With the Android 1.5 SDK update not only came feature changes, API updates and bug fixes but also a lot of cosmetic UI polishing and improvements. An example provided on the Android Developers Blog shows the “Creating A New Contact” Screen in the current Android version (on left) and then the new Android 1.5 version [...]

It is no secret that Dell wants to get into the Smartphone game. And furthermore, Dell wants to get into Android (and Android into it). Unfortunately for them, every single American carrier essentially said their product sucked and told them they didn’t want to be friends. As a result, it seems teary-eyed Dell is brushing [...]

Android is bound to show up on a multitude of different device types but for now, even Netbooks seem like a bit of a stretch with only 1 real Android Phone after 6 months of Android OS. But Netbooks might not be the next stage for life with Android – Motorola is busy building a [...]

At some point in 2009 with the first being in June – at least as it currently stands – Samsung will be launching 3 Android Phones. After seeing blurry pictures of the first we now might know more about the second as a European Retailer just included the Samsung S8000 on its website with mention [...]

The next release of Android will be version1.5 and Google has just announced that the 1.5 Early Look SDK is now available so developers can start messing around will all the new features of the platform itself. With the upcoming launch of several Android Phones, the 1.5 SDK also includes capabilities that will allow developers [...]

Android enthusiasts are always dying to know what Android Phone is due out next, taking little rumors with heavy doses of salt along the way. But this time around, that salt comes with a a lime and a shot of tequila, poured courtesy of the Bluetooth bartenders association special interest group. Although it has since [...]

The dudes over at Android and Me reported on a sweet emulator application called ScummVM. ScummVM is an emulator designed for easy porting to other systems; it’s currently on all the big ones Windows, Linux, Mac OS X etc. The program itself claims to only be 3MB, but shinobiwan23, the dude who reported on DOOM [...]

We’re not going to say exactly how we came across this juicy tidbit of detail, but suffice it to say we’ve simply found it. It seems as though Soulja Boy (Tell ‘Em!) is using nothing but our (current) favorite toy in his latest video, “Kiss Me Thrue The Phone“. Scrub through until just before 1:15 [...]

Yesterday we told you about a T-Mobile shindig going down in New York City on April 21st. While we hoped it would be the announcement of the T-Mobile G2, we speculated (along with the rest of the interwebz) that it could also be a launch event for the T-Mobile Sidekick 3G. Now it appears that [...]

T-Mobile has something brewing and we’ll all find out EXACTLY what it is on April 21st in New York City. An Email announcing a press event has been sent out but details on exactly what the company is announcing are absent. It is likely one or more of the following: HTC Magic / T-Mobile G2 [...]

The Lenovo oPhone looks O so much like the unrelated and similarly named I device and that probably isn’t an accident – the looks OR the name. But it runs Android and pays testament to the truly open nature of Android that allows manufacturers and carriers to customize the platform to meet their needs. This [...]

Want to be a beta tester for Handmark’s upcoming Android Application? Simply email androidfeedback@handmark.com with your request but hurry because only 50 will be let in! A phandroid reader (Alexey Volovoy) spotted the announcement via Twitter and it seems the application is called Express News. Handmark has applications for the iPhone, Palm, BlackBerry and Windows [...]

We have very good reason to believe that the HTC Magic will be hitting T-Mobile USA rebranded with a different name. The FCC documents, the release calendar… you would call us idiots if we thought otherwise. But new information is suggesting the phone will NOT be called the T-Mobile G2 as previously speculated and widely [...]

It’s no rumor that Acer is testing Android Netbooks… along with just about everyone else. But what about Android as the operating system for a Desktop PC? Whether or not the idea is a good one and further, if it would gain traction, is an impossible question to answer – but Acer is trying to [...]

Anybody with a mobile internet connection can check their schedule by visiting Google Calendar… but how about responding to invitations, changing event status, edit event details and adding/removing guests from events? You couldn’t do it… until now. Google has just announced that all of the above features are now available (in English) on all Android-powered [...]

T-Mobile USA’s summer lineup along with release dates has been leaked by what TMOnews calls a “trusted tipster” spurring new speculation about an upcoming Sony Ericsson Android phone. The list of release dates featured the T-Mobile G2 (aka HTC Magic) but notes the date as TBD. What’s more interesting is a device listed as “Sony [...]

Being within earshot of the end of the regular season hasn’t stopped the guys over at NBA Digital from releasing a nifty game tracker for Android. NBA Game Time is just one of the many applications that Android desires to have in its arsenal; something that the every day user may not have thought about, [...]

Part of Android’s beauty is that it allows ANY manufacturer or carrier to slap the Open Source OS on their device for free, instantly embedding feature packed software on their phone. We’re a little surprised that some small manufacturers haven’t taken advantage of this, trying to make a name for themselves by piggy backing Android. [...]

We’ve speculated about the wide range of devices that could be based on Android and how they could revolutionize everything from in-vehicle communication and entertainment to household info centers. The speculation is over – it is no longer a matter of “if” but “when”. The New York Times is reporting that confidential T-Mobile documents discuss [...]

We might not have SEEN much Android at CTIA Wireless 2009 but finally we’re hearing plenty. After Samsung let loose that they’ll have an Android in June with several more to follow, a Huawei spokeswoman said, “I can confirm that Huawei will be releasing the third Google phone on T-Mobile this year.” This report comes [...]