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Sony Ericsson to ditch Symbian in favor of Android

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  Sony Ericsson is the latest company to leave the world’s most used smartphone OS for the new shiny Google operating system. Sony Ericsson’s spokesperson, Aldo Liguori confirmed to Bloomberg that they have “no plans to develop any new products to the Symbian Foundation standard or operating system.” This is major blow to Symbian as […]

Sharp unveils Android-based e-book readers in Japan

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  Sharp has announced a new cloud-based media service that is aimed specifically at the Japanese market. Dubbed as Galapagos (after the Galapagos Islands), the service claims to bring a new user experience to meet “each customer’s changing needs.” The first initiative is an e-book store that will start in December and provide users a […]

Motorola launches rugged Defy Android phone for the US

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  Motorola has announced a new Android phone for US consumers. It’s called the Defy that is “designed to handle everything that life throws your way.” Marketing pitch aside, the phone boasts rugged capabilities with its scratch, water and dust resistance and features a nice 3.7-inch display with Motoblur UI, 5MP camera, DLNA, Google services […]

Garmin-Asus to launch Android-based phone in India

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  We’ve got word that Garmin-Asus will be releasing a new Android-based smartphone with navigational capabilities in India soon. It will be Garmin-Asus’ first Android device for the Indian market and will be launched sometime in the fourth week of this month. We don’t know the model number yet but it will run Android 2.1 […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab gets official

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  After a number of leaks, Samsung’s first Android-powered tablet is here. The Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000) has been revealed at the IFA and will be launched first in Europe in mid-September. The Galaxy Tab is a lightweight device that not only functions as a tablet but also as a phone, via a Bluetooth headset. As […]

UK Dell Streak getting Android 2.1 from Sep 1

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  Dell Streak’s official carrier in UK, O2 has confirmed that they’ll start rolling out the Android 2.1 update for the internet device from September 1. The Éclair update for Streak is a prerequisite for it to be upgradeable to Froyo in the coming months. However, US Streak consumers will still have to make it […]

Motorola announces MING Series with Android for China

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Motorola has unveiled new Android devices for the Chinese market. The new devices belong to the MING Series that was created in 2006 specially for Chinese consumers with Chinese handwriting support. Three new phones announced today feature an improved MING flip design and the reminiscent transparent flip cover. First is MT810 for China Mobile’s that […]

South Korea gets its first Android tablet, the Identity Tab

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  South Korean operator, KT has given its country the first Android-powered tablet. Dubbed as the Identity Tab, the tablet features a 7-inch TFT LCD, 1GHz CPU, 8GB internal memory, ambient and gravity sensor, DMB, Wi-Fi, 3MP camera and SD card slot. The tablet is also multimedia friendly with its wide array of video codecs […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab gets a teaser site

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  After all the Galaxy Tab leaks, it makes sense for Samsung to put an end to it. Samsung has now posted a teaser confirming the tablet as the Galaxy Tab. The teaser sheds some light on features of Android 2.2 running Galaxy Tab, which will have augmented reality support, camera, HD video playback, full […]