Android 2.2 Froyo: everything you ever wanted to know
Since its initial launch on the T-Mobile G1 in October of 2008, Google's Android operating system has evolved rapidly -- perhaps more rapidly than any other operating system in recent memory -- to become one of the most important and prolific smartphone platforms in the market today. Its latest incarnation, announced at Google's I/O conference in San Francisco this week, began life as codename "Froyo" (continuing its tradition of naming new versions as desserts in alphabetical order, starting with Cupcake) to officially become Android 2.2 .
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: alphabetical, continuing-its, cupcake, desserts, eclair, engadget, entry, froyo, google io, googleio, googleio2010, initial-launch, operating, tradition
Wikitude Drive AR nav app beta announced, available in Android Market (video)
With all the action going down at Google I/0 you can be excused for missing this latest tidbit: the folks behind Wikitude have made the beta version of Drive (their augmented reality personal navigation app) available for free for 2,000 users. And we just got our hands on it, so we know that there are at least a few downloads left at the Android Market.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, commands, demo, engadget, entry, google io, google io 2010, sports
Google’s Larry Page says there’s ‘something wrong’ if your Android phone’s battery doesn’t last all day
Cellphones and batteries. It's an eternal struggle, but one that Google's Larry Page says should at least be manageable
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: apps, battery, battery-life, eric-schmidt, eternal, google io, larrypage, life, zeitgeist
Android 2.2 spotted in analytics data, running on Magic?
Hero owners, look away now. Google's Froyo appears to be almost ready to exit the freezer and enter handsets on an official basis
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: eternal, freezer, from-the-ether, google io, inthewild, learn-at-least, optimism, upgrade