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ISB Corp's Android TV

Android Appearing in Tokyo at the Embedded Systems Expo was an experimental unit that utilizes Android for web and HD video. It still needs some tweaks for smooth playback, but ISB is on it. Wireless mouse and keyboard are on the way as well. It...

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Bah! Cupcake delayed 'till early June

Android Sorry, folks. T-Mo has announced a delay in the OTA Cupcake update. See the link for the announcement over at T-Mobile forums. Man, oh, man. Early June. Stop playing with our emotions! "G1 community, We’d like to provide an...

from 2009 by John Walton 6

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Is that... Android?

Android So... what do you think? Is Android ready for the big time? I tell you what - the best PR is free. Haykuro released some tutorials from "the device" tonight. Does that mean Hero? I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Check out the site...

from 2009 by John Walton 10

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Haykuro's Hero - an early look at a new Android

Android For those who don't know the name, Haykuro is an Android hacker who tends to get his hands on exclusive stuff and present it to the masses in packages so simple that even I can figure out how to use them. I don't know how he does it. He...

from 2009 by John Walton 9

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HTC's soft keyboard for Android

Android This video is primarily meant to be a preview for those that are curious about what to expect from HTC's coming Android phones. For the hackers and modders, I've given all the resources you need to run this yourselves. No flash - just...

from 2009 by John Walton 12

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A day's worth of Android news

Android With the increase of Android chatter I've found it easier for myself - hopefully it's been easier for you as well - to have my Android stories grouped together based on category. It gives me a chance to mention the little rumors without...

from 2009 by John Walton 2

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Android app review: GDocs

Android I should preface this by saying that GDocs is still in beta. The version I tested was 0.3.2. So maybe this is more a of a preview than a review. Whatever the case, GDocs is beginning to address the business person's number one complaint...

from 2009 by John Walton 3

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Teradesk for Android ROCKS!

Android Last Summer, Google put up $10,000,000 in rewards as incentive to create the most innovative, useful, and beautiful software coders could conjure up for the Android platform. They called it the Android Developer's Challenge. And while a...

from 2009 by John Walton 3

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The state of Android netbooks

Android There's so much chatter about Android netbooks nowadays that I'd pretty much have to dedicate myself to that topic alone in order to cover it all. Plus, I figure less than half of the stories will pan out. I'm not writing a gossip column,...

from 2009 by John Walton 1

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All should have Cupcake by May 25th

Android At least that's the latest - don't hold me to it. So they said May 11th, right? Well, according to googleandblog , the rollouts officially started today - May 14th. That doesn't explain the few reports we've heard about some folks...

from 2009 by John Walton 9

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Someone's making a new Linux handset

Post Rather, someone's making a new Linux stack for a lot of different devices. Considering the recent news that Nokia and Intel are collaborating on a Linux project called oFono that would compete with Android, it's pretty reasonable to...

from 2009 by John Walton 1

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Here's to another Google Summer of Code

Post Google's Summer of Code institution was born in 2005 with the intent of bringing bright but relatively inexperienced programmers together with seasoned mentors to collaborate on real world open source projects. Accepted applicants are...

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Droid Wars - Breakout clones

Android How many Breakout clones are available for Android? A lot, that's how many. I had to edit out my banter about how a neighbor destroyed my Atari 5200. That's how many Breakout clones are in the Market - and I didn't even cover them all. ...

from 2009 by John Walton 1

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Android app review: Close Everything 2

Android One of the coolest features of a rooted G1 is the ability to manually close an application as you see fit. But with the release of Android 1.5 - better known as Cupcake - comes an application that allows all end users better control over...

from 2009 by John Walton 2

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Bigfoot run on Donut

Android Raaaaaar! That's the word that comes from a tasty new Samsung spec sheet (second photo), which also calls the i7500 Capela . While that handset rocks the Cupcake, Bigfoot will be running a new version of Android... Donut! The Spica phone...

from 2009 by John Walton 7

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Resources for learning about Android

Android I'd like to say that PhoneDog is the one-stop shop for all things Android - and I'm doing my best to provide the information I can in my posts. However, there are some resources that are far too extensive to reproduce at our site, and it...

