Category: Android

Droid X got hunted by Apple antennagate attack

After the death grip issue of the Apple iPhone 4 was confirmed by Apple at a press conference few days,  Apple continues to argue that the same problem occurs in other phones in the market. We saw Apple finding fault with Nokia, RIM, Samsung, and HTC only to get strong replies from these companies . The latest victim is the Motorola Droid X  ! Continue reading “Droid X got hunted by Apple antennagate attack”

The Acer Stream is Here , got any Questions ?

The Acer Stream (Photos )we spoke about in May end  is finally getting ready to hit stores in August and we have an exclusive sneak peak of this Android phone at FoneArena. The Stream uns on Android 2.1 and features a  3.7 inch AMOLED Display and 1 GHz Qualcomm Processor. It also features HD video playback and recording. Continue reading “The Acer Stream is Here , got any Questions ?”

Samsung giving away free Galaxy S phones to troubled iPhone 4 users

In a innovative marketing tactic Samsung UK is contacting troubled iPhone 4 users over twitter and sending them a free Galaxy S Android phone. If you are in UK and have issues with the iPhone 4. Do tweet about it soon to get your free Galaxy S until stocks last.

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Smartphone Championship: Nexus One vs Apple iPhone 3GS

There is a competition between everything in this world, and always the strong one is the winner. Here at Fonearena.com, we always talk about mobile phones Continue reading “Smartphone Championship: Nexus One vs Apple iPhone 3GS”

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:

Motorola is no longer producing the Motorola Droid?

The news comes from Droid-Life, when their readers told them that they tried to claim their Droid over at mobile insurance company Asurion, but they were told that Motorola has stopped the production of the Motorola Droid and is no longer available in stock, and instead of Motorola Droid, they will replace it with Motorola Devour, Droid Eris, or LG Ally. So people if your Droid is insured, then don’t sit on it because Asurion is not going to replace it with a new Motorola Droid (Droid Eris is not a bad choice).

If Motorola has stopped the production of Droid, then it means that the Droid 2 is in production, which is a successor to the Droid 1. Somehow, the discontinuing of Droid 1 is not bad, because Droid 2 is a new, fast, and a better version, and people like buying new and improve stuff instead of buying something old. But Droid don’t think we’ll forget you, because you are known as the one of the best Android devices ever made.

OlivePad VT100 Full Specifications

Olive Telecom just announced the Olive Pad for India. Here are the full specifications of the device. Looks like the device in addition to it’s tablet functionality can also make calls . It runs on Android although we don’t know the exact version . Although they are calling it as India’s first 3G Tablet looks like it has some connection to Chunghwa of Taiwan as you can seen in the image below.

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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”

Rogers launching Samsung Galaxy S in Canada

Samsung Galaxy S is known as the one of the most beautiful and fast devices ever made by Samsung. Samsung sold more than 300,000 Galaxy S units in S.Korea, and they recently announced the Galaxy S series phones on 4 major US carriers (AT&T,Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint), and only AT&T and T-Mobile launched their Samsung Galaxy S versions so far . Now Samsung is planning to cross the border and launch the Samsung Galaxy S in Canada via Rogers. Continue reading “Rogers launching Samsung Galaxy S in Canada”

Motorola undecided about Froyo for Milestone

Folks out there who are using the Motorola Milestone are waiting for Android 2.2 from a long time, but I think the following statement will break their hopes. Have a look:

Next European Milestone and 2.2 (Froyo). I have expressed over the last  few days that the decision is pending. The team here has been collating  key pieces of information and views from this community in the last  month and providing input to relevant teams in Motorola so they are  aware. I am pushing for that decision to be made as quickly as possible,  and we can then all go from there. Some others ask why the decisions on  upgrades take so long, and why does implementation then take much  longer still. What I can say and have stated recently is that upgrades  are not a walk in the park.

Sure there are short cuts that people can  take, but when you have to integrate software to a specific hardware,  then test it and integrate with third party applications, let alone any  innovation from ourselves, plus then get approvals to make this all  official and safe… its is a big undertaking that requires planning and  resource and third party coordination to see this all through. As I say,  once we have decision, we will inform.

That’s what Motorola European region MD, James King said. We want Motorola to launch Android 2.2, because Motorola Milestone is capable to run Android 2.2. Well, lets see what Motorola do, so stay tuned.

via AndroidGuys

Verizon confirms the Droid X display issue

A few days ago, Verizon launched the Motorola Droid X, a very long awaited Android powered phone. Verizon sold a lot of Droid X units, and they are very happy with it. But some users complained that they are facing some screen issues with their lovely Droid X, the display starts flickering and vertical banding over all the screen, or half of it. Continue reading “Verizon confirms the Droid X display issue”