Gamevil, the mobile games company that is based in LA, is set to launch four new games that work on the Android platform. The titles expected are: Path of the Warrior, Super Boom Boom, Baseball Superstars 2008 and Skipping Stone IQ - the popular puzzler. Read more…
Guitar Hero, the smash hit console game, will soon be available in a mobile version for T-Mobile’s G1 Google Android phone. The mobile version will offer hugely popular tracks such as Welcome to the Jungle, by Guns N Roses, and Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water. The release date and price of the app are yet to be officially announced. 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…
Speculation is rife that Google is about to launch new paid for, premium apps that are exclusive to Android users. Observers of Google Android’s movements have suggested that it may even launch the apps in the next few days, and they will be available for all Android users. Read more…
HTC has finally confirmed its second Google Android phone, the HTC Magic. The handset will be exclusive to Vodafone, following the exclusivity of the first handset being given to T-Mobile.
After all the rumours that have been circulating in the press and online, we have finally caught a glimpse of the device (albeit through a pane of glass) and we can confirm that it looks awesome.
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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.
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