android phone

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Motorola hopes new Android phone will Cliq with users

Charger?I'd like all cell phone articles to list what type of connector is used to charge the phone. Mini USB, Micro USB, or something proprietary? I've heard cell phone makers for the European market have agreed to voluntarily begin using Micro USB on *all* their phones starting in...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Inc., MicroUSB 2.0, phone, Micro-USB

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Google ready to launch new Android Market

Great news! Now if only...I could get out of my AT&T/iPhone contract to get a myTouch! :(RE: Google ready to launch new Android MarketI have been using an iPhone for two years now and have recently made to move to an Android phone. My first impression of the...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Android Market, Google Ready, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-05

Verizon, T-Mobile plan Android phones by year's end; boost for Motorola

Verizon, T-Mobile plan Android phones by year's end; boost for MotorolaT-Mo already announced theirs...Got an email from them yesterday announcing the phone - it's called the myTouch 3G with Google. More info can be had at http://t-mobilemytouch.com/?WT.mc_n=MyTouchAwareCIHU1_External&WT.mc_t=CMIt's due in about 2 weeks on July 8th. This better not be the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Android Phone, Motorola Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., T-Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

18 Android phones coming by Christmas 2009

18 Android phones coming by Christmas 2009android is inspiring almost every manufacturer to build a better phone. even iPhone clone maker SciPhone is getting into it: http://brokndodge.blogspot.com/2009/05/no-its-not-iphone.html the Monahan and kirkwood system-on-chip's coming out of Marvel are allowing far more advanced phones to be produced rather inexpensively. add...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Android Phone

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

Google gives away hundreds of free Android phones to developers

Google gives away hundreds of free Android phones to developersAce!What was it that Microsoft announced today again?RE: Google gives away hundreds of free Android phones to developersGoogle has to give these phones away for anyone to use them? That shows you just how desperate Google is.

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Google Inc., Android Phone, phone, developer

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

2nd generation Android phones battle it out with iPhone

2nd generation Android phones battle it out with iPhoneI don't think so....By the time these OEM's finish making Android phones the shear number will eclipse Apple sales. I can agree that half the people that buy smartphones have no clue what they are buying and just buy something to show...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Android Phone, Apple iPhone, phone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Google releases new OS for unlocked Android phone

Google releases new OS for unlocked Android phoneIs this some sort of misprint?The locked T-mobile G1's got voice search and paid apps weeks ago. Was this article dug up and labeled with the wrong date?The title is misleading...Should it be "new OS update" instead of "new OS"?I thought Google switched...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, new OS, phone, operating system, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

The open source value of responsibility

The open source value of responsibilityAre you kidding"To those who take more, who feel more, the open source priests, rabbis, imams and lamas, I personally want to salute you. By taking this value seriously you drive the movement forward. And you make society better as well."Movement? Better society? It's fucking...

Tags: Android Phone, open source, software

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

SimpleCalc 1.0 (Mobile)

Let''s face it. The Android phone is a fantastic phone, but the calculator that comes with it is a little less than adequate. SimpleCalc is a simple but highly functional replacement. Calculate percentagesMemory function (MR, MC, MS etc.)Calculate recipricals and square roots.More...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Let', Android Phone, SimpleCalc, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-01-15

Samsung to launch next Android phone in Q2 2009

Samsung to launch next Android phone in Q2 2009Battery Life Lasts More Than a Day???Will the battery of this phone actually last more than a day on a charge with moderate use...unlike the G1 or iPhone???,Michael Martinhttp://www.googleandblog.com/

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Q2 2009, Android Phone, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2008-12-19

Get an unlocked Android phone for $399, legally

Get an unlocked Android phone for $399, legallyYes, for sure !Already ordered mine this past weekend.

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Android Phone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-12-08

Apple the software platform company

A couple of days ago, Steve Jobs sat down and spoke to analysts about Apple results, and future plans. It was quite an interesting read. Jobs would never come out and say outright that he considers Apple to be in the luxury category, as that that's one...

Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Apple Inc., Android Phone, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Software, Management, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-23

Finally, an Android phone in my hot little hands

Finally, an Android phone in my hot little handsHow long did you have to wait in line?was it anything like the lines seen for the iPhone?ZZZZZzzzzzzzNot buzzed just sleeping through the release of the Zune of Phones.iPhone also downloads apps in background, by the wayntI pre-ordered on the webso I...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, Android Phone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

1.5 million Android phones pre-sold? What's up with the 16 October launch party?

1.5 million Android phones pre-sold? What's up with the 16 October launch party?motley foolsthe reason the 1.5 million preorder sales hasn't been cofirmed by any one is because it's a fantasy number picked up by analysts at the motley fool, who foolishly confused t-mobile's bumped up preorders with actual sales.There's...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Sales strategy, Google Inc., phone, Android phones pre-sold, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pre-sold, Android Phone

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

T-Mobile G1: Apple shouldn't be scared... yet

T-Mobile G1: Apple shouldn't be scared... yetno automatic screen rotationThe phone probably cannot automatically switch orientation because the iPhone does. Apple probably has an overly broad patent on that ability and if you try to implement that you'll end up in court.There is room for everyone.The cell phone market...

Tags: cell phone market, T-Mobile G1, Android Phone, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, T-Mobile

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Additional Resources

Droid Preview: iPhone's first real competition has arrived

The MicroSD card is not only expandableIt is hot-swappable. So basically your storage is only limited to how many cards you can afford.Competition is GREAT!I am glad Android is taking off, the future is Linux driven devices/appliances.To the naysayers that Linux distro devices/appliances are a 'niche' I guess Google is...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, Droid Preview, phone, card

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Verizon's HTC DROID ERIS may be the best $100 smartphone

Power of the Linux distro model!Yes, the claimed 'niche' Operating System as theMS fans scream does not appear to be a 'niche'anymore...;)Sorry butMS fans by their nature will consider anything that is not a PC to be a niche product.The whole point of Android is it can be done either...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, phone, Verizon Communications Inc., HTC Droid Eris, smart phone, OTA, phone company, High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Verizon's HTC DROID ERIS may be the best $100 smartphone

Readers here know how much I enjoyed using the HTC Hero and now we see HTC coming out with its 3rd version of the Hero and IMHO the third time is the charm. I had a chance to hold and play a bit with the HTC DROID ERIS (Verizon's version...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon [Q&A]

Why the hate for drag and drop?Almost every review I have read faults the Droid because you can't auto-sync music:"(You can dump your music on a microSD card and pop it in, but it?s a copy-paste files affair, not a ?load my music? integrated experience.)"The Droid ships with a 16...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Droid, Droid, Apple iPhone, Revisiting, music, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05