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T-Mobile G2 Spotted In The Wild
Aug 20th
Today some shots of the T-Mobile G1 predecessor the G2 have been leaked we don’t have much on the specs of T-Mobiles next big smartphone other than it appears to be an americanized version of the upcoming HTC Vision it looks like you can expect a 3.7 inch display and a sliding QWERTY keyboard but we don’t have any specifics on its internals yet, As always we’ll keep you posted.
EVO 4G Android 2.2 OS Officially Rolling Out In Over The Air Update
Aug 2nd
As previously promised Android 2.2 is coming in over the air updates to the EVO 4G, This over the air update began just a few hours ago. It also comes with a flashlight app included in the ROM 
The Original Verizon Droid Smartphone Getting Android 2.2 Over The Air Update This Week, Missing Features.
Aug 2nd
This is the week that the original Droid will be getting the Android 2.2 update, but it looks like that update won’t be bringing two of the most oft-requested features: tethering and a mobile hotspot. Why’s that? While tethering seems to be simply due to a lack of an app that “isn’t part of this update,” the mobile hotspot issue is a bit more curious — Verizon spokesperson Brenda Raney says that the Droid “doesn’t have [the] hardware to support a mobile hotspot.” No further explanation than that, but we have a sneaking suspicion that Motorola and Verizon aren’t passing over the feature because of a lack of hardware, but because of too much hardware — namely, the Droid 2 and Droid X.
Android Sales Quickly Taking Over US Smartphone Market
Aug 2nd
Googles mobile phone operating system Android is quickly taking over the united states marketplace as the number one mobile operating system used on smartphones. Sales of the Android operating system are up 866% from the second quarter of 2009 and sales are not slowing.
Droid X VS Droid 2 A Brief Overview And Spec Comparison [Video]
Jul 21st
Summary: The Droid X and the Droid 2 are identical in hardware specifications such as CPU / Memory / GPU (Graphics) however the Droid 2 has a slide out keyboard which the Droid X does not have and the Droid X has an 8MP camera VS’s the Droid 2′s 5MP camera also the Droid X is 0.6 inches larger than the Droid 2 yet it has the same screen resolution, My choice would certainly be for the Droid 2 but the Droid X will certain appeal to some people over the Droid 2.
| Smartphone Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 4 |
Droid 2 |
Droid X |
|
| Physical Dimensions |
4.54″x2.31″x0.37″ | 4.56″x2.4″x0.54″ (projected) | 5.02″x2.58″x0.39″ |
| Weight |
4.8 ounces | 6.0 ounces (projected) | 5.47 ounces |
| OS |
iOS 4 | Android 2.1 with Motorola BLUR | Android 2.1 with Motorola BLUR |
| CPU |
1 GHz Apple A8 | 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 | 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 |
| GPU |
Integrated into CPU | PowerVR SGX530 | PowerVR SGX530 |
| Screen Size/Resolution |
3.5″/960×640 IPS Retina | 3.7″/854×480 LCD | 4.3″/854×480 LCD |
| Keyboard | No (touchscreen only) | qwerty | No (touchscreen only) |
| RAM |
512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Onboard Storage |
16 or 32 GB (depending on model) | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Expandable Storage | N/A | 8 GB MicroSD included, expandable to 32 GB | 16 GB MicroSD included, expandable to 32 GB |
| Camera |
5 MP, VGA (480p) in front for video chat | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| Video |
720p HD capture | unknown | 720p HD capture |
| Outputs |
30-pin proprietary | USB (charging, data) | USB (charging, data), Micro HDMI (video) |
The Android Platform Gets Stronger! Adobe Avidly Creating Apps For Android! FlashTime by Adobe The FaceTime Competitor!
Jul 20th
Now that they’re no longer buddy-buddy with Apple, Adobe has apparently set its sights on the Android platform by developing a FaceTime-like video-calling program for phones running the Google OS. The new “FlashTime” app is based on Adobe Air 2.5, which is said to be equal to its desktop Flash brethren. Air 2.5 will give the Flash-based app access to the phone’s microphone and video camera, and will be easily portable to other operating systems. Yeah, there are other programs for Android that already do this, but we have a feeling Adobe’s gonna put a little extra spit-shine on this one.
