Some details about Ice Cream Sandwich have leaked that show the new Android operating system, when announced by Google [GOOG] this week, will have built-in photo editing capabilities.
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Google Translate for Android Now in 14 Languages – Speech to Speech
October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] has released an update for Google Translate that allows Android smartphone users to communicate with people in 14 different languages. The new update works using speech-to-speech in conversation mode where you can select your language and then specify the language of another person. You can then speak and Google translates your text. You can then hit a button and have the other person speak in their language and it then converts it back in to your language so you can think of a reply to speak back.
Google Has 190M Android Smartphone Devices in Circulation
October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] has officially announced that there are now 190 million Android smartphones. This number also accounts for $2.25bn in extra ad revenue for Google.
Back in July Google also made an announcement but that time there were 130 million devices active which means there’s been 60 million more added since then.
Speaktoit for Android Sees Downloads Increase 400% on Siri Announcement
October 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Speaktoit is an app for Android which works in a similar way to what Siri does on the iPhone 4S. It essentially lets you use natural language to communicate with your Android smartphone. Since the unveiling of Siri integration on the iPhone 4S, Speaktoit has seen the number of downloads increase 400% to about 3000 per day at the moment.
Speaktoit is similar to Siri in that it lets you use natural language to talk and command your Android smartphone. What also makes it similar is that it also understands context from what we have been told.
Motorola Droid X2 Update Rolls Out
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Motorola Droid X2 has an update ready and available for download. The device will receive Google Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread. To get the OTA update you simply need to navigate in the menus to Settings > About Phone > System Updates at which point, you should be able to grab the new update and install it.
Google TV Add-on for Android SDK Launches
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google TV is getting another step closer to getting the Honeycomb update as the company has now launched the final version of the Google TV SDK to developers. This means that its time to start getting apps ready for when it launches.
New Android Fragmentation Graphs Show More Users on Android 2.3+
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the early problems with the Google Android operating system was that the company pushed out a lot of updates quite quickly. This meant that each time a new device came out it often had a new version of an OS installed but that some older devices were stuck on older versions. Google [GOOG] is now slowing down on how often it pushes out updates for Android and since making that change you can now see the older Android 1.X and early 2.x devices slowly getting smaller on the graph. What we see below is the latest update on the percentage of devices that use various versions:
LG LU6200 Android Smartphone to get a HD Display
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
LG will soon launch a smartphone that has a HD display. The resolution of the screen will be 1280 x 720 pixels. The new phone is called the LG LU6200 and is expected to launch on September 26. The device will become LGs flagship phone.
Google Goggles for Android Updated to Version 1.6
September 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google has released an update for Google Goggles on Android smartphones. The new version is 1.6 which is designed to enhance the camera on your Android smartphone.
Firefox for Tablets Android Version Ready for Testing
September 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Last week we showed an update on where Firefox for Tablets was in terms of design. What we saw was a well designed browser with a handy tabs section that appears down the side when in landscape mode. We now hear that a test version is available for Android tablet users to download.
Android to be Optimised for Intel Chips
September 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google Android will soon run on Intel Chipsets according to an announcement made earlier today. Over at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Andy Rubin of Google went on stage with a prototype smartphone running Google Android 2.3 which was powered by an Intel Medfield chip which is the latest in the Atom series from the company.
Android Jelly Bean Could Follow Ice Cream Sandwich
September 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Each time a new version of Android is released, Google jump up to the next letter of the alphabet to choose the name of it. It started at version 1.0 (which was called Android) and was then followed by Banana Bread, Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread and Honeycomb. The next version has been confirmed as Ice Cream Sandwich and is due out in the next 8 weeks or so. We now hear that the version after that will be called Android Jelly Bean.
