Looks like Android’s getting in on the new Google Buzz party in more ways than one today — in addition to support in the browser, Maps 4.0 is now in the Android Market and it’s all Buzz-ed up and ready to go. We’ve heard from both Droid and G1 owners that it works on their devices, so we’re guessing every other Android set out there running 1.6 or higher will work as well — let us know if you find anything else cool, won’t you? Same goes for you S60 and WinMo kids out there.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Google Maps 4.0 with Buzz support now available in Android Market originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The race is on to see how many angles of HTC’s upcoming Legend can be snapped before the phone’s official debut, so here’s our next submission. As you can see, the hard-edged aluminum theme continues to wrap its way around the side with a touch of black plastic along the bottom, presumably to give the antenna some room to breathe. We’ve got a list of specs this time, too, most of which match up with what we’ve already heard:
- 3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
- 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor (the same class of core used by the Pixi and Devour)
- 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- WiFi
- Quadband GSM / EDGE plus dualband HSPA
- Magnetic compass
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 1300mAh battery
It’s no Nexus One or Bravo, but that’s the beauty of the way HTC’s love affair with Android is turning out — there’s a little something for everyone.
[Thanks, Dion]
HTC Legend makes an encore appearance, this time with specs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You’ve got to be one of the cool kids that shelled out a Benjamin to get into the iPhone Developer Program to get access, but if you’re already a card-carrying member, it looks like you’ve now got a green light to download beta 2 of the iPhone SDK for OS 3.2. We don’t know what’s new, changed, or removed, but presumably, most of the updates would center around the sundry changes Apple has made to support the iPad in the latest version of its mobile platform — so drop us a line and let us know what you find, alright?
iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 2 busts loose originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We’ve known for ages that HTC’s been working on yanking its custom-skinned Hero off of Cupcake’s rusty frame, but so far, the only way to drop Android 2.0 or 2.1 on your phone has been to cheat, root, and load a custom or leaked ROM in place of the official first-party firmware. If you’re too straightedge for that, though, keep the faith — your binary isn’t too far off. PR released today indicates that we can expect the Hero to get an Android 2.1 update with Sense in “mid March” according to HTC’s Benelux team, and it’ll feature a new Friend Stream widget that aggregates user updates across services (presumably a nod to Blur), tweaked Exchange support, and a handful of other goodies. This isn’t necessarily indicative of when Hero versions in other regions (Sprint’s version, for instance) will pick it up, but it’s a solid start.
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HTC Hero update to Android 2.1 pegged for mid-March originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Plenty of other Android phones have come and gone since the
GeeksPhone One was announced way back in July of last year, but the phone is now finally available in Europe, and the folks at
Android France have managed to get their hands on what seems to be one of the first ones. Unfortunately, the device is looking a tad less polished than some of the
earlier shots we’ve seen suggested, and the device’s specs don’t seem to have seen any upgrades during its prolonged launch (definitely no Snapdragon here). There’s also not much in the way of actual impressions of the phone just yet (
Android France is promising a full review), but there are plenty of pictures to keep you busy in the meantime at the link below.
GeeksPhone One lands in France for a hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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