After some false starts and a leak, Google and T-Mobile are proud to announce that Google Android version 1.5 (also known as ‘Cupcake’) has officially gone live for the G1.

If you haven’t gotten the update yet check your phone as their should be a notification telling you that the update is available for download.

For those not paying attention, this is the update that will add an on-screen keyboard, 3rd party widget support and a bunch of tweaks and fixes to make your Android experience more pleasent.

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Tags: 15, Android, Cell Phones, Cupcake, G1, Google, HTC, software, T-Mobile, virtual keyboard, widgets

Google is expecting anywhere from 18-20 Android phones this year from 8 or 9 different manufacturers. That means our Android universe will just get better. Andy Rubin said all that during the Google I/O conference but the number could be even bigger since some manufacturers might not have revealed their Android plans yet. So far we know that HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Acer, Dell, Sony Ericsson, Huawei, Kogan Agora and Asus have all announced one way or another that they are going to make at least one Android phone. Given these future choices, what will you buy? Android, Apple or Palm?

via New York Times

Tags: Acer, Android, ASUS, ASUS, Dell, Google, Google, HTC, huawei, I/O, kogan agora, Motorola, Motorola, Samsung, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson

Well will Android go next? In case you are also wondering about the next Google mobile OS version then we have a sneak peak for you. Android 2.0 codenamed “Donut” has been spotted. The Donut was demoed at the I/O keynote today and those attending have seen the Android Search in action. This next search version in Android 2.0 will let you search either online or on your local machine for stuff. There’s even going to be a text-to-speech API available which will let developers integrate Google’s Voice Search in any application. Google will surely add more features to it by the time the Donut becomes available so we’ll be monitoring it for you. In the mean time you can always enjoy the Cupcake.

via Engadget

Tags: Android 2.0, Cupcake, Google, Google, I/O, Mobile Software, Portable Devices

Microsoft has been craving for a piece of the search business for quite a while now. It tried and failed a number of times to purchase Yahoo and since that deal never took off Microsoft decided to create its own search engine from scratch. That’s how Bing came to life.

Microsoft’s Bing will fight against Google for search dominance. Microsoft will invest an impressive $80 million in advertising the new search engine. Will Microsoft succeed? Will we bing stuff instead of simply googling it? Will Apple even show up in Bing searches?

via advertising age

Tags: Bing, Google, Google, microsoft, microsoft, Search

Google’s debut web browser, Chrome, exited its beta form back in December of last year and now the company is ready to release version 2.0 of the software.

Included above is an informational video released by Google detailing the changes featured in version 2.0. As you can see, the feature list isn’t exactly extensive with the video showcasing the ability to remove thumbnails, go into a new full screen mode and use the new auto correct feature.

Missing from the video is Google’s announcement that the new version will be 30% faster than the previous. Hey, a little speed never hurt no one, right?

Tags: browser, Chrome, Google, software, Update, version 2.0

Not to be left off the Google OS wagon, Sony Ericsson has now announced that it wants a piece of the Android cake too.  And not just a Cupcake, but a Donut.  The company already has its fingers in quite a few pies already with Symbian and Windows Mobile handsets, and the addition of an Android 2.0 devices to its future lineup should dispel any rumors that it is thinking about bringing down the number of operating systems on its smartphones.  According to Peter Ang, Vice President of Marketing, Asia Pacific, the reason for the leap to Android 2.0 bypassing the current 1.5 Cupcake is that the 2.0 version “will provide more multimedia support” than the previous versions.  By the way, did everyone on T-Mobile receive their update yet?

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Tags: Android 2.0, Cell Phones, Cupcake, Donut, Google, software, Sony Ericsson

Motorola is indeed working on Android phones and a certain QWERTY slider is heading to T-Mobile by the end of the year. According to the leaked T-Mobile Android map above Motorola Morrison is the phone we’re talking about. The phone should arrive sometime in October and it will be sold for around $148 with a contract. Hopefully we’ll get more details about the Morrison soon. In fact, Motorola should officially tell us more stuff about any of its Android plans.

via tmotoday

Tags: Android, Google, Morrison, Motorola, Motorola, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

For Samsung, it has always been about a good name that people tend to remember better than just a bunch of numbers.  But this time, it’s the carrier who seems to be interested in a name than number for Samsung’s first Android device, the i7500.  The i7500 is on its maiden voyage to France, with the carrier, Bouygues Telecom, announcing that July will be the lucky month, a few weeks later than the rumored June release date, and will be rechristened as the Samsung Galaxy for the French masses.  We are not sure if Samsung will pick the same Galaxy tradename in other regions, but we have to admit, it does have a nice ring to it.

