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HTC HD2 Android Port Project Makes Major Breakthrough, Release Nears
The HTC HD2 was an object of lust for Android fans for quite sometime earlier this year(before the EVO was announced that is!). Regarded as one of the best Windows Mobile 6.5 powered handsets with a 4.3-inch capacitive display, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 576MB of RAM, and a 5 megapixel camera, the handset lacks no where in terms of [...]NOTE: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/4rz_8xMU9Y8/
Google Still Testing Froyo Builds; FRF83 Not Final Release
Despite other sites' declarations that the Froyo build that starting going out a a few Nexus One owners last week, FRF83, was the final release build, AndroidGuys can confirm that Froyo for the Nexus One is still in testing and not yet in wide release. A couple clues did point to FRF83 being the final [...]NOTE: Google Still Testing Froyo Builds; F
27 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/6mewcDvsJWM/
Report: Samsung Hoping to Double Smartphone Market Share by the End of 2010
Samsung is hoping to up its global smartphone market share this year from 5% to 10%.  Lee Donjoo, senior vice president of the company's mobile communications division, told Bloomberg this week that Samsung is banking on the success of its Galaxy S smartphone. His comments largely echo those made by other executives within the company. As [...]NOTE: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/OybsOC4q25M/
Cyanogen Mod 6 Coming to Handful of Phones
According to a June 23rd Tweet by cyanogen, his infamous ROM v.6 is targeting the Nexus One (which seems to be his favorite since its release), the Verizon droid, the HTC Dream, Magic, and Desire, as well as the HTC EVO4G by Sprint.  He later tweeted the Hero would get some love too. Cyanogen's ROMs [...]NOTE: Cyanogen Mod 6 Coming to Handful of Phones or
27 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/NCLMqLTSt6I/
Nokia N900 Gets Android 2.2
Pretty soon, we’re going to have to start reporting that all smartphones have gotten a port of Android 2.2! This time, hackers have disregarded the fantastic operating system that Maemo is and planted the latest version of Android on one of Nokia’s current flagship devices, the Nokia N900. Everything isn’t perfect – the device can’t quite [...]
27 Jun 2010 http://phandroid.com/2010/06/26/nokia-n900-gets-android-2-2/
EasyMock4Android
EasyMock has been ported for use in Android development, the project page is here. The project author started a discussion group and the link is on the right hand side of the project page. Filed under: Android Tagged: AndroidMock, EasyMock
27 Jun 2010 http://mobilebytes.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/easymock4android/
Checking to See if EVO 4G is in Stock? There’s an App For That!
In case you were looking to order an EVO 4G today you might want to pump the brakes.  As has been the case for most of the week, the latest Sprint super phone is out of stock.  Since Sprint is not likely going to make any announcements when it comes back, we're left to keep [...]NOTE: Checking to See if EVO 4G is in Stock? There’s an App For That! originally
26 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/j93hvNVuMHU/
Rebtel Steps into the VoIP Ring Promising Free Android-to-Android International Calls
VoIP on smartphones is growing, with carriers like Verizon even suggesting that in the not-so-distant future calls placed via data connections will replace voice minutes as the standard. But before all that happens, quite a few companies have been getting in on the game, often touting reduced rates for calls routed through their services. Rebtel [...]
