AT&T Officially Confirms Android Devices from Motorola, Dell and HTC, Developer Initiatives
AT&T has offically announced its intention to carry Android-based smart devices by opening up an email registration page detailing its first three devices from Motorola, Dell and HTC. The confirmation of Dell means that the carrier will offer the Mini 3i currently on sale in Brazil and China, while the Motorola device will be powered […]
Nexus One Specifications Surface, Possibile Invite-Only Launch
Following up on preliminary specifications, the full list of final specifications for the forthcoming HTC Nexus One has surfaced. The device features Android 2.1, 512MB RAM and 512MB ROM reflecting its Snapdragon base, included 4GB microSDHC card with support for 32GB cards, 5.0 megapixel camera with mechanical autofocus and LED flash, HSPA 900 / 1700 […]
HTC, Sprint Confirm Android 2.0 for Hero and Samsung Moment Early Next Year (Updated)
HTC has confirmed via their Twitter feed that the Sprint Hero will be receiving the long awaited Android 2.0 update known coloquially as Eclair early next year, which places it in the same timeframe as the recently announced update for the Verizon Droid Eris. Android 2.0 features many core improvements to the operating system such […]
FCC Confirms Nexus One with T-Mobile and AT&T 3G Support (Updated)
After the firestorm of information that dominated the weekend regarding the now highly-anticipated Nexus One from HTC/Google, the FCC has now opened up its documentation to further confirm certain details. Beginning with the most obvious, the device features quadband GSM/EDGE support with single-band HSPA support on the 1700 MHz band as well as a microSDHC […]
Google Confirms Own Smartphone via “Dogfood” Metaphor (Updated)
Google has offically confirmed what has been rumored since the debut of Android and the Open Handset Alliance in 2007: The existence of a branded “Google phone” via a cryptic metaphor for dogfood. The device had previously been exposed via tweets by select employees this past week following the reveal of the HTC Passion in […]
Verizon Announces Staging of HTC Eris OTA Update, Manual Motorola DROID Update Available
Following up on the Motorola Droid OTA update rollout, Verizon has announced the staging and subsequent rollout of the expected general maintenance update for the HTC Droid Eris which began last night. The 1.16.605.1 update features fixes for SMS/MMS compatibility with other devices; improvements to on-screen mute and speakerphone keys quicker call end with two […]
Verizon Now Staging Droid/Eris Updates For Rollout
Verizon has begun uploading and staging the long-awaited Motorola Droid and HTC Eris firmware updates for rollout over the air in the next 48 hours according to reports received today. Preliminary confirmation suggests that the Droid update does indeed fix the autofocus bug found last month as well as improved battery life, audio quality and […]
Motorola Droid Autofocus Fix Update Confirmed, Eris Updated to “At Least 2.0” in 1Q 2010
Following up on the saga of the Motorola Droid autofocus bug, Verizon has confirmed that the forthcoming Android 2.0.1 update for the device will indeed address the autofocus issue and is still expected on December 11th as previously reported. In related news following up HTC’s confirmation of the HTC Droid Eris update earlier today, Verizon […]
Sprint Preparing Firmware Update for Hero
Following up, Sprint has confirmed that it is working on a firmware update for the Hero designed to address issues with daylight savings time correction and SMS issues present at the launch of the device. The update does not constitute an upgrade from the current Android 1.5-based build and there are still more fixes to […]