Tim Bray, XML co-creator said on Monday that he has now joined Google to work on Android as a Developer Advocate. With his new position, he brings some verbal also as Tim said that “It’s a sterile Disney-fied walled garden surrounded by sharp-toothed lawyers. The people who create the apps serve at the landlord’s pleasure [...]
Look out for at least 6 new Android devices from the UK network 3. Currently selling only 1 Android unit which is the HTC Hero. David Kerrigan, chief of internet services said they will be heavily focusing on Android this year and will work in conjunction with Samsung and Sony Ericsson to name only two.
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Good news fellas Opera has just released their Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 in the Android Market and it should be compatible with Android 1.6+. This new version is blazing fast compare to Version 4 and other older releases. So how are we getting faster loads and stuff like that? We’ll Opera uses their servers [...]
The video shown below caused a little stir in the Android world when it comes to home screen replacements. Now I don’t like to bring bad news, however the guys over at IntoMobile posted that’s it not likely to happen anytime soon. The developers named “TAT Home” (The Astonishing Tribe) have tweeted that it will [...]
Another great Distimo report recently released at MWC10 shows us that our beloved OS Android has the highest percentage of FREE applications available. Is this down to the OS being free also? or is this just the good developers that we have working on Android to bring us their latest goodies? I guess it could [...]
B SkyB Ltd released an Android app for us all to get our news blips from, the only problem is, I cannot seem to find it in the Android market and I think it’s down to me being stuck on Android 1.5. Anyway the application itself allows you to keep track of breaking news, headline [...]
Google Earth is now available on Android Market, But wait! Google Earth is currently only available to users who are using Android OS 2.1. Yup you heard that right! 1.5 & 1.6 won’t be able see it on the Android Market. Not sure if rooted users running 2.1 are able to download the app. But [...]
Fennec Browser for Android was spotted running on a Nexus One over at the Bercelona Mobile World Congress we and today we got a shot for you. As you can see in the picture above the Nexus One is running a Pre-release of the Fennec Browser on Android OS 2.1. This comes right after Firefox [...]
The folks over at AndroidCentral.com got their hands on SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 running on a Nexus One (Not really a hands on more, but more like a demo). SPB Shell basically replaces your phone’s default user interface with a customizable “shell.” What’s new in version 5.0 is is that they added support for Android [...]
The folks over at PhoneScoop got their hands on a Nexus One with what looks to be a fully working Adobe Flash on a Nexus One. Here at leakdroid we have been keeping an eye on Flash lite ever since that video uploaded to youtube of a Nexus One running Flash lite 3.1. The [...]
Remember back then when Verizon Wireless didn’t even let you download your own Ringtones, Wallpapers and stuff like for free by a Third-party? Pretty much you had to download their content from the “GET IT” application which it wasn’t free you had to pay $99 cents for every download, But then all that changed when [...]
This is going to be awesome. I am a huge home replacement fan and being a new Nexus One owner I am not going to root the N1 right now. I stumbled across this new home replacement coming soon to Android phones and I couldn’t be more excited.
Tat Home is [...]
I have been wondering when the first Google Buzz Android app would appear, and I admit I thought it would be from Google themselves, but it seems they have their hands full right now shoring up privacy practices with Buzz. So then I thought, “who will bring us a Android app to get us Buzzing [...]
Another video of the Nexus One Running Flash Lite has been released into the wild. This time we know it’s running Flash Lite 3.1 for sure. How do we know that? We’ll, I was able to get in touch with the guy who uploaded the video to youtube and I got some information from him. [...]
Google Maps 4.0 has been released in the Android Market which brings Buzz support and other goodies. Google Maps 4.0 with Buzz is available on any Android handset running Android 1.6 and higher. So start buzzing around your city, but be careful every buzz has your GPS location and I’m sure you want don’t strangers [...]
Nexus One owners get ready cause Flashlite might be near you. Apparently someone was able to port Flashlite to it’s Nexus One. I’m guessing this is a Rooted user who pushed old Flashlite files found in the Hero Leaks, but that’s just my guess.
