Posts tagged as "Android OS News"
Timeline: Learn the history of Android
The Android Operating System is the ideal example of the pursuit of happiness. It has worked hard from the bottom, building its way up to where it is now–the top smartphone OS in the planet, with 550,000 activations a day. Many of us have been with Android since the beginning, rocking our G1′s, while others adopted Android once the OS was more refined. Either way, we’re part of a huge family now. And it’s not a bad idea to learn about our roots.
[X]cube Labs has put together this nifty timeline, highlighting all the important events since Android, Inc….
LG G2x users manually update to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread
We’ve been complaining about it, we’ve been waiting for it, and it’s now here! G2x owners have been stuck on Android 2.2 Froyo since its release date last April. A pain, we know. But LG G2x owners can now manually update their devices to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread via the LG Mobile Support Tool. (You will need a PC).
We last heard about this update in June, but the rumored dates came and went. This morning, we finally heard more news.
Sadly it’s not an OTA update, but the manual install is not as complicated as one may think….
HTC Droid Incredible 2 Gingerbread update available now
It can be painful to see devices released without Android 2.3, but it’s happening. The HTC Droid Incredible 2 was one of those good ol’ Froyo devices, and it seems this smartphone is beating its 4G LTE Verizon comrades in the Gingerbread race. Proud owners of the HTC Droid Incredible 2 will be happy to know they can now snatch their Android 2.3 Gingerbread update! Details about this update showed up last week on Verizon’s support page, so we definitely knew it was coming soon.
If you haven’t downloaded your update file yet, simply go to Settings >…
Biggest Android usage study researching smartphone habits – are you in?
One of the best things about Android is the sense of community among its users. We’re sharing locations with each other, updating our status in social networks and messaging each other all day long. The sense of community doesn’t end there, though. How many times have you taken time to help a fellow Android user? Whether it’s for simple things like recommending an app or spending hours trying to root a device, I’ve noticed we’re always there for each other. Just how far are you willing to go for the Android community, though? Would you be willing to share all…
OTAs galore: Motorola Droid X and ASUS Eee Pad Transformer updates start rolling out
Wednesdays always come with very little excitement, and if you are feeling some midweek depression, we have some good news for many of you. Today is a lucky day for all Droid X and Eee Pad Transformer users! OTA updates are rolling out.
If you are a Motorola Droid X[1] user, you are getting an update to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. On this device, this upgrade will mostly consist of a boost in performance, VoIP support, and a slight change in the overall look & feel.
On the other hand, the Transformer[2] is not getting as big…
PayPal sues Google due to the release of Google Wallet (Update: Google responds, ready for the fight)
Google Wallet took the stage today, with an introduction to what the consumer future holds for us. Though we were all very excited to see this, not everyone is exactly happy about Google’s achievements. Soon after the announcement of Google Wallet and Google Offers, PayPal filed a 28-page lawsuit against Google, pretty much stating that the “search giant misappropriated their company secrets”.
Osama Bedier[1], who pretty much led the floor at this morning’s announcement, used to be a key executive for PayPal. He used to work on the company’s mobile-payments platform, and the claim is that…
Rumor: HTC Puccini to be powered by Qualcomm’s dual-core Snapdragon chip
The not very elusive HTC Puccini is making a public appearance once again. As we saw a week ago, the HTC Puccini is a Honeycomb tablet headed to AT&T with LTE support. Today, we got one more piece of the puzzle, the tablet will be powered by Qualcomm’s MSM8660 Snapdragon dual-core CPU.
We last saw the MSM8660 at CES back in January, and while the CPU showed promise, it lost the race to market to NVIDIA’s Tegra 2. A few months later, Tegra 2 is everywhere from Audi vehicles to phones but we’ve yet to see a…
OpenFeint brings its free-to-play platform to Android, developers and gamers rejoice
The Android Market is growing at an astonishing pace. With 4.5 billion apps already installed and bound to becoming the biggest app store in the world in the coming months, the Market is turning into priority number one for mobile developers. As a result of this, we’re already seeing many iOS apps make the jump over to Android.
One type of app that’s starting to make the jump from iOS to Android is social games. These games usually have a free-to-play model, where the developer makes money from in-app payments or a virtual store. Social games have become…
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