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HTC’s Hero and Moment to get 2.1 in early Q2
Feb 17th
You know that Android 2.1 upgrade that Sprint has been promising Hero and Moment users since the Holidays? Today, news of just that update popped up on Sprint’s twitter account with the promise of its’ debut sometime in the early 2nd quarter of 2010 which is slightly better than the previously estimated first half of 2010. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but it looks like Hero and Moment are going to have to keep on waiting for some 2.1 love. Stay tuned.
Introducing the Motorola Milestone from Telus
Feb 16th
After long last Android OS lovers no longer have to drool over our American counterparts on Verizon. The Motorola Milestone (Essentially the Canadian version of the ever popular VZW Droid) has officially been launched on Telus HSPA+ network in Canada. Yes, thats right for $199.99 on a 3 year term ($599.99 no term) you can start using one of the best Android based devices to be released to date. For all you envious Rogers customers all this means is a simple unlock to use it as well.
If you are one of the lucky ones to have it already please leave us a comment and let us know how you like it!
Follow me on twitterAdobe AIR the answer to mobile fragmentation?
Feb 16th
We have all heard of the fragmentation that Android developers face in supporting multiple devices. These developers have to cater their applications to a large variety of hardware and different software versions. Things like different screen resolutions, CPU specs, and RAM capacity make it necessary for developers to rewrite applications for specific devices.
Today Adobe announced their plans to bring Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) to most major mobile platforms. Don’t be fooled, this could be really good news, especially for the Android operating system which needs a force to help unify development for all its devices. Adobe AIR will do just that. Because AIR is essentially platform independent, developers can create an application for AIR and it will run on any AIR-compatible device. What this means for developers is that they can develop and application once, and spread it not just to multiple devices, but to completely separate platforms. For example a twitter app could reach all Android devices, BlackBerry handhelds, and even Windows Mobile phones without requiring rewriting of any code.
Time will only tell if Adobe’s promises truly come to fruition but if nothing else this is an extremely compelling proposition. Hit the link below to see a demo of AIR in action!
What do you guys think? Is it too good to be true?
Demo of Adobe AIR for Android
No it’s NOT 2.1, but an update is an update…right?
Feb 15th
Seems like another Android device is getting some update love from Google. As we reported yesterday regarding the Nexus One update on the horizon, now Android Central is reporting the Motorola CLIQ being next. The update will fix the CLIQ’s battery life, touchscreen, and GPS. No word on a release date, but from what we are told it should be this week.
If you are using a CLIQ and receive the update please check back and let us know how it is!
Sony Ericsson spices it up a bit
Feb 15th
Well, SonyEricsson has definitely started the MWC (Mobile World Conference) with a bang today for all you Android enthusiasts. BoyGeniusReport is reporting that during the pre-game show (Conference starts tomorrow in Barcelona, Spain) SonyEricsson officially unveiled 2 new devices in the Xperia line running Google’s beloved Android platform in the X10 mini and X10 mini pro and keeping their beloved Symbian OS on the Viva Pro, the big brother to the originally announced Viva. The X10 mini and X10 mini pro are similarly spec’d handsets with the X10 Mini Pro sporting a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Vivaz Pro is a slightly modified version of the Vivaz and offers a QWERTY keyboard, a touchscreen interface and the Symbian S60th 5th edition operating system. We can hope to see these new phones all launching around Q2 2010. Excited to see SonyEricsson running Android? Leave us a comment!
Yes people..Google is listening!
Feb 14th
As Engadget reported many Nexus One owners have been reporting radio issues on their handsets over the past weeks. Google tried to fix the problem once with a firmware update a couple weeks ago, however problems seem to persist and users are still dropping 3G left and right. In fact, a simple wave of the hand over the lower portion of the phone can cause a drop from 3G to EDGE.
However, there is good news for Nexus One-toting folks, because there have been reports of an update floating around internally which features an updated radio file. Packed with the update is Google Maps 3.4 as opposed to the recently released 4.0, which hints that it is probably an early build. It’s still comforting to know that HTC and Google hear your cries for help, and appear to be working on a solution. Hopefully this time though, it actually works.
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