Here is the video of the Nexus One using Flashlite on Youtube
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Jealous of the Nexus One Pinch-to-Zoom feature on the Google Maps? Well today is your lucky day Google has updated it’s Google Maps and it brings Pinch-to-Zoom to all Motorola Droid owners. If you haven’t got the app update notification head over to market and find your Maps app, It should have an update ready [...]
Wordpress for Android is now official. Android users who have a blog either with wordpress.com or self host wordpress can now use this helpful little app on the go. The Wordpress application is available in the Android Market for free wooohoooo.
The features found in this application are:
Configure and manage multiple blogs
Comment moderation including the [...]
The middle of last year brought news that Firefox was working on a browser application for Android, half a year later that news surface’s again with a proposed release date of Febuary. Tipped to give us their first Beta release, which is music to my ears. I know there are quite a few Android enthusiast’s [...]
Throw a stone at the Android market and you can’t miss a twitter application. The popularity of the Social Networking/micro-blog site Twitter has brought about several Twitter applications for users of Android. Over the past few months I’ve been hearing all sorts of grumbles about the most popular Twitter client application. Many of you have [...]
So we are getting conned here in the UK, nothing unusal there as thats why it’s called Rip-Off Britain. Analytics firm Distimo have just released their December report on Android applications and this time they focus on location and price’s. It’ seems if your in Europe though, then your getting conned even further with application [...]
Now its offical, Amazon UK have made their mp3 available to UK users. We recently reported that currently on Nexus One handsets the application come’s pre-installed and upon checking through the app it appeared that the cost was in sterling (£) rather than dollars ($). The application supports Android OS 1.5+ in which we first [...]
IBM has announced they will be working to bring “Lotus Notes” to the Android platform. Not only does that give our very own OS some confidence, but it shows more and more power companies are getting involved in all things Android. Do we love it? Yes we sure do. Unfortunately we don’t have a timescale [...]
In a recent Android app post we did, we told you that Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be launching an Android application. Hot on the heels of that, we can now announce that the Discovery Channel is doing exactly the same – Available in the Android market as of now, and you can be [...]
Since 2008, Amazon have been offering their mp3 music download service in which currently the UK has been left out. Rumours in now that Amazon could be getting in on the action for us Britons also. Through their Android app, Amazon offer mp3 tracks for as little as 29p but untill now there has been [...]
Do you just love Turner Classic Movies? TCM to be exact as it shows here in the UK. If so then you will be excited to know that a new Android app is on the way for it, iPhone got theirs today for a price of $2.99. I often watch one or two movies on [...]
I guess Android is all about choice, and the recent unveiling of the GPS app from Navigon will have Android users doing just that. Maybe not everyone wants to use the GPS software from Google and may opt for Navigon’s offering, and maybe its due to some Google products being an ongoing Beta experience. The [...]
Spotify, a music service currently offered in the UK is rumoured to be teaming up with Google and then to offer support and be built into Android. The service is an online subscription service which actually offers two packages with are Spotify Free (requires an invite) and Spotify Premium which is £9.99 per month. The [...]
Unfortunate seems the case when it come’s to Beautiful Widget’s by LevelUp Studio and their great Android application. Earlier this week they were handed a C&D from HTC due to the developer’s having a set of widgets that copy the wonderful work of HTC’s Sense UI. Not only that, but we reported that they were [...]
Above is a screen shot of whats supposed to be Android OS 2.1 with Google Weather and Google News Widget’s. The new OS code-named “Flan” – just like previous OS versions using their dessert themed names such as “Cupcake”, “Donut” and “Eclair” – is supposed to be heading our way January 5th, loaded on-board none other than [...]
Back like a heart attack, only days after “Beautiful Widgets” developers LevelUp Studio received a C&D from HTC to stop the development of their ever popular app. If there is one single thing that’s annoyed me in the world of Android recently, then this has to be the mass winner. Ok yes HTC is a [...]
Square is a reality. It seemed like a joke or a mad project of the creator of Twitter (Who would have thought a few years ago where would this system) but we already have the complete information of the system to mount any payment platform with only an iPhone or Android phone . You do [...]
