Samsung Instinct Q Images Surface
The first images of the as yet unannounced Samsung Instinct Q have surfaced. Images courtesy of Phandroid The images demonstrate a Google branded build of Android, making the Instinct Q a with Google version. According to the most recent internal documentation, the device is expected to be released on October 11th.
Google Improves GMail for iPhone and Android
Google has announced improvements to its Mobile Gmail implementation for the iPhone and Android devices with hardware keyboards. On the iPhone, auto-completion has been accelerated when typing in the name and address fields, while Android users using the HTC Dream can now take advantage of GMail keyboard shortcuts.
Samsung Announces i7500 with Android and AWS 3G Support
Samsung has announced the forthcoming launch of its first Android-based device in the SGH-I7500, which will usher in Samsung’s entry into the open-source platform as well as make it the second company behind HTC to manufacture and design Android devices. The device features a 3.2 inch, 320×480 AMOLED widescreen touch display, quadband GSM/EDGE with quadband […]
Google Announces Android 1.5 SDK Preview for Developers
In a post on the Android Developer blog, developer Xavier Ducrohet has announced the release of the newest SDK version which will introduced changes for developers going forward. In a bid to facilitate development for current and upcoming devices, the developer preview SDK will ship with version 1.1 of Android along with the yet to […]
Google Pulls Phone as Modem Apps, Doesn’t Block Other Sales Channels
Google appears to have taken its first anti-developer step following the release of the Android Market. Google has removed all phone as modem applications from the Market. These applications took advantage of a java/Dalvik proxy layer, which enabled a virtual network passthrough to a computer, or other device. This is a similar technique that iPhone […]
Google Launches Sync for iPhone Using Microsoft Exchange
Google has launched a new free service for iPhone users that want to have automatic synchronization of contact and calendar information without depending on MobileMe. Google Sync is a Microsoft Exchange based service that allows people to synchronize contact information from GMail and Google Calendar with the same real-time updates as mobileme without the fees. […]
Sprint Completes Clearwire Merger, Clear Will Replace XOHM
Clearwire today announced the transaction of the merger between Sprint, Google, Intel, and Cable Operators. PhoneNews.com was on the conference call, and we have the key details announced on it. The Mobile WiMAX operator did not provide specifics on when, exactly, their existing pre-WiMAX network would be upgraded to the same WIMAX revision that Sprint’s […]