Although there is an incredible amount of hype surrounding Google’s open-source operating system, Android, we are yet to see any addition to the HTC G1 device. The follow up to this handset, the HTC Magic, is due out next month, but other than that, fans of the OS have been left wanting more. When are we going to see all these promised Android phones from the big guns? Read more…
Rumours are abound that Acer is all set to launch a new Android powered handset in September 2009. An unnamed source has leaked the information, saying that the handset will be known as the A1. Read more…
Google Android is taking on the iPhone in an attempt to steal its territory, but it remains to be seen what the repercussions in the UK mobile industry will be. One thing is certain though, interest from experts within the mobile field is growing fast. Read more…
Manufacturing giant Samsung has announced that it aims to release three new Android handsets in 2009.
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, Samsung’s stand was notably missing any new Android handsets, but it has told the industry to expect three such handset by the end of the year. Read more…
LG have announced that they will be entering the Android market, but will not be producing an all-singing, all-dancing smartphone like those of its competitors. Instead, the manufacturer has plans for a low cost QWERTY handset, which will be adapted from one of its existing devices, known as the KS360. Read more…
Huawei Technologies, the Chinese manufacturer is planning to release a new Android phone.
A spokesman for Huawei has announced that the plans for the device are official, and hinted that the exclusivity of it may go to T-Mobile. Read more…
Asustek is reported to be commissioning plans to create an Android-powered netbook.
Bloomberg has revealed that the manufacturer Asustek, which is famous for its low cost laptops including the Eee PC, may have assigned engineers to set about producing the open-source Android operating system to work on a netbook. Read more…
Next Monday (16 January) sees the start of Mobile World Congress (MWC) and everybody is talking about ‘apps’. Handsets are now so much more than simply phones, and can assist you with anything from cooking to finding directions. T-mobile’s G1 was the first handset to take on the Google Android market, which has more than 1,000 programs available to download for free. With the rumour mill suggesting that MWC may showcase the next Google Android phone, we give our take on our favourite five Android applications currently available.
Asus, which is best known for its component manufacturing on PC parts such as motherboards and DVD drives, has announced that it will be releasing a smartphone. The news was confirmed by Jonney Shih, CEO, in a recent interview with the New York Times. Read more…
Rumours are circulating that Dell, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of PCs, is set to launch its own smartphone, possibly based on the Android operating system (conflicting observers say that Windows might be more likely due to Dell’s strong Microsoft connections in the PC business). Read more…
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