When any new version of Android hits the market, Googleplex sees a statue of the version at its campus. This time around, the most anticipated and probably a mighty update to the Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich will be announced on 19 October. To welcome it, the lawns of Google that host effigies of […]
Nexus S seen running Ice Cream Sandwich
Android’s latest Ice Cream Sandwich is still few weeks away but the first images of Nexus S running the latest Android OS has surfaced. The images come by way of Android Police and Rootz Wiki who also happen to spill some beans on the expected features. The ICS will have a new blue theme […]
Nokia device pictured running Android OS
It’s no secret that Nokia has not been comfortable with Google’s Android OS which most mobile manufacturers have seemed to favour. However, it looks like Nokia did dabble with the OS along with Windows Phone. These pictures were captured in China and is said to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. Now I know it’s […]
OliveSmart V-S300 is India’s first HSPA+ Android 2.3 running phone
At a press conference in New Delhi, Olive Telecom today unwrapped OliveSmart V-S300, the first HSPA+ band supporting phone in India. The phone also takes the crown to be India’s first Android smartphone running the Gingerbread OS (Android 2.3). Housed in a 9.9mm shell, it packs some meaty specs like Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon MSM8255 […]
Google enhances Android Market with Webstore, OTA installs and in-app purchase
Android Market that was restricted to devices for all these years has got some nifty enhancements. The first and foremost is the arrival of the Webstore. Now users can surf and buy apps directly from their computer while the apps will be delivered over-the-air directly to the phone, eliminating the need to connect the […]
Rugged Motorola Defy comes to India
Motorola has announced a new Android phone — Defy for the Indian market. Staying true to it’s name, Defy defies dust, water spills and scratch resistant screen to protect the phone from any untoward incident. On the technical side, the phone is decently spec’d with Android 2.1 OS, a 3.7-inch touchscreen display (WVGA), 5MP […]
HTC releases Froyo update for Wildfire
HTC took some time but now they’re releasing the Froyo update for its devices one after another. After Legend, Aria (and even Magic) being blessed with the Android 2.2 update, the much needed Froyo is now available for Wildfire as well. Wildfire users in India should receive a notification or can check manually to […]
Motorola tablet prototype showed off running Honeycomb OS
It seems Google’s executives have a way to show off Android products before the official launch. After Schmidt revealed Nexus S – which was unveiled yesterday – a couple of weeks back, Andy Rubin at the D: Dive into Mobile has revealed a Motorola tablet prototype. Intrinsic specs are a mystery but Rubin did […]
New pictures of Samsung Nexus S surface, confirms Android 2.3
More pictures of Samsung’s Nexus S device have surfaced on the web. Images were first published by XDA-developers who got it from an anonymous source. Although the pictures are blurry, we do get a look at Nexus S’ curved front as well as a confirmation about Google’s upcoming Gingerbread OS aka the Android 2.3. […]
Acer Android smartphone will have 4.8-inch display with 1024×480 resolution support
Tablets were not the only thing Acer unveiled yesterday. Amidst the larger-sized devices, they also unwrapped their yet-to-be-named Android smartphone. Interesting thing about the phone is that it will have a 4.8-inch screen supporting a resolution of 1024×480 pixels and an aspect ratio of 21:9. Additionally, the phone will mostly run on Android 2.3, […]