What the!? Huzza? Wha? No monetary Christmas bonuses for Google staffers this year!? That’s right, even the ever-powerful Google is feeling the squeeze of this worldwide economic tumble. Instead of the usual $$$ bonuses that have been a wonderful tradition, Google is ‘trying something different’. Every Google staffer will receive a brand-new HTC Dream phone…
‘Cupcake’ Developers Working on Android’s New Features!
Android has been in the spotlight a good deal recently. More and more manufacturers are committing themselves to produce an Android-powered smartphone as rumors point towards a T-Mobile G2 coming down the pipeline – all good things for fans of Google’s Linux-based Android OS. Today we have confirmation from the “Cupcake” Android development team that…
T-Mobile G2 to Bring More Android on January 26?
The T-Mobile G1 has distinction of being the world’s first-ever Android-powered smartphone. With an all-glass capacitance touchscreen and finger-friendly Android UI, the T-Mobile G1 is about as good as it gets in the Android-space. Today, we’re hearing that the T-Mobile G1’s successor, the T-Mobile G2, may be coming down the product pipeline faster than we…
T-Mobile UK Reduces G1 Pricing Yet Again
More Android news this morning, and this time it’s from the UK. As if a free G1 device wasn’t enough, it seems as though UK customers are going to be getting a further break on T-Mobile G1 plans for the holidays. T-Mobile has announced their first ever January sale that will reduce prices on the…
Google Optimizes Search Results Pages for iPhone and Android Devices
A quick little tidbit here for iPhone, iPod Touch and G1 users for this good Thursday night. The Google Mobile Blog has announced the integration of new search results pages for iPhone and Android. Search results have been optimized to load faster and are formatted to fit just perfect on the device’s display. The new…
Dissect your T-Mobile G1 With the HTC Dream Service Manual
If you’re an uber-geek and love taking apart devices to see what they’re made of, and what makes them tick… Then you might want to get your geeky little hands on the HTC Dream Service Manual for disassembly techniques, part numbers, testing methods and more. It’ll help you through the whole process of successfully tearing…
Unlocked T-Mobile G1 Android Devices Up For Sale
I’m not entirely sure how I stumbled across this one, but I thought it was worth a laugh and a look. If you’ve wanted to get your hands on an unlocked G1 handset… Have I got a site for you. UnlockedG1.org has a whole whack-load of unlocked G1 devices ready for purchase. Last I checked…
Visa Mobile App Now Available in the Android Market
New to the Android Market today is the Visa Mobile App. In order to use it, you’ll need to be a Chase Visa cardholder, so don’t get too excited if you aren’t. As far as I can tell so far the app looks really handy (I’m not a Chase Visa cardholder!). It gives you real-time…
Pac-Man Leads the Way in Android Market Downloads for November 2008
The good folks over at Medialets have compiled a new list of the top 10 most popular downloads in the Android Market. The list highlights downloads for the month of November 2008, and as you can see in the chart above, it looks like Pac-Man leads the way by a fair margin (although, the numbers…
Loopt Makes it to the Android Market
Loopt, the popular social networking app has now made its way to the Android Market. Now, with the aid of the ever popular app, you can spy on all of your friends to see where they are and what they’re doing… all from your G1 🙂 With Loopt, you can keep track of your friends,…