It can be said without any doubt that Android OS has received quite a boost and praise in a short time with Android 2.2 aka Froyo on several devices now. According to the latest update from Google, Froyo has gained 8.4% of the total number of Google-powered devices since the last stats published by Android Developers back in [...]
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Gingerbread ported to Galaxy S, Android 2.3 code available
December 24th, 2010 
Farrukh For all interested folks, the Android 2.3 a.k.a. Gingerbread source code has just been made available. We know how eagerly you guys are waiting for Gingerbread on your Galaxy S and until your dream officially comes true : ), here’s something to keep you busy: Google’s latest mobile operating system has been ported from the Nexus S and [...]
83% of the Android devices out there run 2.x now
December 16th, 2010 Farrukh After one month, the latest data on the Android versions usage is in. It is based on data collected during the two weeks ending on 1 December and reveals that Froyo finally managed to come at the top. According to the report published by Google, Android version 2.0 or higher is on 83 percent of all phones, [...]
LG Star with Tegra 2 appears again, has HDMI as well
December 1st, 2010 admin The Tegra 2-powered LG Star has appeared again in some new photos. The device runs Android 2.2 Froyo instead of the expected 2.3 Gingerbread but still managed to beat the Nexus One with a score of 1759 in the Quadrant benchmark which is fantastic for a stock device. The model number can be seen in [...]
Updated Youtube app ported to Eclair
November 29th, 2010 admin Great News for Android 2.1 users…your prayers have been heard! Last time, I told you about the updated Youtube stand-alone app available in the Market which was only for Android 2.2 Froyo users. Well, it was a matter of time for the developers community to liberate the app from unnecessary constraints and guess what?…they have [...]
Acer unveils 4.8-inch android handset for Q2 2011
November 24th, 2010 admin Acer has announced that they will be bringing their own spin on an Android phone in Q2 2011. The new handset doesn’t even have an official name yet. The Froyo-running device comes with an enormous 4.8-inch display with a resolution of 1024 x 480 pixels (that’s a pretty wide aspect ratio). The new Acer handset [...]
Android Market apps crosses 100,000 mark
November 3rd, 2010 admin Well what do you know! Google has officially confirmed, via a short Tweet from their Android Developer account, that the number of apps has hit six digits on the Android Market. For those keeping count, it took but three months to go from 70,000 to 100,000 and seven months to go from 30,000 to this point. It can be argued that many of these apps [...]
Youtube app gets updated for Android 2.2
November 2nd, 2010 admin In case you haven’t noticed what Google has been steadily up to i.e. separating built-in Android apps from the platform, the Youtube player has also joined the ride with Gmail and Maps apps. The updated stand-alone version has been live for a few days in the Market now, though only Android 2.2 devices are getting [...]
Android 3.0 (or 2.3) Gingerbread almost complete
October 26th, 2010 admin The giant Gingerbread man has finally appeared in the lawn at GooglePlex to join the inventory of giant decorations of Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo and a large green robot. Google has been pretty quiet on this firmware update publicly and it was expected to hit this fall. However, according to DigiTimes, Google has recently reached [...]
Android 2.2 Froyo for Samsung Galaxy S begins to roll out
October 19th, 2010 admin After a number of unofficial leaks of Android 2.2, a.k.a. Froyo, update for the widely successful Samung Galaxy S I9000 on the internet, the official update is finally rolling out! The update has started arriving in selected markets and will gradually be available worldwide soon. To check if you are among the lucky ones, just [...]
