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Samsung I5801 Android Smartphone Leaked

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Details have been leaked of a new Android smartphone from Samsung, the I5801, and a video has surfaced for the unannounced android handset. It looks like the Samsung I5801 will come with the latest version of Google's Android OS, Android 2.1.Other specifications include 3G support, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and a display with a 240 x 400 pixel resolution, plus a microSD … [Read more...] about Samsung I5801 Android Smartphone Leaked

LG Ally Android Smartphone Available To Pre-Order 13th May For $100

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We first saw the LG Ally Android smartphone last week, which is LG's first smartphone that runs Google's Android OS, now it looks like it will launch on the 20th of May 2010 and you will be able to pre-order it from tomorrow, the 13th of May.The LG Ally will run the latest version of Android 2.1, and it will also feature a full sliding QWERTY keyboard plus a 3.2 inch … [Read more...] about LG Ally Android Smartphone Available To Pre-Order 13th May For $100

Cherrypal Making $99 Android Netbook

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Cherrypal as know for making low cost netbooks, and it seems they intend to launch a new one which will run Google's Android OS. This Android netbook will be called the Cherrypal Asia and it will be replacing their current Cherrypal Africa Linux edition netbook.So what exactly will $99 get you? Android 1.6 running on a 7 inch netbook, with a VIA ARM 533MHz processor, 256 MB … [Read more...] about Cherrypal Making $99 Android Netbook

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Android 2.2 Is 450 Percent Faster Than Android 2.1

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The guys over at Android Police have got their hands on the latest version of Google's Android OS, Android 2.2 (Froyo), and decided to run a few benchmarks on it to see how it compared to the current release Android 2.1.Some of the benchmark result are interesting, with some being 450% faster than Android 2.1, and the tests were conducted using Linpack which calculates how … [Read more...] about Android 2.2 Is 450 Percent Faster Than Android 2.1

Google Maps For Android Gets Bike Routes, Location Sharing

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Google has updated it Google Maps for Android, and added in a couple of new features. Google has added cycling routes, which it previously added to its web based version of Google Maps.In the Android version of Google Maps there is a new cycling layer which will show dedicated cycling routes and roads with bike lanes, just liked the web based version. … [Read more...] about Google Maps For Android Gets Bike Routes, Location Sharing

Apple Responds To Android Smartphone Sales Report

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The other day we mentioned a report from research firm NPD that claimed Android had outsold the Apple iPhone  for the first time, it seems that Apple wasn't to happy with the basis of the report and has responded with a statement.According to Apple [AAPL] the NPD report was based on a limited number of consumers, and didn't take into account the worldwide sales of the Apple … [Read more...] about Apple Responds To Android Smartphone Sales Report

Google And Verizon Working On A Tablet To Rival The Apple iPad

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Apple's [AAPL] new tablet, the iPad has been a great success for Apple since it launched just over a month ago, we have heard before that Google [GOOG]  intends to make their own tablet computer, and according to the WSJ they are developing a tablet in conjunction with Verizon [VZ].The Wall Street Journal are reporting that Verizon's chief executive, Lowell McAdam has said … [Read more...] about Google And Verizon Working On A Tablet To Rival The Apple iPad

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Adobe Demos Flash Running On Android 2.2

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Google recently announced that the next version of Google Android, Android 2.2 which would feature Adobe's Flash built in, then Adobe announced that it sees the way forward for Flash with Android, after Apple's CEO Steve Jobs made it perfectly clear that Flash would never be on the iPhone.Now Adobe has released a video demonstrating how well Flash works on Android 2.2, as … [Read more...] about Adobe Demos Flash Running On Android 2.2

Sprint Drops The Nexus One In Favour Of HTC Evo 4G

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Earlier this week we heard that Verizon had decided not to sell Google's own Android Smartphone, the Nexus One, and now it seems Sprint has decided they don't want to stock the Google Phone either.Sprint had announced that they would be carrying the Nexus One previously, but now it seems they are pinning all their Android sales on the HTC Evo 4G instead. … [Read more...] about Sprint Drops The Nexus One In Favour Of HTC Evo 4G

Android Outsells Apple iPhone For The First Time According to NPD

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According to the NPD Group, smartphones which run Google's Android OS have outsold the Apple iPhone for the first time becoming the number 2 selling smartphone OS for the last quarter in the US.According to the research conducted by NPD Group, Android accounted for 28 percent of all smartphones sold, as opposed to 21 percent for Apple, but they were still behind RIM's 36 … [Read more...] about Android Outsells Apple iPhone For The First Time According to NPD

Wiimote Used For Gaming On the Nexus One

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Last week we saw a video of an SNES emulator running on the Apple iPad, with the game being controlled by a Nintendo Wiimote, now we have another video where Nintendo's Wiimote is being used as a controller, this time it is on Google's Android smartphone, the Nexus One.As you can see from the video the Wiimote is being used to play Donkey Kong country on the Nexus one, and … [Read more...] about Wiimote Used For Gaming On the Nexus One

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