Dual SIM Android phones are a rarity but it looks like we may be seeing one soon from Gigabyte. It will be called the Gsmart Rola, a smartphone that will run on Android 2.2 FroYo.
Among the features of the Gsmart Rola include a 3.2” WQVGA resistive touch screen display, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, an FM radio and a 3.2MP camera. It will be further supported by 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM, will have mic
The official Android 2.2 FroYo update for the Dell Streak may as well be on its way this January 12, 2011 thanks to some internal emails. Of course, there are some Dell Streak owners who are already enjoying the Android 2.2 FroYo on their device, leaving the techies with the official release to bear with.
If you will recall, the Dell Streak originally came out with the Android 1.6 OS installed. While
The much heralded Google Nexus S is said to be now available for pre-order over at the Carphone Warehouse, the first Android 2.3 Gingerbread device to be set out. The phone can be ordered for free when purchased with a 2 year contract which costs £35 a month. Alternatively, it can also be purchased through a £20 a month but you will have to pay £219.99 and £249.99 for it.
The said delivery of the phon
A new app is said to be out. This the Gingerbread Launcher which should make the transition and updates for Android smartphone owners easier. The availability of the update comes after seeing a couple of Gingerbread paraphernalia like the Gingerbread keyboard which was easy enough to flash through ROMManager.
The Gingerbread Launcher was made by Paul O’Brien but can only be used on 2.2 devices. If you want to check out the launcher, yo
If reports are true, updates for the Droid and Droid X may as well be available right now. The new updates should bring both handsets to Android 2.2.1 which should be sufficient until the much awaited Android 2.3 officially comes out.
However, it seems the updates are not spared from controversies. The Droid X update seems to be meant for a small number of test group users although the actual update may as well come out in the comi
There is one device that seems to have been forgotten and now it is out once again. This is the HTC Knight/ EVO Shift 4G which looks a lot like the HTC EVO 4G although a bit smaller.
Among the features of the HTC Knight/ EVO Shift 4G include a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 3.7” WVGA display, Sense UI and a photo camera with flash. The said phone will become available via Sprint, making it their 9th Android smartp
A new update has been released for the Swype Beta for Android with the version 2.15.56.14870. The said update brings improvements including bug fixes. In all, the update focuses on enhancing the installer overall for Beta users.
Among the updates the 2.15.56.14870 version carries include the following:
INSTALLER v.1.1.15121
The tablet market gets all the more crowded with the entry of a new player in the Teclast T720-3GE. Teclast unveiled the colorful looking tablet (thanks to the image you see above) but is expected to have its hands full competing against the likes of the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Anyway, don’t discount the Teclast T720-3GE Android tablet just yet. Among the features it offers include a 7-inch (800 x 400) display screen, the
While we all know that the Nexus S has been filling the headlines today, it seems now it is time to figure out which carrier will be having it. But from the looks of it, it seems that T-Mobile has the inside track and will reportedly be the exclusive carrier for this new Android-powered smartphone.
In case you haven’t read about it, the Google Nexus S will come with features that include a 4” WVGA touch screen, a 1GHz Samsung Humming
Originally, the NOOKcolor from Barnes & Noble was only meant to run on an Android 2.1. However it seems that thanks to a hack, all that is a thing of the past since it can now reportedly run on Andrdoi 2.2.1 thanks to the efforts of some techies who effortlessly find ways to defy the odds (at least for the meantime).
This means that the NOOKcolor can now display the Home Screen and/or program launcher while also gett
