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Android 2.1 finally coming to Verizon Motorola DROID

After some false alarms, it appears that Verizon will be releasing the newest Android 2.1 update for the Motorola DROID. If you are a DROID user like me you are probably relieved that your “Google Experience” device is finally getting the “Google Experience” treatment. Many of the changes that are coming the the DROID via [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Spica gets the bump up to 2.1

Samsung has recently announced, by way of an official press release that Android 2.1 was going to begin rolling out to those with the Galaxy Spica. As for when and where. Users in Germany can expect to see the 2.1 update sometime this month. Other areas in Europe as well as Southeast Asia, the Middle [...]

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Android and iPhone fight for jaded Blackberry users

The Crowd Scientists just finished up some telling research about smartphone use and loyalty. When current Blackberry owners were asked if they wanted to switch to the newest Android device (at the time), the Nexus One, a large 32% of them said “yes” as opposed to 40% of iPhone users. These number indicate that Android’s [...]

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Apple and Google’s spat: Some points you may have missed

The New York Times Technology section recently posted this article, “Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal”, which discusses the feud between Google and Apple and their places in the mobile computing market. It’s a great article, and I highly recommend reading it. There are a few points that I think are worth highlighting here [...]

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Android Entelligence: A Rebuttal

An iPhone-owner friend of mine recently sent me an article by Michael Gartenberg, author of the Entelligence column on Engadget. Mr. Gartenberg’s article, “Entelligence: Will Android fragmentation destroy the platform?”, presents some interesting things to consider, but is surprisingly inaccurate on a number of critical details. I thought it would be useful to summarize his [...]

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Android games will have better graphics thanks to Android NDK r3

The quality of games on Android has greatly improved on 2.0 devices, and users can count on even more advanced games thanks to the latest release of the Android Native Developer Kit (NDK). The Android NDK can be used to target Android devices with 1.5 or higher, and includes a number of enhancements; however, what’s [...]

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It’s getting dirty out there; Adobe allows Android developers use of Photoshop, no iPhone

Today Adobe announced that along with their recent Android update for Photoshop.com Mobile they are now going to allow developers full advantage of Photoshop.com and allow them to integrate it into their third-party applications.  This will allow developers to “embed” all of the tools and photo editing option directly into their applications. The larger news [...]

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[OPINION] Apple suing HTC is bad for consumers, Android or otherwise

I am sure that most if not all of our readers have heard about the recent Apple, Inc. lawsuit against mobile handset maker and Android pundit HTC. The 20 different patents that Apple is protecting can be torn apart, criticized, mocked, whatever but the real issue at hand is Apple is trying to destroy any [...]

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Android 2.1 with Sense UI leaks out for the Droid, Droid Eris

Those using either the Motorola Droid or the HTC Droid Eris can go ahead and upgrade to Android 2.1 if they want. Of course there is a big catch that comes along with that statement. This is an unofficial upgrade path which is coming courtesy of leaked ROM’s. Still, for those that cannot wait any [...]

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Rumor: Announcement on paid apps in Canada could come next week

The Montreal Gazette has published a story that says Canadian Android users could finally get a concrete statement about when they will gain access to paid apps in the Android Market. In an article about the 9-month wait to see paid apps in the Market, a Gazette writer says that “Google is working on the [...]

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