Archive for December, 2008

Android Market Pricing, Geo-Targeting Details Emerge

By Rob Jackson • Dec 30th, 2008

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 [...]



Android: 2008 Year In Review

By Rob Jackson • Dec 30th, 2008

The first full year of Android Delight is now in the history books and if you ask us, it was a huge success. In the name of fun and commemoration, we’re going to summarize the year that was with Android with a little narrative that actually originates with the birth of Google Android.

On November 5th, [...]



OpenMoko FreeRunner Runs Android

By Rob Jackson • Dec 30th, 2008

Everyone wants to know what device will be the next Android Phone. Whatever it is - it won’t be from a major manufacturer. Kogan is already accepting pre-orders for their Agora Pro device which will ship in January but ImAndroid.org has some new pictures of the OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner with Android and they say THAT [...]



T-Mobile G1hetto iPod Dock

By Rob Jackson • Dec 30th, 2008

You love your G1. You love your iPod speakers. You have no choice but to dive into the ocean of uber geekery to solder the two worlds together, writing a chapter of G1hetto Nerdness in the process:

I mean sersiously, take one good look at that and tell me it isn’t ghetto. I dare you.
But regardless [...]



HKC Pearl: Android Hybrid Affection

By Rob Jackson • Dec 29th, 2008

Take a usually cheap knock off phone, throw in Windows Mobile and Android operating systems onto it and what do you have? A cheap way to catch our attention.
Chinese company HKC has done their best HTC impersonation with a device dubbed the Pearl - it bares an undeniable resemblence to the latter company’s stylistic impressions:

Not [...]



Extended Battery Coming To All G1 Owners?

By Rob Jackson • Dec 29th, 2008

If you own a G1, chances are that the sub-par battery of your Android Phone are among your top complaints. Many would say “sub-par” is being generous. Hold your criticizing horses there just a second because T-Mobile might be planning to bail you out.
There has been no formal announcement from T-Mobile on the topic but [...]



Android Stealing WinMo Mojo From HTC

By Rob Jackson • Dec 29th, 2008

Its undeniable that Windows Mobile is one of the few dominant mobile operating systems on the planet. Whether that position is held due to its effectiveness or the sheer global power of Microsoft could be debated. But the sheer size of the company behind WinMo doesn’t make it immune to competition and the news from [...]



Happy HollaDaze

By Rob Jackson • Dec 29th, 2008

It’s been a full week since I’ve hollered at phandroids and as I’m sure you guessed by the title, I’m putting full blame of the website’s recent dazed state on the holidays. Spending time with family and friends trumped the interwebz for once and if you don’t like that, I invite you to contact us [...]



Google Staffers Get Dream Phone as Xmas Bonus

By Rob Jackson • Dec 22nd, 2008

Google is certainly feeling the pain of recession, most recently evidenced by the Xmas bonus given out. Valleywag is reporting that instead of the $20,000 or $30,000 bonuses the company has given in the past, every single Googler will get an Android Dream Phone.

A T-Mobile G1 you mean? No…no… we said - Dream Phone and [...]



Garmin Android Phone Coming in 2009!

By Rob Jackson • Dec 22nd, 2008

Everyone knows Garmin, the company leading the GPS navigation industry. Most Android fans also know that the GPS applications available on the Android Market are currently limited to ONE application - AndNav2 - which is in Alpha stages and isn’t yet available for the United States. Worry not, because in the 2nd half of 2009, [...]