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Skype Mobile for Android works with both Wifi and 3G active

Skype has been going from strength to strength recently having recently filed with the SEC to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering. Although the Android version of this popular VoIP application is only available to Verizon customers in the USA, updates to the software are looking promising. It is now possible [...]

ViewSonic expected to debut ViewPad Android tablets at IFA

Next week at IFA in Berlin, Germany, ViewSonic is expected to launch two new Android tablets.  The ViewPads, as the company has hinted they will be called, will come in both 7-inch and 10-inch flavors.  Both devices are expected offer speedy 3G and WiFi connectivity, dual cameras, microSD support, GPS, and a USB port. [via [...]

Possible Android phone, Motorola MB710, passes through the FCC

A possible T-Mobile USA Motorola Android device has shown up on the FCC’s site for use in the U.S.  The phone looks nearly identical to the MOTOROI, which runs Android and began shipping earlier this year in other markets.  The unannounced MB710, as it is labeled, supports WCDMA 3G data on the 1700MHz AWS frequency [...]

Broadcom’s combo WiFi/Bluetooth/FM chipset driver now part of Android OS

Broadcom Corporation, one of the world leaders in both wireless and wired communications, has announced that the driver software it developed to control its single chip Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and FM solution is now a standard component of the latest version of the Android OS. Current Android mobile phones, like the G1, feature Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, [...]

Upcoming Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet by GiiNii

Anyone fancy an iPod Touch running Android? Say hello to the Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet by GiiNii, recently showcased at CES. This pretty thing sports a 4.3-inch, 480 x 272 resistive touch-screen and although it doesn’t have cellular phone capabilities, it does have a built-in mic and speaker suggesting VoIP would not be out [...]