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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 News of The Week (March 12, 2010)

In an attempt to make you aware of some stories you may have missed during the week, Androinica.com will post a weekly wrap-up of interesting Android news and items that didn’t make it onto our site as full posts. Here’s the first edition of what’s going on in the Android World. Click on the source [...]

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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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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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Dell Mini 5: Awesome new details emerge

A few weeks ago, Androinica had a short post about the Dell Mini 5 tablet. We speculated that the machine would be a competitor to the iPad, but details were scarce and Michael Dell only confirmed a few features in the brief video shot by Tech Crunch. These included the fact that the machine would [...]

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Flash 10.1 will not be supported on all Android phones?

Not all current generation phones will be able to use Flash 10.1 for Android once it is released in the next few months. Though Flash has been seen working as a prototype on the G1 and had some support on the Hero, an Adobe forums post reveals that not all Android phone models will be [...]

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FALSE: Google vs. China rift leads to canceled Nexus One event in Beijing?

UPDATE: Previous suggestions that Google snubbed Beijing on its Asian Android Developers Lab tour have been shot down by Google. A Google spokesperson has debunked the suggestion and said that there was never any plan to visit China’s capital. Below is an article written about the previous report by Reuters. Bucking expectations, Google will not host [...]

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Android saved Motorola, but CEO Jha has his eyes on a new OS

Motorola was undeniably saved by Android and the boost they received by being the first company to bring Android 2.0 to market. But being a leader in one OS isn’t enough for Motorola; the company has eyes on creating its own mobile platform someday. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha [...]

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iVdopia set to bring pre-app and in-app advertising to Android

Developers are constantly looking for ways to monetize their apps through advertising. A new option comes in the form of pre-app or in-app videos. iVdopia is bringing its mobile advertising platform to Android, adding social features and sponsorships to its mobile campaigns that are integrated into the phone. iVdopia runs pre-app videos that advertise products or [...]

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