Monthly Archives: February 2011

28/02/2011
Gingerbread to Spice Up Four More HTC Smartphones
Posted By Rhoda Abad

Gingerbread to Spice Up Four More HTC Smartphones

After HTC Aria’s upgrade to Froyo last week, expect another round of upgrades for HTC devices and this time to Gingerbread. Android OS 2.3.3 is the latest version of Gingerbread at the moment. Just last week, Nexus S and HTC’s Nexus One had their share of the Gingerbread flavor when Google unleashed the latest build … Read more

28/02/2011
Android Apps On A Blackberry Playbook, Really?
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Android Apps On A Blackberry Playbook, Really?

Ok, so were all about Android on this blog, and certainly not big fans of any products bearing the names of fruits. That said, this story was too interesting to pass up. Although it seems a little hard to believe, rumours have persisted for a while now that RIM is working on some kind of … Read more

26/02/2011
HTC Aria, Samsung Captivate and Epic 4G Get Their Froyo Updates
Posted By Rhoda Abad

HTC Aria, Samsung Captivate and Epic 4G Get Their Froyo Updates

Aren’t we all surprised to hear a string of smartphones getting their Froyo updates this week? First there was Samsung Epic 4G where Samsung outran Sprint from deploying the Froyo update by posting the EB13 build download on their website a few hours ahead.  Upgrade perks include: New home screen widget assistant; Dedicated shortcuts for … Read more

25/02/2011
Gold Motorola Xoom Goes To The Oscars
Posted By Rhoda Abad

Gold Motorola Xoom Goes To The Oscars

Instead of saying the “And the Oscar goes to…”, we hear Motorola pronouncing a different announcement for this year’s Oscar Awards. Why? Because Motorola is giving away limited Gold edition of their Xoom tablets to not just this year’s Oscar Awards hosts but also to the nominees for the following categories:  Best Actor, Best Actress, … Read more

23/02/2011
Full Android 3.0 SDK Released
Posted By Rhoda Abad

Full Android 3.0 SDK Released

Android developers will be more than thrilled to hear that Google officially announced that the final release of the Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android 3.0, also known as Honeycomb, is now available. With the SDK finalized, developers can now start working on apps with the API’s for Android 3.0. FYI: the new API level … Read more

23/02/2011
Motorola ATRIX 4G is Already Here
Posted By Rhoda Abad

Motorola ATRIX 4G is Already Here

Yes, you read it right, Motorola ATRIX 4G arrived earlier than its scheduled shipment and the “the world’s most powerful smartphone,” is now available for the taking. Motorola and AT&T earlier announced the arrival date to be on March 6 during the pre-order launch last February 13, apparently, the stocks came in beforehand so you need … Read more

22/02/2011
PlayOn Comes to Android
Posted By Rhoda Abad

PlayOn Comes to Android

MediaMall Technologies, Inc. just launched the Android version of their well-loved PlayOn Mobile app. The company, which was established in 2003, intends to take entertainment to the next level by bringing online videos, TV shows and movies to mobile devices without being costly and eliminating all the fuzz in video slinging. The app has been … Read more

17/02/2011
2011 Global Mobile Awards Winners
Posted By Rhoda Abad

2011 Global Mobile Awards Winners

Aside from numerous product launches, keynotes and demos, one of the most awaited segments of the Mobile World Congress is the Annual Global Mobile Awards where outstanding industry players are given recognition for their valuable contribution to the mobile market. This year marks the 16th year of granting this prestigious and honorable award from GSMA (The … Read more

17/02/2011
Android’s Milestones and Future According to Eric Schmidt
Posted By Rhoda Abad

Android’s Milestones and Future According to Eric Schmidt

In his keynote during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Eric Schmidt made a number of revelations about the success as well as the future of Google’s Android operating system. First and foremost, Google is not out of the picture completely (at least for now) from the Nokia-Microsoft merger because “The offer remains open for … Read more

17/02/2011
HTC Flaunts Two Facebook Phones – ChaCha and Salsa
Posted By Rhoda Abad

HTC Flaunts Two Facebook Phones – ChaCha and Salsa

The Facebook phone rivalry has begun. We were right when we thought that HTC would not be silent for long about their rumored Facebook smartphone. What could have been a more opportune time to unveil it than during the Mobile World Congress. Following INQ’s move of launching two (Cloud Q and Cloud Touch) Facebook phone, HTC is … Read more