Android 2.3 update now rolling out to Nexus One owners (update: nope)
Nexus One owners feeling a little Nexus S envy can breathe a little easier -- we're hearing that Android 2.3 Gingerbread is being pushed out to the N1 as we speak. We'd imagine that all the slick new features that don't require new hardware (like NFC support ) will be there, and we're definitely interested in playing with this built-in WiFi calling stack. We'll let you know what we find -- won't you do the same
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: being-pushed, engadget, entry, features, flood, gingerbread, nexus, nexus one, nexusone, optimism, result, update
Nokia, Motorola establish cross-licensing pact for 4G tech
No shortage of lawsuits going around in the industry as we come up on the holidays -- you know, peace, happiness, the season of giving and all that -- but one place where you won't find much public animosity (for the moment, anyway) is between Schaumburg and Espoo. That's right: Motorola and Nokia have just agreed to a cross-licensing arrangement that will give both companies access to each others' 4G patent portfolios, with LTE , LTE Advanced , and WiMAX all specifically called out as being affected. It's literally impossible to develop 4G devices without navigating a nightmarish jungle of patents and royalties, so whenever an agreement like this goes down, we put on our optimism hats and hope that it'll mean faster times to market for devices and infrastructure
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: animosity, holidays, lawsuits, license, optimism, patent, peace
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