This RSS is dedicated to information on the mobile operating system Android http://www.androidsplanet.com The days of the boss dictating which smartphone you'll use are rapidly drawing to a close. A younger, tech-savvy generation of information workers is calling the shots, and it's increasingly requesting consumer-friendly Android and iOS (iPhone) devices, according to a new report from market researcher Forrester. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles40.html Tue, 31 aug 2010 08:06:00 GMT The Galaxy Pad slate PC from Samsung Electronics was recently caught undergoing live testing in Sydney, which can be an indication of good things to come from the South Korean electronics major. The Galaxy Pad is already creating ripples in the 7 inch tablet PC segment and is turning out to be one of the most eagerly awaited tablets. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles39.html Thu, 26 aug 2010 07:10:00 GMT BiograPocketBook has announced five new models that will be released at IFA in September. They include a pair of entry-level ProBook 602 and 902 models, and the ProBook 603 and 903 premium models. The 60x designated models feature 6-inch screens, while the 90x models have a bigger 9.7-inch screen. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles38.html Wed, 25 aug 2010 07:25:00 GMT It's not as pretty and it's not as powerful, but a new $35 tablet computer from India comes with some basic features that the iPad doesn't. Apple's trendy touchscreen device, starting at about $630, requires users to fork out for extra accessories if they want to connect a digital camera or output video. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles37.html Fri, 20 aug 2010 18:15:00 GMT Adobe is latching on to the launch of Motorola's Droid 2, reminding the world that Flash 10.1 is here to make the iPhone look silly. A video on Adobe's Website shows Flash in action on the Droid 2. The phone handles web video from sites like CBS along with interactivity within the video, such as buttons for sharing with social networks. Interactive content, such as The Sims' mobile Website, also seems to work well. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles36.html Thu, 12 aug 2010 18:15:00 GMT Will Android be a spectacular revenue-generator for Google, or a spectacular failure? If you believe Google CEO Eric Schmidt, the company will eventually get $10 billion per year from the operating system. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on the other hand, has long contended that Android is an operating system without a business model. Who's right? http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles35.html Sun, 08 aug 2010 16:15:00 GMT Both Apple (NSDQ:AAPL)'s iPhone and smartphones running Google Android have made big gains against RIM in the past year - Android grew as much as 886 percent in year-over-year shipments - and although RIM still commands the leading market share among smartphone makers in the U.S., its position is challenged by a glut of faster, friendlier, feature-packed smartphones. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles34.html Fri, 06 aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT With Research in Motion preparing a tablet to compete against the iPad, it shouldn't be any surprise that Motorola is working on one, too. But while RIM's BlackPad seems geared for enterprise customers, Motorola seems to have its sight set on consumers - especially those who are Verizon FiOS subscribers. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles33.html thu, 05 aug 2010 22:49:00 GMT By just loading a PDF file on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, you could be handing over complete access to your device in what could quickly become a major security breach. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles32.html thu, 05 aug 2010 08:11:00 GMT Sales of Google Android phones in the U.S. are rising so quickly, the devices have outsold Apple handsets for the first time on record. New smartphone subscribers choosing Google phones accounted for 27 percent of U.S. smartphone sales, the Nielsen Company will announce this morning, nudging past the 23 percent share held by Apple. But Android isn't just a U.S. phenomenon: Canalys today estimates that Android handset sales grew 886 percent worldwide from the year ago quarter. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles31.html thu, 05 aug 2010 00:36:00 GMT If you live in the Silicon Valley echo chamber, nothing has been hotter lately than the Android/iPhone smackdown. It's been an amazing year so far for Apple. It introduced the iPad and a new iPhone, and the company can't make either device fast enough to satisfy demand. It's been an equally impressive year for Google's Android, however. Last week Google reported that Android was in 40 countries and on 40 carriers. It said the Android App store now had in excess of 75,000 offerings, and it repeated an astonishing statistic first offered up in June: 160,000 Android smartphones were being activated each day. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles30.html thu, 30 Jul 2010 07:36:00 GMT Little-known device manufacturer Augen unveiled its 7-inch Gentouch78 Android tablet in the unlikeliest of places this weekend: Kmart's Sunday flyer. The tablet will retail for $149.99 (that's a special sale price; it will eventually move to a standard $169.99), and will feature Android 2.1, WiFi, 256 MB of RAM, and 2GB of storage. The device will also have access to the Android app marketplace. It may not be much of an iPad competitor when it comes to specifications, but its price makes it a tempting tablet for many shoppers. Kmart is apparently having trouble getting the device to its stores, but in a blog post the retailer says customers will be able to get a raincheck to secure the killer sale price. