Android

When Google joined the cellular phone market, they created Android, their first smartphone operating system. Based on Linux, the Android OS promises power, flexibility, and extendability.HTC was the first to introduce a device that will run the Android OS, the G1. Android is not only an OS but a software platform. This gives all cellular manufacturers the ability to build new device that can use Android.

The Android platform is completely open-source, allowing any developer to tap into its full power and create some pretty cool apps. Check out some of the winners of the Android Developer Challenge.

  Though most of the focus is around the Droid launch these days (the Motorola Droid, that is - or "Papa Droid," as I like to call it), the Droid...
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I'm just out of a meeting with Motorola and Verizon reps in San Francisco, and headed back to the office, Droid review loaner in hand, to unbox the...
16 years 7 months ago
I owe you all an apology. A few days ago I got a tip ensconced in a riddle shrouded in mystery. It was a good tip, a tip about HTC's forthcoming...
16 years 7 months ago
Some crazy stuff is happening in the world of nav. This has everything to do with Android, specifically in regards to Verizon’s Moto Droid, which was...
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Of course Android fans were expecting an official announcement today, with it being “Droid Day” and all. And there are no disappointments here: Moto...
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Since we can’t actively cover every news article that breaks (as much as we would love to), PhoneDog compiles various news announcements and press...
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Billed as one of the best Android devices to date, it appears that the HTC Hero may be experiencing a few text messaging issues.  Reported by...
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We're all aware of the media event taking place tomorrow (October 28th) to promote the Motorola Droid device and DroidDoes campaign, but new rumors...
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I love eclairs. Chocolate topping, gooey cream-filled center, what’s not to love? And now that Android 2.0 (“Eclair”) has been unveiled today, in...
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T-mobile has unveiled its latest Android offering to the ad-watching masses, via video for the Moto Cliq. Why it chose to use a render instead of the...
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Gotta love early announcements. Sony Ericsson’s first foray into Android — the XPERIA X10 (aka X3 or “Rachael”), which was once thought to be slated...
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The New York Times believes the big cell phone manufacturers are moving away from Windows Mobile, and moving toward Android devices. (Based on the...
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Leaked images of the Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10 (aka X3 or “Rachael”) have been making the rounds lately. Unlike the mock ups of the unannounced...
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Here's one of HTC's two new video ads: "You."  Me? I like it (but not as much as the other one). You? Hit the comments and let us know what you...
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Here's one of HTC's two new video ads: "You Are Different From You."  Me? I like it. You? Hit the comments and let us know what you think.
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HTC unveiled their first mainstream ad campaign this morning. Hinged around the tag line, "A phone that gets you," and the slogan "Quietly Brilliant...
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Well, that didn't take long.  Looks like HTC's forthcoming "Dragon," or "Passion," Android phone isn't headed to Verizon, after all. So far as I can...
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The news has certainly been pretty Droidtastic these days. Now, a GSM version of the device (aka Tao/Sholes) has passed the FCC. The docs list WCDMA...
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