26 Jun 2010 http://phandroid.com/2010/06/25/rebtel-steps-into-the-voip-ring-promising-free-android-to-android-international-calls/
Rebtel to Provide Free Android to Android International VoIP Calls
Rebtel, the world's largest independent mobile VoIP company has promised to provide free Android to Android International calls this week. This is way of bringing about a new change in the competitive mobile VoIP market with Skype currently being the leader. The application Rebtel 1.1 is now available in the Market. When an international call [...]NOTE: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/58ilnTBiDyM/


Sprint Expects to Launch Android 2.2 “In the Near Future”
In a recent announcement on Twitter, Sprint has said that it expects to launch Android 2.2 Sprint expects to launch Android 2.2 "in the near future." On the Sprint's message boards, a Sprint employee said "As work on finalizing the software is under way, Sprint expects to launch Android 2.2 in the near future. It also will be available as an upgrade on the recently launched HTC EVO 4G."NOTE: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/mmD78CQ-YQU/
US Cellular to Offer Four Android Phones in 2010
US Cellular plans to bring customers four Android handsets this year, starting next month with the Samsung Acclaim.  Kicking things off with the sliding QWERTY on July 9th, the carrier will be following closely with the HTC Desire.  It's not yet known which devices or manufacturers US Cellular has in mind for the other pair.  [...]NOTE: US Cellular to Offer Fou
26 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/LYxR8cV6xNU/
Why Android Developers Need a Business Model
Think your Android app money problems are just because the Android Market has issues? Think again. Look at the numbers for the iPhone App Store, and the ramifications for Android developers, on today's extra-special episode of Building 'Droids!NOTE: Why Android Developers Need a Business Model originally appeared on Andro
26 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/f-shT6TmWhY/
Droid X’s MultiTouch Keyboard Ported to all 2.1 Phones
Within a few hours of the availability of the droid X dump, someone over at  XDA- developers was able to port the new multitouch keyboard to all phones. Since droid X runs Android 2.1 currently, some Froyo users have reported various issues including force close. One of the greatest things about this port is that [...]NOTE: Droid X’s MultiTouch
26 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/zx2X4vHs_qg/
Beta Test This! RockPlayerBase
For sometime now, Android users have been missing a good video player playing wide range of formats. A new video player named RockPlayerBase has been thrown into the internet for Android users to test. The uploader claims it can play AVI, DivX, MKV and even RMVB on Android 2.1 and above. It can be a [...]NOTE: Beta Test This! RockPlayerBase originally appeared on 26 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/HhzRyULzCxc/
Just to Clarify: Samsung Moment and HTC Hero Will Not Receive Android 2.2
We touched on this briefly in our previous post covering Sprint’s tentative plans to bring Android 2.2 to their network on at least the HTC EVO 4G (and other Android 2.1 phones launching this year), but for those that missed it, official word through Sprint’s Twitter says the Samsung Moment and HTC Hero are not [...]
26 Jun 2010 http://phandroid.com/2010/06/25/just-to-clarify-samsung-moment-and-htc-hero-will-not-receive-android-2-2/
HTC Android 2.1 “Second Package” OTA Now Headed for Southeast Asia
The HTC Hero update to Android 2.1 is slowly spreading. It started earlier this month in Taiwan and is now available for countries in Southeast Asia. The over-the-air update is being pushed to phones in the two part package that has been seen in other areas. The first preparatory update (firmware version 2.73.728.91, or 2.73.707.91 [...]
26 Jun 2010 http://phandroid.com/2010/06/25/htc-android-2-1-second-package-ota-now-headed-for-southeast-asia/
Still waiting for Flash on Android 2.2? Try Skyfire
We’ve all been waiting patiently for Android 2.2 ever since Google announced it at I/O in late May. It looks like a wholesale improvement. One of the major features of the update is the inclusion of a Flash 10.1 plugin for the default browser. I’ve much enjoyed the default Android browser, and the addition of [...]Still waiting for Flash on Android 2.2? Try SkyfirePost fr
26 Jun 2010 http://www.googleandblog.com/still-waiting-for-flash-on-android-2-2-try-skyfire/31758/
HD2 Closer to Stealing Android, EVO Steals HD2’s Car Mount
We still haven’t seen Sprint or Best Buy launch the more desirable accessories we’re expecting (such as the HDMI dock and the official car mount) for the HTC EVO 4G. If you need a car mount and can’t wait until the middle part of the summer, then you could probably bend that HD2 car mount [...]
26 Jun 2010 http://phandroid.com/2010/06/26/hd2-closer-to-stealing-android-evo-steals-hd2s-car-mount/
Get A Free Nexus One For Pre-Ordering Unity Pro
I’m not sure this will fit the bill of a lot of our readers, but any serious developer out there looking to step their “game” up with Android game development can pre-order the Unity Pro SDK and get a free Nexus One. There are a couple of catches, though, as there always are. Firstly, you must [...]
26 Jun 2010 http://phandroid.com/2010/06/25/get-a-free-nexus-one-for-pre-ordering-unity-pro/


Alcatel To Bring ‘Aspirational’ Prepay Android This Year
Alcatel, manufacturer of low-priced handsets for the pay-as-you-go crowd, is looking to take advantage of an arena where Android has treaded lightly to date: the prepay cell phone market. Big wig William Peterson recently confirmed the company’s plans to launch products using Android. Not only that, but he promised in a conversation with Mobile Today [...]
