Archive for the ‘Platforms: AndroidOS’ Category

Android 5.0 Expected This Summer

February 21st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Though lots of consumers are still waiting for their ICS upgrades, it seems Google is about to finish off work on Jelly Bean, or Android 5.0. It is rumoured that Google is not happy with ICS’ performance and that Jelly Bean is what the company actually had in mind for 4.0.

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HTC to Produce Playstation Phones!?

February 15th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Sometimes, some deals are just a bit too odd to believe. One that might fall in that category is the news that HTC will be producing Playstation certified phones somewhere in 2012…

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HandyGames Makes a Move for the Big Screen

February 11th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

With the release of Aporkalypse – Pigs of Doom for Google TV, HandyGames makes a move for the big screen. The Google TV release follows on the release of Aporkalypse for smartphones and tablets.

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Microsoft releases its Second Android App

February 8th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Microsoft has released its second Android app today as the company pushed One Note for Android on the Andrid Market. The first Android app from Microsoft was the Lync client.

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HP Releases Sourcecode HP Touchpad Android Kernel

February 8th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: WebOS | No Comments »

HP has announced the release of the sourcecode it has developed for the kernel of the HP TouchPad. HP initially released the HP TouchPad with their WebOS system on board. Since that failed, HP is clearly abandoning WebOS and allowing consumers to switch to Android.

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Gameloft Live! Pushed on Android Market

February 7th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution, Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

Some time ago, Gameloft launched their Gameloft LIVE! service for the Android gamers that roamed Gameloft’s own deck of Android apps. Now, Gameloft seems ready for the big numbers as Gameloft LIVE! went online on Android Market.

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Bouncer Bounces Malware from Android Market

February 6th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | 1 Comment »

Google has started to fight malware off of their precious Android Market. As most developers know, the place is kinda flooded with it but the new Bouncer service should clean up the mess there.

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Free PlayBooks for Android Developers

February 3rd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: PlayBook OS (QNX) | No Comments »

RIM seems to do just about anything to spread their believe in the BlackBerry PlayBook. Following the launch of the support for Android apps on the device, Android developers can now get hold of a free PlayBook just by converting their Android app to the device.

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HTC to Push Android 4.0 Onto Sensation Devices

February 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | 1 Comment »

Yesterday, HTC announced it will be pushing the new Android 4.0 onto its entire line of Sensation devices (HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XE and HTC Sensation XL). On top of that, the company will be launching a fourth Sensation device in March. It will be the Sansation Ice White.

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Baidu Announces Own Android OS Fork

September 5th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Chinese search giant has finally announced its own mobile operating system. To be specific, the company is launching their own version of Google’s Android OS, called Baidu Yi.