from 2009 by John Walton 0

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Another good look at the i7500

Android The first video was pretty cool, but this one gives us a better look at the OS running on Samsung's first Android device - which is widely expected to be released by T-Mobile. The question is, "when will it launch?" This doesn't look...

from 2009 by John Walton 6

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G1 movement replicated in virtual space

Android As the coder states, we can expect better performance when some better Android phones are released. But this program is working pretty well already, if you ask me. The applications of the code go beyond the most obvious context of gaming -...

from 2009 by John Walton 0

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Froogloid's Keyring app isn't for passwords

Android Sick of your video rental, grocery reward, airline miles, hotel club, AAA, and other miscellaneous cards bulking up your wallet? Check out the new Key Ring app from the folks who brought you A2B. Chris Fagan gives us a preview. I think...

from 2009 by John Walton 2

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Another mythical Android beast

Android What's up with the titles bestowed upon T-Mo's Android devices? Magic - the incarnations of which are muddled with excessive pseudonyms; Houdini, named after a world renouned magician who suffered a strange death ; The Dream, which of...

from 2009 by John Walton 5

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MyTouch does not equal US Magic

Android I recently wrote a post called, "MyTouch = US Magic?" And the answer is apparently no. If reliable sources are correct, MyTouch (as I've been calling it) will have a 5MP camera, in contrast to the Magic's 3.2. But it's not that simple....

from 2009 by John Walton 2

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Verizon Mi-Fi: take your hotspot with you

Hotspot This little guy is 3.5” x 2.3” x 0.4” - weighing in at just 2.05 ounces. It fits in your pocket, and delivers high-speed Internet access to up to five devices via Verizon's EV-DO network. The MiFi contains CDMA and Wi-Fi antennas as well...

from 2009 by John Walton 1

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T-Mobile unofficially supporting iPhone

Post A recent T-Mobile voicemail system update caused users of unlocked devices, iPhone included, the strange experience of receiving blank text messages from the future - and other odd phenomena. After what must have been a large number of...

from 2009 by John Walton 3

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Oh, Canada - Android's coming in June

Android Is that a cheesy, predictable title or what, eh? Wait! Don't answer, because I've got some good news for ye. Rogers Wireless will begin offering both the G1 and Magic on June 2nd. No handset or plan pricing is available just yet. Rogers'...

from 2009 by John Walton 1

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BSqaure porting Flash for Dell

Android Remember the vague chatter coming from BSqaure about them working with a "Global Tier I Carrier" to bring Flash to Android devices? A lot of us thought that meant T-Mobile, and assumed the hardware would be a descendant of the G1. But...

from 2009 by John Walton 0

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Widgets in Android 1.5 - Cupcake

Android Here you go - a glimpse at the widgets you'll have access to once you receive the Cupcake update, over-the-air. The process begins on May 11th, and you should get hit within a week or so. I missed out on the Paypal widget because it wasn't...

from 2009 by John Walton 1

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Cupcake: May 11th.

Android That's the roaring buzz today. And while @TMobile_USA hasn't followed up on their pre-announcement Cupcake Twitter promise , (at the time of this writing - check the comments for changes) reliable sources say employees have the official...

from 2009 by John Walton 7

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G1 running Ubuntu with full desktop environment

Android Ubuntu is my daily driver, and I look for just about any excuse to proselytize the masses by means of my virtual soapbox here at PhoneDog. Linux just exceeded 1% of the market share, so I must be doing something right! Anyone who has...

from 2009 by John Walton 4

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Video: Amilo Mini running Android

Android This video shows a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Mini running Android. The netbook ships with Windows, and the FS product page declares the company's loyalty to Microsoft by way of a prominently-placed recommendation. But if you don't mind...

from 2009 by John Walton 0

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The Hero is out there

Android Some of you probably remember the "leaked" HTC Roadmap that finished with a hot pink handset called Hero. And I'm sure a good chunk of you found the color obnoxious. Well, here's the same phone in doodie diaper brown... Er, I mean......

from 2009 by John Walton 12