Android

Android is an operating system for mobile devices which runs on the Linux kernel. According to its developers, the Android OS offers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications. Android was developed by the Open Handset Alliance.

The Android OS promotes itself as a truly open system for mobile devices, and promises to continue delivering new internet-style innovations designed to keep up with the ever-changing nature of technology. The Android system also promises that users can tailor their mobile phones or other devices to a wide variety of applications — such as movies, photos, music, and social networking — based on the interests of the individual user.

Find out what bloggers have to say about Android at sites like the Android Community.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Android”

• in Blogging
  Foursquare Adds 50 New Cities Worldwide
  Foursquare, the hugely popular location-based game is now available in 50 more cities worldwide
  by aniruddh / on Nov 20, 2009
• in Android
  Google News Creates New Optimized Version For Phones
  Today Google announce a completely new Google News offering for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre.
  by aniruddh / on Nov 19, 2009
• in Android
  Gmail "Green Robot" Displays Contacts Currently Using Android
  Gmail adds up a new feature which shows which contacts are currently using chat using the Android phones.
  by aniruddh / on Nov 18, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Android”

• Motorola Motus spied

  
  FreshGIZMOS in touch with tomorrow — Authority: 146
  Motorola Motus has been spied. It’s a midrange Android set though the Moto’s are capable of doing much more than that. A spy shot has been taken for the Motorola Motus by the worst camera in hist...
  2 hours ago

• Michael Arrington Has Heard That Google is Building Android Hardware

  
  mickerlodeon — Authority: 133
  Despite Google’s head of Android development, Andy Rubin denying such rumors, Michael Arrington believes that Google will be building their own branded phone that they will sell directly through retailers. Arrington says that most of his sources have “unconfirmed information” but he believes that the device ...
  2 hours ago

• Gameloft Cutting Back On Android Development Due To Low Returns

  
  App Advice — Authority: 155
  With all of the hype surrounding the Droid lately, you would think developers would be jumping at the opportunity to develop for Google’s Android platform, but apparently that’s not the case for some. According to Reuters , Gameloft’s finance director Alexandre de Rochefort doesn’t have a lot of faith in ...
  3 hours ago

• MediaMonkey 3.2 adds support for Palm Pre

  
  PreCentral.net — Authority: 695
  Tired of the back-and-forth over iTunes sync and webOS? We don’t blame you, and frankly we’re a bit tired of it too. The folks over at MediaMonkey have a solution for us : the latest version of their media player software adds support for syncing to the Palm Pre to the mix. In addition to the Pre, MediaMonkey ...
  3 hours ago

• Googles Chrome and Android operating systems will converge sooner rather than later

  
  Download Squad — Authority: 764
  Filed under: Internet , OS Updates , Google , Open Source Googles co-founder, Sergey Brin, spoke to some reporters yesterday, after the Chrome OS presentation . Citing the common WebKit and Linux code found in both operating systems, he said "Android and Chrome are likely to converge over time." "Were ...
  3 hours ago

• Uh-Oh: Gameloft Moves Away From Android Development

  
  Technology Pundit — Authority: 167
  The sudden surge in interest in Android (largely due to all of the hype surrounding the Droid ) has caused a lot of developers to reconsider the platform. Atleast one major development house, however, isnt impressed.
  4 hours ago

• Samsung Galaxy Spica I5700 use Android

  
  Great News Network - Daily Gadgets & Technology Digital Lifestyle News — Authority: 132
  Samsung Galaxy Spica use Android – Samsung Electronics today officially announced its newest Android-powered smartphone, the Galaxy Spica(model: I5700) in Europe market.Samsung Galaxy Spica is a powerful Android-powered smartphone that offers seamless connectivity, highlighted by smooth access to Google mobile ...
  4 hours ago

• Sony Ericsson X10 – Price Comparison App Demoed (Prisjakt)

  
  Daily Mobile — Authority: 672
  Daniel Rosendahl and Albin Olofsson is demonstrating a cool application called Prisjakt on the Sony Ericsson X10. Prisjakt interacts with another application called Barcode Scanner.[Via]
  4 hours ago

• Android This Week: ARM Alliance Formed; Droids Fix Themselves?

