In an article discussing competition between Acer And Asustek, DigiTimes sheds some light on the launch date of the first Acer Android Phone which is rumored to be called the A1, saying it will launch in November. DigiTimes has a hit-or-miss record with rumore but the November timing provided by their source would certainly fall [...]

It is no secret that LG has an Android Phone in the works and today the company not only confirmed this, but they also laid out their overall aspirations in the mobile market. Ma Chang-min, vice-president of marketing strategy for Mobile Communications at LG, said the company would unveil 80 handsets, 12 of which would [...]

Since the dawn of time I’ve been getting EMails from folks who have downloaded Phandroid News with two main complaints: It saves images to the SD Card in a manner that completely foobars my entire gallery. It force closes Both of these issues should now be fixed no Phandroid News Version 1.0.4 which you can [...]

Almost immediately after the iPhone 3GS was launched there was some buzz about it being the “iPhone 3G Sex” and how it would turn your new Apple into a sex toy. For droid loving nymphos out there fear not – Mobidroid.com has come to the rescue with an application called Dildroid that… well, you know. [...]

Yesterday we reported that T-Mobile was hacked severely based on rumors floating around the web. Initially it was thought that abolutely EVERYTHING was jacked from T-Mobile’s servers. T-Mobile contacted us saying they were investigating the matter and would let us know. Well, they have let us know. Here is the updated T-Mobile  statement on alledged [...]

We know that T-Mobile has at least one Android phone coming this summer as T-Mobile CTO Cole Brodman said it would be out in early summer in an interview with MocoNews. Today, rumor from TMOnews (that they say is 98% confirmed) has the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G launching before the end of the month. That is [...]

Wondering how much you’ll have to fork over to secure the upcoming Android handset from Samsung? Our Android friends in Germany will be delighted to know that a PDF found on O2 Germany goes into depth about each of their offerings, including the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy: If you can’t read German, (I think) it [...]

Drop the desktop and pick up your G1; after that get to scripting. Android Scripting Environment (ASE) allows a scripter to scribe his or her (his and her?) warez directly from the phone. Get your jiggy on with programming made easy through an easy to use interface that can be run interactively in a terminal. [...]

T-Mobile’s website has been on and off today – probably no coincidence considering hackers have alledgedly broken into the T-Mo system, stealing everything you can imagine including: Subscriber data Databases Confidential SIC documents Scripts and programs from their servers Financial documents up to 2009 Much more As if that wasn’t bad enough, the brazen bad [...]

Sprint has WiMax. Verizon and AT&T will soon be pushing out LTE. What does T-Mobile have? A 4G Network on the way with help from Comcast if the rumors are to be believed. According to a “trusted tipster” of TMOtoday, T-Mobile and Comcast entered into an agreement last month wherein Comcast would provide the infrastructure [...]

On April Fools Day I posted a playful prank article claiming Ford & GM announced the Android Car. The underlying concept, where Android will power your in-vehcile information/entertainment/communication system, won’t be a concept for much longer. A few days ago, Continental Automotive Group announced their AutoLinQ initiative, capable of “leveraging the Android Market Place as [...]

Another awesome Android demonstration at Computex 2009 in Tapei was of the Kinpo Thin Client, a 7-inch WVGA Tablet running Android, and rather well! It has 800×480 resolution and runs on a Freescale proessor. This is obviously just a prototype, but serves as yet another example of the upcoming wave of Android devices… and not [...]

The people (or person?) who brought us Nesoid, yongzh, has done it again with Gensoid. Gensoid brings all of your childhood memories of the Sega Genesis to your Android phone just like Nesoid did. This application is going to set you back a mere $2.99 for the full, unrestricted version. Game play on Gensoid is [...]

Americans were first to bask in the glory of Android with the T-Mobile G1. But the second Android device, the HTC Magic, has been somewhat elusive. We assumed it would land on T-Mobile sooner or later as the Magic, Saphhire, G2 or something else and it appears the rumors from May were correct – it [...]

The author of this video is a research scientist at Google but I wouldn’t be surprised if he was also a professor at some point in his career. His inquisitive and inclusive approach made me feel right back in a college classroom and the topic of conversation certainly seemed academic: What does it mean to [...]

What do you get when you take the hardware of the HTC Dream and T-Mobile G1, remove all branding and unlock the phone? You get the Android Dev Phone 1 which is sold directly by Google to developers. Except right now, you cannot buy it. When you’re logged into Android Market’s Developer Backend there is [...]

Looks like Adobe is finally getting into our mobile market. As reported by the WSJ, Adobe hopes to have a product out for various mobile operating systems including Android, Palm Pre, and Nokia. Interestingly, and not surprisingly, enough there is no mention of Apple’s iPhone. From WSJ: The shift comes as smart phones, which are [...]

Last week Google posted Android Icon Guidelines to help developers keep icons in their apps consistent with the format of Google’s own Android UI. As we all know, the little things often make a huge difference in creating a finished and polished feel that often equates to a more enjoyable user experience. App developers and [...]

Intel and Wind River are both members of the Open Handset Alliance – one being listed as a semiconductor company and one being listed as a software company. Now they are both the same company – Intel just bought Wind River for $884 Million bucks ($11.50/share). “Wind River is a leading software vendor in embedded [...]