Galapagos Android tablets from Sharp priced and dated for Japan
by James Tromans on Nov 30, 20100 Comments">0
Sharp’s Galapagos Android tablets look quite swish if you ask us. There are two types, the 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch versions. Both are set to land in Japan on December 10th and pre-orders will be accepted a week beforehand, on December 3rd. There are two pieces of bad news to accompany this information. First, we still have no clue or word as to whether or not this device is going to land in Europe or America any time soon. We can only assume that as the Japanese release date approaches, that a worldwide one does too. Unfortunately, the second piece of …
Android Gingerbread and Honeycomb show up on AIRBenchmark
by James Tromans on Nov 29, 20102 Comments">2
It would appear as though Google have been tasting Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread and Android 3.0 aka Honeycomb recently. Indeed, if you head on over to AIRBenchmark you will be able to see an Android OS version of 2.3 and 3.0 listed, with their accompany AIRBenchmark scores. This website provides benchmarking facilities and score logged for Adobe’s AIR. “Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), also known as Adobe AIR, is a cross-platform runtime environment developed by Adobe Systems for building rich Internet applications using Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, HTML, or Ajax, that can be deployed as desktop applications.” At the time of …
Android 2.1 for Sony Ericcson Xperia X8
by James Tromans on Nov 29, 20101 Comments">1
According to the official Sony Ericsson Blog, if you are a proud owner of the Sony Ericsson X8, then you might find Android 2.1 finding its way to your device sometime soon. The things added besides the obvious step-up to Android 2.1 are the same as for the already started roll-out for Xperia X10 mini and mini pro. For instance, you can expect things like 720p video recording, improved social networking integration and five home-screens. The blog post includes a list of SI-numbers, which will give you some idea as to when you can expect the update to your phone. …
The real cost of Android: taxes and patent IP licenses
by James Tromans on Nov 25, 20101 Comments">1
Microsoft have consistently pointed out that Android is not free, nor open. Whether you agree on the latter point really depends on your definition. If it is a matter of degree, then Android is ‘more open’ then WP7 and, of course, iOS. That much is for sure. However, Android is not free to HTC, Samsung and the like. Here’s why. Some of the key players making Android based mobile phones have crawled into bed with an intellectual properties company called Intellectual Ventures (IV). They pay IV a fee for access to its 30,000 or so registered patents. These patants allow …
Content Rating for Android Market
by James Tromans on Nov 25, 20102 Comments">2
Google and Android Developers blog have recently announced that a content rating for every application in the Android market will be required. Within a few weeks, it appears as though every application on the Android Market will have additional information regarding its content rating. This should allow users to “select the best applications for them.” Android Market’s content policy remains the same as before: applications will be rated according to four content rating levels: All, Pre-teen, Teen, & Mature. Details on the rating levels can be found at Android Market Help Center. Google are taking quite a careful stance with …
MD-701 standard Android Tablet says hello to the FCC
by James Tromans on Nov 24, 20100 Comments">0
Shenzhen HuaRuiAn Technology Co., Ltd have recently developed a rather bland looking 7-inch 800 x 480 Android tablet. The general idea is that this tablet will be re-branded for an international release. HuaRuiAn Technology Co., Ltd consider themselves a leader in the manufacturing of Portable DVD Players and Digital Video Cameras. I guess it makes sense, then, that tablet computers are within their realm. The company has a history of exporting to America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Africa. I am no convinced that this is the most fashionable of tablets, but it does include 32GB of internal storage, Wi-Fi, microSD …
Android growth report for Asia
by James Tromans on Nov 24, 20100 Comments">0
GfK Marketing Services Japan Ltd. have released figures that fall squarely inline with Gartner, reporting that Android OS is already the most popular in the US and has recently overtaken Symbian as the most popular smartphone software in eastern Asia. These figures are based on Q3 reports from this year. “Smartphones are the key drivers of the telecommunications industry at this moment. GfK’s retail audit findings are showing impressive, almost three-fold increase in value of the industry when we compare sales figures from the latest quarter to the same quarter* a year ago,” said Mr Gerard Tan, Regional Account Director …
Acer Android tablet(s) from NYC
by James Tromans on Nov 23, 20100 Comments">0
