Category: Android Market

First Advertisement Of The Android Samsung Galaxy-S

First Advertisement Of The Android Samsung Galaxy-S

Looks like the first TV commercial for the Samsung Gallaxy S just went live and it sure does look kind of cool. I’ll let you folks watch the video and then I can tell you all about this phone.

The Samsung Galaxy S will be powered by a 1GHz processor, and shoots 720p HD videos with [...]

WARNING!

WARNING!

First let me start this post of by saying I am 100% behind Android and hope it succeeds. With that out of the way, let’s begin. Android won’t succeed if it keeps going down the same route that it is going. Why? Its becoming a flooded market. It seems like [...]

An Open Letter to Steve Jobs:  The Great Morality Debate

An Open Letter to Steve Jobs: The Great Morality Debate

Hi Steve,
Recently you have made some comments about Android that can be taken in a variety of ways; tasteless, mocking, humorous, and disrespectful are just a few that come to mind. You know exactly what I’m talking about don’t you?  In case you are unsure (or are claiming innocence), let me refresh your memory Steve.  [...]

Sprint throwing a party on May 12 for the HTC Evo 4G in New York

Sprint throwing a party on May 12 for the HTC Evo 4G in New York

Well, Hello there! Looks like Sprint is going to get down low low. Sorry about that I just had to say it. Okay back to article, The folks from AndroidCentral.com got a invitation for a party that sprint will be hosting on New York City. The party will pretty much be about the upcoming HTC [...]

How to get your Flash 10.1 public beta invite for Android

How to get your Flash 10.1 public beta invite for Android

Shantanu Narayen (President & CEO) of Adobe confirmed today that Google will be brining Flash 10.1 in the second half of 2010, So that’s good news for all Android users right? Now the question is if the G1, MyTouch and other earlier Android devices are going to get flash too. Rumors are stating that the [...]

Twitter Will Launch It's Official Android App

Twitter Will Launch It’s Official Android App

Today at Twitter’s Chirp conference, Evan Williams, Twitter’s CEO made the announcement that Twitter will also have it’s own official twitter App for Android at the company’s first ever developer conference called Chirp. Would Tweetie developers be involved in its development we don’t know yet. But they better come up with some good by [...]

More HTC Incredible Accessories Leaked

More HTC Incredible Accessories Leaked

We gotta give Kudos to the folks of Phandroid.com once again. This week has been pretty much leaks and leaks of the HTC Incredible and let’s not forget the HTC EVO. BoyGiniusReport.com has all the features and specifications, Phandroid.com has all the accessories & prices leaked. Now what’s left out there? Well, I guess just [...]

Android-Based Alex E-reader Goes Live Tomorrow

Android-Based Alex E-reader Goes Live Tomorrow

That’s right folks the Android-based Alex e-reader will be available starting tomorrow the 14th.The eReader weighs 11 ounces and measures 4.7″ by 8.9″ and less than a half inch thick and will cost $399.
The Alex e-Reader features a 6″ EPD (e-ink) screen and a full color 3.5″ Android-based touchscreen LCD. The 6” EPD screen displays [...]

HTC Incredible Accessories Prices Leaked

HTC Incredible Accessories Prices Leaked

Looks like Phandroid.com can’t stop getting those HTC Incredible leaks. Today they have managed to get their hands on what appears to some shots of the HTC Incredible Accessories Prices from the Verizon Wireless Euipment Guide system.
Oh quick reminder! Rumors are that Verizon Wireless will officially announced the HTC Incredible on Monday. So [...]

Missing Sync Brings Wireless Sync To Our Android Devices

Missing Sync Brings Wireless Sync To Our Android Devices

Missing Sync comes with an update to its implementation of synchronization between the PC and Android devices, It’s now possible to synchronize via wireless, without having to be constantly connecting the USB cable to the phone. Which we thing is a great feature.
Let us explain to you a little bit about “Missing Sync”. Missing Sync [...]

HTC EVO 4G - Official Video

HTC EVO 4G – Official Video

Ladies and gentleman may we present to you the official video of the HTC EVO 4G (a.k.a SuperSonic) Yesterday Sprint announced it’s “Groundbreaking device -HTC EVO 4G” at the CTIA here in Las Vegas Nv. And now they have launched it’s Official (Promo) Video. I’ll let you watch the promo and judge your self enjoy!

So [...]

HTC Supersonic announced as "HTC EVO 4G"

HTC Supersonic announced as “HTC EVO 4G”

The HTC EVO 4G (SuperSonic) is finally here. Sprint has finally announced its first Wimax (4G) phone. The HTC EVO 4G has a WVGA, 4.3-inch TFT touchscreen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 1GB of built-in storage, 512MB of RAM, an 8 megapixel camera with flash, 720p video, 1.3 megapixel camera in the front, HDMI output, and an included [...]

