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Oct

13

2010

Dell states Froyo update for Streak by end of year

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by Jesse Bauer
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Dell is confirming that its update for the Dell Streak will be pushed out by the end of the year. No specific dates have been announced, but Dell states it will be “much sooner” than December 31st 2010. Dell also stated that they will be stopping the Eclair updates, and therefore, will no longer be [...]

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Sep

4

2009

Android 1.6 Donut To Bring New Android Market Features

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by Chris Moor
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Google’s Eric Chu has announced several upgrades to the Android Market that will feature in Android 1.6. In a post of the official Android Developers blog, Chu reveals that new changes to the Android Market will allow developers to add screenshots, promotional icons, and improved app descriptions to better show off their apps and games. [...]

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Jul

11

2009

Android To Become More Social With Donut, Eclair, and Flan Releases

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by Chris Moor
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Speaking at a join T-Mobile and Google media event in San Francisco yesterday, Google’s VP of engineering Andy Rubin talked about future versions of the Android OS and how the platform is poised to become more social. Rubin revealed that future Android updates will will support more social-networking features. “Social is a big push for [...]

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May

28

2009

Google I/O Videos – Donut Features

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by Chris Moor
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The first batch of videos from yesterday’s Google I/O keynote have been added to YouTube. The videos include a run through of some of the features that we can expect to see in the next Android 2.0 ‘Donut’ update, along with the announcement that all 4,000 attendees will receive a free HTC Magic (G2) phone. [...]

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May

27

2009

Android 2.0 Donut Showcased At Google I/O

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by Chris Moor
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During today’s Google I/O keynote the Donut branch of the Android platform (to eventually be known as Android 2.0), had it’s various features demoed to the waiting audience. Amongst the new features included in Android 2.0 is a universal search feature known simply as ‘Android Search. The new search feature will allow users to search [...]

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May

12

2009

Samsung Bigfoot Could Be the T-Mobile G1 v2 – Runs Android 2.0 Donut

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by Chris Moor
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[singlepic=233,420,240,,] Mobile-Review.com have revealed some new information on an upcoming Android phone from Samsung, codenamed the Samsung Bigfoot. We’ve seen the codename ‘Bigfoot’ crop up in a lot of roadmaps and leaked reports recently, and it seems highly likely that the Samsung Bigfoot will indeed be the T-Mobile G1 v2. Here’s the technical specification for [...]

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