Dell Venue Thunders into Korea this month with Android 2.2 and 4.1-inch Gorilla Glass screen
Dell's keeping up its usual habit of sneaking devices out with today's announcement of the Dell Venue for launch in South Korea.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 2.2, actually-been, cousin, dell, froyo, habit, handsets, korea, launch, official, smartphone, southkorea, venue-thunders
HTC Legend finally updates to Android 2.2 in Europe
Sure took a long while , but the Android 2.2 update is now available to all HTC Legends residing in Europe and... no, sorry, this isn't the just-announced Gingerbread .
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 2.2, entry, europe, finally-updates, frozen, frozen-dessert, google-android, googleandroid, htc-legend, legend, midst, person
LG LU3000 taking its 1080p talents to South Korea in a week’s time
Ah, LG's LU3000, the sprightly young thing that made the iPhone 4 and Galaxy S look a wee bit aged in some YouTube tests has now become official over in South Korea. It boasts a 1GHz TI OMAP3630 chip, allowing it to jot down 1080p video playback on its spec sheet, which in turn goes very nicely with the built-in HDMI port and DLNA wireless capabilities. A 3.8-inch screen offers an 800 x 480 resolution, there's a 5 megapixel camera around the back, and a mildly skinned Android 2.2 performs the OS duties
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 2.2, bit, froyo, galaxy, iphone, optimus, result, south, southkorea, spec, sprightly, talents, video, wireless
ViewSonic ViewPad 7 official: Android 2.2 and ‘full’ phone functionality
We know you're positively giddy with excitement to get at this OlivePad rebadge and ViewSonic is today fanning those flames of desire with a little bit of pre- IFA PR.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: 2.2, bit, front-facing camera, froyo, official-today, olivepad, Sim, tablet, today-fanning, viewpad 7
Cyanogen Mod 6 — the one with Froyo — hits target list of devices, first stable release
If 6.0.0 RC1 just wasn't cutting it for ya, CyanogenMod-6.0 has released what's being touted as the "first stable release based on Android 2.2" and has hit the target number of supported devices, which by our quick count includes EVO 4G, Slide, Nexus One, Dream / Magic, Aria, and Droid -- and we might be missing a few.. You know the drill; if you need a bit of Froyo in your mobile life.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: 2.2, cyanogen, cyanogenmod, froyo, googleandroid, magic, release-based, slide, target
HTC’s 4.3-inch Desire HD shows up on video
We saw our first images of the Desire HD over the weekend, and just as day follows night, video leaks typically follow pictorial ones. You'll already be familiar with the mooted specs -- including 720p HD video recording, WVGA screen resolution, and an 8 megapixel imager -- so what else does this handset tour reveal
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 2.2, ace, desire, desirehd, entry, flash, hd2, Headphone, htc, htc desire hd, led, recording, well-rounded
EVO 4G’s Froyo firmware was available for download, manual install (update)
Like we said, you don't have to wait until August 3rd to get your Android 2.2 Froyo update for the EVO 4G . You can grab the update file right now from HTC's servers (via source link). All you gotta do then is move the file to the root directory of your SD card, boot the phone into recovery mode (hold the "up" button while the phone is turning on), and select apply update from the associated .zip file -- you might also have to rename the file "update.zip" and expect a few other variations in the instructions, user depending
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 2.2, boot-the-phone, entry, evo4g, froyo, grab-the-update, htc, recovery, sprint, variations
Samsung confirms Galaxy S will get Froyo in September
Wondering when the Galaxy S will be getting its own cup full of Froyo, the 2.2 build that every Google handset is screaming for? Samsung promised that an update would be coming not long after release , and now courtesy of the company's official UK Twitter feed we know it's due in September. At least, Samsung is saying it's coming in September.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: 2.2, after-release, coming, fri, froyo, galaxy s, getting-its, handset, promises, samsung, twitter
HTC will ship all Android phones in China with Froyo on board, fuels fire for immediate update closer to home
A wordy headline, to be sure, but a pleasing one nonetheless. We came across HTC's Chinese web portal listing the Desire as coming with Android 2.2 (with Sense!) and simply had to ping the official source for confirmation.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: 2.2, china, chinese, closer, engadget, froyo-dominated, htc, htcsense, official
Dell shows off Android 2.1 running on the Streak, still planning to make it to Froyo
Dell's Kevin Andrew answered a few questions about the Streak in a new "vlog" on YouTube, and it's a mixture of encouragement and confusion. On the good side, Kevin showed off Android 2.1 up and running on the phone / tablet / lady-killer.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 2.2, clarification, dell, engadget, froyo, lady, much-the-same, streak