Motorola turns Droid X’s source code loose — some of it, anyhow
This might not have a ton of relevance as long as we've got a nearly airtight bootloader lock standing in our way, but we suppose it's a start: Motorola has outed the Droid X's source code, though it's apparently left some key bits out, just as it's entitled to do under the terms of Android's Apache License. Of course, this isn't anything new -- HTC does the same, mainly releasing only stuff that it has to by virtue of the kernel's GPL licensing -- and considering the customizations all these guys are doing, it's not an entirely surprising way to go about it. In other words, don't expect custom firmware to start popping up left and right -- not until our ever-trusty hacking community figures out a way to fully circumvent the eFuse noise.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: apache, apparently-left, bits, customizations, droidx, engadget, expect-custom, htc, nearly-airtight, result, virtue, words
Samsung Intercept for Sprint now totally official: July 11 for $100
Well, that didn't take long, did it? Just earlier today we were talking about how the Intercept was starting to make its way into bits and pieces of Sprint's system , but now, the announcement's here and it's the real deal. Most notably, the Android-powered landscape QWERTY slider will go to market for under $100 (by a penny, anyway) on contract after rebate, making it a value-oriented alternative for the monsters like the EVO 4G and Epic 4G that Sprint is pushing on the high end.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: bits, intercept, megapixel-cam, monsters, release, result, slider, sprint, stores-starting
Google shares Android fragmentation details – Android and Me
Google has followed our lead and decided to begin publishing the percent of devices that are running different versions of Android . The new device dashboard will be regularly updated to reflect deployment of new Android platforms
Categories: Android, htc, Other Tags: application, beginners, bits, calendar, carriers, flickr, htc, taylor-wimberly
Fandango releases public beta of Android app – Android and Me
Fandango tipped us last month that they were working on an Android app and they just released the first beta to the Android Market. The application is centered around movies and theaters with the key feature being the ability to ...
Categories: Android, htc, Other Tags: bits, carriers, facebook, fandango, flickr, htc, nexus, phone, spotlight, taylor-wimberly, tickets, tip-us-on-news, verizon
Android team to answer your questions on IRC – Android and Me
Got a problem with Android development? The Android team has announced they will be hosting regular virtual office hours twice a week starting tomorrow
Categories: Android, htc, Other Tags: bits, calendar, christmas, facebook, flickr, games, htc, news, nexus, taylor-wimberly, wikipedia
Google to sell Nexus One with T-Mobile contract? January 5th …
Then Google confirmed they had handed out a new Android phone to their employees. Next it was reported that the Nexus One slipped through the FCC with T-Mobile 3G bands.
Categories: Android, htc, Other Tags: beginners, bits, calendar, carriers, facebook, games, google-phone, htc, iphone, news, nexus, nexus one, phone, price, taylor-wimberly
No HTC Passion for Verizon this Christmas – Android and Me
There is a chance we still might see the HTC Passion for Verizon. We have seen multiple Passion names (Passion and PassionC) in the leaked HTC code that included 20 plus product names.
Categories: Android, htc, Other Tags: beginners, bits, calendar, facebook, games, htc, nexus, passion
Nexus One slips through the FCC with T-Mobile 3G bands – Android …
The app drawer tab has been replaced by a 3D cube that launches a preview of up to five desktops. We can also see the phone is running the new Android 2.1 and includes Google Navigation. Note the lack of HTC branding anywhere on the ...
Categories: Android, htc, Other Tags: beginners, bits, calendar, carriers, device, engadget, facebook, games, google-phone, htc, news, nexus, phone, taylor-wimberly, verizon
Track Santa on your Android phone with Google Maps – Android and Me
Track Santa on your Android phone with Google Maps. Those of you with children and an Android phone might enjoy this. In a little over 10 days, you will be able to track Santa using Google Maps.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Other Tags: bits, calendar, carriers, christmas, facebook, flickr, games, google-maps, htc, motorola, news, taylor-wimberly
Popular photo host Yfrog releases Android app – Android and Me
Popular social image host Yfrog has launched a Twitter client for Android .
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Other Tags: bits, BlackBerry, calendar, carriers, clark-wimberly, facebook, flickr, htc, motorola, twitter, yfrog