Canada’s Galaxy S Froyo updates start rolling out this month
Samsung's probably wishing it could just forget its claim that it'd have Froyo rolled out to all carriers last month , but at least it's providing a little bit of updated guidance to its Canadian users. Turns out Bell's Vibrant and Rogers' Captivate are on track for the middle of this month, while owners of Telus' Fascinate will need to wait a little longer: "early 2011," to be exact, which really isn't exact at all since it could easily mean anywhere between January and, say, April or so. Of course, Gingerbread will be all over the place by then -- and we might even be seeing our first glimpses of Honeycomb -- so be prepared for your version envy to continue unabated.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: bell, captivate, envy, fascinate, froyo, galaxy s, galaxys, glimpses, mobile, rogers, users, vibrant
Nielsen: Android makes huge gains in US smartphone marketshare, RIM takes a backseat, Apple leads in desirability
Nielsen 's just released a report finding that 29.7 percent of mobile users in the United States now own a smartphone. Of that 29.7 percent (as you can see in the pie chart above), 27.9 percent of them have iPhones, 27.4 percent own BlackBerrys, and 22.7 percent have an Android device.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, market, massive, palm, percentages, shift, source, united-states, users, windoesphone, windows-mobile, year
YouTube Remote app released, controls Leanback on GTV or PC from your Android phone
We weren't completely in love with Google TV's YouTube Leanback experience when we gave the platform a run through , but that could change now that the YouTube Remote app has been released to the Android Market. Users pair the devices simply by signing into YouTube Leanback on the TV or PC and the app on the phone with the same account, then select a video on the phone and send it to the bigger screen with a press of a button.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: demo, engadget, galaxy, google tv, googletv, market, queue, queues, remote, remotecontrol, screens, slew, users, volume, youtube remote
Microsoft announces Windows Phone 7 sync software for Macs due this year
Even though we kind of saw this coming , it's still nice to hear. Microsoft has gone and done the (nearly) unthinkable, announcing this evening plans for a Mac compatible sync client for its soon-to-be-launched Windows Phone 7 devices. According to a statement from the company issued late in the day, beginning some time "later in 2010" Mac users will be able to live the dream along with their PC counterparts by downloading a beta OS X application which will allow you to sync "select content" from a Mac of their choosing to a Windows Phone.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: beta, choosing, entry, mac client, microsoft, news, owners, phone, select-content, syncclient, temperature, users, windowsphone7
Yes, the iPhone 4 is broken / No, the iPhone 4 is not broken
The controversy over the iPhone 4's antenna issues continues to grow, particularly after Consumer Reports confirmed yesterday that every iPhone 4 suffers from signal attenuation when the phone is held with the lower left corner covered -- a report that we confirmed with results from our own custom signal metering app. At this point, there's no longer any question in our minds that the iPhone 4's antenna can be made to lose signal by holding it "wrong" -- and we definitely think it's more than a little silly that simply holding the phone in your left hand has been nicknamed the "death grip." That said, however, it's not at all clear what the real-world effects of the antenna issue actually are for most people -- as we've repeatedly said, several iPhone 4s owned by the Engadget staff (including our review unit) have never experienced so much as a single dropped call, while others suffer from signal issues that results in lost calls and unresponsive data in a dramatic way. What's more, at this point Apple's sold well over two million iPhone 4s , and we simply haven't heard the sort of outcry from users that we'd normally hear if a product this high-profile and this popular had a showstopping defect.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: antenna, antenna-issue, controversy, engadget, industry, iphone, iphone4, outcry, peers, report, users, using-the-phone, well-as-reached, world, york
HTC says EVO 4G’s 30fps cap on video output can’t be increased
Even though we've seen evidence of a hack that circumvents it, we've been able to corroborate a story over at AndroidGuys this week that the HTC EVO 4G's 30fps cap on screen output is a terminal condition -- so says HTC, anyhow. The official story is that the cap was necessitated by the phone's support for HDMI-out, and there's no way the company could craft a software update to nix the limitation. Of course, as usual, we have every faith that the xda-developers community is going to magically take care of this in a way that's easy enough for at least power users to install -- but until then, you'll just need to deal with a frame rate that's just barely perceptible to the human eye.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: developers, entry, evo, faith, fri, hack, magically-take, official-story, Rate, terminal, users, video-output
Android port for HTC HD2 overcomes big hurdle, finally getting close
