DROID X 2.2 update to come in early September

by Dustin Karnes on Aug 6th 2010, 2:12pm
tagged 2.2, Android, droid x, moto, motorola, update, Verizon, vzw

Over at the Motorola support forums, there was a thread started about issues on the DROID X with Exchange email. ”Matt”, a Motorola employee, left the following statement:

First, I want to thank everyone for their help and patience as we worked though this. Much appreciated.

Some Droid X users are experiencing an issue using Exchange 2003 email. Though the email is arriving on the Droid X, no notifications are appearing. A fix for this will be included in the upgrade to Android 2.2 scheduled for deployment by early September.

Not exactly the time frame that most DROID X users were hoping for, but a time frame nonetheless.

What do our DROID X-touting readers think of this release date? Right on time, or a little too late? Let us know in the comments below!

[via Motorola Support Forums]

T-Mobile Pulse Finally Gets 2.1 Update in UK

by Chris Moor on Aug 6th 2010, 1:15pm
tagged 2.1, Android, pulse, tmobile, today, uk, update

Months after other countries have seen the update, the Pulse from T-Mobile has finally gotten its 2.1 update. If you have the phone and haven’t gotten the update, you can download it HERE. The phone has a 3.5 inch screen, and is offered as a pay-as-you-go option. Key features include free texting for life, as well as 6 months of free internet. Although it is easily dwarfed by the current elite smartphones, it is still an excellent option for those a little strapped for cash. With the 2.1 update now, if you’re in the UK, why not? Let us know in the comments!

[via TMobile]

HTC Desire Now Availible From Telus

by Chris Moor on Aug 6th 2010, 1:02pm
tagged 2.2, 3G, 4G, 80, Android, canada, desire, flash, froyo, HTC, telus

If you haven’t checked out the Telus website today then you might have missed the HTC Desire sitting nice and pretty in the smartphone section which is available today. The phone is available from $80 with a 3-year contract, and includes a charging cable as well as an 8GB SD Card in the box. The webpage lists features like 7 homescreens, live social media updates, viewing rich webpages with flash support, and access to many Android apps. The phone is pretty standard on the hardware front; 3.7″ 800×480 LCD screen, 512 RAM, and ROM, as well as a 5 MP camera. Pretty good for $80. What do you think? Are you getting this phone? Let us know in the comments!

[via Telus]

Wind Mobile now carrying Android powered Huawei U8100

by Dustin Karnes on Aug 6th 2010, 12:20pm
tagged Android, huawei, prepaid, u8100, wind

Canadian wireless carrier “Wind” has released what seems to be their first ever Android phone with the Huawei U8100. Specs for the device include:

• Android 2.1
• Full Touch Screen w/ Virtual QWERTY Keyboard
• Built-in accelerometer
• Customizable main screen
• Builit-in Google Maps™ with GPS
• Builit-in Google Search/ Gmail/ YouTube/ Facebook
• 3.2M pixels camera
• Speakerphone
• FM radio
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth

Wind is offering the U8100 for $160, but that is an off-contract price. That’s right, this is a prepaid plan. They also mention that new customers can receive a $150 “porting credit” or half off data add-ons for a year.

To check out the device for yourself or look at pricing, head over to the source link below.

[via Wind]

PayPal updates Android app, brings some great features

by Dustin Karnes on Aug 6th 2010, 10:59am
tagged Android, apps, market, paypal

You would be hard pressed nowadays to find someone who hasn’t used PayPal, and most of those people continue using it on a regular basis.

Yesterday, PayPal released an update to their app for the Android platform that really bumps it up from it’s previous standings. No longer will the app only send money (in a… how would we say… non-pretty interface), new features now include:

Bump support: Bump is an app that lets two users swap contact info by fist-bumping their smartphones together.
Split the Check: You and your friends go out and spend a ton of money on a meal, and the restraunt only allows one credit card? That’s okay, because with this new feature, you can tally up the total, divide by number of cheapska- er, people who didn’t pay, and sends out a payment request to their PayPal accounts. Simple!

You can bet that you’ll be seeing more and more features on PayPal’s mobile platform, as reports from the company indicate they saw more money come and go through their service in the first half of 2010 than all of 2009 combined.

To download the update, open up the market and go to your downloads, or, for those who don’t have the app at all, simply search “PayPal” in the Android market.

[via mobilecrunch]

HTC Still wants your EVO on the official 2.2 update

by Dustin Karnes on Aug 6th 2010, 10:45am
tagged 2.2, Android, EVO, froyo, HTC, official, Twitter, unofficial, update

We put out an article earlier this week, telling you that HTC had put up a post on their official Twitter, basically telling everyone that had used the unofficial Froyo update for their EVO should switch to the official version. Now, HTC is sending another official reminder for early adpoters to hurry up and wait on them for assistance getting to the official update.

A post left on their official Twitter now states:

If you installed an unofficial update on EVO last week, we working on a simple, effortless solution. Please bear with us a bit longer.

All you EVO owners out there on Froyo, whether official or otherwise, let us know in the comments how your phone is running!

[via Twitter]

Rumor: Samsung Epic 4G coming August 11th, Sprint stores will open early

by Dustin Karnes on Aug 5th 2010, 10:38pm
tagged 4G, Android, Epic, Samsung, Sprint

According to an insider source at Boy Genius Report, reports are coming in that the Samsung Epic 4G will be heading to the public on August 11th. Other reports from their insider source are stating that this information is in Sprint’s playbook, and that some Sprint stores will be opening at 8 AM on that date to accommodate. This puts the possible launch date just one day before the Motorola Droid 2 on Verizon.

[via Boy Genius Report]

HTC Hero, back in black

by Dustin Karnes on Aug 5th 2010, 10:11pm
tagged 2.1, Android, cellular south, hero, HTC

The HTC Hero, one of Sprint’s all time best selling phones, has come back, this time with some attitude. To quote Brian Johnson, she’s “back in black”.

Cellular South is now offering out HTC’s handset, with all the standard specs. It comes with Android 2.1 installed, and it priced at $129.99 on a two-year contract, along with a $50 reward card, bringing the total price to $79.99. To sweeten the deal, you can snag a second one for free… after another $50 mail-in reward card.

If you would like to check it out for yourself or order, hit up the source link below.

[via Cellular South]

Android Development 101 – Part 5:DroidDraw & Information Tracker

by Chris Moor on Aug 5th 2010, 9:58pm
tagged 101, development, draw, droid, droiddraw, information tracker

Well we’re now on part four of the Android Development series but in case you haven’t been following along, here’s what you’ve missed:

Now that you’re up to speed, what exactly does part five in this series cover? I’ll get Greg explain that:

“In this tutorial we are going to cover completing the Information Tracker using DroidDraw to design the layout of this project. This will give you insight into an alternative to the stock layout manager in the eclipse environment and how DroidDraw functions. DroidDraw can be your best friend when designing Android applications or your worse enemy if you don’t know the layout of the application and how it works. This will show you the basics to this program and how to incorporate it into your development process. This is significantly easier than the previous post but will teach skills on other programs to help development such as DroidDraw.”

[via hackaday]

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