26 Jun 2010 http://phandroid.com/2010/06/25/alcatel-to-bring-aspirational-prepay-android-this-year/
Survey: Developers Rooting for Android’s Long Term Success
A recent survey held by Appcelerator revealed that more developers were banking on the growth and momentum Android will continue to gain over the next couple of years over the iPhone. While iPhone and iPad development is surely the platform to target now, we could find that tide will turn with time (let’s not forget [...]
26 Jun 2010 http://phandroid.com/2010/06/25/survey-developers-rooting-for-androids-long-term-success/
Dual Core, 4.3-inch HTC Vision Headed For T-Mo This Year?
Well, if this doesn’t silence all of the complaints T-Mobile customers have regarding the lack of a true superphone, then I don’t know what could. During AndroidGuys’ podcast, Scotty Brown talked about a discussion he held with an HTC rep regarding a phone they’re working on that should impress the pants off of everyone by [...]
26 Jun 2010 http://phandroid.com/2010/06/25/dual-core-4-3-inch-htc-vision-headed-for-t-mo-this-year/
Droid X System Dump Leaks
Some lucky new Motorola droid X user has leaked the droid X system dump. Because of this, users can now download wallpaper, ringtones, apps, etc from here. That's right folks, you can now have it all! Not only that, but the Android hackers are hard at work trying to port the boot-screen and multi-touch keyboard to [...]NOTE: Droid X System Dump Leaks originally appear
25 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/diIhvVLDqd0/
Project Emerald Prediction Update
About a month or so ago, I first mentioned here on AndroidGuys that we thought Project Emerald from T-Mobile was going to be the Samsung Galaxy S. We learned quickly that the two were not related however, almost all of the Galaxy S information we mentioned has come to fruition.  We'll take that a partial [...]NOTE: Project Emerald Prediction Update originall
25 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/vRb97baEHUY/
Report: App Developers See More Long-Term Viability in Android, Not iOS
It seems that Android is making waves over at Bloomberg.com, and once again, it's over Apple and their coveted iPhone; however, this time, it is not in specs and phones, but the market and applications that Google is excelling. The article states that, "More than half the 2,733 developers surveyed by Appcelerator, a mobile-software tools [...]NOTE: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/nJsAcjEF2no/
AndroidGuys Thursday Nights Podcast!
Tune in at 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern for the AndroidGuys Thursday Nights podcast hosted by Scotty Brown! Tonight we'll be sponsored by AndroidSwag... and that means that we'll be giving away AndroidGuys t-shirts live on the air. But, the only way to win them is to listen live! Some of the items we're covering tonight! [...]NOTE: AndroidGuys Thursday Nights Pod
25 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/sGE8zSb0Smw/
New Release of UnrEVOked Supports Droid Incredible, HTC EVO, and HTC Desire
Interested in rooting your EVO, droid Incredible, or HTC Desire?  Well, if the answer to that question is yes, you are going to very happy.  The geniuses behind UnrEVOked, the simple HTC EVO rooting tool, have upgraded their root method to now support the Desire and droid Incredible as well!  That means you will be [...]NOTE: New Rel
25 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/2QrrnvSI-1k/
Swype Expecting To Be On 50 Handsets by 2011
Reuters is reporting that Swype CEO Mike McSherry is expecting his keyboard, which I absolutely love, to be on 50 phones by year's end. That's right, 50 phones! Crazy stuff.  Currently, Swype is running officially on 10 handsets (including the droid X ), so they have a way to go, but news like this is very exciting for [...]NOTE: Swype Expecting To Be On 50 Hands
25 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/eZOw-7UwLvs/
Verizon Customers React to Droid X [VIDEO]
Check out the following video which shows how Verizon customers react to some of the new features of the droid X.  The 3-minute clip also provides footage from yesterday's announcement with appearances by all the key players. If you haven't seen the phone on film yet, this provides a great look at the next super [...]NOTE: Verizon Customers React to Droid X [V
25 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/iFlwEKyN0fE/
Intel Wants ‘Android x86’ for Netbooks and Tablets This Summer
Intel is hard at work, prepping an "Android x86"version of Android 2.2 designed for tablets and netbooks.  As we've mentioned here a couple of times, Android was initially designed for ARM processors.  Intel has been gradually getting more involved with the platform, most recently for the Google TV products due later this year.   At some [...]NOTE: Intel
25 Jun 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidguyscom/~3/BCOsD1tyFxo/