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Android catches Adobe Flash on the rebound from iPhone…

While Apple continues to give Adobe the cold shoulder over Flash support on the iPhone, it seems that the T-Mobile G1 (and by extension, Google Android) is more than happy to leap merrily into bed with the web standard. At Adobe’s MAX event this morning, Google’s current director of mobile platforms, Andy Rubin, demoed Flash running [...]

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 1:54 AM by // Pocket Picks //

Filed under: Google, Adobe, Adobe Flash, android, Biz & Tech, Andy Rubin, t-mobile g1

Asus planning Android handsets

With the Eee PC, Asus were arguably the first company to make a serious mass-market Linux PC so it is perhaps not too surprising that they would be eager to try their luck with a Linux-based phone as well. The Taiwanese manufacturer already sells mobile phones and PDAs running a variety of operating systems, but has [...]

Published Wed, Oct 10 2008 6:54 PM by // Pocket Picks //

Filed under: Handsets, Google, ASUS, taiwan, android, Biz & Tech

Google debuts full Google Maps on Android demo

The iPhone may have just got its very own version of Google earth, but this latest video of Android’s mapping capabilities (which we are a bit late with) really hammers home the power of a mobile OS that seamlessly integrates Google’s propriety mapping tools as first-party software. Besides being able to locate your (rough) position in [...]

Published Mon, Oct 10 2008 9:41 PM by // Pocket Picks //

Filed under: Google, Mobile Video, applications, Biz & Tech, google. maps, Social & Sharing, Google Android

Android touchscreen on the way

The slide-out keyboard on the G1 Android phone is a great idea and something I wish had been included with the iPhone. That said, the iPhone’s onscreen soft keypad isn’t too bad and there are certainly times when being able to enter data quicly without sliding out the keys would be a big help. Any G1 [...]

Published Fri, Oct 10 2008 12:52 PM by // Pocket Picks //

Filed under: HTC, Google, open source, keyboard, input, android, Biz & Tech, G1

Microsoft sees Silverlight opportunity on Android, Apple balks

Microsoft’s rival to Adobe’s Flash plugin, SIlverlight, hasn’t exactly set the Internet on fire so far, but Microsoft aren’t giving up just yet. In fact, they see the mobile space as somewhere they could make real inroads. Sadly, Apple are refusing to play ball and allow a Silverlight interpreter for theiPhone (no huge surprises there) but [...]

Published Tue, Oct 10 2008 6:45 PM by // Pocket Picks //

Filed under: Microsoft, Apple, iPhone, Google, flash, Silverlight, mobile internet, android, Biz & Tech

T-Mobile offering free Google Mail via Android handset?

Android news site Android Authority is reporting that T-Mobile is planning to offer the new T-Mobile G1 phone with free access to Google’s Gmail service. The G1 (aka the HTC Dream) is the first on the market to offer Google’s open source mobile OS. If true, G1 owners will be able to pick up their mail [...]

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 6:44 PM by Pocket Picks :: The coolest things for the coolest phones

Filed under: HTC, Google, T-Mobile, GMail, android, Biz & Tech, G1

Direct feed T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) pics are in!

The first direct feed pics of the HTC Dream are in, only, it’s not the HTC Dream anymore, it’s the T-Mobile G1. The device hasn’t really been rebranded, because it has never been pictured with the words HTC Dream printed anywhere on the it, but the conspicuous lack of any HTC branding does seem to [...]

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 8:32 AM by Pocket Picks :: The coolest things for the coolest phones

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Google, T-Mobile, android, Biz & Tech, htc dream, t-mobile g1

T-Mobile to unveil first Android phone next week

Engadget are reporting that T-Mobile in the US will be using a press event in New York on September the 23rd to show the world its first Android-powered handset. We assume this will be the HTC Dream, although who knows. Google spokespeople are confirmed as being in attendance so this does look like the real deal We [...]

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 6:25 PM by Pocket Picks :: The coolest things for the coolest phones

Filed under: Google, Uncategorized, android, Biz & Tech, HtcDream, t-obile

HTC Dream Android phone hitting the UK on T-Mobile in November

We have already heard that the HTC Dream (also known as the first Android phone) will launch on T-Mobile in the US and that it will be before the end of the year. What we hadn’t heard before today however, is that apparently the device will be coming to the UK, also on T-Mobile and [...]

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 1:14 PM by Pocket Picks :: The coolest things for the coolest phones

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Google, T-Mobile, android, Biz & Tech, htc dream

Android version of new Google app on the way (hint: it’s a kind of metal)

Time for a spot of connecting the dots. What is Google about to bravely embark upon in the mobile space? The Answer is of course, the Android OS. Ok, next question. What has Google recently launched in the PC space? Answer: The new Chrome Internet browser. Can you see where we are going with this? It [...]

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 12:58 PM by Pocket Picks :: The coolest things for the coolest phones

Filed under: Google, android, Biz & Tech, chrome

Google and Microsoft apparently quite keen on the App Store idea

There is no denying that Apple’s App Store is leading the charge when it comes to mobile content delivery, so it’s hardly surprising that other major players in the mobile field are looking to offer similar services. Google is set to launch a similar service for Android called Android Market that will operate as a direct [...]

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 5:32 AM by Pocket Picks :: The coolest things for the coolest phones

Filed under: Microsoft, Apple, Google, Biz & Tech, app store, skymarket, Android Maket

Google drops Bluetooth API from Android development kit

Claiming time constraints, Google has removed support for the Bluetooth API from the most recent Android System Development Kit (SDK). Although Android phones will support standard Bluetooth peripherals like headsets and keyboards, what this means is that developers won’t be able to get creative with their own wacky Bluetooth ideas. On the Android developers blog. Developer Advocate [...]

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 12:18 PM by Pocket Picks :: The coolest things for the coolest phones

Filed under: Bluetooth, Google, open source, sdk, API, android, Biz & Tech

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