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by Richard Devine
Mar 23, 2012
Motorola have pulled the wraps of their latest entry level device, the i867. This one is destined for Brazil via Nextel, and will be available in a couple of promotions on the carrier.
So wha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 02, 2012
Google has just released the latest numbers regarding who's using what version of Android. These are devices that have accessed the Android Market over two weeks ending Feb. 1. The long and shor...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 31, 2012
We know what Google tells us about the number of devices on each platform. We can also read server logs and get a pretty good idea of the versions of Android hitting the site. But what b...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 04, 2012
Google's just released the latest numbers showing the distribution of the various versions of Android. Ice Cream Sandwich has made the list for the first time, with Android 4.0 totalling 0.6 per...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 10, 2011
Owners of SIM-free Sony Ericsson Xperia X10s have been enjoying Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the past few months, but so far the upgrade has been absent from some branded handsets, including those bo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 04, 2011
Google has released the latest version numbers for Android, and they're about what you'd expect. For the past two weeks ending Nov. 3, Gingerbread has crept up to 44.4 percent (up from 38.7 ...
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by Richard Devine
Aug 12, 2011
For sports fans, the long wait is finally at an end. The Sky Sports News app has landed on Android. It's been a long old wait, but with the English Premier League season about to begin, the timi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2011
Another month, another batch of numbers showing us the percentage of devices running the various builds of Android. And the numbers haven't change greatly since our last look a month ago.The big winne...
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by Alex Dobie
May 31, 2011
Better late than never, eh? Today Sony Ericsson has announced on its official product blog that the Android 2.1 update is now available for Xperia X10 users on AT&T. Alongside the newer...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 03, 2011
Google just released the latest batch of numbers showing us how many devices are on on which version of Android.The big picture didn't change much in April -- Froyo still dominates, growing to 65.9 pe...
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by Kyle Gibb
Apr 12, 2011
The folks over at Autodesk have finally announced the date of April 20 for the launch of the much-anticipated (at least by engineers) Android version of AutoCAD. In addition to the date, Autodesk made...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 02, 2011
The latest Android versions numbers are in, and it remains relatively unchanged from last month. Android 2.2 continues to dominate at 63.9 percent, up from 61.3 percent from the previous two weeks or...
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by Kyle Gibb
Mar 16, 2011
Google has updated the statistics for the state of the Android ecosystem and they show that over 90 percent of all Android devices connecting to the Market are running at least Android 2.1 Ecla...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 03, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing Reason No. 768 why this job kicks ass -- Field trips to Mountain View, Calif., to see the official Android statues. (One more gratuitous pic after the break.)
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 03, 2011
Google just released the latest figures on the number of Android variants in the wild. For the two weeks ending Feb. 2, 89.8 percent of devices are on Android 2.1 and up. Realistically, that means An...
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by Chris Parsons
Jan 06, 2011
Its been quite some time since we posted some news about the Samsung Behold II. So long in fact, we had to double-check this little piece of information to make sure it wasn't a mistake. If you'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 03, 2010
If you have a hankering for some Evo 4G Eclair source code (yeah, that's Android 2.1) for whatever reason, HTC's put it up on its dev site. Chances are most of us don't need this. But if you're i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 27, 2010
Android 2.1 updates for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 have started to roll out, and no, SE didn't surprise anyone with Froyo. Android 2.1-update 1 is rolling out in stages, based on the "SI-n...
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by Menno
Nov 18, 2010
This is a nice update for our readers down in Australia. As of today, you can use Google Maps to give you free turn by turn navigation on your Android device providing it's running Android...
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by Kyle Gibb
Nov 15, 2010
We haven't heard much about the T-Mobile Garminfone since its launch back in June, but word has come that the Android 2.1 update for the phone has been released into the wild. No OTA to be found...
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by Menno
Nov 12, 2010
Blackfriday2010.com just uploaded the Black Friday ad for Sears, and nestled among the digital cameras, Craftsman tools, and holiday prints sweaters was an Android tablet. The Velocity Mic...
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by Jesse Potter
Nov 10, 2010
If you weren't lucky enough to be one of the 1,000 users recruited by Motorola and AT&T to test Android 2.1 on your Motorola Backflip, today is the day you can join the party.The Eclair upda...
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by Jared DiPane
Nov 02, 2010
Last week we saw Motorola rolling out Android 2.1 to some of the selected testers, and now it's the Backflip's turn Motorola has sent out e-mails asking for willing testers to contact them, and they a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 02, 2010
It's been another month, and that means it's time to take another look at the breakdown of Android versions in the wild. (Click here to see October's numbers.) Android 2.1 (Eclair) and 2.2 (Froyo...
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by Jesse Potter
Oct 29, 2010
If you listen carefully, you can hear the cheer of X10 users all around the world celebrating their impending update to Android 2.1. Scheduled to begin on Sunday in Nordic countries, this 2.1 up...
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by Sean Brunett
Oct 26, 2010
Good news for HTC Hero owners in Canada, as the 2.1 (Eclair) update for the TELUS version is now available for download. The Hero is not even available to buy new, but owners who have been devout...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 21, 2010
The wait for Android 2.1 on the Motorola Cliq continues, but we've gotten word that field trials are about to get under way, with a couple of thousand users asked to give Eclair a go. We've already s...
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by Sean Brunett
Oct 16, 2010
The Motorola Cliq is set to receive the Eclair (2.1) OTA update in a couple weeks, as the T-Mobile employee training guide for updating has leaked out. No word yet on specific dates, but Cliq users sh...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 14, 2010
Sony Ericsson has posted a short video of the desktop environment from the long awaited update to the Xperia X10, and it says a lot. Mostly what it says is -- "five months after its release...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 09, 2010
We've got reports coming in that users with some Milestones, Vibrants and Fascinates running Android version 2.1-update 1 are seeing a silent update to the Android Market (version 2007 -- an update fr...
