Feb 9, 2012 : Comments
HTC outlines Ice Cream Sandwich update plan, set to begin at the end of March
Eclair
Android distribution chart now includes Ice Cream Sandwich
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 presence known... Read more » Alltel and Samsung launch the Gem
Alltel Wireless and Samsung announced the availability of the free (after $50 mail-in rebate) Gem: a budget Android with a 3.2MP cam, 3.2" display, an 800MHz processor, and Android 2.1. The device is decidedly low end in a market environment where 1GHz processors are the norm for Android. With dual core devices just around the corner (as well as Android 2.3), the Gem... Read more » Sony Ericsson offers up Eclair for Halloween!
Patient owners of Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X10, X10 Mini, and X10 Mini Pro, your days of lingering in a world of Android 1.6 are almost over. Sony Ericsson announced today that Android 2.1 will begin rolling out to X10 devices in the evening (European time) on October 31st and will continue throughout November. Some users will get the update over-the-air, while others... Read more » Motorola looking for Cliq 2.1 beta testers
Earlier today, we received word that Motorola is looking for first come first serve (along with some other pre-reqs) beta testers for 2.1 on the Cliq. Sure enough, like clockwork the Motorola Owners' Forums has posted a message containing the following: "Motorola and T-Mobile are happy to announce a trial release of the 2.1 (Éclair) software upgrade for CLIQ,... Read more » OpenEclair Update
In this video, Carlos Graves demonstrates the changes made to the ROM, "OpenEclair". Download this... Read more » Open Eclair (ROM) Overview
In this video, Carlos Graves reviews a new Eclair 2.1 ROM called Open Eclair. Download this ROM There will be more videos on this ROM as I continue to use it. This is just a first... Read more » Android 2.0: more than multi-touch
Google announced today the support of 2.o in the SDK and there's plenty for developers to be excited about: great control over bluetooth and sync plus contact integration that will really pull the vanilla Android experience together, for starters. A single inbox, multiple access points for your contacts, and the potential for bluetooth gaming with chat and social... Read more » Android 2.0 Eclair photodump!
Well, BGR teased us yesterday with a video of the first Verizon Android phone, Droid, booting up along with the tantalizing promise that there was more to follow. And here is part one of that promise delivered; a walk-through of Android 2.0, complete with screenshots. Among the leak is evidence of a universal inbox, Maps 4.0, an app for simple phone (and street)... Read more » MotoDroid will run Android 2.0… or not
Will the Sholes/Tao/Droid ship with Eclair when it drops on Verizon? That depends on which tech blog you're reading today (see more here). But this image from BGR - which is probably the best snap we've yet seen of the device - clearly indicated the phone is running firmware version 2.0. Via Android... Read more » It’s the Eclair delivery team!
Amidst scattered talk of a serious 2.0 release delay (like Q2 of 2010), a few videos have popped up from Google HQ - videos of the latest addition to the Android art installation on the Googleplex lawn. Does this mean Droid will ship with 2.0? Are multi-touch and Google Maps 4.0 just around the corner for the rest of us? My guess is that videos like these are posted... Read more » 
