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T-Mobile: Another Android Phone Coming This Summer
T-Mobile just revealed that it is prepared to offer its second Android-powered handset at some point over the next few months. A company spokesperson said, "T-Mobile is planning to ... read
Google Announces Android Market
Today Google announced the Android Market, which will be an open content distribution system where users can find, purchase, download and install content on their Android-powered phones. Google will ... read
Android Market, G1 Launch Today
Today marks the first day that the HTC G1 is available for sale through T-Mobile in the U.S. Coinciding with the device's availability is the launch of the Android ... read
T-Mobile Confirms No Hero in the U.S.
Speaking at an event today in New York City, T-Mobile USA's CTO Cole Brodman said that the company "has no plans to bring the HTC Hero to market" in ... read
Visual Voicemail Headed to Android Via T-Mobile
T-Mobile has released a new set of software for the Android platform via the Android Market. The App Pack recommends a number of applications to help users customize their ... read
Android Market to Offer Paid Applications
Google has informed developers for the Android Market -- the storefront for Android-based applications -- that they will be able to create applications that require payment. Up until now, ... read
Android 1.6 to Bring Changes to Android Market
Google's Android developer team announced that it will be making some changes to the Android Market with Android version 1.6. The biggest improvement will be support for screen shots, ... read
BlackBerry App World to Support Carrier Billing in 2010
Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie recently indicated that the BlackBerry Apps World application storefront will be able to offer carrier-based billing at some point in 2010. Right now, ... read
Live Streaming TV Launched on Sprint
Sprint today began offering MobiTV, a new live streaming television service for mobile phones. The service, developed and operated by Idetic, is now available as a Java download. Channels ... read
T-Mobile: Android 1.6 'Donut' Roll-Out Official
Today T-Mobile confirmed that the rollout of Android 1.6 -- aka, Donut -- to T-Mobile's G1 and myTouch 3G customers is now underway. The over-the-air update will be delivered ... read
Android Market Now Accepting Paid Apps
Today the Android Developers Blog announced that the Android Market is now accepting priced applications from U.S. and U.K. developers. Interested developers should use the Android publisher web site ... read
Qualcomm Widens Application Delivery to More Platforms
Today Qualcomm announced Plaza Retail, a new app store framework through which wireless network operators and their developer partners can host and sell mobile applications and other content. Rather ... read
Google: Android to Become More Social
Speaking at an event in San Francisco, Google's Andy Rubin (chief architect of Android) made sure to spell out the differences between Google's recently announced Chrome OS for netbooks ... read
Cellular South: Android Handset Coming Soon
Today Cellular South announced that it will soon be offering a new handset based on the Android mobile operating system from Google. Cellular South noted that its Android-based phone ... read
Android to Get Flash Courtesy of Bsquare
A company called Bsquare recently announced that it has been charged with bringing Adobe's Flash technology to the Android platform. In a press release, Bsquare said a "global tier ... read
Quickoffice Makes Microsoft Office Possible on Android
Quickoffice introduced a new, paid application in the Android Market that will let Android phones view Microsoft Office documents. Quickoffice on Android will work with Word and Excel files, ... read
AT&T Adds mCommerce to mMode
AT&T Wireless today announced a new, integrated billing platform for mobile commerce via its mMode service. AT&T Wireless now enables content providers to charge for their digital goods and ... read
HTC Confirms Android 2.0 Coming to Its Hero
HTC has confirmed that it plans to update its Hero Android device with Android 2.0 (Eclair). The company said in a statement, "Because Eclair is a significantly enhanced release, ... read
Verizon and Google Announce Major Android Partnership
Today Verizon Wireless and Google announced a new partnership whereby the two companies plan to offer a range of Android devices for Verizon's 3G and 4G networks. The devices ... read
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