Tim Bray Says No to the "iPhone Disney-fied walled garden"

Tim Bray Says No to the “iPhone Disney-fied walled garden”

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 [...]

3 UK to Offer 6 New Android Phones In the Next 3 Months

3 UK to Offer 6 New Android Phones In the Next 3 Months

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.
What [...]

Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 Hits The Streets Of Android

Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 Hits The Streets Of Android

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 [...]

Spotify Android App Gets an Update

Spotify Android App Gets an Update

Spotify mobile app for Android has received an update. Spotify is a UK music streaming service where you can have a free account or a premium account that lets the user store music or download music at a cost. Users do need to sign up for a premium account if they want to access and [...]

TAT Home not Coming to the Android Market as We Had Hoped

TAT Home not Coming to the Android Market as We Had Hoped

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 [...]

Android Runs Wild In Free Application Land

Android Runs Wild In Free Application Land

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 [...]

Sky News App Now Available In the Android Market

Sky News App Now Available In the Android Market

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 [...]

T-Mobile Europe Will Get The Pulse Mini In Q2 At A Very Cheap Price

T-Mobile Europe Will Get The Pulse Mini In Q2 At A Very Cheap Price

T-Mobile branded Android smartphone Pulse Mini was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The T-Mobile Pulse Mini, which will be available on pay as you go, priced at £99.99 (USD $155) contract free will be hitting UK and Germany in Q2 2010. Thats actually a very good price for a contract free phone. [...]

A First Look At AT&Ts First Android Device - Motorola Backflip

A First Look At AT&Ts First Android Device – Motorola Backflip

Today was a good day for AT&T customers who were waiting on AT&T to start selling Android Phones. As you might know AT&T announced the Motorola Backflip today at MWC in Barcelona and it looks like AT&T is starting to promote the phone by. I can tell you all the features this phone has but [...]

Home Sweet Tat Home.  A Fresh New Home Replacement.

Home Sweet Tat Home. A Fresh New Home Replacement.

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 [...]

'Buzzoid', the first Google Buzz Android app from the Netherlands

‘Buzzoid’, the first Google Buzz Android app from the Netherlands

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 [...]

Motorola Droid Gets Pinch-to-Zoom (Maps)

Motorola Droid Gets Pinch-to-Zoom (Maps)

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 [...]

ZzZzZzZ Android Pillow WOW!

ZzZzZzZ Android Pillow WOW!

Can’t sleep without your Android next to you? Some chancer has decided to try knocking out plain cushions for $19.99 a shot, cushions enhanced with some simple Google Android branding so PEOPLE LIKE US might be tempted into buying soft furnishings for once. “This is a 100% handcrafted, 12″x12″ square pillow, made with the softest [...]

The next devices from HTC

The next devices from HTC

A leak has led us to know the names of the next Android devices that HTC intends to launch. There is not much detail, just the names and screen resolution, but hey, that’s something!
The devices are:
HTC Espresso: QWERTY keyboard , 320 × 480 pixel
HTC Huangshan: No physical keyboard, 320 × 480 pixel
HTC Liberty: No physical [...]

Nexus One Dock price revealed by a Youtube AD

Nexus One Dock price revealed by a Youtube AD

Google’s official Nexus One Dock was TIPPED into a advert spotted running on a YouTube video recently. The ad suggests that the dock will be priced at $45 and support charging the Nexus One, playing photo sideshows & more. I’m assuming This would be the Media Dock.

If you click on the ad it re-directs [...]

Help do your part and "Support Haiti" with an Android Homescreen Widget!

Help do your part and “Support Haiti” with an Android Homescreen Widget!

We at Leakdroid really feel for the people of Haiti and want to do everything possible to help out. Personal donations are well, personal, but if you have not donated to Haiti we encourage you to do so. Regardless of whether you have or have not already donated, here is another great effort to [...]

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Android App On It's Way

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Android App On It’s Way

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 [...]

Google Weather & News App/Widget's

Google Weather & News App/Widget’s

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 [...]

Nexus One, everything we know about the Google phone

Nexus One, everything we know about the Google phone

With a mysterious countdown that points to 1 January 2010. With Google’s message that workers are known to have a new phone that is not yet on the market. With photos and a list of specifications. With potential price points, pictures, and screenshots of the version of Android, so hot is the subject of the [...]

Beautiful Widgets Makes a Return

Beautiful Widgets Makes a Return

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 [...]