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.

The T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google will be available for pre-order on July 8th. I plan to be one of the first in the queue. The only problem is that...
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If you're not familiar with Nvidia's Tegra chip, now would be a good time to tuck that name away somewhere in your memory banks. As Noah showed us at...
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So you want to see what the Android fuss is about but don't want to ditch your contract or can't afford a new phone? Well you can try out an Android...
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I have used HTC's new UI, previously known as Rosie, on an over-clocked G1 before - just like a lot of other Android modders out there. I knew it...
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Horace Luke is HTC's Chief Innovation Officer. He heads up the team responsible for the design of the Hero, Diamond, and some other ground-breaking...
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In this video from HTC's London event, Horace Luke discusses widgets, the browser, HTC's naming conventions, getting the right people together for a...
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Is this video from the briefing with Horace Luke, he covers Flash integration, The Drunken Thumb's contributions to the Hero's lovely keyboard and...
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  So I just finished drooling over product shots and screen grabs of HTC's new Hero Android phone on the company's website, and finally got around to...
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I'm back at the hotel post-event, but a cocktail party and dinner are coming soon. I've got a lot of footage to go through after the trip, but...
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  HTC officially took the wraps off of Hero, their next-gen Android handset, at a launch event in London this morning.  Our own "Android John" Walton...
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I was reading Game Informer magazine the other day, and the Letter from the Editor was basically a shout-out to everyone who's ever accused him of...
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Time to go, all. I've got a quick bounce to Seattle, then nine hours to Heathrow. HTC's event takes place on the 24th at 11:00 am London Time, and I'...
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I've got to be brief with this post because I'm throwing together some things last minute for my flight to London, where I'm almost positive that I'...
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Actually, the full title is T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google, and it comes in black, white, and merlot. Penguins: the official mascot of Linux. Nice...
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I'm not a big fan of the grid-style QWERTY layout, but I know a lot of people like it. Thanks to Android Guys for bringing this image to my attention...
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There has been a lot of rumbling going on since I posted on the rumor that we'd see MyTouch by the end of the month. So much that I've got to toss...
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The software synthesizer in the background, Reason, is doing the heavy lifting here. But it is cool to see Android used as a MIDI controller -...
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I4U reports that a solar-powered Android phone will be coming out of China, but information on the device is sketchy at best. The little we have (a...
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This one has been rumored about for some time now. Finally, PCWorld has locked in a third-quarter release for T-Mobile UK, as well as some specs. 3.5...
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Cestos is not the only multiplayer game in the Android Market, but the multiplayer functions are more well-integrated than I've seen in any other app...
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