Dec

2010

T-Mobile Quietly Responding to Froyo Delay

by Michael Murphy
tagged android 2.2, froyo, galaxy s, T-Mobile, Vibrant

If you’re a Galaxy S user like me, one thing you love to do is show off your new phone. And let’s face it: the Galaxy S line is hot. Snappy and responsive, powerful, great GPUs — these phones have it all! Well, except, uh, Android 2.2. We’re still waiting on that. And waiting. So, [...]

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Dec

2010

Android Market Update Rolling Out for Froyo – Adds Similar Related Tab

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, android 2.2, android 2.3, Android Market, Android smartphones, droid x, froyo, Gingerbread, HTC, HTC EVO 4G, motorola, smartphones, Sprint, update, Verizon

An update to the Android Market is making its way out to devices running Android 2.2. The update looks to be adding a 3rd tab to the app details screen called “Similar” or “Related” depending on the device you have. In the example above, the Droid X screen on the left shows a “Similar” tab, [...]

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Dec

2010

Android 2.x OS Distribution Over 80% of Devices

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, android 2.1, android 2.2, android 2.3, Android Market, android os, Android smartphones, Android Tablets, eclair, froyo, Gingerbread, smartphones, tablets

The Chart above shows the amount of Android devices hitting the Android Market by OS version. Android 2.1 and 2.2 are now above a combined 80% of the total mix in deployed Android OS’s. The first chart is represented by data collected over the last 14 days, whereas the chart below shows the mix on [...]

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Dec

2010

ViewSonic G Tablet with Android 2.2 and Tegra 2 Processor $400

by Jesse Bauer
tagged 1080p, 1080p hd, adnroid 2.2, Android, android 2.3, Android Tablets, dual-core, froyo, samsung galaxy tab, tablets, Tegra 2, viewsonic, ViewSonic G

If you’re looking to save yourself a few dollars on a 10 inch tablet, look no further than the ViewSonic G Tablet available at Office Depot for $399. It’s got Android 2.2, which isn’t optimized for tablets, but it still runs well by most reviews such as we’ve seen on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It’s [...]

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Nov

2010

Archos Tablets Update to Froyo Available Now

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, android 2.2, android 2.3, Android Tablets, ARCHOS, froyo, Gingerbread, Google, internet tablets

The Archos family of internet tablets is ready to receive Android 2.2 updates as of today! If you own one of these, no doubt you’ve been waiting for this, and even though its no Gingerbread, Froyo comes with a slew of software features and updates that will make you even more happy to have an [...]

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Nov

2010

LG LU3000 runs Froyo, outperforms iPhone 4 and Samsung Galaxy S in some cases (Video)

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, froyo, galaxy, iphone, LG, lu3000, S, Samsung

It’s always frustrating for us stateside users when a really cool phone comes out – and is exclusive to carriers in another country. That’s the case today for the new LG LU3000, which is a Korea-only release. This device packs: Android 2.2 Froyo 3.8″ IPS WVGA display 1080p Video recording 1GHz TI OMAP 360 CPU [...]

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Nov

2010

Samsung Stealth V surfaces with DLNA Certification

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, android 2.2, Android smartphones, dlna, froyo, Samsung, samsung SCH-l510, samsung stealth V, smartphones

A sighting from DLNA certification shows us a device we haven’t seen or heard before, and it’s coming from Samsung! It’s called the Samsung SCH-l510, codenamed “Stealth V”. As you can see in the pic, it’s going to have a 4.3 inch AMOLED touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi 802.11n, DLNA (obviously), and Android 2.2. I [...]

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Nov

2010

Google Nexus One only $49.95 at Videotron

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, android 2.2, Android smartphones, froyo, Google, google nexus one, nexus one, Sale, smartphones, videotron

The Google Nexus One is back in stock for Canadians at Videotron, and has bee dropped from the already low price of $99 down to $49.95! This is on contract of course, but the no contract price is the same at $479.95. The Nexus One now comes with Android 2.2 as well, which makes this [...]

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Nov

2010

Sony blames “especially rigorous” firmware testing in the US for Xperia 2.1 delay

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged android 1.6, android 2.1, android 2.2, android 2.3, eclair, ericsson, froyo, Gingerbread, sony, sony ericsson, xperia x10

It’s certainly no big secret that Xperia X10 owners in the US are clamoring for an Android 2.1 update, and rightfully so. It now seems that Ericsson’s latest tactic is to blame the delay on what they’re calling “especially rigorous” firmware testing. They are maintaining that getting an update out in the US is a [...]

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Nov

2010

Froyo on the Defy coming Q2 2011

by Michael Murphy
tagged 2.1, 2.2, Android, DEFY, froyo, moto, motorola, upgrade

Motorola has updated it software update schedule, and Defy owners may not be thrilled, as they’ve still got a bit of a wait for Froyo (Android version 2.2, in case anyone reading this doesn’t know, but that seems unlikely). According to their new schedule, the Defy — their super-sturdy, nearly indestructible, waterproof phone — won’t [...]

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