As we look back at 2007 and recognize just how far the industry has come it’s easy to poke fun at these kind of comments. A brief statement taken from Google’s Android specification documents in May of 2007 says that touchscreens will not replace physical buttons. Oh how times have changed. 3.11.2 Touchscreen Touchscreens will be supported. However,… Read more
Earlier this morning, Google pulled the curtain off their latest Android distribution pie chart, showcasing just where each version of Android stands against another. In this latest version, we see some versions fall in statistics, while others climb their way up to prominence. What’s better, is that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has finally made its… Read more
The Pandigital Novel is one of the cheaper, less popular tablets on the market, boasting low-end specs and Android 1.5. It doesn’t even have the Android Market pre-loaded, but as always the trusty hacker has come to the rescue. Currently available is some custom firmware, giving the tablet some of the very basic features that make an Android tablet, well,… Read more
When the race between Android and iOS was first starting to really heat up, the biggest trump card Apple had was accusations of fragmentation. But that was a long time ago in mobile years. Things have gotten a lot better with Android devices, and compatibility is barely an issue. So how do the numbers break down now? According to Android Developers,… Read more
For most of you, the thought of using an Android device that still runs on 1.5 is ludicrous. In this day and age, it is. It hasn’t even been one full year since Motorola released the Cliq XT, and it’s just been announced the device will never see an update. According to Motorola Owners’ Forum manager Matt: “After comprehensive testing of the Android… Read more
Co-CEO of Motorola, Sanjay Jha, has given the mobile world another big dose of Android joy by officially announcing the Motorola Backflip and letting everyone know the Droid / Cliq will see Android 2.1 as soon as possible. AT&T users should get ready (but not too ready) for what could possibly be their very first Android phone, the Motorola… Read more
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