Analysts at Canalys have crunched the latest facts and figures from everyone’s Q2 financial results and have unearthed that smartphones shipments grew 64% world wide compared to Q2 2009, and that the number of Android device that have shipped in the same year on year period has increased a startling 886%. Nokia has maintained their…
Exclusive: Motorola DROID 2 for Verizon gets impressive Android 2.2 Froyo benchmark, details
The next hottest Android phone due to hit Verizon will be the keyboard-toting Motorola DROID 2, and thanks to an extra special tipster, we now have benchmark results and hands-on information on just how good this handset will be. According to our inside source, the DROID 2 is all that we expect and more. The…
Verizon to Roll Out Android 2.2 (Froyo) for Motorola Droid Starting August 2?
Our trusty Verizon source has given us a little bit of info that might get you Motorola Droid owners excited. We already know that the original Droid will be getting Android 2.2, or Froyo, next week, but we’re hearing that the roll-out actually begins on Monday, August 2. Right now, we’re taking this with a…
Hands-on Android 2.2 (Froyo) for the Sprint HTC EVO 4G
Sprint was beaten to the punch by some HTC EVO 4G fans as the Android 2.2, or Froyo, update was uncovered and released from HTC’s own servers. EVO 4G users were quick to download the update before it was pulled by HTC, and Froyo was happily installed by many last night – including myself. The…
Samsung wants developers to spruce up Android apps for their Galaxy Tab
Samsung is really taking the world by storm with their Galaxy S line. An international version, plus four US variants, an upcoming Android media player, and their much wanted Android tablet, dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Recently Samsung has gone to developers and asked them to fix up their apps to run perfectly on their…
International Samsung Galaxy S to receive Android 2.2 (Froyo) in September
With the recent leak of a Android 2.2 (Froyo) test release for the Samsung Galaxy S, one has to wonder when the official build will be available for everyone. Well, according to SamsungUKMobile’s Twitter account, you can expect it to hit in September. This is for the original, international Galaxy S, and not for any…
Motorola Droid Gets Some Android 2.2 (Froyo) Lovin’ Next Week
The beauty of having a device like the Motorola Droid is that it doesn’t have a custom user interface, which means that it should get Android updates much sooner than devices that are skinned with custom overlays like HTC’s Sense UI – like Android 2.2 Froyo updates. At least, in theory, that should be the…
Android 2.2 Froyo for Sprint EVO 4G Now Available from HTC [updated]
Sprint already announced that the HTC EVO 4G is slated to get Android 2.2, or Froyo, starting August 3. Even if the update doesn’t hit your device over the air on that date, you’ll be able to manually grab it through the phone’s settings under “HTC software update.” Oh, but no. You are just far…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Unboxing and Impressions
My plans for posting a review of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro early this week have been derailed by its even littler brother, the XPERIA X10 Mini arriving at my doorstep on Monday. After playing with it for a few days, I’ve got some thoughts, especially in comparison to the X10 Mini Pro.…
Verizon Motorola Droid X source code released, hackers rejoice (sort of)
It looks like Motorola has a heart after all – the manufacturer has released the source code for their best device to date, the Verizon Motorola Droid X. This is pretty exciting if you’re a developer or hacker, but there are a few hang ups. It looks like some of the code that is needed…