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Android Dev Phone 1.1 Fixes Key Problems

If you wanted the unlocked $400 Android G1 phone but were reluctant because of its problems, the new 1.1 update fixes most, but still leaves the issue of running paid applications partially unsolved. https://gizmodo.com/unlocked-developer-g1-banned-from-accessing-paid-apps-5160678 Now, the Dev Phone 1 will be able to access the Paid apps in the store, although according to Developer Advocate…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 9

VMWare For Mobile Devices Lets You Run Windows and Android Simultaneously

Ok, this is even cooler than we expected: a Nokia N800, loaded with VMWare’s MVP hypervisor, is seen here running Windows CE and Android, at the same time. This is a big deal! https://gizmodo.com/vmware-pushing-virtual-machines-for-smartphones-will-s-5083023 What you’re watching is, admittedly, virtualization. The MVP hypervisor is a small (20KB) “bare metal” virtual machine which runs beneath the…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 26

Unlocked Developer G1 Banned From Accessing Paid Apps

Anyone who bought the $400 unlocked developer G1 is in for a nasty surprise: Google, citing piracy concerns, won’t allow those handsets to access paid Marketplace apps. https://gizmodo.com/sim-and-hardware-unlocked-g1-available-to-developers-5103402 The problem lies in the phone’s full software permissions. Consumer Android phones download paid content to a private, hidden apps folder, inaccessible to the user. Thing is,…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 26

Ballmer Confirms Skinny Version of Windows 7 for Netbooks

Even though Microsoft says Windows 7 works beautifully on netbooks just the way it is—and it’s true—Steve Ballmer confirmed they’re making Windows 7 tighten things up to run even better on them. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-runs-so-much-better-than-vista-on-a-netbook-5133092 One of the catalysts for Windows 7’s diet for the netbook crowd, apparently, is Google’s Android moseying its way up to them…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 25

‘I Am Richer’ App Pops Up in Android Marketplace for $200

Is it any huge surprise that someone is already charging the maximum Android Marketplace price for a nonsensical, paid app? Or that the name makes reference to the $1000 “I Am Rich” iPhone app? No. https://gizmodo.com/google-sets-price-cap-for-paid-android-apps-5154661 Network World says ‘I Am Richer‘ is essentially identical to the iPhone app, except it has a blue diamond,…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 23

Kogan Agora Australian Android Phone Hands On Reveals It’s Going Full Touchscreen

Giz Australia played with that delayed Kogan Agora Android phone, and mostly liked it. Apparently, the final version will ditch QWERTY and go full touch, but if you wanna know how this abortion handles: [GizAU] https://gizmodo.com/kogan-agora-the-australian-android-phone-delayed-inde-5132708

Tech News Matt Buchanan Feb 23

Shaq Loves Android: Giant Basketball Star Is Also Giant Dork

Man-mountain Shaquille O’Neal is a famed Twitterer, but his love of gadgetry goes even deeper than that. A follower of Shaq’s Twitter met him at a diner and exchanged a little gadget trash talk. After seeing an update on THE REAL SHAQ Twitter that he was at a nearby diner, blogger Jesse Bearden hopped on…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Feb 21

Gmail Tech Demo Possibly Outs T-Mobile as US HTC Magic G2 Carrier

Commenter robkonz1 noticed something strange about Google’s recent offline Mobile Gmail demo: the HTC Magic used in the demo had—ohmygoodness—a T-Mobile logo on it. Does this mean the Magic is going to be our G2? https://gizmodo.com/browser-based-offline-gmail-demonstrated-on-iphone-and-5156357 Engadget noticed this as well, and notes that the T-Mobile logo on this particular handset is a uniquely US…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 20

Paid Apps Appearing In Android Market

BGR reports that the first few paid apps have infiltrated the bohemian mobile development commune known as the Android Market, just one week after the submission gates were opened. https://gizmodo.com/paid-android-apps-live-better-apps-are-coming-soon-5153238 The string of comments following the post indicate that most users won’t be able to throw their money at fart apps just yet (there are…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 20

Guitar Hero Coming to Android Phones

Guitar Hero has been available on other cellphones for a while now, but far be it from Activision to pass up an opportunity to cash in on a big platform like Android. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-gets-guitar-hero-proceeds-to-rock-for-first-ti-336444 The game will be a port of Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile with touchscreen gameplay and 15 tracks (mostly classic rock). An…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 19

Browser-Based Offline Gmail Demonstrated On iPhone, Android

Gmail’s desktop offline mode relies on browser extensions, but Google engineers have figured out a way to use HTML5 standards—supported by the iPhone, Android and Pre’s webkit browsers—to accomplish the same thing natively. Google demonstrated a new Gmail mobile web app that leverages the HTML5 database and app cache features, which allow web apps to…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 19