  
  GigaOM — Authority: 793
  Android is like a snowball rolling downhill — it won’t be long before it’s moving too fast for anything to stop it. That movement is surely going to spread from the smartphone sector, where Android has its roots, to that of smartbooks. Knowing this, ARM and the Android folks have put their heads together and ...
  4 hours ago

• Seesmic’s Twitter Client Arrives on Android

  
  AndroidGuys — Authority: 660
  Yeah, we know the Android Market is littered with twitter clients, but we have a new one for you today.  A rather big name in the twitter game has arrived and its name is Seesmic .  Already available for desktops, through the internet, and BlackBerry, the free application finds many of today’s popular ...
  4 hours ago

• Google Wave iPhone App Hits The App Store … Temporarily

  
  Technology Pundit — Authority: 167
  Do a search for Google Wave on the App Store from your iPhone or desktop client, and you’ll see an application called just that pop up, ready to be installed as soon as you fork over $0.99 (or €0.79 in my case). One caveat: it’s not built, authorized or in any way endorsed by Google. Spotted by Stuart Dredge ...
  4 hours ago

• Motorola Droid camera autofocus fixed in secrecy? (Update: its a date-related self-correction)

  
  Gadget Ressitance — Authority: 163
  While we were busy looking into external speaker problems on the Droid, it would seem Moto was itself hard at work remedying a separate issue with the device. A number of users on support forums have complained of the Droid’s camera failing to focus and giving them “red corners” when attempting to take ...
  5 hours ago

• Brin: Googles OSes likely to converge | Relevant Results - CNET News

  
  Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check — Authority: 443
  Hmm… Google executives, including CEO Eric Schmidt , have downplayed the conflict ever since, asking for time to let the projects evolve. And a few days after Chrome OS was revealed, Android chief Andy Rubin said device makers "need different technology for different products," explaining that Android has ...
  6 hours ago

• Phys Ed: Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious

  
  Online Net Meeting — Authority: 131
  Joubert/Photo Researchers, Inc A neuron in the brain. Researchers at Princeton University recently made a remarkable discovery about the brains of rats that exercise. Some of their neurons respond differently to stress than the neurons of slothful rats. Scientists have known for some time that exercise stimulates the ...
  6 hours ago

• Camangi WebStation: A nice solution or just another Android tablet?

  
  Google Android Blog — Authority: 529
  I really think I want a tablet, or a MID of some sort. I have checked out some of the Archos offerings (both the Android and non-Android models) as well as others that are running full versions of Windows such as the Viliv S5. But that said, I really just want it for basic web [...]
  6 hours ago

• Sprint offering YouMail visual voicemail service to BlackBerry and Android smartphone users for free

  
  IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — Authority: 747
  Sprint ( NYSE: S ) users with BlackBerry ( NSDQ: RIMM ) and Android smartphones can now use YouMail-powered visual voicemail service free of charge. You know how it works, right? Just like on the iPhone, plus more: You can scroll through incoming voicemail messages to see caller information including caller name, ...
  6 hours ago

• There’s these great cut-down computers, right…

  
  Technovia — Authority: 494
  Daring Fireball: Maybe Instead of Two Cars, You Just Need a Car and a Bicycle : “The idea of a computer that does a lot less — leaving out even things you consider essential, because you can still do those things on your other, primary computer — is liberating. That’s the opportunity, and that’s the idea ...
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• Gameloft: “iPhone Earnings 400 Times More Then Android Earnings”

  
  iPhoneFreakz _ All The Latest And Greatest iPhone News — Authority: 142
  The French game developer Gameloft, known from iPhone games like The Settlers and Shrek Kart, has announced that the development of games for the Android platform will be put at a lower priority. The reason for this decision is that Gameloft has sold 400 times more games for the iPhone compared to the Android ...
  7 hours ago

• Motorola Droid just $119 from Dell

  
  The Mobile Fun Blog — Authority: 443
  We love seeing hot new smartphones getting their price tags slashed mere weeks after its initial launch. The latest price reduction on the Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) Droid comes from Dell.com, making it possible to put a Droid in your pocket for just 9 and a 2-year contract with Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) Wireless. The deal ...
  8 hours ago

• Free Android GUI PSD File With Basic Elements

  
  WebResourcesDepot — Authority: 133
  Pavel Macek, a talented graphic designer, is sharing a free Android GUI PSD file for creating mock-ups easier. It is based on the Android 1.5 & consists of a phone illustration, basic elements & screens. The complete set has an one file preview for seeing what youll get before downloading. ...
  8 hours ago

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