ever since Apple had a runaway success with the iPhone. [...]
Regular readers of phandroid and AndroidForums members are probably wondering WTF and we’ll tell you - a little data center issue yanked the sites off the web for a full day and we’re just now trying to get back in the groove of things. Rather than make post after post of yesterdays news, we’re bringing [...]
It seems one of the largest gripes over the G1 has partially (if not mostly)subsided today - the G1 is now shipping with an obligatory USB to 3.5mm headphone adapter. And although it’s not the most minimalistic version that could’ve been used, I’m getting a sneaking suspicion that new G1 owners will be more than [...]
In a surprising move, T-Mobile has chosen Yahoo’s OneSearch search engine on its phones according to a Yahoo executive. Considering the relationship between Google and T-Mobile with the launch of the G1 - the first ever Android phone - you would expect Google to have somewhat of an inside track on the deal.
But as [...]
The Nikkei business daily broke, Reuters reported and Phandroid is further relaying that DoCoMo - Japan’s largest mobile carrier - is jointly creating an Android based handset for release in 2009. They’re teaming up with manufacturer KTF, a company of which they have 10% ownership.
Details on the potential/possible/probable handset are sparse… or perhaps non-existent would [...]
You know that cool multi-touch feature that iPhone folks brag about? We’ll admit… it IS pretty cool. Did you know that G1 is capable of multi-touch, too? You probably didn’t and for good reason.
The Android OS has multi-touch capabilities written into it but they are commented out. For non-developers this means the code is there, [...]
It looks like our nifty, new little OS is getting another one-up over our favorite Apple device in the coming months. Adobe has now all but announced that one of their flagship services, Flash, will be coming to an Android browser near you (let’s hope it’s very near you!). Specifically, Adobe announced forthcoming support for [...]
According to the guys at TMO News, who consistently churn out inside TMO info, the White T-Mobile G1 has been slightly delayed and probably won’t appear until AFTER Thanksgiving. Apparently its a paint chipping issue that is causing the delay… but me-thinks a Black Friday White G1 launch would work some wonders for TMO.
They say [...]
