Tag: android

Smartphone Championship: Droid X vs Samsung Galaxy S

The Fonearena Smartphone Championship is getting interesting after every match. We saw that the Nexus One and Palm Pre won in the 1st two matches and the next match was between the Apple iPhone 4 and the HTC EVO 4G.This was the best part of the competition so far , where these phones got a total of 6,200 votes. HTC EVO 4G won by taking 5,637 votes, and iPhone 4 got only 566 votes. That’s a very big loss for iPhone 4 Continue reading “Smartphone Championship: Droid X vs Samsung Galaxy S”

More than 55% Android users are on Android 2.1

Android OS is known as the one of the famous and the fastest growing operating system. Google has revealed some new fresh details about Android OS. The new Android fragmentation details shows that 55% devices are now running on Android 2.1. The main reason of this rapid growth is Droid X, EVO 4G, Samsung Galaxy S, and Motorola Droid. Only 3.3% devices are running on Android 2.2, and at the moment only Nexus One is running Android 2.2.

Still more than 40% devices are running Android 1.5 and 1.6, which contains devices like Motorola Cliq, Xperia X10, Xperia X10 Mini etc. I hope that latest Android build for these devices will be out soon, and then in next fragmentation chart, we will see only few devices running on Android 1.5 and 1.6.

New Android version is rumored to be out in Q4, which is known as Gingerbread or Android 2.3, then we will see some good, latest, and more devices running it.

Have a look on the graph after the break:

Time Magazine hits Android market

Time Magazine is known as the one of the famous magazines in the world. It is one of the most read magazines in the world, and it’s always first choice in magazines. The Time Magazine app is already available on iOS, but not on Android OS. When Time saw some potential in Android OS, then they finally launched the Time Magazine app for Android. The Time Magazine app features:

  • Mark sections as favorites
  • Create home screen widget
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Download articles to read offline or save them to read a later date
  • Search through TIME database

You can download the application by scanning the QR Code after the break:

And if you are browsing from your mobile, then follow this link.

Dell Streak available in late July

Dell has updated their official Dell Streak web page in USA to let you know that the Dell Streak will be available in late July or in a few days because July is about to end, and you can sign up for pre-sale opportunity. The Dell Streak is very big in size, and you will need to buy a jacket with XL pockets to carry this phone. Continue reading “Dell Streak available in late July”

Nexus One to be gone in 10 days

Nexus One is one of the best devices ever made. It’s a very gorgeous phone, and the whole Android community love Nexus One a lot. Recently Google announced that they received the final batch of Nexus One from HTC, and when the batch will be sold out, Google will be closing the Nexus One web store. Continue reading “Nexus One to be gone in 10 days”

Verizon 4G LTE SIM card leaked!

Do you want to see the first image of the Verizon LTE 4G SIM Card? Then have a look on the photo above, in which you can see that Engadget got their hands on the first Verizon LTE 4G Sim Card which was floating around in the wild. You can see a big 4G logo on the SIM card which proves that it’s a 4G LTE SIM Card. Continue reading “Verizon 4G LTE SIM card leaked!”

Some of the best Android apps

Surfing internet is one of my favorite habit, and searching about something good is also. When I finally find something after searching a lot, and it’s very useful for everyone, then sharing it is my responsibility. Applications, without applications your mobile phone is empty, I am an Android user and I love downloading apps (who don’t love it?), I want all the best apps in my phone, so I can enjoy the experience all the time. Continue reading “Some of the best Android apps”

Graffiti for Android

If you are using an Android powered phone, and you hate typing words through on-screen keyboard because the words are very small and it’s hard to use, and you want to write alphabets in a handwriting style with your fingers like you are use to write on a book during old days in your book, then give a chance to a new Android app known as Graffiti. The app is very accurate, and you don’t need to enter the words again and again, because it pick up the words in very first time . The app includes the original Graffiti strokes, complete with the familiar two-part silkscreen, as well as the Graffiti Help reference screen. You can bring up the silkscreen for text input and use a finger or stylus to enter characters. You can download the app right now from Android market, or by scanning the barcode after the break.

QR Code

via Phandroid

Android Market Finally Hits 100,000 Apps?

According to Androlib, the number of apps in the Android market has crossed the 100,000 mark and over one billion applications have been downloaded from the Android Market.

Back in April, we have reported that Android Market has crossed 50,000 apps and within 3 months, Android Market has reached another milestone of 100,000 apps. According to AndroLib, the number of apps in the Android market has crossed the 100,000 mark and over one billion applications have been downloaded from the Android Market.

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MediaTek Joins The Android Open Handset Alliance

MediaTek Inc, one of the biggest mobile chipset suppliers to Chinese phone manufacturers, recently announced its participation in the Open Handset Alliance.

MediaTek Inc, one of the biggest mobile chipset suppliers to Chinese phone manufacturers, recently announced its participation in the Open Handset Alliance, which is a partnership of more than 71 global mobile industry leaders aimed to accelerate innovation and offer consumers a richer and connected mobile experience.

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Android Market now live in Korea

Today is a very big day for people who are enjoying their life with Android devices over in Republic of Korea, because the Android Market is now live in Korea, and now you have access to all Android apps in the market. Korean market is really huge, and it’s the home of the one of the well known mobile phones maker, Samsung. Samsung has sold more than 300,000 Samsung Galaxy S in Korea, and they also sold 1 million Samsung Wave all over the World. Continue reading “Android Market now live in Korea”