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles29.html thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:55:00 GMT Have you ever had a great idea for a smartphone application, but lacked the technical know-how to create it? Then you might you want to check out App Inventor beta, Google's new Web-based Android app-making tool that lets anyone build a smartphone application with no programming knowledge required. Instead of entering lines of code, App Inventor allows you to build an entire application by dragging and dropping items like buttons, text entry boxes, and images onto the application builder. App Inventor also gives you access to a variety of phone features you can include in your app such as GPS, accelerometers, and integration with Web-based services such as Twitter. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles28.html thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:36:00 GMT Google has launched an effort to make everyone an Android software developer. The search giant is hellbent on growing its app inventory and the Android marketplace and has the momentum and open approach to just give Apple a run. Now Google is offering a do-it-yourself mobile app tool. The tool, which is available now in Google Labs, is called App Inventor. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles27.html Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT We heard some recent rumors of a QWERTY Android device coming soon to T-Mobile the past few weeks and I just read over on PhoneScoop that Motorola announced the Motorola Charm for T-Mobile USA. You may recall I ordered an Agora Pro back in late 2008 that was supposed to be the first front facing QWERTY Android device, but that device turned out to be vaporware and my money was refunded. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles26.html Fri, 09 July 2010 18:09:00 GMT We all know that the Nokia N900 packs in some potent hardware in that tiny frame. The phone, even though a generation old, is a powerhouse, thanks to the 600Mhz ARM Cortex A8 inside. Also, due to its OS being the Linux based Maemo, it is relatively easier to port another Linux based OS on the N900, rather than say doing so on a Symbian based handset. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles25.html Thu, 02 Jul 2010 07:12:00 GMT The iPhone 4's reported problems may scare prospective iPhone buyers over to Android. Steve Jobs shows off new iPhone 4 antenna design via intomobile.com - As my colleague, Phillip Elmer-DeWitt reported this weekend, the iPhone 4 has a significant issue that might be able to be fixed with a software update, it might not. We'll see. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles24.html Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT Android users who have been waiting a long time to see an app for Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader can stop waiting, and start downloading. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles23.html Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:15:00 GMT The device has big shoes to fill: with an esteemed lineage that includes the original Motorola Droid (then the "best Android smartphone to date") and the HTC Droid Incredible (again, then the "best Android smartphone to date"), the Droid X carries a moniker that has, in just two years time, come to indicate the best and most powerful of smartphones. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles22.html Mon, 28 June 2010 22:00:00 GMT For the past few months I've been on the search for a quality subscription music service. I like Napster because they offer you purchase credits along with your subscription price. Rhapsody looks good, and they have an Android app, but I can't load those songs onto my older generation iPod. Every service, it seems, has a downside that makes it not worth it for someone like me, who enjoys his music on different devices. Thankfully, Google might soon supply the answer. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles21.html Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:45:00 GMT Adobe launched Flash Player for Android 10.1 today--the latest move in the Chess match between Adobe and Apple over the future of interactive mobile ads and video content. Now, the world can begin to experience firsthand whether Flash delivers as expected on smartphones, or if Steve Jobs made the right move in turning his back on the platform. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles20.html Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:35:00 GMT South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's second largest handset maker, on Tuesday unveiled a new smartphone in its home market in hopes of rivalling Apple's iPhone. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles19.html Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:50:00 GMT Today the new iPhone 4 have been presented to the public and does not matter what are you looking if is a newspaper, television or listen to the radio it is every where. So if you missed here is an article published on Yahoo News and a video from YouTube with the presentation. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles18.html Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:15:00 GMT The iPed system specifications are reasonable for that price and considering that it can play HD movies, Youtube and all of your favorite music and videos, it's definitely worth a glance. Why waste $350 or more only because it's from Apple? If you want to play your iPhone games on the iPad that's of course another story and probably the only reason to get the iPad. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles17.html Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:28:00 GMT Just added 400 new apps for the Android phones on our site, come and check it out!!!! http://www.androidsplanet.com/androidapps1.html Sun, 30 May 2010 16:03:00 GMT Acer today introduced new products to market that should reach the computer stores soon. The star of the day was LumiReader, a reader e-books with six-inch monochrome display and storage of 2 GB. Less prominently, the company also showed a little of the future droilet (Android tablet) which goes on sale later this year. