A strange move.. but Google has blocked listing of paid android applications on G1s that are unlocked. This looks to be targeted specifically toward the Android Developer Phone 1 – ADP1. We cant confirm whether this block has affected those who unlocked their regular G1s. It makes perfect sense if only ADP1 has been struck. [...]
Theres much talk of Android’s openness and put to debate by Symbian Foundation’s Execs calling it a “marketing” gimmic. And Google retaliating by talking about membership fee demanded by Symbian Foundation. I’d say one major factor that defines any Operating System’s opennes is the End users freedom to heavily mod the OS without any legal [...]
Adding to iMAndroid’s YAUM ( Yet Another Unknown Manufacturer ) List is SIM Technology showing off Android on its U1 along with Windows Mobile at Mobile World Congress The device remains a prototype at the moment _ touchscreen_ not fully functional. But We believe in promotions of such Less known companies that in turn create [...]
UPDATER: Following Pictures and Specs are FAKE. Engadget needs to be a little more careful.. Long overdue, An anonymous tipster has sent Engadget a picture of a mobile phone sporting a large touchscreen, 5 Megapixel Camera Kodak branded with flash, TV-Out you can see the cables. Could this be the company saving Android? Engadget says [...]
This has been in the news for sometime but I just couldnt see it not being on iMAndroid! E-Ink is an electronic ebook reader from Moto Development Labs, the main attraction being its screen. It gives a paper like viewing experience embedded in digital art form. The screen is the specialty. It only refreshes upon [...]
Any device that can mobilise the crowd and money in these tough economic times is indeed Google’s Android. Vodafone has grabbed the exclusive rights to carry HTC’s next Android phone – “Magic“. An official announcement is expected later today at MWC 09. Vittorio Colao, the Vodafone chief executive, confirmed this morning that the mobile network [...]
Google has updated its Privacy Policy. A change that some users might/should be concerned about. Google will log user data from all Google Services.
A new application has been added to the Android Market US and UK called TruPhone Anywhere. Here’s what it does: Truphone enables Wi-Fi-enabled mobile phones to make/receive regular telephone calls and to send/receive SMS text messages using only a Wi-Fi connection and the internet. It has already attracted many tens of thousands of users in [...]
Breaking News: Kogan has aborted its Android based Agora launch citing a number of “potential future interoperability issues”. This pull out was most likely as a result of their meeting with Google which probably pointed out the screen flaws and how applications may not look natural. Ruslan Kogan, of Kogan Electronics cited the following:
A new lawsuit is soon to be filed with the Federal Trade Commision by Jeffery Chester, Center for Digital Democracy and US Public Interest Research Group. Those are some big allies against Android and other mobile ops. Other companies listed apart from Google, Nokia, Yahoo!, AT&T, Verizon.
