Category: Android

  • Google releases Android 2.0 SDK to developers

    The much anticipated Android 2.0 SDK has just been released.  It feels like it was just yesterday that Google unveiled the Android 1.6 SDK, in fact, it’s only been six weeks.  Fortunately for developers and Android users, 2.0 packs a much heavier punch.  Android 2.0 has quite a few new goodies for developers, but users…

  • HTC already working with Android 2.0

    At the moment, Android 2.0 seems to be a bit of a sore topic for many. Even before Android 1.6 was released, we started hearing about the 2.0 release, but there’s been a lot of confusion about the development process behind it. At the moment Google appears to be playing favorites, giving Motorola exclusive access…

  • Verizon turning the HTC Dragon into the Droid Passion

    It’s a little known secret the Snapdragon processor is going to be the main processor of choice for Android and Windows mobile handsets over the next year or so.  The only problem is that until just recently, manufacturers have been slow as putting out new phones equipped with it.  A few weeks ago, HTC revealed…

  • HTC hands out a bit of Sense to the HTC Magic

    HTC promised they would be rolling out Sense on older Android phones back in August. We were initially told that the update would come sometime in October, but a lot of users lost hope as the month rolled on. Fortunately for us, HTC has kept their promise. We are still in October and HTC has…

  • Android App Review: Handcent gives you full control over your SMS

    A few days ago, I casually recommended the Handcent SMS app in my post about the Sprint HTC Hero messaging app glitch. Long story short, the Hero Messaging app was causing the battery to drain and replacing it with a new one from the Android Market fixes the issue. I got a few comments on…

  • Images and specs of the HTC Dragon get leaked

    For a few weeks now, we’ve known that HTC is working on a new Android phone called the HTC Dragon. We’ve seen screen shots from a ROM dump, but now we’re getting our first look at leaked images and preliminary handset specification. The leaked images show off the from and back of the handset. Just…

  • Android App Review: Flyscreen breathes life into your lock screen

    Oh your lock screen. It is what it is. Time, date, press menu to unlock. It does its job. What more could you ever ask from it? Even with some lock screen alternatives out in the market, some of you may have been yearning for something that is a little more than just the time…