18 Android Phone to be Launched This Year : GoogleMay 28th, 2009 Google expects at least 18 phones based on Android operating system to be available in the market by the end of this year. Andy Rubin, senior director for Mobile Platforms for Google, said that at least 18 to 20 devices will be made by eight to nine different manufacturers compared to only two Android Centric Phones at present - T-Mobile's G1 in US and Magic made by HTC in Europe.
"Android Sucks, It Doesn't Matter" - Facebook !October 24th, 2008 Any smartphone these days have two things for sure. A good face and Facebook.
Google Launches Voice Search in iPhone - 'Sound's Pretty ImpressiveNovember 14th, 2008 When tech giants like Google and Apple work on a collaborative project, the whole speculation around it goes hyper. We knew that Google was working on some Apple app.
Android 1.5 Apps from Google I/O : 5 Most Useful Apps May 29th, 2009 Although 18-20 Android Phones will be out later this year, Google Android 1.5 Cupcake update is out quite a while but it has not been able to produce much excitement as the updates are not as dramatic as from iPhone 2.0 to iPhone 3.0. But the publishers are not afraid to showcase their applications. Some of the apps implement newer technologies and solutions that further push what you can do on a mobile phone, while others demonstrated the seamlessness of their service between the desktop and device.
Google Android is equipped with An Advanced Caller id Feature - Thanks to WhitepagesOctober 29th, 2008 How many times have you had unknown numbers flashing on your cell phone that confused you whether to take the call or not? well with this new very useful feature for Android G1 from Whitepages, you can get rid of that. Whitepages has come up with an add-on that being installed on your G1 can tell you the place of the caller.
T Mobiles to Launch Another Android Based SmartPhoneJune 3rd, 2009 Along with Palm Pre and Next Gen iPhone launch, this summer may see another SmartPhone launch. T-Mobile is planning to release another handset which will be based on Android OS.
Google Chrome Adds Greasemonkey to the Browser! October 22nd, 2008 Google Chrome had a serious short coming in not having any plug-in or add-on within itself. All the front running browsers such as Firefox (notable for add-ons) and Opera (with widgets) have put plug-ins into great effect to increase the popularity and multiple features.
T-Mobile G1 (Google Android Phone) sold out for One Month in Advance!October 6th, 2008 Yesterday, A T-Mobile G1 spokesperson stated that the pre-ordered stock till 22 october is sold out. Though the good news is, they haven't stopped taking orders yet.
T-Mobile G1 Launch - Decent, Quiet and Short. iPhone Can RelaxOctober 23rd, 2008 Yes we know they were pre-sold with a hyper initial response. Yes we know that Google was associated with it but at the D-day, T mobile G1 didn't have that kind of an opening as was expected.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt to be The First CTO of US? Obama will DecideOctober 21st, 2008 Nothing succeeds like Eric Schmidt. Yes, you can very well change the proverb.
Kinpo Shows Off 7 inch TouchScreen Tablet Running on Android OSJune 8th, 2009 Kinpo's latest Touchscreen Tablet is a bit of an engineering sample rather than an actual product but still it shows that Android can be run on a much larger 7 inch screen without much of a problem. The system clearly shows Android's versatility.
Top 5 Android PhonesSeptember 16th, 2009 The Android Phones were at the center of attraction for many like us with their great potential to be the #1 Operating System for Smart phones. Android powered phones like HTC Hero has the capability to take on any smartphone like iPhone with its nice interface and other features like usability and stability issues etc.
Microsoft Escort Service from Google Maps! Half True November 3rd, 2008 As GPS and internet based maps and locations are being more and more widely used services, the adverse and perverse (really? lol) sides of crazy users are being evident.The latest victim was none other than a company you have perhaps heard of. Microsoft Corporation.
Send SMS from Gmail!October 31st, 2008 Gmail is now becoming one destination with almost all the entertainment features you can ask for. They had secure mailing and canned replies and instant messenger.
Android Touchscreen Keyboard To Come Next Year!October 24th, 2008 With the success that was well anticipated but still fell short in comparison to Apple's iPhone, G1 is trying everything to make it an even game. While G1 has an excellent keyboard, they are going for more with a touchscreen keyboard which will have "a dictionary of suggestions and a suggestion algorithm"
Here are some of the details from their site
Input method framework (IMF)
This feature will enable support for input methods other than physical keyboards, for example soft keyboards.
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:05 am
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