A new version of the Android Market is beginning to be pushed out to smartphones. The new version is 3.3.11 and it brings a few new features to the market.
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Samsung Galaxy S II and Note to Get Android 4.0
October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Samsung Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Note will each get an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. The details were confirmed by Samsung in Italy who also said that the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus would also be getting the update.
ViewSonic ViewPad 7e Android Tablet Rolls Out for $200
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
ViewSonic has announced that it will be releasing the ViewPad 7e Android tablet at the end of this month. When launched, it will cost $200.
The technical specs show it has a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen. It runs a 1GHz ARM A8 processor and has 4GB of storage built in. A microSD card slot is included to further boost the amount of data you can save.
Dropbox Upgrade to 5GB Extended to ALL HTC Android Users
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Recently, Dropbox and HTC announced that all new HTC Android smartphones sold would have access to a free 5GB Dropbox account. When we first reported it, the deal was for new customers only and particularly those that were buying HTC Sense 3.5 devices. It seems that this isn’t a restriction any more though.
Android 4.0 Has Game Controller Support
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Now that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK is available for download, various developers around the world have started to look more in depth at what can be found in the new operating system. Last week it was revealed that ICS has stylus support built in. This week we learn that ICS has Game Controller support as standard.
BlackBerry PlayBook Running Android Apps Demonstrated
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Last week RIM launched the developer beta of BBX OS 2.0. What this allows developers to do is run Android apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook. We’ve seen demonstrations of this before that have been created by RIM, but now we see a demonstration of some Android apps running by an external person to RIM.
Streaming Film Rentals Now Available in the UK Android Market
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Users of Android in the UK have just been given the ability to stream movies in the UK from the Android Market. This feature has been available to the US for a while now. A work around was available in the form of a quick hack, but now that hack isn’t needed as Google [GOOG] made it official and switched on the service this morning.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich to get Stylus Support Built In
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Details have been revealed today showing that Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) will have native Stylus input available. At the moment, any support for a stylus has been added by a 3rd party such as on the Samsung Galaxy Note pictured below.
Android Google Maps Update Brings NFC Support and a Few UI Tweaks
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google Maps for Android has been updated in preparation for the launch of 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The details on the Android Market page only shows that the app has been update to include “Reduced app storage size with downloads for different screen resolutions” although Phandroid has managed to take a closer look at the app to see a few more changes within.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich Ported to Nexus S 4G
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] launched the Android 4.0 SDK just a few days ago and already we have seen the new version of the operating system ported to another smartphone. The first phone to get the unofficial update is the Nexus S 4G.
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK Download Now Available
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] has launched the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK to developers. The new operating system was announced earlier today and brings a number of new features to the Android platform. This includes rich notifications, multitasking as well as a number of other tweaks and features.
Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich Launched
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] has announced its next version of Android – Ice Cream Sandwich. The new Android 4.0 brings a number of new features to the OS which includes the ability to unlock the device by recognising your face on to an enhanced data management system and on to video calling.
