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Creative’s Zii EGG Filmed in Wild
Just about a month ago we learned about Creative’s Zii EGG, the developer platform that uses Android and their proprietary Plaszma OS. The device is very attractive, with its 64GB storage (internal/SD), multitouch, WiFi, 1080p HD output and much more.Â
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10 Reasons to Download Twidroid Pro
Twidroid has just unleashed the pro version of their popular twitter client into the Android Market. They also released v2.5 of their ‘lite’ a few hours ago and it was already full of features. Twidroid has been a strong one since its release and recently …
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Introducing Wikitude Drive
Mobilizy is showing off an early look at their augmented reality navigation system called Wikitude Drive. Billed as the first fully functional mobile AR navigation system for Android, it was created out of curiosity. Members of the team wanted to see if it was feasible …
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Mobilize ’09 Shaping up to be Android’s Biggest Event Yet
Next month’s Mobilize ’09 is shaping up to be the Android event we’ve all been waiting for.After waiting patiently over the last 18 months for the big Android coming out party. Each time we expected a CES, CTIA, or MWC to deliver the goods, we …
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Who Has Best Google Voice Experience?
Rafe Needleman of cnet/Buzz Out Loud fame has put together a little head-to-head comparison for phones that run Google Voice. Guess who came out on top? To be fair, there are really only two platforms that have official Google Voice apps – BlackBerry and Android. …
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AT&T Not Helping Motorola’s Cause
If Motorola wants to turn their ship around using Android, they’re not getting much help from AT&T. The second largest US carrier has canceled plans to offer two smartphones expected later this year. The two models, Heron and Sawgrass, were originally Windows Mobile devices retrofitted …
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Unknown Android MID Sadly Only a Concept
There’s been a rash of recent Android MID sightings lately and nobody seems to know who it belongs to or what it is. Today we’re learning that it’s most likely just a concept device designed to show off the new “Rockchip” processor from a Chinese …
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ADC2: Challenging Predictions
Now that ADC2 is underway, here is one balding guy’s predictions for how ADC2 will play out, in today’s episode of Building ‘Droids!
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Archos’ A5 Details Sneak Out Courtesy of FCC
The next time you see Archos, tell ‘em we said thanks! It seems they decided not to sign a confidentiality agreement with the FCC and now we have some details on their forthcoming device. We’ll have to wait a few more weeks for the full …
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Google Adds Crowdsourcing to Maps
Google is now using the locations and speeds of their mobile users to help each other out. Rather than finding out where congestion is the hard way, the traffic layer now uses crowdsourcing to help users get a feel for real-time road conditions. For those …
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Two Good Android-Related Reads
I wanted to pass along a pair of Android editorial/op-ed pieces that were sent my way. I figured you guys would enjoy – I know I certainly did. Both are well written and researched and have some meat to them. Be sure to leave a …
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Win a Year of TeleNav GPS!
It’s contest time! We had so much fun with our last giveaway that we’re ready to do it all over again. It’s an easy one to enter – If you have an Android handset, then you’re halfway there! Same rules as last time…
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Official: Motorola’s Coming Out Party is Next Month
We’ve waited long enough to hear something from Motorola. Yes, there have been plenty of rumors and leaks so far, but nothing official. No conferences, no events, no press releases…nothing. Until now.
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Geodelic’s Sherpa Gets Major Enhancement in Skyhook Wireless Partnership
Already one of the top apps in the Android Market, Sherpa is about to get better. Today sees Geodelic announcing a partnership with Skyhook Wireless which will make the application much more accurate in reporting locations.
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Android Market Ruled by the People, Not Google
About 1% of all apps that are uploaded to the Android Market are removed by Google. Even with such a low percentage, it still begs the question “Does Google play gatekeeper to the Market?” The answer is both yes and no. Google allows the users …
