Please Stop Making New Phones With Old Firmware
We've reached the point where buying a "new" Android phone could still mean you're using firmware that's 18 months old. There's got to be a better way.
Dell Aero Gets Official: Lightweight Phone Running Obsolete Android Is $100 On Contract
Dell's been touting the world's lightest Android phone since March, and today the little guy is officially hits the scene for $100 with a 2-year AT&T contract. Too bad its operating system is over a year behind.
Dell Aero Hands On: The Lightest Android Phone Yet
The good news: I got to an up close look with the Dell Aero, AT&T's second Android handset and Dell's first in the US. The less good news: AT&T's not letting anyone actually see it work. Hrmm?
HTC Hero Android Phone Hands-On (With Video)
The Hero feels more substantial than HTC's previous Android handsets, but the hardware—and the software, to a certain extent—will be familiar to anyone who's used the company's other hardware. It's all just a bit, well, nicer.
T-Mobile Pushing Android Cupcake Update OTA (Honest!)
Android 1.5, otherwise known as Cupcake, has caused way, way more grief than any incremental cellphone OS update has a right to, is finally, truly pushing OTA—not just developers, not just Brits, but to regular American G1's. This, I promise you hope, will be the last we ever have to speak of it. —Thanks NiGHTS,…
T-Mobile Pushing Android 1.5 'Cupcake' Update to Select G1s
We've received a few tips that a certain, baked-goods-themed update has been pushed over the air to some G1 users this morning, bringing video recording, an onscreen keyboard, and plenty more. So, G1ers? —Thanks, tipsters!
Latest Android Cupcake 1.5 Build Gets Video Walkthrough
It usually takes me about 60-90 seconds to eat a cupcake; this guy took about 10 minutes with his. On view: the new camcorder function, soft keyboard, browser improvements and YouTube uploads.
Android Cupcake Live Folders Preview Email, RSS and Playlists Without Opening Apps
Small touch, but maybe the coolest thing I've seen in Android's Cupcake: Live Folders are home screen widgets that let you peek at email, playlists, RSS feeds and more without opening the full app. [Cnet]
Android 1.5 Unofficially Available For G1
A full-featured version of Android 1.5 "Cupcake", which introduces video recording, an onscreen keyboard, new browser functions and plenty more, has been compiled for G1 users by a kindly XDA forums contributor.
Android 1.5 "Early Look" SDK Now Available: Adds Soft Keyboard, Video Recording, and Way, Way More
Google has announced that the Android 1.5 "Early Look" SDK is now available to developers, and man, does it bring the features. Check out the list below.
What Phone OS Are You Most Excited About Now?
So this iPhone OS 3.0 was unveiled today (have you heard of it?), and since it's not the only new/updated OS launching this year, I wonder: which upcoming OS are you looking forward to most?
Video Walkthrough of the Latest Android Cupcake Build Shows a Few New Features
The home screen folders are kind of cool, although at this early stage all they offer is a folder view of your contacts (all or starred). On display is also, of course, the soft keyboard, as well as a few UI brushups. A few other features touted as new here aren't actually new to Cupcake, and on the whole, not a lot…
Screenshot Tour: Taking Android's "Cupcake" 1.5 Update For An Early Spin
If you want to see what's next for Android in "Cupcake"-including that delicious on-screen keypad-you can grab the SDK and root around yourself before T-Mo pushes it to your G1. Or, check our gallery.