Today in New York City, Acer held a press event for a range of devices they plan to release in the near future and into next year. There are a couple of interesting tablets to mention, the first of which is a 10.1-inch Android tablet based on a 1GHz processor with Flash 10.1. From studying the picture, it does not appear as though this device is running Google’s ‘tablet friendly’ version of Android yet. Nonetheless, the device will include HDMI output (720p), 1280 x 800 resolution, Acer UI 4.5 and a 5MP rear-facing camera. According to this slide here, there …
Sony Reader coming to Android in December
by James Tromans on Nov 23, 20100 Comments">0
Sony have recently announced that they will release an eReader application for Android and the iPhone. They have a very pleasant looking site over here which you may already be familiar with if you have ventured into Sony’s eReader stuff before. The site currently shows a sneak peak of what might be to come for Android. Sure, if you are already familiar with the desktop PC or MAC versions of Sony’s offering, then you might not be so impressed. However, their entrance into the mobile market will surely make some impact just because Sony already has an established product and …
Angry Birds on the Samsung Galaxy Tab
by James Tromans on Nov 22, 20102 Comments">2
For those interested in Android, tablet computing and addictive games, this ones for you. Popherald have posted a nifty little comparison article between the iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the latter of which currently heads up the assult on Apple’s tablet market share. The battleground? Angry Birds of course, one of the most popular Android applications around and one that saw its climb to fame take place on the iPad. It only seems suitable, then, that the most sensible and realistic means in which to compare the latest tablet computers is with this game. In truth, the article doesn’t …
Information on the HTC Knight
by James Tromans on Nov 22, 20100 Comments">0
The HTC Knight is alleged to include a slide out QWERTY keyboard along with a speedy 4G radio. Indeed, it is set to land with Sprint and appears as though it will be their version of the HTC Desire Z. The fact that it uses a 3.7-inch display similar to the Desire Z helps support this notion. However, the similarities stop there. Rumor has it that the Knight will pack a powerful dual-core 1Ghz processor. We are set to learn more come January 6th where Sprint as likely to launch this event at the first day of CES 2011. Unfortunately …
Edit Google Docs on your Android device in real time
by James Tromans on Nov 18, 20101 Comments">1
Google have released an update to Android (and iOS) that now enabled you to edit your Google Documents online, in real time along with colleagues and friends who are using desktop or non-mobile devices. Edits that someone else makes on the browser will also appear directly on your Android device. One of the particularly neat features that I like about this update is the tabular editing features provided on Android. You can pan a table from right to left while at the same time keeping the rest of your editing window stationary so you can read other text on the …
LG Apex landing with US Cellular this week for $80
by James Tromans on Nov 18, 20100 Comments">0
It turns out that U.S. Cellular has recently announced the upcoming availability of its 4th Android device, known as the LG Apex. We can expect this device as soon as November 19th for $79.99. This price is valid after an $80 mail-in rebate and when you take up a two-year contract. The Apex is only running Android 2.1, but I would imagine that there is an update in the works to bring this up to at least 2.2 sometime shortly after launch. It offers a 600MHz Qualcomm processor along with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and 3.2-inch 800 x 480 px …
Panasonic Android phone coming soon, world wide in 2012
by James Tromans on Nov 17, 20100 Comments">0
According to Reuters, Panasonic are set to launch a range of Android based smartphones in 2011. These will become available in Japan, before being rolled out to the rest of the world in 2012. This is a very modest schedule and seems feasible. Panasonic are not new to smartphones, but they have been cautious about jumping on the Android band-wagon, that is for sure. It is refreshing to see an executive admit that his company is slow to pick up on a market trend. Indeed, this is what head of Panasonic’s mobile division, Osamu Waki, had to say. “(We) misjudged …
Android Market planned down-time for devs
by James Tromans on Nov 17, 20100 Comments">0
Although this scheduled down-time will not have an impact on the consumer right away, the Android Market is going down for some good house keeping. However, only the ‘developer version’. To reiterate, the normal consumer level market will not change. At least, not yet. There is a lot of speculation surrounding what Google are planning to improve and change with this down-time, and we’re just as interested as everyone else. Will we see the ability to buy music directly from the Android store? Perhaps we’re going to see some hybrid Amazon Android Market creation. Either way, something is coming. It …
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