Posts Tagged ‘Android’
Android ICS 4.0 RC1 on VirtualBox
Android-x86 is a project that provides Android support for x86, making it easy to install it on netbooks or laptops. You can use it like any other Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device: install applications from the Android Mar...
Tips to save Battery Life of an HTC Android SmartPhone
I’ve seen a lot of talk on the internet about terrible battery life, I’ve even experienced it myself but I won’t declare anything without being sure. I can now declare that the HTC smartphone does not have a battery l...
Google’s Android 3.1 Update
PC World: “Google’s long-awaited Android 3.1 update is slowly rolling out over-the-air to the Motorola Xoom, the first of the Honeycomb-based tablets to get the update. The non-3G Xoom on my desk finally got its upd...
Android OS: Meet Ice Cream Sandwich
PC World: “Google unveiled a new version of its mobile Android OS (deliciously nicknamed “Ice Cream Sandwich”) at this morning’s keynote at Google I/O in San Francisco. Ice Cream Sandwich brings the best...
Best Android Tablets for 2011
Techdrivein: “Back in 2009, Android was not even considered a competition for Apple and it’s iOS based devices. But in 2010 itself we witnessed the emergence of Android OS as the preferred smartphone platform for a ...
Howto run Android 3.0 HoneyComb on Linux
Android OS for Tablets named Android 3.0 Honeycomb I think everyone heard of it. Motorola XOOM, LG Optimus Pad, Samsung Galaxy Tab2 etc. tablets which are scheduled to come out are running on Honeycomb android-honeycomb-logo OS...
Android Linux FUD Debunked
ZDnet: “The claims that Android has intellectual property worries from Linux and its Gnu General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2) are rather absurd. After all, Android is a smartphone/tablet optimized Linux. Android may ...
Mozilla: Firefox 4 for Android
PCWorld: “The Mozilla Foundation expects to release the final code for the Firefox 4 browser for Android mobile devices in a few weeks, with one more beta version to be released in the next week or so. The latest version ...
First taste of Honeycomb Android 3.0
Arstechnica: “Google has released an early preview of the Android 3.0 software development kit (SDK). Android 3.0—codenamed Honeycomb—introduces Android’s new tablet user interface, which is expected to official...
Android Tablet and Phone
I personally think that this years will be the year of Tablet and phone battle. There are rumour saying that netbook and notebook are not selling well since. After Apple’s iPhone and iPad, it appears Android devices could...
Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” Looks Spectacularly Sweet
TechSource: “Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” Looks Spectacularly Sweet: Just a few weeks after the release of the Nexus S and Android 2.3 “Gingerbread”, Google officially previewed today Android 3.0 “...
Android Tops Leading Smartphone List
EnterpriseMobileToday: “Android the giant continues to loom large among smartphone competitors. Today research firm Canalys said the Android platform had the most shipments globally of any other platform with 32.9 million...
50 Android Apps for Your Lunch Break
Datamation : “A fun android app can really come in handy. Let’s face it: when you’re sitting behind a desk, sometimes the most productive thing you can do is take a break. It seems counterintuitive, but having a l...
Make your Android power efficient in any situation (for free!)
Linux-tipss: “In the following post I will explain how to use cpu tuner, a completely free and open source app for android. All you need is root and some time. It’s a follow up on and summary of my various related p...
Google previews slick, tablet-oriented Android 3.0
Linux for Devices: “Google released a video overview of Android 3.0 (“Honeycomb”), confirming that it is designed for tablets while hinting at exclusivity for tablets. Honeycomb enhancements include a revamped...
Differences between Chrome OS and Android
Google’s two most ambitious OS, Android and Chrome OS have created many ripples in the market. Both these OS boasts of exquisite features which aim to enrich experience of users using smartphones or netbooks. While, Android b...
Android 2.3 Gingerbread tour
Arstechnica: “Android 2.3, codenamed Gingerbread, was revealed by Google this morning. It will ship first on the upcoming Nexus S smartphone, which was built by Google in collaboration with Samsung. According to an Androi...
Android applications for Sysadmins
Frederik konietzny: “Which are the best Android applications for Sysadmins? As a System Administrator I looked around for Android applications that are helpful when I am on the move without a notebook. For this purpose I ...
12 Open Source Android Apps Worth Checking Out
Techdrivein: “Android is all set to become one among the most preferred mobile phone OS out there and burgeoning Android Market is a sign of things to come. Already some 100,000 apps and growing. But how many of these app...
Five features in Android 2.3
Arstechnica: “Android 2.3, codenamed Gingerbread, is expected to materialize this month. Little is known about Gingerbread’s features, however, because Google develops the operating system behind closed doors and do...
35 Amazing Android Applications
EarthWeb: “Have Android app, will travel. In the digital age, managing the steady deluge of information that confronts you every day can be a challenge. But with the right apps, the Android can be a powerful tool to help ...
Ubuntu 10.10 to feature Windows, iPhone & Android syncing
LinuxUser: “e can reveal today that Ubuntu One, Canonical’s cloud storage solution, will be updated in Maverick Meerkat to include Windows, Android & iPhone syncing and music streaming… As you’ll discover from ...
Samsung unveils Android tablet with 3G telephony
Eric Brown: “Samsung Electronics announced its much-anticipated Android consumer tablet, due to ship in Europe in mid-September. The Samsung Galaxy Tab runs Android 2.2 on a 1GHz Cortex-A8 processor, and offers a seven-in...
Android x86, Google famous Android.
A new operating system, a port of Google’s famous Android platform for the x86 (32-bit) architecture. Simply named Android-x86, this Live CD Linux distribution is designed mostly for the Eee PC netbooks, but can also run ...
50 really useful Android tips and tricks
Techradar: “Tips for the HTC Desire and other Android devices By Gary Cutlack – Android is a great little mobile operating system for the modern smartphone, but it can feel a little bewildering and complex to the ne...
iPhone vs. Android: Five points of differences
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: “Wow, the way people are arguing about iPhones vs. Android phones I’m having flash-backs to the grand old tech. flame wars of Macs vs. PCs; OS/2 vs. Windows; or vi vs. EMACS. Now, I don...
The Linux Desktop isn’t Dead
daniweb: “I know it sounds crazy but the Linux Desktop isn’t dead, it’s just pining. It’s pining for the correct platform–a tablet computer. And, I’m not referring to some cheap imitation tab...
Android Better Than iPhone OS
Gizmodo : “Since its 2008 debut, Android has grown – not only meeting all of the functionalities of the iPhone, but besting it in nearly all aspects. Here is our list of the top 10 things Android does better than th...
