It’s Google’s World And Handset Makers Just Live In It
When the Motorola Droid launched this month everyone was amazed that a company so down on its luck was able to put together a well-designed phone running a powerful, “brand new” OS. The whole package – hardware, software, and marketing – seemed flawless. In fact, phones running Android 1.5 now look hopelessly outdated and with [...]
First Look: Verizon Droid with Google Maps Nav GPS
After weeks of ads teasing us with glimpses of a handset that could do what iPhones don’t Verizon Wireless finally unveiled the Droid by Motorola. This is an impressive phone that flexes its raw data and graphics processing muscle as much as its does its smart features such as Google’s new turn-by-turn 3D Maps Navigation [...]
Android grabs attention at Sprint conference
For many of the 1,000-plus developers at the Sprint Open Developers Conference on Tuesday, there was but one word on their lips: Android. While talk in the past has focused on Windows Mobile or Palm, the biggest topic of conversation at the ninth annual conference in Santa Clara was Google’s 1-year-old smart phone operating system, [...]
Verizon’s Mystery Droid Takes Aim at Apple’s iPhone
New Ad Campaign Targets iPhone With Tagline, ‘Whatever iDon’t, Droid Does’ In an aggressive new ad campaign teasing a mystery phone with the potential to slay Apple’s leading smartphone, Verizon Wireless appears to have thrown down the gauntlet. Its Web and TV ad lists the iPhone’s most notorious flaws, such as the lack of a [...]
3 Reasons Why iPhone Won’t Get Adobe Flash
Adobe delighted on Monday the smartphone world, when it announced that Flash Player 10.1 will be available by the end of the year on BlackBerry, WinMo, Palm WebOS, Google Android, and Symbian phones. But the millions of iPhone users out there are left fuming over the announcement because their beloved gadget isn’t showing any signs [...]
3 Reasons Why iPhone Won’t Get Adobe Flash
Adobe delighted on Monday the smartphone world, when it announced that Flash Player 10.1 will be available by the end of the year on BlackBerry, WinMo, Palm WebOS, Google Android, and Symbian phones. But the millions of iPhone users out there are left fuming over the announcement because their beloved gadget isn’t showing any signs [...]
Augmented reality browser Layar wins 75K euro prize
Augmented reality browser Layar wins 75K euro prize – Springwise Innovative startups managed to scoop up some hefty cash prizes in Amsterdam on Friday. In addition to RidgeBlade winning EUR 500,000 in the Green Challenge, augmented reality browser Layar bagged EUR 75,000 in Vodafone’s Mobile Clicks contest. Layar is a free mobile browser that displays [...]
Google Makes Android 1.6 SDK Available
Google Makes Android 1.6 SDK Available Google is making Android, its open-source mobile operating system, sweeter still. Code-named Donut, Android 1.6′s updates include CDMA connectivity, better search capabilities, voice dialing and a quicker camera. Never have mobile operating systems so roused the appetite. Google announced Sept. 15 that the SDK for Android 1.6, the newest [...]
Google Android Benefits Users, Developers and Vendora
Google ‘Donut’ Benefits Users, Developers and Vendors – Business Center – PC WorldGoogle’s Android mobile operating system has established itself as a solid platform for mobile devices and is gaining acceptance by both users and mobile service providers. The latest SDK, codenamed ‘Donut’ (did they codename it based on what they were eating at the [...]
Motorola’s First Android Phone Takes Aim at Social Networks
Motorola’s First Android Phone Takes Aim at Social Networks | Gadget Lab | Wired.comMotorola today introduced the Cliq, the company’s first phone based on the Android mobile operating system. The device will have a custom interface called Moto Blur that will bring together e-mail messages, text messages, Facebook and Twitter feeds, and photos into a [...]
