Tag: android

  • Forget HP TouchPad, Get This Android Tablet for $99 (~INR 4500)

    Think before you buy that HP TouchPad for $99. Lakshmi Access Communications Systems Pvt. Ltd., a Delhi based firm has launched Magnum Pepper – a INR 4500 (~$99) Android tablet in india. This might probably be the cheapest Android tablet in the world! The specs include: 7 inch LCD sensitive touch display (800*480) WIFI enabled Supports…

  • Google Nexus One Finally Getting Gingerbread

    We heard 4 months back that it’s coming in a few days. Then we heard again 2 months back that it’s coming in a few weeks. And then today Google has released a statement on their official Twitter account that the Gingerbread update is finally rolling out for Nexus One users as well. All you Nexus One…

  • HTC Announces New Android Phones At MWC [Meh]

    HTC’s announcements at the Mobile World Congress deserve to be called the most boring of the lot. While I’m sure the phones and tablets will be good and usable unlike the other gazillion companies but I was expecting something special from them. The Android phones they announced are basically upgrades to existing models.

  • Sony Gives Android Opposable Thumbs! [Video]

    Yesterday’s Sony announcement came along with this awesome new advertisement for Xperia Play. A must watch in my opinion. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4lxuoGgbxs Android finally has Opposable Thumbs. Let’s Play!

  • Android 2.4 Will Also Be Called Gingerbread [Rumor]

    I guess this is the third time we are talking about Android 2.4. First, we thought it was Honeycomb. Since H follows G and Gingerbread was Android 2.3, it seemed like the obvious name. But turned out Honeycomb was destined for bigger things. Then we heard a rumor saying 2.4 was actually supposed to be…

  • How To Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Android

      With so many awesome Android phones in the market, there will be lots of iPhone users who might want to jump the ship to Android. One of the challenges is to migrate all your contacts from iPhone to Android. Here we will present you with as few options to accomplish this easily via Google…

  • Video Shows Leaked Nexus S Running Android 2.4 [Possibly Fake]

    The german website BestBoyz.de found a Nexus S at CES which they claim was running Android 2.4 (possibly Ice Cream Sandwich). They actually have a video to prove it. The approximate Google Translation conveyed that in whatever time they had with the device they couldn’t find any major differences between Android 2.3 and 2.4. You…

  • Android Honeycomb for Tablets trailer leaked

    We all saw the video from Motorola about their upcoming tablet running Honeycomb – The next version of Android designed specifically for tablets. It looks like another video intended to demonstrate the upcoming mobile OS’s capabilities have been leaked on to the web. And it looks pretty amazing: Hope this is the real deal. [via…

  • Android 2.3 tips & tricks from Google

    Google released the Nexus S smartphone a few weeks back which redefined the android smartphone space and is the first phone to carry pure Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Here are a few tips and tricks from Google for the Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile OS. Note that many of these tips will also work on Android 2.2,…