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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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Olive Pad – India’s first 3G Android Tablet
Olive Telecom has announced the launch of OlivePad – VT100, India’s first 3G Android Tablet. The Tablet is expected to hit Croma Stores in August. Continue reading “Olive Pad – India’s first 3G Android Tablet”
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
Google Nexus One is sold out!
A few days ago, we told you that Google has received their final batch of Nexus One from HTC, and after selling out the final batch, Google will close their online web store, and a few hours ago, Continue reading “Google Nexus One is sold out!”
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”
Samsung Epic 4G gets FCC approval?
Recently we saw Samsung announcing their first ever 4G device on Sprint, the Epic 4G, which is going to be Sprint’s second 4G device. Epic 4G is a very beautiful phone, and has a more attractive design as compared to the Galaxy S. Continue reading “Samsung Epic 4G gets FCC approval?”
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”
Review: iPhone 4 Retina Display vs Samsung SuperAMOLED Display
The phone display is something we stare at constantly every day. We were blown away by the Samung Super AMOLED display when we saw the same at Mobile World Congress this year.Then came the Retina display from Apple on the new iPhone 4. Both the phones were set to 100% brightness with power saving off on the Galaxy S. Find out which display is better in this unique review. We also have a video comparison embedded below.
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Droid 2 running Froyo
We saw a lot of shots of the upcoming Motorola Droid 2, which is going to hit Verizon, probably next month. Droid 2 is the successor to the old, but popular Motorola Droid, which is known as the one of the most sold Android devices ever. We saw the Droid 2 in theVerizon Summer catalog, in which we assumed that the Droid 2 will be out this summer. Later, we saw the photos of the Droid 2 hidden in the Droid Does website. Continue reading “Droid 2 running Froyo”
Samsung Galaxy S Initial Impressions
I have been playing with the Samsung Galaxy S for more than a week now and wanted to share my initial impressions of the device while we work on a review.
