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 – Android 2.1 Update Details
Motorola has been kind enough to post a page containing details on the update to Android 2.1 that is being pushed over the air to users this week. And the details are good. More voice control and integration with the DROID, updated 3D Gallery with pinch-to-zoom functionality. Speaking of which, pinch-to-zoom is not shared in [...]
Android Google Maps App Update Includes Pinch-to-Zoom for DROID
Google just updated their Google Maps application for Android 2.0+ to version 3.4.0, which includes pinch-to-zoom be default. Yes, this is the same Google Maps version that was pushed to Nexus One users just a few days ago with the OTA and manual update. The updated Map app has been pushed to the ether so [...]
Nexus One Over the Air Update 3G, Pinch-to-Zoom
Nexus One users who have been having 3G issues, wanting pinch-to-zoom functionality and an updated Google Maps are in luck. Starting today, all you lucky Nexus One owners will start seeing an OTA update that will introduce an updated Google Maps app with a couple added functions, Google Goggles built in app, pinch-to-zoom and “a [...]
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 [...]
