Carriers Blocking Android Tethering Apps, Sky Isn’t Falling (Yet)
Within the past few days, reports have sprung up confirming that carriers are blocking direct access to tethering apps on Android handsets in the wake of recent audits designed to stamp out tethering without paying additional fees, whether by rooting or non-rooted apps. Naturally, this has led to many to turn into Chicken Little and […]
Sprint Announces Nexus S 4G for May 8th
Sprint has officially announced that it will launch the long awaited Nexus S 4G on May 8th for $199.99 after a new 2 year agreement and instant rebate. Like the Nexus S released last year with support for T-Mobile, the Android Gingerbread device features hardware support for NFC with the addition of a WiMax radio. […]
Intel Confirms Work On x86 Port Of Android Honeycomb
During its earnings call yesterday, Intel CEO Paul Ortellini confirmed to investors and selected press that the chipmaker was actively working on porting Google’s Android Honeycomb from its base ARM supported version to the x86 instruction set. With the confirmation of the port and subsequent work to bring Android to intel based products such as […]
PSX4Droid Now Free Following Delisting from Android Market
The popular PlayStation emulator PSX4Droid has resurfaced online after being delisted from Google’s Android Market last week for cryptic reasoning given by Google and is now available for free. As promised, the latest update for the emulator features improved GPU compatibility to improve overall performance. The saga of PSX4Droid and its developer ZoTTD began when […]
Google Responds to Recent Media Reports Regarding Fragmentation
Google VP of engineering Andy Rubin has responded to recent media reports regarding Google’s commitment to end fragmentation on Android and the delay of the release of Android 3.0 source code to the public in a new blog post. The blog post reiterates that the anti-fragmentation measures which have been the crux of the reports […]
Google to Rein in Android Fragmentation and Carrier Modifications
Google will be increasing its control over the Android platform in order to reduce and eliminate fragmentation across carriers and manufacturers after years of allowing the aforementioned to do as they saw fit, which has lead to problems with device support and carrier customizations that have hampered customer satisfaction. According to the report filed by […]
Google Delays Honeycomb Source Release to Developers
Google has confirmed to BusinessWeek that it will delay the long-awaited release of the complete source code for Android Honeycomb, citing and reiterating its intentions for the Android version to be used on tablets and never intended to be ported to any other devices such as smartphone hardware until the company feels its ready to […]
CTIA 2011: Sprint Announces Nexus S 4G, Google Voice Integration
Kicking off CTIA 2011 coverage this morning, Sprint has officially unveiled its version of the Nexus S Android superphone in the Nexus S 4G. The Nexus S 4G is nearly identical to the GSM version sold on T-Mobile, with the key addition of CDMA and WiMax radios. Specifications are otherwise identical with a curved Gorilla […]
Google Confirms Google Voice App for Android 3.0 in Development
Google Voice support has confirmed that a version of the Google Voice app currently available for Android smartphones is in development for Android Honeycomb-based tablets. This comes after complaints that the current app does not function on the Motorola Xoom tablet after attempts to sideload and install. Google Voice support is also recommending users to […]
Google Adds Real-Time Traffic Routing to Maps Navigation Beta on Android
Google has now added support for real-time traffic routing to the Maps Navigation Beta on Android. The addition will now let users re-route based on real-time traffic information taken from both historical cached data as well as data taken from other Google Maps Navigation users to find the best way around a jam. The new […]