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Android

droidBooster technology for Android claims to ‘pulverize’ Java code execution on Froyo

July 22, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Everyone wants faster Android phones and the common understanding is that to obtain them you need faster hardware. Android 2.2 has promised us a faster code execution with a JIT compiler that translates Java c…

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Firmware updates

Cellular South update for Android 2.1 now available

July 21, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Look who finally decided to show up to the party. Cellular South, that other CDMA network that offers the HTC Hero, is upgrading its phone to Android 2.1. While Sprint managed to update its users back in May, afte…

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Applications

Try out an early build of Adobe AIR for Android 2.1 or 2.2 right now

July 3, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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If you have been following the melodrama that is the Adobe/Android vs. Apple/anything that they want, you may be a non-believer that the Flash or AIR platform will ever make it to Android in a real way. Well, if yo…

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Android OS

Android 2.1 Eclair usage moves up to 50% as Android 1.5 slides down to 24.6%

June 17, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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It looks like some new numbers on Android usage have shown up, and things are looking up for some of the more recent versions of the operating system. In fact, Android 2.1 usage has increased from 45.1% up to a nice…

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Sprint Hero finally gets official 2.1 upgrade; download it now
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Sprint Hero finally gets official 2.1 upgrade; download it now

May 19, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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I’m just as shocked as you are: Sprint has finally released Android 2.1 for the Hero. I know, I can’t believe it either! Sure, 2.1 might be old news if Google announces Android 2.2 in a few hours as exp…

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HTC offers apology to Hero owners regarding 2.1 rollout delays
Android OS

HTC offers apology to Hero owners regarding 2.1 rollout delays

April 27, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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The Android 2.1 rollout continues, and for many including the HTC Hero users there have been what seem like endless delays and setbacks. Thankfully, in what comes as a little bit of a silver lining on a dark cloud…

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2.1 update for European HTC Hero delayed…again
Android OS

2.1 update for European HTC Hero delayed…again

April 21, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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European owners of the HTC Hero just can’t catch a break. After being excited to hear that an update was slated for April 16, they watched that date come and go without seeing the notification window. Now t…

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Android 2.0 offers multiple email account syncing & more, SDK available for download
Android OS

Android 2.0 offers multiple email account syncing & more, SDK available for download

October 27, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Earlier this morning, I posted about Android 2.0 being rumored to appear as early as next month yet developers still haven’t gotten the SDK. That post was premature as Google has today released the Andro…

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Google grants Android 2.0 access to select group of devs
Android OS

Google grants Android 2.0 access to select group of devs

October 27, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Android 2.0 is rumored to appear on a Motorola Droid phone as early as next month, but developers haven’t gotten much heads up about how it will affect their apps. We saw with the Cupcake (1.5) and Donut (1.…

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Android 2.0 (Eclair) spy shots leak onto the Internet
Android OS

Android 2.0 (Eclair) spy shots leak onto the Internet

October 16, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Android 2.0 may not be finished yet, but that hasn’t stopped the next major overhaul of the Android operating system from stepping out a little early. Boy Genius Report has acquired a Motorola Droid (Sholes) th…

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Giant Eclair joins the Robot, Cupcake and Donut at the Google Campus
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Giant Eclair joins the Robot, Cupcake and Donut at the Google Campus

October 15, 2009 | by Robert Nelson

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It seems that the Google Campus has recently had a new addition to the over-sized Android related props. This time, as you may have already guessed, it comes in the form of a giant eclair, which coincides with And…

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Rumor: G1 may not see major Android upgrades Donut, or Eclair
Firmware updates

Rumor: G1 may not see major Android upgrades Donut, or Eclair

August 17, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Have T-Mobile G1 and HTC Dream owners seen their final major upgrade to the Android system? Nothing is set in stone, but there’s understandable nervousness from some Android users that Cupcake (Androi…

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