Category: Google

HTC Desire Will Support DivX Video At 720p

HTC Desire Will Support DivX Video At 720p

According to MobileTechWorld, who talked to HTC, the Android HTC Desire will be getting a software package that will enable DivX playback. Although not written in technical specifications, Desire will play and record video in DivX HD 720P. These two features are not available immediately, however. After the release, scheduled for April, an update that [...]

Nexus One Hitting UK In April?

Nexus One Hitting UK In April?

We’ve known that Google’s Nexus One smartphone is headed to Vodafone for some time and we’ve also known that the Vodafone Nexus One was set to land in the spring. According to the British newspaper The Telegraph announced that Nexus One will start to selling in the United Kingdom around April but they have not [...]

Firefox Fennec Browser For Android Spotted Running On A Nexus One

Firefox Fennec Browser For Android Spotted Running On A Nexus One

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 [...]

AT&T Will Start Selling The Motorola Backflip For $99.99 On March 7th

AT&T Will Start Selling The Motorola Backflip For $99.99 On March 7th

Today was the end of the MWC (Mobile World Congress)for 2010 in Barcelona but that doesn’t mean the mobile business simply stops. Today AT&T has finally announced when they are going to start shipping the Motorola Backflip. As expected this Motorola Android device will be available in AT&T stores but now we have arrival dates [...]

TELUS Launches The Motorola MILESTONE

TELUS Launches The Motorola MILESTONE

TELUS has started to sell the Motorola MILESTONE for $199.99 on a 3-year voice and data contract. Really? 3 year contract that’s crazy but there’s crazy people up there who are going to jump in the Android Wagon. What if I just want the phone? We’ll you are looking at $599.99 without a contract. 2 [...]

Sprint Hero & Moment Will Rock Android OS 2.1 "Early 2Q2010"

Sprint Hero & Moment Will Rock Android OS 2.1 “Early 2Q2010″

Sprint has made an announcement via it’s Twitter account stating the Android update 2.1 for the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment will be coming in early 2nd quarter of 2010 (Thats around April 2010)
So hold on to your Seat folks cause those 2.1 goodies are coming your way. In the other hand I’m kind [...]

'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 [...]

KPN Makes It Official: HTC Legend

KPN Makes It Official: HTC Legend

It appears that KPN Telecom (operator in the Netherlands) has beat HTC by making Official the HTC Legend. KPN has made it’s reserve page live which tells us that the phone should be around the corner. Now the HTC Legend has not been officially announce by HTC, but after all the rumors and leaks I’m [...]

Nexus One 3G Connectivity Issues Still?

Nexus One 3G Connectivity Issues Still?

Wow, even after the OTA update that was rolled out to us Nexus One users last week, there are reports still of 3G connectivity problems. I myself have noticed that since the update, I’ve been losing 3G service out of no where.
If the problem isn’t software, then its hardware. The question [...]

Nexus One Rocking Flash Lite Round 2 - Video

Nexus One Rocking Flash Lite Round 2 – Video

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 Brings Buzz Support

Google Maps 4.0 Brings Buzz Support

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 [...]

HTC Legend Pops Out Again This Time With Specs

HTC Legend Pops Out Again This Time With Specs

Looks like Engadget got their hands on the HTC Legend specs (which match what we already knew). We can now confirm what’s coming with this bad boy.
3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor
5 megapixel camera with LED flash
Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
WiFi
Quadband GSM / EDGE plus dualband HSPA
Magnetic compass
3.5mm headphone jack
1300mAh battery
The Legend is running HTC’s Sense [...]

Google Customer Service Number Now Live

Google Customer Service Number Now Live

After all Nexus One complaints, lack of customer service and issues with the device, Google has finally step in by officially launching phone support. That’s right now you can talk to someone on the phone rather than wait for their emails to get back to you. I have not order my Nexus One due to [...]

Motorola Droid 2.1 Over The Air (OTA) Update Rolling Out This Week

Motorola Droid 2.1 Over The Air (OTA) Update Rolling Out This Week

Motorola has confirmed by its official Facebook channel that update 2.1 for the Motorola Droid will begin this week. At the end of the week we will know more about the other updates for Motorola’s other Android Devices in the house.
All the rumors are confirmed and announced, so we should start to see them very [...]

Linux creator Linus Torvalds calls the Nexus One "A winner"

Linux creator Linus Torvalds calls the Nexus One “A winner”

As many of you know, none of us here at Leakdroid currently work on the site full-time (yet). We all have full-time jobs, and pretty demanding ones at that. So sometimes trying to bring you the most complete Android coverage possible is a tough task, but we do it because we love it. I am [...]

Nexus One Rocking Flash Lite - updated

Nexus One Rocking Flash Lite – updated

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

We’ll [...]

HTC Incredible Images Get Leaked

HTC Incredible Images Get Leaked

PocketNow.com has gotten a hold of some more information and photos of what is being called the ‘HTC Incredible’ -  a new Android 2.1 device expected to be announced at Mobile World Congress this month. Phone is running Sense UI, a “fast, really fast” Snapdragon CPU, 256MB of RAM, and a large 3.7″ WVGA 800×480 [...]

