At first glance, it appears the HTC Droid Incredible, which is making it’s way to Verizon Wireless’ network April 29th, has the same screen as that found on it’s older brother the Nexus One. Both screens are listed as a 3.7″ AMOLED 800×480 resolution screen and both appear identical visually. However, an article from Engadget [...]
Android Updates – Evo 4G, XPERIA X10, Fennec
Android has definitely been growing over the last few months. Just do a quick Google search and you are bombarded with Android news. Let’s cover a few items that we aren’t covering in specific posts. What’s happening in Android today.
Multi-Touch on Nexus One Not so Great
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 [...]
HTC Hero shows Android 2.1 Sense UI Enhancements
HTC has built a custom user interface (UI) to place on top of the stock Android OS that adds a number of additional features and experiences for the consumer. The Sense UI isn’t unique to Android, they do the same thing with Windows mobile platforms. Currently, the HTC Hero, both GSM and CDMA, as well [...]
Motorola Droid with Android 2.1 Testing at Verizon
Looks like Motorola Droid owners can start salivating now. Apparently, Android 2.1 version 1 is making its way through the testing department at Verizon making sure that ever nook and cranny is checked for bugs before a public release. This version and Android 2.1 brings with it pinch-to-zoom Browsing, but no word on a multitouch [...]
Nexus One Gets Multitouch
Well, to be fair, the Nexus One always had it, just not in the manner the users wanted and not really enabled by default. Now that has changed. More specifically, Cyanogen, a.k.a Steve Kondik, has released a custom Browser app with a couple support files to enable pinch to zoom style multitouch in the Nexus [...]
GSM Droid to be called Milestone in Europe and have Multitouch
Many people are wondering why there is no “multitouch” on the Verizon Droid. After all, it is in Android 2.0. The support API is there, so why not implement it. One reason: Apple? It seems that perhaps Motorola and Verizon don’t want to get into trouble with Apple over a multitouch patent. So, while there [...]
