Exclusive: Android Froyo to take a serious shot at stemming platform fragmentation
We had a couple people at CTIA last week -- people whose words carry weight -- tell us off the record that the next major version of Android would take big strides toward stopping the ugly trend toward severe fragmentation that has plagued the platform for much of this and last year. You know, the kind of fragmentation that has already left users running not one, not two, not three, but four distinct versions of the little green guy (1.5, 1.6, 2.0, and 2.1) depending on a seemingly arbitrary formula of hardware, carrier, region, software customization, and manufacturers' ability to push updates in a timely fashion. Put simply, Google's been iterating the core far faster than most of its partners have been able to keep up.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: conversations, core, ctia, Customization, distinct, elements, exclusive, fashion, froyo, gingerbread, green, market, pace-on-android, platform, time
Nexus One succumbs to Colorware’s charms
Colorware's out to conquer the whole gadget world, it seems, as it has now added Google's first own-brand phone to its roster. Joining such hero devices as the Nook , iPhone 3GS , every modern console and even the ocassional ThinkPad , the Nexus One will take three weeks to undergo its makeover, at a cost of $175 if you're supplying your own or $800 for a brand new one
Categories: Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: colors, Customization, engadget, entry, every-modern, makeover, nexus, ocassional, results
HTC to release widgets for non-HTC devices? « Gadgetsteria
After my colorful rant voicing my displeasure for HTC's move to C&D LevelupStudios and their “Beautiful Widgets” which mimicked the Sense UI widgets, I was mad, sad, and frustrated. But a few obscure, hidden gems on AndroLib highlighted ...
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Other Tags: Customization, featured, internet, microsoft, mike, mobile-apps, smartphones, tech-politics, windows
Android Peeks – Home Screen Customization
One thing I like about Android. . . Customizing Home screen. Team members speak Watch Android on their preferred options.