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles16.html Sun, 30 May 2010 12:28:00 GMT We already know that the Nexus One and other HTC phones will get a Froyo update, but what about other phones? Well, Motorola Droid owners wondering if their beloved handset will be getting Android 2.2 need not worry. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles15.html Thu, 27 May 2010 08:28:00 GMT The smartphone market is really taking off with many extremely compelling devices available on all four major US wireless carriers. Check out my list of top 10 smartphones that have been announced or are currently available. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles14.html Mon, 24 May 2010 00:15:00 GMT So the iPhone might finally get USB and Bluetooth tethering next month, huh? Well it may turn out to be too little and too late. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles13.html Sat, 22 May 2010 13:10:00 GMT Since the iPad was unveiled, the Kindle has been most frequently cited as the closest competitor to the Apple Tablet. But Google, which Steve Jobs reportedly accused of wanting to 'kill us,' seems to be hard at work on its own 'iPad-killer.' http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles12.html Wed, 19 May 2010 17:10:00 GMT TApple surely isn't happy about this. Much like the open platform Windows invaded the traditionally closed hardware platform of Apple's Macs -- first unofficially, and then later officially condoned -- Android is now establishing a beach head on Apple's coveted iPhone. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles11.html Thu, 13 May 2010 17:10:00 GMT Here we have some Windows Mobile Apss http://www.androidsplanet.com/windowsmobileapss.html Sun, 09 May 2010 10:20:00 GMT Here we have some Blackberry Apss http://www.androidsplanet.com/blackberryapss.html Sat, 08 May 2010 03:15:00 GMT Watch out Apple iPhone, Google's mobile operating system, Android continues to increase its popularity at a growth rate of 32 percent year over year, according to a recent report. Mobile advertising provider and metrics firm AdMob, recently acquired by Google for $750 million , released on Tuesday its March 2010 Mobile Metrics Report that includes some interesting data about the growth of the Android operating system. The report also adds more fuel to the argument that Google's Nexus One really might be a successful flop. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles10.html Sat, 30 Apr 2010 08:09:00 GMT I just complied a selection of Books from Amazon dedicated to Android Application Development. http://www.androidsplanet.com/books.html Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:11:00 GMT Here we have some Android Apss, we will have more comming soon http://www.androidsplanet.com/androidapps.html Tue, 07 Apr 2010 00:11:00 GMT Motorola, in affiliation with Optus, has launch a new social networking tool for mobiles with the Android operating system. From the beginning of April, Motoblur will be offered across a range of Motorola 3F Android-powered handsets, starting with the upcoming Motorola DEXT and Motorola Backflip releases. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles8.html Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:25:00 GMT PayPal announced the availability of an application for smart phones equipped with the Google Android mobile platform, software that allows access to the most diverse and popular features of PayPal Discover the advantages. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles1.html Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:37:00 GMT Dan Morrill showing how to build a simple application using the Android platform. http://www.androidsplanet.com/helloworldvideo.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:21:00 GMT The video above shows a customized version of Android by HTC, a visual show of Google mobile platform with features and unique aspects. The idea of the re-creation would be the implementation of TouchFlo 3D, the famous User Interface developed by HTC to make their products more visually friendly to the touch, similar to existing devices with Windows Mobile. http://www.androidsplanet.com/videoarticle1.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:12:00 GMT Android is gaining ground in the fight of mobile operating systems. Amid Windows Mobile, iPhone and Symbian OS, the system supported by Google stands out precisely because integration with the suite of services of the Mountain View, and open to developers. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles2.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:43:00 GMT The SPB Software today introduced a new version of SPB Mobile Shell, now in version 5.0. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles3.html\ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:53:00 GMT On this article we will provide step by step instructions to create a Hello, World application on Android using Eclipse environment. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles4.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:40:00 GMT Learn all about the launch of the Nexus One, the first smartphone designed by Google. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles5.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 9:25:00 GMT A handful of phones using Googles open-source Android operating system are set to launch in the coming months, giving Android a head start while Microsoft waits for Windows Phone 7. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles6.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:09:00 GMT Bigger than a smartphone but smaller than an iPad or Kindle, Dell hopes its Filofax-sized Mini 5 tablet will hit the sweet spot for slates.. http://www.androidsplanet.com/articles7.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:09:00 GMT