Archive for April, 2009
Samsung’s i7500 will run on android operating system
Posted on April 28, 2009, under Google Android.
Samsung has announced their first Android based mobile phone - Samsung’s i7500 will be launched on O2’s German network in June.
Meanwhile, also on Monday, Vodafone Spain made a surprise announcement that it is launching HTC’s Magic handset, the second Android phone to reach the market after the T-Mobile G1 (also made by HTC).
Samsung’s Android handset combines the Google-led mobile platform with a five-megapixel camera, GPS and a 320×480-pixel, 3.2-inch Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED) touchscreen. At 11.9mm thick, it uses a 1500 mAh battery and includes a 3.5mm headphone socket. The HTC Magic has a 320×480 3.2-inch LCD screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera, is 13.6mm thick and has a 1340 mAh battery. It has no 3.5mm headphone socket.
Android new system
Posted on April 16, 2009, under Google Android.
A new Android 1.1 system image is now available for download from HTC. The Android dev phone 1 (ADP1), which was introduced in December offers both an unlocked bootloader and easy flashing support, so you can better install custom Android builds.
The 1.1 developer build is fully compatible with the retail 1.1 Android release. This allows programmers to test software on their dev units with a matching installation. This Android Developers site has set up a Google group dedicated to questions and answers about updating the Android dev phone.