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Tags: Android, Cell Phones, france, Galaxy, Google, I7500, Samsung

It seems that T-Mobile has recently announced that they are delaying the release of the Android 1.5 from May to June.

However, G1 owners need not be too discouraged as the updated was delayed just a week with a T-Mobile forum moderator by the name of Dominic giving the following statement:

We’d like to provide an update on the rollout of Android 1.5 for T-Mobile G1 customers.  
We are working diligently to get Android 1.5 out as soon as possible, while aiming to ensure a consistent, positive experience for our customers. We’re finalizing the build this week to ensure optimal functionality and smooth delivery. Therefore, the rollout schedule has been reset by approximately a week, and we expect all G1 customers will have the update by early June.

Your device will notify you when the update is available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

So, mark your calenders, Android 1.5 will officially be released for the T-Mobile G1 in early June.

Tags: Android 1.5, Cell Phones, Cupcake, G1, Google, HTC, HTC, OS, software, T-Mobile

Archos has scheduled a press conference in Paris for June 11 and everyone is suspecting that an Android tablet is going to be announced on that occasion. We’re assuming that the new Archos device will have a 5-inch screen, 500GB of storage, 7 hours of battery life, voice support, HSUPA connectivity, TV recording, HD playback, Adobe Flash support and an OMAP3440 processor.

However none of that has been confirmed yet and all the info we have so far comes from way back in February when TI leaked the 10-mm thin Archos Internet Media Tablet. The new device should arrive sometime in the third quarter for an undisclosed yet price.

via archoslounge

Tags: Android, archos, Google, Internet Media Tablet, Mobile News, Portable Devices

That’s right folks, Wolfram Alpha is a new search engine which is now available for your needs. It’s not going to be your next Google but the Wolfram Alpha is ready for trial. You will be able to use the new search engine to compute systematic knowledge immediately. That means you can write anything you want to know and then compare the results with each other.

Wolfram Alpha will go through 10+ trillion of piece of data, 50,000+ types of algorithms and models, and it has linguistic capabilities for 1000+ domains. Want to try it? Like I said, it’s not Google.

Tags: Google, Google, search engine, Wolfram Alpha

We have some good news and bad news for all you Android lovers. It looks like the HTC Magic will support Exchange and that seems to be a proven fact. According to Google however it looks like Android will not be exactly support it. And that’s an official Google fact: “Android does not currently include support for Microsoft Exchange.” By the time the Magic arrives we hope that all that Exchange support will be clarified and supported by Google Android soon.

via CNET

Tags: Android, exchange, Google, Google, HTC, HTC, Magic, Mobile News, Portable Devices

Remember the Lenovo Ophone that was supposed to land in China last quarter and didn’t?  Looks it wasn’t really buried deep and the Android-powered smartphone is getting ready for a release on the 17th of this month, a good day to do it since it is the World Communications Day.  Seen as a direct competitor to the millions of iPhones that have already found their way unofficially to China, the Lenovo Ophone will support 3G, GSM, and LTE-based 4G networks along with China’s own TD-SCDMA system.  China Mobile will also provide a host of services to its customers including search and on-demand TV services.  All this sounds fine, but with the Chinese people being so in love with the iPhone, it remains to be seen if the Ophone will really make a difference or not. (more…)

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, China Mobile, Google, Lenovo, OPhone

Android running on netbooks and laptops is the next logical step of Google’s OS and its progress. While the big names in the industry are working on such devices, a Chinese manufacturer, Skytone is the first company ready to show off a working prototype. The Alpha 680, which we have already seen, will have an ARM11 533MHz CPU, a 7-inch 800×480 display, 128MB of DDR2 RAM, a 1GB SSD drive, SD slot, two USB ports, WiFi and a 2-cell battery. The Alpha 680 will be probably just the first Android netbook and we’re anxious to see what it can do. The device will launch in Q3 2009 and it will cost around $250.

