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Meet the Dext: Motorola's first Android device
News Motorola on Thursday officially introduced its first Google Android device: the Motorola Dext. Motorola said it would announce a second Android phone in the coming weeks. The phone will run Android 1.5 Cupcake and offer access to Google's various...
[September 11, 2009, 9:15]
Google launches SIM-unlocked Android phone
News Google's Android developer team on Friday announced the Android Dev Phone 1, the first Android-based device unlocked to allow the use of any SIM card or software. The device can be purchased only by registered developers on the Android Market...
[December 8, 2008, 15:51]
LG embraces Android with the GW620
Blog LG announced today its GW620, which will be the company's first Android device when it hits towards the end of this year. Android looks set to be a real force in the smartphone market, and LG is the latest hardware manufacturer to make a play for...
[September 14, 2009, 14:25]
Vodafone reveals plans for 'Magic' Android phone
News The G1 is about to lose its crown as the only Android device on the market. An Australian company, Kogan, has also made another Android device, the Agora, but its release has been delayed and the handset has yet to reach the market.
[February 18, 2009, 7:55]
HTC aims Tattoo Android phone at the masses
News HTC on Tuesday launched the Tattoo, an Android-based handset aimed at a wider market than its first self-branded Android device, the Hero. The Tattoo also has integrated access to Google Maps, search and the Android Market for downloading mobile apps.
[September 8, 2009, 15:10]
Nokia Android rumours earn outright denial
Blog The report, carried in The Guardian, took a cue from "industry insiders" to predict the launch of a touchscreen Android device at Nokia World in September. Nokia has strongly denied working on an Android-based handset, following a report early on...
[July 6, 2009, 11:06]
Report: Dell developing Android gadget
News Dell is developing a pocket-size internet device using Google's Android operating system that could take on Apple's iPod Touch, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal on Monday. Dell has long been rumoured to be making a smartphone, and...
[June 30, 2009, 8:43]
Google's Android phone may be out next month
News But TmoNews says it has a reliable source that says the Android device made by smartphone manufacturer HTC will go on sale through T-Mobile USA on 17 September. T-Mobile declined to comment on the rumours of the device release, but the carrier has...
[August 13, 2008, 8:03]
Analyst: Android handsets set to overtake iPhones
News While T-Mobile UK — the exclusive carrier of the first Android device, the G1 — wouldn't put a figure on how many of the devices have been sold, it did say the handset now accounts for 20 per cent of its contract sales.
[March 9, 2009, 8:53]
HTC to make first Android handset
News HTC said on Tuesday it would release its first Android-powered device into the European market in the second half of 2008. Technical details of the device are currently scarce — many aspects of the platform will only become apparent when the...
[November 6, 2007, 11:08]
Samsung plans three phones with Android
Blog Samsung also plans to deliver one Android phone in Europe, Hong told Forbes, because, "in Europe, you can launch one common device with several carriers". Samsung declined to comment on Monday about a European launch for its Android device.
[April 6, 2009, 20:44]
Acer shows off Android netbook, smartphone
News According to Acer, choosing the Android OS will let the user start using applications within 18 seconds of turning the machine on, and shut down the device within three seconds. The Android device has a five-megapixel autofocus camera with geo...
[October 14, 2009, 15:09]
LogMeIn adds Android remote support
Blog Richard Redding, LogMeIn's vice president and general manager of mobile, told ZDNet UK at the show that he was hearing of "a lot of development on the application and device side [regarding Android], not just on phones [but also] netbooks".
[February 16, 2009, 11:16]
Google sets up Android team in Taiwan
News This means that anyone can take the Android platform and add code or download it to create a mobile device without restrictions," Google said in a statement. Some netbooks today already are available with Linux, so Android is not much of a stretch...
[March 13, 2009, 8:07]
Android developer phone gets an update
News Google has issued an update for the unlocked version of the Android phone, which is made specifically for developers. The company said on Monday that owners of the Android Developer Phone 1 (ADP1) will now be able to get the 1.1 version of the...
[March 11, 2009, 7:25]
Inside the BlackBerry app store
News On Monday, Research in Motion opened up the submission process for its Application Storefront, through which third-party software for the BlackBerry can be sold to the public by its developers — the handset maker's answer to the iPhone App Store...
[January 27, 2009, 16:21]
Android lays low at Mobile World Congress
News Mobile World Congress in Barcelona could have been an opportunity for Android to show progress, but Google's open-source operating system made only a limited showing. Google has high hopes for Android, which the company launched in an effort to...
[February 20, 2009, 11:51]
Android 1.6: a better experience
Blog Unfortunately, there's not much Android can do about the G1's camera hardware, so it remains a device of last resort. Overnight, T-Mobile pushed out the Android 1.6 'Donut' update to my G1. Android 1.6 is an incremental update concentrating on...
[October 22, 2009, 16:46]
First Android phone enters the smartphone fray
News Google's first Android phone may not win any beauty contests, but the smartphone's software and advanced web browsing will give today's current crop of smartphones, including the iPhone, a run for their money.
[September 24, 2008, 8:27]
Google's Android paves way for mobile supremacy
News Unlike the PC market, Google joins the contest for mobile access to the internet with its Android software while there is still much work to be done. The search giant announced the Android platform for mobile devices and the Open Handset Alliance...
[November 7, 2007, 15:23]
