Android 2.2 for Droid Available in June?
Great new coming from PC World:
I got an advance look at Google’s latest treat for Android phones, Android 2.2 (more deliciously known as Froyo) on the Nexus One. Announced this morning at Google I/O in San Francisco, the update will initially be available to Motorola Droid and Nexus One owners in June. Android users will definitely be happy with this update, which delivers faster performance, tethering/mobile hotspot and of course, Flash support.
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SIRIUS XM COMES TO ANDROID
Sirius XM extends its reach to Android-powered smartphones — specifically, the Motorola Droid and the Google Nexus One — by way of a free app that will be available next month.
“Sirius will make it easy and convenient for Droid and Nexus One users to access our superior programming and exclusive content that they can’t get anywhere else,” Sirius XM President/Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein said. “We are happy to add the Droid and Nexus One to our growing portfolio of apps for smartphones that bring subscribers the best in mobile audio entertainment.”
Source: Radio Ink
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Hands on T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ XT (Quench)
We expect T-Mobile to launch the CLIQ XT March 10, 2010 and we are still waiting on a price. This phone is essentially the same hardware of the original CLIQ minus the physical keyboard, so expect it to land somewhere around $149 with 2 year contract.
Unfortunately, the device will ship with Android 1.5 which does not support many of the new native applications from Google.
Source: Android and Me
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Motorola spells out Droid update plans
While the official word for those of us in the U.S. it’s still “expected to roll out soon,” the fact that there’s an official page to follow is a big step in the right direction.
Source: Android Central
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Motorola to get Android 2.1 update soon – includes multitouch browser
According to inside information, Verizon will soon be releasing an updated for the DROID pushing out the new Android 2.1. This should help bring the DROID up to date with all the current features of the Google Nexus One.
The update will be based on the Android 2.1 version 1, which will be the same as the update pushed OTA to the Nexus One last week. The Google Goggles app now comes pre-installed. The new browser will now include multitouch enabled like Google Maps 3.4, but still lacks Flash support. The home screen looks pretty much the same as 2.0.1, and Nexus One’s rotating 3D grid of app icons is still missing. Active wallpapers haven’t been included. Other new stuff includes the news and weather widgets introduced on the Nexus One. The missing features could be due to the extra processing horsepower that they may require.
There is still no word on when the update will be coming out.
Source: Device Mag
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Motorola Droid gets official multitouch support — in Google Maps
Not even a week after announcing the big multitouch update for its own Nexus One, Google has turned loose a new version of Google Maps that enables pinch-to-zoom support on the Droid. Of course, it was no secret that Android 2.0 had the framework in place to support this kind of stuff — Moto enabled it all by its lonesome on the Euro-spec Milestone — but it looks like this could be the watershed moment where multitouch finally becomes a must-have feature on Android devices across the board, as Moto CEO Sanjay Jha recently suggested would happen.
Source: Engadget.
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Motorola Droid Bug deletes all messages and email accounts
We just suffered here from the same problem that Phones Review talked about in December: we turned our Droid on and all the pop3 email accounts and emails disappeared.
Apparently people are talking about this problem in forums for several months and no reply from Verizon, Google, or Motorola.
Here are some of the forums that mention the problem:
gdgt
Verizon
Motorola
Here is the open bug in Google:
Google
Let us know if you had this bug too.
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Motorola hints at Google phone and more in Q4 earnings call
Motorola reported their Q4 earnings today and revealed some interesting Android news. The company actually showed progress in transforming to a smartphone company and reported a profit for Q4, but issued a disappointing profit forecast for the start of 2010.
“First, in smartphone, we plan to launch at least 20 devices, including at least one direct-to-consumer device with Google.”
This news comes with little surprise. We saw Sanjay at the Nexus One launch and already knew Motorola would sell a device in the Google phone store. Details about the device are still scarce, but rumors suggest it will be called the Motorola Shadow (see concept image above).
“CLIQ, BACKFLIP, and the majority of our new smartphone this year will feature MOTOBLUR. MOTOBLUR is our application and services suite that runs on Android platform.”
Nothing too new here. Motorola previously told us they wanted to include Motoblur on all their Android phones. The exceptions would be the Droid and whatever phone launches in the Google phone store. We think Google controls the software on those phones which is why they include stock Android.
Source: Android and me
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Google: “Here’s a FREE Nexus One or a Verizon Droid. Go Develop Games!”
To help foster game development growth, Google will presenting a number of Android sessions at the upcoming Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Over two days, (February 9th and 10th), Google will give developers a chance to meet engineers from the Android team, participate in Q&A’s, and even take a look at what you might be working on. Google is also giving away free Nexus One and Verizon Droid handsets to “qualified” developers “to celebrate and inspire the mobile and independent game development communities”.
Source: Android Guys
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Motorola Shadow is Nexus Two with sliding QWERTY keyboard?
If rumours have to be believed, the Motorola Shadow is going to be Google’s second smartphone, likely to be called the Nexus Two. It could all be true since the Google Nexus One didn’t have a hardware QWERTY keyboard and introducing a device with one seems like the right idea.
The handset is quite a looker with its black and white colour combination topped with red accents.
The current rumoured features include:
- 4.3″ Touchscreen with 850*480 resolution
- HDMI Port, QWERTY Keyboard
- 8MP Camera with HD Video Recording (1080p)
Source: foneareana
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