via modmygphone

Tags: Alpha 680, Android, Google, Google, Laptops, Mobile News, netbook, Portable Devices, Skytone

Makes you forget the Touch Pro2 for a moment, doesn’t it?  It also makes sense for HTC to use the same ploy as in its Touch series of Windows smartphones and give new life to a successful Android device that’s starting to creak in its ageing joints.  The above image is a revision of the G1 that surfaced on BGR, and we have our fingers crossed that this isn’t just a mockup as the idea of a QWERTY-enhanced, Android-powered smartphone has us drooling already.  If true, we could expect the G1v2 to land as early as October for $148 on a two-year T-Mobile contract.  We’ll let you know when we know more, so keeping coming back.

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Tags: Android, Cell Phones, G1, G1v2, Google, HTC, T-Mobile

Aww, that’s too bad.  If Acer’s Android phones are anything like the Asus P565 that came back to life recently (which they should be with the uberfast 1GHz Snapdragon CPUs), we will definitely be missing a lot of firepower this year.  No reason has been mentioned by Acer for the delay, but the company has reportedly hit some snags with US carriers pushing the likely release date to 2010.  Still, a passing remark from Mr. Aymar de Lencquesaing, head of Acer Smartphone Division, gives us a glimmer of hope that we will could see some of that Acer sweetphones in time for the holiday season.

Update: Looks like Acer is going to release some cellphones this year after all.  An email from Acer PR to Gearlog has cleared up the whole situation and we should be seeing some Acer smartphones Stateside just in time to woo the holiday shoppers this Christmas.

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Tags: Acer, Android, Cell Phones, Google, Google, Windows Mobile

The 8mpx and 12mpx cameraphones are slowly gaining steam, but that does not necessarily mean a 5-megapixel shooter is out of vogue.  Couple that with that with the fact that T-Mobile wants to give their customers a little bit extra, and you have the Android-powered G2 (or the HTC Magic) rocking a 5-megapixel camera instead of the usual 3.2mpx lens that the other carriers offer. And it might be called just plain old T-Mobile G2, which is fine by us as long as we get what’s promised (and more in this case).  A Walmart release in July seems probable at this moment with a price tag of $179 for a two-year agreement, but we have seen those dates change too many times before to start counting our chickens already.

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Tags: 5 megapixel, camera, Cell Phones, G2, Google, HTC, HTC Magic, T-Mobile

That Cupcake or the Android 1.5 update is going to arrive soon but we all knew that. We were still waiting for an official released date and it has been finally leaked. T-Mobile will release the Cupcake update over-the-air starting with May 11. Not everyone will receive the update at once since T-Mobile will roll it out in phases. By the end of this month all Android users should have their devices upgraded, so don’t get all scared if you aren’t among the first lucky ones to get it.
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Tags: Android 1.5, Cupcake, Google, OTA, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Update

I bet you were not expecting this to happen but it looks like Google and lots of other Android friends are in trouble with the law. Why is that? Well a certain Erich Specht who owns the trademark for Android Data Corporation since way back in October 2002, has sued Google and pretty much everyone else using the “Android” term for trademark infringement.

You would expect Google to be smarter than this and to actually apply themselves for the trademark for “Android” right? Well they did and the trademark application was denied to avoid confusion with Mr. Specht. I guess that Google and everyone else is going to pay a lot of money to keep the Android name in business. That’s right, Mr. Specht wants money and a name-change for Google’s OS. But what’s in a name anyway?

via tgdaily

Tags: Android, Google, Google, infringement, lawsuit, Mobile News, Trademark

Although not everybody, a few of the Android Community members ekeing it out in the United Kingdom have reported getting over-the-air upgrades to the latest OS version of 1.5 for their Android-powered G1s.  A vast majority of T-Mobile subscribers are yet to receive their upgrade notifications, but can expect their piece of  (Cup)cake anytime this May.  The 1.5 update, which weighs 44MB, will add a virtual QWERTY keyboard, direct photo/video sharing on Picasa and YouTube, and some under-the-hood improvements such as new JavaScript and webkit engines for a better browsing experience.

People here in the US need not feel left out, as the upgrade is slowly reaching users across the Europe and USA too.

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Cupcake, Google, HTC, T-Mobile