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The screen on the Nexus One has been an area of focus for reviews and comparisons ever since it’s launch just a couple short months ago. The 3.7″ diagonal 480×800 pixel AMLOED screen has received a number of good reviews and a number of bad ones. The reviews range everywhere from personal opinion, to rigorous touch and display testing. Well, add one more test to the list, the multi-touch function testing. Continue Reading…
Sprint has made an announcement via Twitter stating the updates for the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment to Android 2.1 will be coming in early 2nd quarter of 2010, which probably means April 2010. Since their tweet is limited to 140 characters, how convenient, they didn’t get into much detail other than stating they are working through options with HTC and Samsung. I’m not too sure what options there could be, especially for the Samsung Moment which should be a completely vanilla Android build. Maybe they mean, the options of how to upgrade; OTA, in store at Sprint, via online updates etc. Sprint, if that’s the case, just let loose the update for those of us who can install it manually and then work out how to get it to the rest of the users as you can. At least, that’s my opinion.
Following up on the article just posted about the user agent string for the myTouch Slide, the Droids were able to change some of the directory listings and went through a list of strings for different possible HTC Android Phones and found a few details. Continue Reading…
HTC Hero fans of the USA, rejoice. The Boy Genius Report tells us that an suspiciously familiar-looking phone will be released stateside.
The FCC photos show a large-chinned, beautifully angular handset with an Android-friendly button layout, a trackball, and what looks like a 3.2″ touchscreen. It’s safe to say that this is the HTC Hero, and what’s more, it’s the original-design Hero, which, unlike Sprint’s version, hasn’t been beaten with the ugly stick of industrial design.
What’s notable about this phone is that the specs list it as a GSM device. However, the radio bands are not listed, meaning we can’t say with any certainty whether it’s bound for AT&T or T-Mobile. However, this blogger thinks there’s reason to hope for AT&T. Continue Reading…
This past weekend I took the opportunity to swing by a couple stores, Sprint and Verizon, to check out their latest Android offerings. I checked out the Droid, Droid Eris, Hero and Moment. Read on for the results of my travels. Continue Reading…
David Owens, a Sprint executive, had a little virtual chat yesterday with customers via Sprint’s web site covering some details on their plans forward with Android, Blackberry and Windows phones. There is some very good news in the reports:
- Google Android OS updates are coming for the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment. While he didn’t specify a version – 1.6 or 2.0 – HTC has previously confirmed that they’re working on an Android 2.0 update for the Hero. Also of note is that he didn’t state how, OTA or via USB cable.
- Combination CDMA/GSM Android phones are also “a possibility but nothing this year.”
- They’re considering an Android phone with a built-in MiFi-type router.
- Android phones will get less expensive “as we see volume across the industry.” This last one is an obvious statement, but still good to hear.
I imagine we’ll see both the Hero and Moment upgraded to 2.0 sooner than later. But, this is all good news for Sprint Android users.
via Gearlog
HTC confirmed today that they do have Android 2.0 on had and they are working on integrating Sense UI into it. So, it sounds like it’s in works and let’s hope it happens sooner than later. They state that while they can create the ROM, it’s up to their partners (Sprint here in the US) to get it onto the phones themselves. Earlier I was reading a post on another site complaining about how Sprint might not be able to do OTA updates to their phones. I’ve also read that they can, but I cannot confirm it one way or another. So, those Sprint Hero users might have to plug in their phone to their PC for the update later, just like an iPhone. Not a bid deal at all, and I’m sure those reading this site will have no problems doing that.
via Engadget
On September 15th, Google announced the availability of version 1.6 SDK for Android. The enhancements to Android include:
- Quick Search Bar
- Updated Camera, Camcorder and Gallery
- VPN Control Panel
- Battery Usage Indicator
- Updated Market with Screen Shots
- A multilingual Text-To-Speech API
- Support for Gestures
- Support for different screen resolutions and densities
- New Linux Kernel (2.6.29)
- Support for CDMA telephony – Hello Sprint and Verizon
Video review of the changes:
The expected date for Donut on actual phones, sometime in October. Considering the HTC Hero for Sprint is slated for release on Oct 11th, Android 1.6 should be before then.