Samsung Promises ‘More Than Three’ Android Handsets By End Of Year

Samsung’s Android-less showing at MWC may not have been a surprise, but that’s not to say that it wasn’t disappointing. So what now? Samsung says “more than three” Android handsets are coming before 2010. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-android-phone-delayed-until-late-2009-5152224 Head of Product Strategy Won-Pyo Hong says the Android units will ship alongside a LiMo handset, marking a serious shift…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 18

Android Market Policy Details: You Can Return Apps

Policy details regarding paid apps on the Android Market have come to light—the most notable of which being the fact that you have 24-hours to return an app if you are not satisfied. https://gizmodo.com/google-sets-price-cap-for-paid-android-apps-5154661 Other policies include: •The Market will allow unlimited reinstalls of purchased apps. •Upgrades must come directly from the developer. •Sexually explicit…

Tech News Sean Fallon Feb 17

Why Do the Android Phones Have Chins?

Have you noticed the G1 and G2 both share one common physical trait? Yeah, they both have chins. And there’s a reason for it *cue in Bernard Herrmann’s Vertigo music* https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-g1-google-android-phone-review-5062977 According to HTC: Personality. The Androids are like people, they have chins, they have personality. The other reason: They also have protruding nippleballs: Having…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 17

Android G2 Hands On: Close to Perfection

HTC and Google are getting closer to perfection with the new Android G2, the HTC Magic. Nice finish, great form factor. Check out our video, including the obligatory comparison with Apple’s iPhone, and hands-on impressions: https://gizmodo.com/android-g2-htc-magic-officially-announced-5154859 The bad news first: Apart from my gripes about the user interface—which are still there—there is one but. A…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 17

Android G2: HTC Magic Officially Announced

Vodafone has taken the HTC Magic out of their big red hats in their MWC 2009 press conference. The rumors were true: You can see the fabled Android G2 from every angle after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/android-g2-photos-thinner-and-no-keyboard-5135926 For sure, it is lot prettier that T-Mobile’s G1. Here are the specs: Processor Qualcomm® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz Operating…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 17

Google Sets Price Cap for Paid Android Apps

If you were planning on selling your mind-blowing Android app for profit, be forewarned: your Google overlords will only let you charge $200 for it. It’s really inconvenient I know, because you were totally working on the greatest app ever, and were going to charge $500 for it, but you’ll have to find another way…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 16

LG’s KS360 Will Be Their First Android Phone This Summer

LG’s previously announced KS360 is going to be the manufacturer’s first Android phone, and will hit this summer with the same slide-out QWERTY, same 2.0-megapixel camera and same specs as before. [T3]

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 16

HTC Magic, The Fabled Android G2, Looks Like It’s Headed to Vodafone in Europe

File this under decidedly unconfirmed, but Boy Genius has unearthed official shots and an advertisement that indicate the Android phone we’ve seen leaked recently as the G2 is Europe-bound as the HTC Magic. https://gizmodo.com/android-g2-photos-thinner-and-no-keyboard-5135926 Beyond that, details are thin. BG is claiming a flashless 3.2 megapixel camera (same as the G1), and all the expected…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 16

How To: Tether the iPhone or G1 To Your Laptop For Free 3G Broadband

If you read Gizmodo, the odds are good you’re carrying one of these two pieces-they’re among our favorite 3G smartphones right now. Today let’s learn how to tether ’em up to your laptop. Note: while data tethering is possible on each phone without any additional tethering plan, you’ll want to be careful that you’re not…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 14

Android Dev Phone 1.1 Fixes Key Problems

VMWare For Mobile Devices Lets You Run Windows and Android Simultaneously

Unlocked Developer G1 Banned From Accessing Paid Apps

Ballmer Confirms Skinny Version of Windows 7 for Netbooks

‘I Am Richer’ App Pops Up in Android Marketplace for $200

Kogan Agora Australian Android Phone Hands On Reveals It’s Going Full Touchscreen

Shaq Loves Android: Giant Basketball Star Is Also Giant Dork

Gmail Tech Demo Possibly Outs T-Mobile as US HTC Magic G2 Carrier

Paid Apps Appearing In Android Market

Guitar Hero Coming to Android Phones

Browser-Based Offline Gmail Demonstrated On iPhone, Android

Samsung Promises ‘More Than Three’ Android Handsets By End Of Year

Android Market Policy Details: You Can Return Apps

Why Do the Android Phones Have Chins?

Android G2 Hands On: Close to Perfection

Android G2: HTC Magic Officially Announced

Google Sets Price Cap for Paid Android Apps

LG’s KS360 Will Be Their First Android Phone This Summer

HTC Magic, The Fabled Android G2, Looks Like It’s Headed to Vodafone in Europe

How To: Tether the iPhone or G1 To Your Laptop For Free 3G Broadband

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