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December, 2009 Articles

Motorola Sholes “Tablet” Spotted.

by Talton "Phases" Pettigrew on December 2nd, 2009

Still lookin’ for that keyboardless-Droid? Well – keep your fingers crossed for this bad boy. With any luck it’ll make it to the states. “The specs that we’ve been given to mull over are pretty impressive: 550MHz OMAP TI 3430 processor (same as the DROID), 3.7″ touch screen, 800 x 480 resolution, HDMI port, 3.5mm [...]

There’s No Longer a Lawsuit for That

by Talton "Phases" Pettigrew on December 2nd, 2009

Ah, finally. I think a few of us saw this coming. AT&T and Verizon have agreed to be friends again. They hugged it out and warm fuzzies were felt inside. Apparently an AT&T rep boarded a company jet and flew to Verizon HQ to meet Lowell McAdam with a bouquet of roses and box of [...]

Android comes to WiMAX

by Talton "Phases" Pettigrew on December 2nd, 2009

Google-backed mobile operating system Android has been given a boost in the mobile WiMAX space due to a partnership between D2 Technologies, Beceem Communications and ECS. The joint initiative will look at the deployment of the Android operating system on smartphones delivering VoIP over WiMAX and other IP-based communications capabilities. D2 provided its mCUE converged [...]

Video of 2.1 on a Euro Hero

by Robfactory on December 2nd, 2009

YES! That is a video with Eclair on a European HTC Hero. Many of us 1.5ers are craving an update on our OS. This 2.1 seems to look a lot like HTC’s Sense and Google’s Android 2.0. With the success of Sense it would make sense for Google to make the user interface (UI) a [...]

Android Roundup – Accumulate, Touch.B, Dell Mini And More.

by Talton "Phases" Pettigrew on December 2nd, 2009

Good morning Phandroidians! (Is that a word?) I’ve been searching the webs high and low this morning for some Android news to present you with.  I got a few things… So here we are with another roundup! ..aaaaaand off we go! Accumulate launches support for Android “Users of Android mobiles can now use the Accumulate [...]

Minor Android Roundup – Round 2

by Talton "Phases" Pettigrew on December 1st, 2009

Alright guys, I’m going to hit ya with a couple more little things.  I know – some of the stuff included in these roundups may not be breaking news. One or two things might should have got its own article but.. this is how I gotsta’ do it today.  There may even be another post [...]

Motorola CLIQ Gets Software Update

by Talton "Phases" Pettigrew on December 1st, 2009

Software Update for the Motorola CLIQ™ 11.30.09 Introduction From time-to-time, Motorola releases updates to enhance the overall performance of its phones. The 1.1.31 software update for Motorola CLIQ provides improvements to its battery, touch, and Bluetooth functionality. For optimal performance, we encourage you to download and install this latest software update. For more information on [...]

Minor Android Roundup

by Talton "Phases" Pettigrew on December 1st, 2009

Just wanted to give you guys a quick roundup of a couple things that I’ve seen across the interwebz lately. Give it a quick skim over and – as per usual – if you have anything to say about it feel free to check out that “Leave a Comment” box down there. ;) Enjoy! Android.com [...]

ZiiLABS Announces TRINITY

by Talton "Phases" Pettigrew on December 1st, 2009

Today ZiiLABS announced TRINITY, a “Smart/Media Phone” concept device and development platform. “Zii TRINITY is a 3.5G Smart Phone and Development Platform that supports the Optimized Android™ and native Linux®-based Plaszma™ Operating Systems. Support for High Definition 1080p video output and accelerated 3D graphics enable OEMs and ODMs to quickly and cost effectively bring differentiated [...]