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  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 [...]

  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 [...]

  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 [...]

  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 [...]

  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 [...]

  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 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 [...]

  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 [...]

  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. [...]

  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, [...]

  Acer’s second unveiling in addition to the Iconia tablet are Android tablets that will be available in 7-inch and 10.1-inch sizes. The larger sized tablet features a dual-core 1GHz CPU, 1200×800 display resolution, HDMI-out, 5MP rear-facing camera with front HD (no word on the megapixel count) camera and a ten-point multitouch system. On the [...]

  U.S. Cellular today announced to sell its fourth Android-powered device – the LG Apex. Set to arrive on November 19 for $79.99 after a $80 mail-in rebate and two-year contract, the phone features Android 2.1 OS, a 3.2-inch touchscreen display and a horizontal sliding QWERTY keyboard. Additionally, the phone comes with a 3MP autofocus [...]

  Ever wanted to know why Google is creating two mobile operating systems – Android OS and Chrome OS when they can pump all resources into one and make it the ultimate OS for tablets, phones and netbooks? Well, Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt has the answer who says that Chrome OS is “focused on keyboard-based [...]

  Apple Q4 earnings call was expectedly pleasant for the Cupertino giant. They posted a record revenue of $20.34 billion and net quarterly profit of $4.31 billion with international sales accounting for 57 percent of the quarter’s revenue. But despite Apple faring well financially and iPhones selling 91 percent more than the previous quarter, Steve [...]

  Motorola has announced a new Android device dubbed as the Flipout. The Flipout has a unique square design that swivels out to unveil the physical QWERTY keyboard beneath it. Flipout runs Android 2.1 and features Motorola’s Motoblur UI. Motoblur brings all user contacts, their photos, social networking statuses on the home screen for easy [...]