Story Of The Nexus One - Video Series

Story Of The Nexus One – Video Series

Google has started to showcase a series of shorts films documenting the making of the Nexus One and we want you to be part of it. That’s why we have launched this “Story of the Nexus One – Video Series” special page for the upcoming videos. Google will continue to release it’s short films on [...]

Nexus One vs iPhone 3GS - [prizefight video]

Nexus One vs iPhone 3GS – [prizefight video]

The folks over at Cnet.com did a prizefight between the Google Nexus One and the Apple iPhone 3GS and I can’t tell you who won. Watch the video and judge yourself

Via: cnettv.cnet.com

First look at the Samsung SHW-M100S  [Video]

First look at the Samsung SHW-M100S [Video]

Here’s a first look at the Samsung SHW-M100S. This phone will be release in Korean so no love for us, Head over to our “Samsung M100S Running Android to be Released In Korea Next Month” earlier post to check all the specs on this bad boy when done watching the video.

Via: Youtube.com

China Mobile's OPhone Running Android Has Windows Mobile API Support

China Mobile’s OPhone Running Android Has Windows Mobile API Support

Remember the platform made available by China Mobile, you know, the one called OPhone (Open Mobile Systsem). Well it basically is supposed to be China Mobile’s highly cutomized version of Android. However, it is now known that it will support Windows Mobile API’s but nobody knows exaxtly what it means. One option could be that [...]

Nexus One: Multitouch Without Waiting

Nexus One: Multitouch Without Waiting

Heard the OTA is on the way but can’t be bothered to wait your turn? we have a little procedure for you to do for the multitouch Nexus One goodness. This does not require root access or an unlocked N1, all it requires is a .zip file, recovery mode and common sense.
The procedure:
1. obtain the [...]

Motorola Devour Prototype - Hands on

Motorola Devour Prototype – Hands on

Our friends from androidspin.com got their hands on the upcoming Motorola Devour Android phone. Few days ago we brought the Motorola Devour Packaging and now we bring you live shots of the Devour. If everything goes as plan Verizon Wireless will be selling this bad bod withing two weeks.

The Motorola Calgary Devour will become available [...]

Nexus One OTA Brings Pinch-To-Zoom & More

Nexus One OTA Brings Pinch-To-Zoom & More

Today Google sent out an OTA (over-the-air) software update to all Nexus One owners that fix some of the problems with the Nexus one. One of them is the poor 3G connection that the N1 was having but it Looks like Google found the problem and it should be patch on the update. Another [...]

Motorola starts selling it's ME600 (Backflip)  Android handset in China, priced at 3998 Yuan ($587)

Motorola starts selling it’s ME600 (Backflip) Android handset in China, priced at 3998 Yuan ($587)

Motorola today started to sell its Android handset ME600 ( A.K.A The Backflip) in China. The price is 3998 Yuan ($587) I think that’s a lot of money for a phone. The Motorola ME600 is the first Motoblur platform based phone Motorola brought to China, and the specs on the ME600 stay almost the same [...]

Alcatel makes its first low cost Android Phone (OT-980)

Alcatel makes its first low cost Android Phone (OT-980)

Alcatel will be releasing it’s first powered Android headset to the market in a few months. The Alcatel company is well known for low cost devices and they just joined the Android wagon. OT-980 will be running Android 1.6 and it has a 3.5 mm jack and a battery of 1150 mAh, Qualcomm MSM 7227 [...]

Nexus One Review

Nexus One Review

On January 5, 2010 Google and HTC announced and released the newest Android powered phone to the Android family. Sporting a brilliant 3.7 in AMOLED touch screen, 1 ghz Snap dragon processor, Wi-Fi, SD Card support up to 32 gigs, Bluetooth support, 5 mega pixel camera and LED flash and the list of features [...]

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 [...]

Nexus One hits the streets of France

Nexus One hits the streets of France

While not yet officially available in France. You can now buy the Nexus One through an online store called Meilleurmobile. A pleasant surprise therefore to all those waiting for this little gem in late February at SFR. The Nexus One will be sold with a subscription for $299 € and without a contract to [...]

MSI's will launch it's 10-inch Android tablet this year for $500

MSI’s will launch it’s 10-inch Android tablet this year for $500

According to DigiTimes, the MSI tablet will hit the streets in the second half of 2010 for about $500. MSI is entering the tablet market with a speedy Tegra 2 processor that is powering the MSI Android Tablet with a 10 inch touchscreen. The Tegra 2 processor by nVidia is advertised as allowing up to [...]

HTC to Continue Offering Android and Windows Mobile Phones

HTC to Continue Offering Android and Windows Mobile Phones

There was a bit of hurrah back last year when it was rumoured that HTC would be dropping their line of Windows Mobile handset’s and focusing only on Android. Well that has been put to bed as of yesterday when HTC CEO Peter Chou said that even with a 30% year on year sale increase [...]

DoubleTwist Media Sync with Android Support

DoubleTwist Media Sync with Android Support

After reading some DoubeTwist posts yesterday, i though i would try out the software myself. A quick download and it searched my media collection with ease, popped in my phone and it found my HTC Android with no hiccups at all. The software i got was from DoubleTwist’s website so it does come with Amazon [...]

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