An analyst over at Barron’s believes that NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 will be the ‘reference design’ for Google’s upcoming tablet-optimized version of Android, dubbed Honeycomb. While this isn’t necessarily confirmed by Google, it’s believable enough. The Tegra 2 chipset sports the dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor and boasts the kind of graphical processing power that only…
Gingerbread Live Wallpapers available for (some) rooted phones
While we all patiently await for the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update, we’ve got something to tide you over for now. The Gingerbread Live Wallpapers have been snatched away and are now ready to install on your Android phone. Maybe. While we’re not sure why this only works for certain phones, more phones will likely be…
Android 2.3 Gingerbread source code to be released shortly – custom ROMs a’coming
With the Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK released recently, many of the real geeks out there have been wondering as to when the source code would be released by Google. According to the tweet above, not too long after the launch of the Nexus S. How does this source code affect you, you ask? Well, if…
SEGA Dreamcast emulator coming to Android with nullDC app
As if Android was in any sort of shortage of game emulators, there’s yet another game console emulator on the way. It’s called nullDC, a Dreamcast emulator, and it may be hitting the Market sometime in the near future. AndroidCentral showed the emulator booting the Dreamcast bios on an Android device yesterday, but I figured…
NOOKcolor to receive Froyo and Android Market officially in January? [UPDATE]
NOOKcolor users who have been a little apprehensive when it comes to hacking the crap out of their device may have made a prudent decision, as we’re now hearing that Froyo and the Android Market may officially debut on the NOOKcolor sometime in January. If January is just too far away for you, then you…
Majoobi App Builder lets everyone make multi-platform apps
A mobile start-up called Majoobi launched the Majoobi App Builder, allowing everyone to make multi-platform mobile apps without writing a single line of code. The service relies on HTML5 and as such it sings along modern smartphones such as those powered by iOS, Android and Symbian operating systems. However, what makes Majoobi unique is that…
NOOKcolor gains full Android Market access, courtesy of hacks
If turning your NOOKcolor into a full-fledged Android tablet just wasn’t enough for you, then maybe gaining access to the Android Market may do the trick. Yes, the e-book reader turned tablet now has access to over 100,000 applications, but be ready to work for it. As we had said prior to installing Froyo on…
RSA SecurID Software Token will make your Android phone an authenticator
Android’s about to get a bit more secure for enterprise users thanks to the upcoming RSA SecurID application, a two-factor authentication for enterprise applications and resources. RSA is the security division of EMC, and is not only releasing an application, but an SDK for said application as well. The SDK will allow developers to take…
Turn your Android phone into Windows Phone, sort of
If you’re like me, you like the idea of Windows Phone 7, but still have no intention of giving up your Android phone to make the switch. Thankfully, with a new theme, you can make your Android phone homescreen work and look like the Microsoft MetroUI that is used on WP7. Now you can get…
Official RIM Conference Rebranded BlackBerry World
For the last couple of years, RIM’s official BlackBerry show may have scared off some more consumer-oriented partners by virtue of its name alone: the Wireless Enterprise Symposium. That’s about to change as next year, the show will be named BlackBerry World instead of WES. This is in an effort to appeal to anyone interested…