The Motorola Opus One -- not to be confused with the Nexus One, Spaceship One or Obi Wan -- has finally been caught on video after being pulled. And a week ago we would have said our Oooo's and Ahhh's. Now? With other fare on the horizon? It's a little tougher. It's pretty much confirmed now that the Opus One is destined for Nextel, and it's taking a 5-megapixel camera, Android 1.5 and...
Camangi, a company focusing on Internet Communication, just announced their plans to launch the WebStation, which is basically an Android-powered MID. The WebStation will pack a 7-inch glass touchscreen (WVGA 800x480 resolution), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, and USB port. The WebStation also has a front-facing camera and back-facing camera. The Android-powered MID will run Android 1.5 on...
Though we're sure all you Sprint HTC Hero users would really appreciate an Android 2.0 software update right about now, it looks like HTC isn't ready to deliver Eclair to you just yet. Instead, Sprint is ramping up a 'maintenance release' that'll presumably fix well-known bugs and software issues with the HTC Hero. You should receive the update in the next few weeks. [sprint]BGR is...
The big Verizon Droid Event is today and before we all find out what Big Red's official plans are for their much hyped device(s), we have the latest rumors and speculation to get you up to date:Droid Eris Specs LeakIt looks like the Droid Eris (what many believe to be Verizon's version of the HTC Hero) will run Android 1.5 on a 528 MHz processor. The 528 MHz processor isn't surprising...
With the Android 2.0 'Eclair' SDK officially available and the Droid launching with 2.0, it's only a matter of time before 2.0 hits our Android handsets. So it's a great time to jump the gun with speculation on what comes after Eclair. As we all know, Android builds are creatively named after desserts in alphabetical order--Android 1.5 was Cupcake, 1.6 was Donut, 2.0 is Eclair and the...
Following up on the heels of their boot-up video of the Motorola Droid, BGR has just posted the first screenshots of Android 2.0 'Eclair'. And boy it's a doozy. This obviously isn't the final build of Android 2.0 but we're loving the new features it adds and the optimization (it's supposed to be fast) of 'Eclair'. New features will probably be added and things will change, but Android...
You have to love Google. Not only do they name their Android builds after desserts, they actually bring in gigantic-sized models of said desserts and place them on their campus. If you remember, Android 2.0 is going to be called 'Eclair' and since it's now been placed on the Google Campus, we can likely expect it sooner than we thought.The first device to run Android 2.0 'Eclair' is...
We know that Dell's Mini-line of netbooks is particularly versatile in terms of the different OS's it can run. We also know that our own Android OS is also versatile in terms of the different devices it can be ported to. What we didn't know is that Dell themsevles are testing out multiple OS's--Android included--to see what works best on their netbook line. In the video above, Dell's...
Ugh. According to the leaked schedule, today was supposed to be the first day of the Android 1.5 Cupcake Update roll out. And what do you know? T-Mobile has just announced that they're delaying the release of Android 1.5 once again! That means we'll have to wait another week before we can get our hands on Cupcake.T-Mobile is saying that they're "finalizing the build this week to ensure...
We may have jumped the gun a bit in announcing the Android 1.5 Cupcake Update being rolled out to all T-Mobile G1 users because well, we're still scratching our heads waiting for Cupcake to come to our G1. However, a lot of users from the UK are telling us that they have received the Cupcake Update and that's making us wonder if it's strictly a UK phenomenon.Are T-Mobile US and T-...
What a glorious day. After months and months of waiting, T-Mobile is beginning to push out Android 1.5 aka Cupcake to G1 users in the US and UK. After seeing Cupcake made available to Android Dev Phone users we knew that it'd only be time for it to reach us regular G1 folk. No longer will we have to scour youtube for Cupcake demo videos or drool over photos--we'll all be getting our...
We knew that Android Dev Phone would be good for something! Android 1.5 aka Cupcake is now available for your download pleasure if you happen to own one of those quirky little Dev Phones. The instructions to update to Android 1.5 are listed on HTC's website which can be accessed: HERE.In related news, Developers can get the Android 1.5 SDK, release 1 to build their applications....
If you were wondering how the on-screen keyboard works in Android 1.5 (aka Cupcake), the good folks over at the Android Developer's Blog have a great write up on soft keyboards and all its glory.There are multiple ways for developers to implement soft keyboards in their applications: a basic pan and scan method that basically moves the target application around to accommodate for the...
Quite possibly the biggest game-changing feature in Android 1.5 is support for homescreen widgets. If you've messed with Widgets on a computer, the idea remains the same for Android. It's basically a quick glimpse into full-featured applications, for example you could post a calendar widget, or a stock widget, or a weather widget, etc. It's always-on and always-updated, pretty darn...
There are reports that users who have uploaded Cupcake onto their G1's are not being allowed access to the Android Market. So if you're running Cupcake, chances are you won't get any access to applications. And here we thought Google and Android were the good guys.At first, it seemed as if those running Cupcake on their Android devices wouldn't run into any problems but as more and...
Can't wait for Google to release the Cupcake Update? Yeah, us neither. Luckily, we have some pretty genius minds out there in the developer community and one of them (haykuro) has gotten the HTC Magic build of Android (aka Cupcake) ported to work with the T-Mobile G1.Looking at it briefly it certainly seems like a lot of work to get Cupcake working but definitely do-able. We say if you...
Along with some sweet changes and new features in Android 1.5 there are some changes to the UI framework that may affect some applications. In fact, Android 1.5 brings a new default look to the overall Android UI framework.Buttons and checkboxes have a new design and though it doesn't change the overall binary/source compatibility, it may break the UI of your application. To quote...
Google has just announced an "Early Look" SDK for Android 1.5 which is based off the much ballyhooed Cupcake development branch. Android 1.5 packs a lot of goodies such as APIs for soft keyboards, live folders, home screen widgets, stereo bluetooth, and much, much more.Android 1.5 is going to improve on the performance of Android, such as having a faster camera start up time, acquiring...
One of the more under-the-radar features of Cupcake is the ability to add Live Folders to the home screen. Dieter got a look at it with the HTC Magic and thought it was neat-o and after seeing the above video, we're pretty excited for it too.As you can see, the video shows what a "Live Folder" is to Android. A Live Folder is basically a created folder that is automatically updated. In...
Okay. Since this limbo of will we, won't we get Cupcake is currently at a won't we, the next best thing has got to be watching Cupcake in all its glory on video. An Android Developer decided to play nice and showcase some of the new features in Cupcake and we're all thankful for that.He goes over the Live Folders feature (which we're now excited for), the soft virtual keyboard (of...