Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Quancast has published new data that shows Android Mobile traffic from the browser is catching up with Apple iOS devices.
The share of Android mobile web traffic in the US climbed to 25% last month. This jump represents the largest gain since November of last year.
In total the Android OS mobile web traffic gain was an extra 2% while the other mobile traffic numbers tracked for Apple, RIM and the “other” category saw a slight decline. [Read more…]
Rovio has launched Angry Birds for Android devices. The new app is still in beta testing stages.
By porting the already iPhone/iPad successful game to Android, the company behind it allow mllions more users to potentially download and buy the game.
“And Angry Birds have landed on Android:-)” the company said, adding “If you have any problems with the Android beta, let us know. It’s a beta, so we know it’s not perfect. Help us make it better.”
Over at IFA the Samsung I5510 smartphone was spotted. The I5510 is a QWERTY slider phone that was seen to be running Android 2.2 at the Vodafone booth.
Price wise, the Samsung I5510 will cost 200 Euros. It has a 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wireless networking, UMTS along with a microSD card slot for adding extra storage capacity to the device. [Read more…]
ViewSonic is launching a few tablet computers. One of them is the ViewPad 7. The ViewPad 7 is an Android based tablet that will be launching this year from what we understand.
As well as creating the ViewPad 7, ViewSonic is also creating the ViewPad 100 that will be capable of dual-booting with both Android and Windows 7.
The ViewPad 100 has a 10 inch screen which has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The screen is multitouch but only with a couple of points although it is capacitive touch. [Read more…]
The Toshiba Folio 100 was on display at IFA today. The Folio 100 is an Android based tablet that will be launching soon.
Technical specs reveal it has a 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The touchscreen uses capacitive touch and also supports multitouch.
Inside is an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core chipset. A 1.3 megapixel camera can be found inside and for storage it has 16GB. The version of Android running on the Toshiba Tablet is Android 2.1. [Read more…]
Motorola could be launching a new handset called the Motorola XT300. A picture of the Motorola XT300 was uploaded to a Chinese Android forum called HiAPK recently.
Details of the phone show that it is Android based and runs the Android 2.1 OS. A full QWERTY keyboard is to be found on the device. The keyboard slides out of the bottom of the device in a Palm Pre style. [Read more…]
It has been confirmed that the T-Mobile G2 will run Android 2.2 when it launches. Other details also reveal that the MSM7x30 CPU to be found inside will be clocked at 800MHz rather than 1GHz.
T-Mobile are still calling it the fastest smartphone experience in America although that could be in regards to it’s fast HSPA+ network connectivity.
It could still run very fast though. If HTC opt for cutting out a lot of junk from the OS, commonly known as bloatware, it could gain an advantage over other smartphones. [Read more…]
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has appeared on the FCC website. The Galaxy Tab is a new Android tablet device that is being launched at IFA this week.
The FCC provides a few details of the device such as the model number which is the SHW-M180S with the description listed as being a “1900 GPRS Mini-Tablet with Bluetooth and WLAN,”.
Reports show that it has wireless which connects up to 802.11a/b/g/n networks along with Bluetooth and 1900 GPRS. No mention of CDMA is present though.
This particular version will not be compatible with Verizon [VZ] although that’s not to say a CDMA compatible version won’t be coming as we have already seen some evidence of this model in the last few days.
We’ll keep an eye on things and look out for the launch tomorrow when the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be unveiled at IFA.
Via: Wireless Goodness
Motorola has announced the Motorola DEFY. The DEFY is “enhanced with MOTOBLUR” according to the press release although most people believe that MOTOBLUR should be removed. Either way, it’s an Android based smartphone that is also rugged.
Technical specs show it has a 3.7 inch high resolution touchscreen that is WVGA. A 5 megapixel camera is included that also has a flash, auto focus and digital zoom. In regards to the Android operating system, it is Android 2.1. Nothing else is really revealed about the phone in terms of technical specs although a few features are mentioned in the press release below. [Read more…]
If you want to have a chance at playing Angry Birds on an Android device then you need to head on over to android.angrybirds.com now as according to an email sent to a Droid Life reader, the company behind the game will be sending out the game in beta form this Friday to all those who are registered for the beta. [Read more…]
Viewsonic has announced a new tablet called the ViewPad 7. The ViewPad 7 is an Android 2.2 based tablet that has a seven inch screen, two digital cameras as well as plenty of connectivity.
For connectivity, it has Wireless, Bluetooth and 3G built in. The cameras are 3 megapixels for the rear and 0.3 megapixels for the front.
For storage it takes a micro SD card. GPS is also built in. [Read more…]
For those of you in the UK, an interesting tweet was sent out that indicates an X10 Android 2.1 update will be arriving at the end of September.
The tweet came from Sony Ericsson UK and says…
@KOR_9S We can only confirm that the upgrade to Android 2.1 is due for release before the end of September this year. We hope this helps.