The great thing about the HD2 is that it remains one of the most gorgeous pieces of smartphone hardware ever released -- but as long as it's saddled with the dead OS walking known as Windows Mobile 6.5 , its stature in the power user community is perpetually stuck in first gear, no matter how pretty HTC has managed to make it. To that end, some of those very same power users have been working tirelessly to salvage the beast and shoehorn Android on there, but they've been tripped up by some errors involving the phone's Snapdragon core and the so-called HaRET tool used to boot Linux from Windows CE-based devices that have made a proper port seem all but impossible. Those hurdles have been overcome in the past couple days, though, which means a marginally consumer-friendly Android build might finally be within reach -- and considering that there's no proper EVO 4G equivalent from HTC in Europe yet, this project could have an awful lot of value
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: europe, linux, power, project, snapdragon, user-community, users, windowsmobile65
Seidio 3200mAh Nexus One battery hands-on
We just took delivery of a 3200mAh powerplant for the Nexus One from the extended battery specialists over at Seidio , and if we had to sum the kit up in a single phrase, we'd say this: it's not for the faint of heart. Gone are the Nexus One's gentle sloping curves around back, replaced with a giant soft-touch shell designed specifically to accommodate the hulking cell within. We haven't had a chance to stress-test it and see exactly how much more real-world life it gives us against the OEM battery's comparatively meager 1400mAh, but we know already that only the hardest-core users -- road warriors who can't be tied down long enough to slip in some extra juice here and there -- should be considering this behemoth of a kit, especially considering the $70 asking price and the fact that it'll preclude you from using Google's dock.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: 3200mah, against-the-oem, engadget-mobile, entry, gallery, mobile, nexus, powerplant, result, seidio, shell-designed, users, world
Droid’s Android 2.1 update going to ‘a small number’ of users tomorrow
Possibly confirming those leaks suggesting that the first volley of Droid updates to Android 2.1 would be limited to just a quarter million folks, Verizon just shot out a statement to let everyone know that the over-the-air push is "being deployed to a small number of Verizon Wireless test users tomorrow afternoon." Beyond that, no dates are given for the rest of us to get in on the action -- probably because Verizon and Motorola need to see how the first group manages before sending out the remainder -- so for the moment, just hope that you're one of these incredibly blessed "test users" and stay tuned. Droid's Android 2.1 update going to 'a small number' of users tomorrow originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:49:00 EST.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: action, afternoon, engadget, leaks, motorola, quarter-million, remainder, result, tomorrow, update, users, users-tomorrow, verizon
Motorola Permits Chinese Users to Change Android Phones Search Engine
According to Reuters, New York, a company Motorola will enable Chinese users who adopt the Android operating system from Google Baidu and other competitors, such as search engines by the network by default, only limit the search to Google. Motorola said that the consolidation of the partnership with the competition of China’s largest search engine Baidu and Google last week and has promised to sign an agreement to search for more. Previously, Google can not withstand the attack network and discuss the differences of China and has threatened to abandon the Chinese market. Motorola still expressed, will provide users in China, with the Android application store – to install its own brand of mobile phones, the platform will be installed in mobile phones from other manufacturers to obtain a permit for this type of store. The move should ease the anxiety of investors pieces of disputes Google may be harmful for the resumption of Motorola in the field, as it is for Android and the rapid increase of the Chinese market for mobile high. Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt said the move eliminated the risk that the success of Motorola in China is totally dependent on Google. McCourt estimated by Motorola in the Chinese market of mobile telephony has fallen to 2 percent quondam 20 percent in recent years. Christy Wyatt, Vice-CEO of Motorola, software and services said the company plans to provide consumers the ability to choose search engines, and apply to provide consumers with choices. Wyatt said, in certain circumstances, the objects of choice for customers vectors’ or simply consumers are certainly different. But take example Baidu, this is clearly a brand with a very high popularity in China. The Director-General also expressed, except for Google, Motorola has provided more options for mobile search mobile Android. For example, the company has provided research services from Yahoo on mobile phones made in Latin America Movil American mobile carrier. Wyatt did not give too many comments about the deadlock over Google, he noted, is not dangerous for business from Motorola, as Android is an open source, meaning that its distribution and development are not supported by Google . Expressed, Google is bending to the strategies for the delivery of applications and services, and who want to see rapid implementation. Wholesale droppshipper as a phone, mobile phone and China. com is optimistic about the new service Motorola. In this way, Motorola will enjoy more consumers to buy its brand of mobile phones. Since it allows users to search information according to their minds, is not just limited to Google. Users can select Baidu, Yahoo or other search engines freely. Consumers can use their phone more comfortable.