Please Stop Making New Phones With Old Firmware

We’ve reached the point where buying a “new” Android phone could still mean you’re using firmware that’s 18 months old. There’s got to be a better way.


August 22, 2010
Mobile

Samsung Galaxy S Is A Better Phone When It Runs Stock Android 2.1

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August 16, 2010
Software

Eclair (At Least) Is Needed For Tumblr’s Official Android App

Bad luck if you’re a fast-paced Tumblr fiend running anything less than Android 2.1 on your Android. Their first official Android app has no place on your phone.


July 28, 2010
Computing

Your Dell Streak Questions (Mostly) Answered

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Dell’s released a handy video addressing some Streak FAQs. The gist: They’re planning on going with Froyo, although it’s running Android 2.1 for now. It’s also not compatible with T-Mobile 3G. But when can you actually buy one?


July 1, 2010
Mobile

HTC HD2 Shown Running Android, Looking Like An EVO Doppelganger

There definitely won’t be an official Android version of HTC’s HD2, but the chaps at HTC Linux have finally released an Android 2.1 build for the WinMo-running largescreen, this time with a working touchscreen.


June 30, 2010
Mobile

HTC Hero Getting 2.1 Update Mid July?

Gizmodo AU

If you happened to pick up an HTC Hero from Europe before the Australian launch last year, you may have noticed that HTC have made the update to Android 2.1 available. If you bought one from Australia though, you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer.


June 21, 2010
Computing

Toshiba AC100 Netbook Runs Android, Has Massive 7 Days Of Standby Battery Life

Finishing off the hat-trick of laptops, Toshiba’s AC100 is their first machine to run on Android, and is shaping up to be a very tidy netbook with up to eight hours of battery or up to SEVEN DAYS’ standby life.


June 16, 2010
Software

HTC Hero Getting Eclair 2.1 Update Across Europe

Straight out of the HTC mouthpiece:


May 20, 2010
Software

HTC Hero Owners On Sprint Get Android 2.1 "Eclair" Update

Sprint has gifted its HTC Hero owners the long-awaited Android 2.1 update, seven months after the first screenshots of a Hero running the faster, snazzier version showed up.


November 12, 2009

How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1

It’s basically a ritual now: Fresh feature debuts on new Android phone; hack-happy HTC Dream owners see new feature, develop seething jealousy; said owners work tirelessly to steal new feature. Last week, Google Maps Navigation hit the Droid. Today, the G1.