An interesting story over at AndroidForums has surfaced. It looks like out of all that 512MBs on the spec sheet of the Nexus One, only 196MBs are available to the user. Fixes have been promised, but nothing more. Over at the XDA forums, someone got hold of Romaine Guy in an IRC channel, an Android…
Droid Eris gets Sense 2.1 through leaked ROM
Are you a Droid Eris owner waiting impatiently for the updated Sense UI running on top of Android 2.1? Well good news guys, a recent leaked ROM found its away on the XDA forums! But with the update officially coming some point soon, is it worth it? Right after the ROM was released onto the…
Deadline approaches for €1M Vodafone App Star competition
There’s just over a month to go before the Vodafone App Star competition closes – and the race is on across the European developer community to design and build the best mobile app and win a share of the €1m prize fund. So particularly if you are a developer, read on! The Vodafone App Star…
Google: FREE Nexus One or Motorola Droid phones for all (eligible Android devs)!
When you have the kind of bankroll that Google carries around in their back pocket, it’s not hard to seed the entire free world with gratis smartphones like the Google Nexus One or Motorola Droid. Granted, Google isn’t about to hand out free high-end Google phones to the entire world, but they’re going to do…
Developers: webOS 1.4 SDK Now Available
webOS developers, get ready to get down and dirty with the webOS 1.4 SDK. Palm has released said SDK, and it is now available on the Developer Portal. Inside the webOS SDK 1.4 (Build 419) you’ll find the following key updates: webOS incorporates WebKit 4, which features enhanced CSS support and numerous other improvements The…
Microsoft working on ‘skinput’ flesh-control technology – It’s not what you think
Microsoft is working on a new flesh-control input technology called “skinput.” But, it’s not what you’re (probably) thinking. While it might be possible to one day adapt this tech to more, shall we say, “erotic” applications, the first iteration of the skinput technology focuses on using the flesh as input controls for mobile devices. The…
Apple’s at it again – rejecting apps people want.
Apple has a way of — let me put this in a nice way — really pissing people off with what gets approved in their App Store, and what does not. From rejecting Google Voice, and then accepting a Spanish version of Mein Kampf, you’ve really got to wonder if they are reviewing these applications…
Medialets Analytics SDK now ready to give devs app-tracking metrics on BlackBerry and Android
There’s no doubt that Apple has enjoyed the iPhone AppStore’s meteoric rise as the world’s single largest mobile applications store, but there’s more to the mobile world than just the iPhone. The Android platform has been gaining some serious traction recently, and BlackBerry has seen its mark share growing steadily over the past couple years.…
Microsoft shows off Windows Phone 7 Series handset from LG
During the latest Engadget Show, Microsoft showed off a prototype LG smartphone that will run Windows Phone 7 Series. Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman said the handset is a pre-production model but I wouldn’t expect it to change much before its release (which could be as early as September). There are no finalized specs yet but Microsoft’s…
Nexus One Mods coming down the pipe in full force
The Nexus One’s modder’s have very been busy lately, turning something great into something better. First, with the new Sense UI ports that have began to trickle out, and now we have video of some other goodies on their way. The newest additions to the fast growing add-ons are a multi-color trackball option, custom live…