Mobile Version Flash Still Not Ready
If you are wondering about why Steve Jobs refuse to use Adobe Flash in his Apple gadget, it might not be just because of his doubtful nature. We have been waiting for a while for Android 2.2 Froyo to bring the full Flash experience to Android devices, but the end results are far from impressive. Over at GigaOM they have made a video trying to run various things on a Nexus One with Froyo, and found that mobile version Flash still not ready to show in that Android device. This mobile version Flash has proved to be a daunting task for Adobe to scale down and port over to mobile devices. Video playback on a lot of popular news and video websites was hit and miss, and basically the moral of those stories are that the videos still have to be specifically optimized for mobile viewing that sometimes misses the real purpose. Actually for Adobe Flash 10.1 on Froyo, we can noticed that there is actual improvement that displaying interactive charts, like those of Google finance for example, which before were not exactly interactive. But Google recently optimized the site for mobile, so maybe that was the cause. So we can only wait whether the mobile version Flash will be great for Froyo, or will it be bad? Visit for more information cell phone news Mobile Version Flash Still Not Ready
Categories: Android Tags: adobe, apple, bring-the-full, flash, misses-the-real, mobile, mobile-version, Nexus one, over-at-gigaom, videos
Fashionistas use myTouch on ‘Project Runway’
Heidi Klum and her fellow cohorts on Lifetime's " Project Runway " were spotted this week using the HTC Magic -- or better known as the myTouch 3G here in the U.S. We're not quite people of fashion here at Android Central, but maybe these fashionistas could consult with the always properly dressed, Ari Gold , and learn about the popular and never out of style -- Nexus One . Just saying ... Thanks, Andrew! Posted originally at Android Central Sponsored by Android Cases and Accessories
Categories: Android Tags: accessories, better-known, fellow, fellow-cohorts, heidi-klum, Nexus one, project-runway, runway
Developers buy out remaining Nexus One stock
Some sad news today from the Android Developers Blog: the Nexus One is out of stock. We’ve known for some time that the supply for the general public had run dry , but the blow was alleviated by the fact that the phone would continue to be available to developers. Well, that was the plan, at least. A couple of weeks ago, we arranged that registered developers could buy an unlocked Nexus One via their publisher page in Android Market. We think it’s a good development platform and a nice phone. Apparently, you agree. Somewhat too many of you, in fact; we blew through the (substantial) initial inventory in almost no time, and they’re back-ordered from HTC, who are doing a pretty good job of managing runaway success amid a worldwide AMOLED shortage. Everyone appreciates that it’s important to the platform to get phones in the hands of developers, so we’re working hard on re-stocking the shelves; stand by. Tim Bray Android Developers Blog Hopefully they’ll be able to get their hands on another batch and meet the demand but with screen shortages and a new phone coming out every few weeks there’s no telling how long we could be waiting. It’s Friday, boys. Pour one out for the best phone your friends have never heard of. RSS feed brought to you by the Android and Me Store Related Posts HTC Desire and Nexus One to be fitted with SLCD displays, DROID Incredible sticks with AMOLED NTP names Google, HTC, LG, Motorola, Microsoft, and Apple in new wireless email patent lawsuit AT&T and T-Mobile Nexii receive another OTA update (FRF85B) Incredible would “definitely outsell” the Droid minus supply constraints The Incredible Camera Showdown: Droid Incredible VS Nexus One
Categories: Android Tags: apple, camera-showdown, droid, friends, hands, incredible, microsoft, mobile-nexii, motorola, nexus, Nexus one, phone, publisher
One Click Root? Nexus One Does That Too
If you just nabbed a Nexus One either through Google’s developer dashboard or some other means, you may still be interested in rooting it. Although rooting the Nexus One is a lot easier than most other Android handsets to date, there’s just something about the ease of a one-click solution that makes rooting it a worry-free process. The exploit it uses to root the device is the same exploit that was used to root the Motorola Droid X (using UniversalAndroot). UniversalAndroot actually support several other devices with the Nexus One being the latest added into the mix. The app comes with built-in unroot functionality, as well, and will also help you install custom ROMs. The best part? It’s free to download. Head on over to XDA to get started. [ Thanks, Matt. ]
Categories: Android Tags: device, devices, either-through, exploit-it-uses, head-on-over, image, latest, motorola, motorola-droid, nexus, Nexus one, root-the-device
T-Mobile USA sees strong smartphone growth
