Radio Shack to be first reseller with T-mobile G2 starting Oct. 3rd
Did you miss out on your chance to pre-order a T-Mobile G2? If so, it looks like your next best route has shown its face: Radio Shack.
According to these shots, Radio Shack will be the first store to receive the G2, the American HTC Desire Z, to put up for [Read More...]
Study: select Android apps sharing data without user notification
Come one, come all — let’s gather and act shocked, shall we? It’s no secret that Google’s Android Market is far easier to penetrate than Apple’s App Store, which is most definitely a double-edged sword. On one hand, you aren’t stuck waiting a lifetime for Apple to approve a perfectly [Read More...]
More Countries, More sellers, More buyers
[This post is by Eric Chu, Android Developer Ecosystem. — Tim Bray]Since we launched Android and Android Market, we have seen the population of Android users and devices expand into many countries. This widespread adoption has brought with it growing interest in Android Market’s support for the buying and [Read More...]
Explore seven continents with Street View on your phone
Head over to the Official Google Blog to read more about Street View on seven continents.Two years ago, we added Street View to Google Maps for mobile so you could explore the world at street level right from your phone. Today, we’re happy to announce that you can see Street [Read More...]
As promised, Sprint releases Epic 4G software update to solve 3G speed woes
We mentioned the other day that Sprint was aware of user-reported issues with the Epic 4G, particularly with slow 3G upload speeds, and that an update was incoming today. As promised, Sprint has delivered, and we have the details for you from the official Sprint support forums:
Fixes:
WiFi standby battery drain
Amazon [Read More...]
Brightness Rocker Lite – Control screen brightness from any app
Control the light and you shall rule the world. “Brightness Rocker Lite” will let you control your screen brightness simply by pressing the volume rocker on your phone. The app will then display a slider for adjusting the brightness.
You can also use the home widget or notification icon for brightness [Read More...]
Samsung Continuum for Verizon spotted in the wild, sports a secondary OLED display
Well, well, what do we have here? It would appear that Verizon has yet another Android device on the horizon in the form of a new Samsung offering with not one, but TWO displays. As you can see from the picture above, the Continuum is rocking a small OLED display [Read More...]
CSL’s $500 Spice Mi700 DroidPad runs Froyo, looks awfully familiar
Seen this fellow before? Look closer. Seeing any similarities? For all intents and purposes, CSL’s new Spice Mi700 DroidPad is just a rebadged Viewpad 7 / Camangi FM600, and given that CSL was also responsible for manufacturing the JooJoo, we’d say these guys know a thing or two about building [Read More...]
SwiftKey dominates Android’s paid downloads, reigning in as top keyboard
Swiftkey, the insanely popular artificial keyboard in the beta stage of development, has now been the top paid app in the Android Market for a week and counting. If you do not know what SwiftKey is, it is an artificial keyboard that learns your writing style and habits and uses [Read More...]
Galaxy S likely headed to Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo in October, Galaxy Tab in March of 2011
Evidence suggests that some incarnation of the Samsung Galaxy S is headed to Japan before the end of this year, and it may be shipping with Froyo. Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo is the likely home, and is expected to be selling the phone sometime in October.
NTT DoCoMo, along with [Read More...]
