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Android running on iPhone

May 7, 2010 Doug Groves Android, Apple, google, iPhone7 Comments

Are you sick of Apple’s tactics lately, causing your eyes to wander, but your fetishism for their hardware has you firmly in their grip (or vice versa)? Maybe you’re just a little ‘Droid-curious? Well, it’s just about time to get your freak on. Android is now running on the iPhone 3G, and although there are still audio issues to sort out, all the antennas (WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth) are working, and it’s capable of making and receiving calls. You just can’t hear them yet. More info, plus the steps you’ll need,…

Bumptop bought by Google

May 2, 2010 Doug Groves Android, bumptop, chrome os, google0 comment

Toronto based BumpTop, makers of the 3D desktop interface of the same name, has been acquired by Google. We’ve talked about Bumptop in the past, as it made for an interesting UI for touch screen computers. Earlier this year BumpTop appeared on HP’s tm2 convertible laptop, as well as releasing a verison for Mac OS X. The front page of BumpTop has a letter to it’s fans, and for the next few days the free versions for will be available for download. For paid users, there is an End of…

Next is Now: Rogers branding video

April 29, 2010April 29, 2010 drsquid Android, brand, canada, Internet, iPad, Mobile, product, Rogers, smartphone, video6 Comments

Rogers held their annual shareholders meeting today, and like many of these types of meetings, there’s some slick, well-made corporate video to set the mood. I’ve been on the editing end of more than one of these, so I know how it works. The thing is, this one from Rogers, well, kind of works. Using stats projected in urban environments, it communicates the message that the future is here… or “Next is Now” if you will. Some of the stats are somewhat odd though. I did laugh a bit when…

Microsoft makes bank on HTC Android devices: Weird, right?

April 28, 2010 Doug Groves Android, Apple, google, HTC, Microsoft, Windows Phone1 Comment

The last 24 hours have been pretty interesting, and just a little odd, in the smart phone space. Beside HP purchasing Palm, Microsoft has announced a licensing deal with long time hardware partner HTC. The odd thing is that this applies to HTC’s Android devices, not their range of Windows Phone hardware. This means that for every HTC Android device sold going forward, Microsoft gets a small piece. It feels like the early 1990’s all over again! Microsoft claims that Android infringes on several user interfce and operating system patents….

Why Android Market Has No Games

April 26, 2010November 6, 2020 Jason 3D, Android, Cobworks, game development, Open GL, Open GL ES3 Comments

After a few days of Nexus One ownership I began looking for games, preparing to be hypnotized by games as amazing as the Nexus One itself. After my first search, the list of games I found was the following: Robo Defense Lite (an ok tower defense game), Labyrinth Lite, Poke A Mole, Pinball and BreakTheBlocks Lite. The list of games after the top five were similar and included many more brick breaker, whack-a-mole, snake and pong games. Underwhelmed hardly describes how I felt…

Dell’s push back into mobile leaked

April 22, 2010 Doug Groves Android, Axim x51, Dell, Dell Lightning, Dell Smoke, Dell Streak, Dell Thunder, google, Microsoft, Windows Phone 7, WP71 Comment

Dell was a pretty major player back in the days before PDAs and mobile phones were mashed together to become smart phones. A device with a 3.7″ VGA screen and a 624Mhz processor sounds like pretty decent specs. Well, Dell released the Axim x50v back in 2004. The next year, they release the x51v, which was the last of their Windows Mobile devices. Although they didn’t have phone capabilities, they were certainly very powerful devices back in the day, and even now holder their own against some mid range smart…

Sony Ericsson confirms no multi-touch or custom ROM’s for X10

April 22, 2010 drsquid Android, multitouch, Rogers, Sony Ericsson, x10, Xperia2 Comments

While we still haven’t completed our review of the Xperia X10, we thought we would do a service for the enquiring minds that have been speculating on whether the X10 will eventually support multi-touch. While there has been both positive and negative answers to this question posted on multiple tech sites, we feel that the response we got from Sony Ericsson is the final say on this matter – Owing to the particular hardware and software configuration of the X10, multi-touch capabilities will not be enabled in the core platform…

Motorola finally releases the Telus Milestone Android 2.1 update

April 21, 2010April 21, 2010 drsquid 2.1, Android, google, Motorola Milestone, smartphone, Telus, update, Wind Mobile0 comment

While there has been no official anouncement from either Motorola or Telus, a post on the Alldroid.org forums tonight said that the Android 2.1 update was finally released yesterday. At the moment it seems the update must be done with the Motorola software updater tool, found here – there have been no reports of an OTA update yet. Since I own a Milestone I will report on how the update went soon! UPDATE ONE: Success, though since I had a semi-rooted Brazilian ROM running on my phone, the update utility…

Xperia X10 Launch Event interviews, available now at Rogers

April 15, 2010April 16, 2010 Doug Groves Anderson Teixeira, Android, interview, launch, Raj Doshi, Rogers, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Windows Phone 7, Xperia, Xperia X101 Comment

Today Rogers launched the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android-packing phone, for $149.99 on a 3 year contract, $549 outright. It runs Android 1.6, with Sony Ericsson’s custom Timescape and Mediascape UI. It has 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4″ (480 x 854) screen and an 8.1 MP camera. Included in the box is a 16gb MicroSD card, charger and wired stereo headset, but sadly no carrying case. We should be getting an X10 to play with soon, and will post our in-depth hands-on review next week. You can buy phone today at…

Rogers confirms Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 price at launch event

April 14, 2010July 19, 2010 drsquid Android, event, Rogers, Sony, Sony Ericsson, superphone, x10, Xperia7 Comments

On Monday night, at the Revival bar in Toronto, Rogers and Sony Ericsson held and launch party for the new Xperia X10 Android handset. We were there to cover the event, and we will be posting some exclusive interviews with the President of Sony Ericsson US, Anderson Teixeira, and Raj Doshi, Rogers VP of Mobile Product Management. We also got some hands on time with the phone, and the Timescape and Mediascape UI was surprising not as laggy as some early reviews had indicated. The phone is sadly only running…

Rogers taking pre-orders for the Xperia X10, launches April 15th

April 5, 2010 drsquid Android, Ericsson, google, multi-touch, Rogers, smartphone, Sony, x10, Xperia, Xperia X108 Comments

A few weeks ago, Rogers announced that pre-orders would ‘soon’ start for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, their flagship Android phone. That ‘soon’ is now, at http://www.rogers.com/x10preorder. New customers who pre-order the X10 with a 3 year contract will get a free Sony MW600 Bluetooth Stereo headset and a chance to win two tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The headset is an especially nice promo, since online reviews of the MW600 have been very good. The X10 is $149.99 with a 3 year contract, which points to the…

Google channels Dr.Dolittle – introduces Translate for Animals

April 1, 2010 drsquid Android, animals, google, translate2 Comments

Once again Google leads the way in revolutionizing how we communicate – now we can finally talk to our pets… If we could talk to the animals, just imagine it Chatting to a chimp in chimpanzee Imagine talking to a tiger, chatting to a cheetah What a neat achievement that would be. More info, including the QR code to download this to your Android phone, can be found here