After reporting their quarterly earnings this week, T-Mobile USA made it clear that smartphones are here to stay, seeing subscriptions triple year-on-year despite losing customers overall. Users with 3G-capable smartphones are now 19 percent of the entire T-Mobile USA subscriber base, with subscriptions over tripling to 6.5 million from 2.1 million in the Q2 2009. T-Mobile noted its most popular smartphones included Android devices like the MyTouch 3G and Nexus One , as well as the BlackBerry Bold and HTC HD2 , which use the BlackBerry OS and Windows Mobile operating systems, respectively. During the quarter, T-Mobile upgraded its network to HSPA+, giving some T-Mobile users faster data than even Sprint's 4G networks. 15 cities, covering 85 million people, now have access to T-Mobile's HSPA+ upgrade. By the end of the year the company says it hopes to have HSPA+ available to 185 million Americans. Overall, the carrier saw a decline in subscriptions , due to a high rate of decline in the prepaid business. The company lost 199,000 prepaid subscribers while only gaining 106,000 contract customers. Permalink | Comments
Categories: Android Tags: berry-bold, black, blackberry, carrier, despite-losing, made-it-clear, million-people, mobile, Nexus one, operating-systems, quarterly, says-it-hopes, usa, windows-mobile
Droid 2 Gets Benchmarked in the Wild, Just as Fast as All the Others
The Motorola Droid 2 isn’t expected to launch until sometime later this month, but enough geeks have gotten their hands on the device that we’re already starting to see Quadrant benchmarks for it pop-up. The Droid 2 tested here definitely seems to be FroYo-based as it nearly surpasses an Android 2.2-enabled Nexus One . We expected as much considering the bump in speed it’s gotten over its predecessor (1GHz processor compared to 550MHz). Even with Motorola’s custom skin apparently not going anywhere, it doesn’t look like it’s doing anything to bog it down with the JIT-injected FroYo doing its job. [via IntoMobile ]
Categories: Android Tags: apparently-not, custom-skin, device, droid, hands, image, its-predecessor, month, motorola, motorola-droid, Nexus one, quadrant, sometime-later
Anyone else excited about the Nokia N8
Coming soon to the US. Personally I think it's highly underrated. Even though I gave a Nexus One I miss Nokia's great phones. They just don't have anything really in the market to compete till this. I'm concern about the Symbian OS however as this will be the only one running on it. Nonetheless this will be a great device.
Categories: Nexus one, nokia Tags: compete-till, highly-underrated, market, nexus, Nexus one, nokia, one-running, symbian, the-market
Best of Smartphone Experts, 18 July 2010
Last week we saw the launch of the Samsung Captivate (watch our hands-on ) and the Motorola Droid X (read our full review ) Review of the myTouch 3G Slide Google down to its last batch of Nexus Ones. BBM commercials galore! Watch the full set of RIM's new BlackBerry Messenger ads Official statement from Research In Motion in response to Apple's iPhone 4 Antennagate propaganda! Talking on cell phone in car banned where you live? Then check out this hands-free BlackBerry accessory roundup! Silverlight on Symbian S60 Nokia's soap opera Nokia and antenna reception HP CTO Phil McKinney at MobileBeat 2010 webOS 1.4.5 Bug China Telcom webOS ROM leaks out Complete coverage of Apple iPhone 4 press conference , including TiPb and SPE post-game analysis Apple releases iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone , iOS 3.2.1 for iPad , and iOS 4.1 beta for iPhone iPad 3G speed test: built-in 3G vs. Google Android and Palm Pre Plus Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi tether KIN sales halted HTC Gold appears on roadmap Windows Phone 7: Mozart and Schubert Posted originally at Android Central Sponsored by Android Cases and Accessories
Categories: Android Tags: apple, berry-messenger, captivate, china-telcom, google-android, hands, iphone, motorola-droid, Nexus one, samsung-captivate, talking-on-cell, windows-phone
HTC Ships Final Order of Nexus One
It’s a sad day in the world of Android. HTC has shipped Google its last shipment of the more-or-less official Android flagship device, the Nexus One. It feels not unlike the last episode of a favorite television show, watching Sam shut off the lights and lock the door of his beloved bar, Cheers.
Categories: Android Tags: beloved, door, feels-not, flagship-device, last-episode, lock-the-door, nexus, Nexus one, the-lights, world
Google-Chef Schmidt: Es wird kein Nexus Two geben
In einem Interview mit der Online-Ausgabe der britischen Tageszeitung Daily Telegraph sagte Google-Chef Eric Schmidt klar, dass es kein Google Nexus Two geben werde. "Die Idee vor anderthalb Jahren war es, das Nexus One zu bauen, um die Hardware-Entwicklung für Android voran zu treiben. Das hat es ganz klar getan. Es war so erfolgreich, dass wir kein Zweites bauen mussten", erklärte er. mehr...
Categories: Android Tags: der-britischen, ganz-klar, google-nexus, interview, Nexus one, tageszeitung, telegraph, vor-anderthalb, zweites