Category : Android

Android On iPad & iPhone 4 With OpeniBoot! [Demo Video]

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A UK based developer & hacker Hexxeh, the same genius who showed us a demo some weeks ago with Chromium Os running on the iPad, has struck again and this time its even bigger! In a recently released video by him, the open source implementation of Apple’s iBoot for iPhone and iPod touch named OpeniBoot, has been successfully demoed on the iPad. For those who don’t know, OpeniBoot is currently being used to allow installation of Android on iPhone 3G, iPhone 2G and 1st Gen. iPod Touch.

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Flash Player Update for Android Points to Imminent Gingerbread Launch

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Flash player for Android has received an update which makes it compatible with future OS updates. This confirms all the signs and rumors that Gingerbread, Android 2.3, could be in the hands of the public very soon. It’s good to see Adobe readying Flash before the release as this is only a good thing for users although we would love to see better performance on a broader set of Android devices now.

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WOW! Check Out This iPad That Runs Android 2.2 Froyo [Video]

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Just when we thought that the things coming from the streets of China couldn’t get any better (or worse), here comes the new ‘nameless’ iPad like tablet, right from the sleek aluminum case to the exact same 9.7-inch display found in the original Apple iPad. This clone is for sure no cheap copy as it carries powerful enough hardware under the hood to run Android 2.2 Froyo.It runs an 800MHz Freescale iMX515 chip (based on the Cortex-A8 architecture) and has 512MB of RAM with 4GB of internal storage.

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Twitter for Android Updated with its iOS Counterpart’s Features

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It’s clearly obvious that apps on iOS are just a different ball game altogether when compared to their Android versions. Take the Facebook app as an example. Although it got an upgrade yesterday, it still doesn’t match the speed and features of its iOS version. Similarly, Twitter for Android has also received an upgrade, bringing it on par to its iOS sibling in terms of feature set. It brings features that iOS users are already used to, such as, Pull to Refresh, Swipe to Reveal, Tweet Details Page and much more.

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Facebook for Android 1.4 Released – Supports Places, Groups and Improved Notifications

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Although this rumor wasn’t looking like it could turn into reality but still, those who were looking for the launch of a Facebook phone would have realized that its not coming. But today in their live mobile media event, Facebook announced an update to their Facebook app for Android. This updated app has some new features such as places, groups and improved notifications. The update has gone live now and you can download it from Android Market.

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iPhone tops US smartphone sales but Android controls 44%

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New data from Canalys shows that iPhone was the best selling smartphone in the third quarter of 2010, controlling 26.2 percent of the market, but with the amount of phones now running Google’s Android, it represents a combined 43.6 percent.

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PlayStation Phone expected to launch early next year with Android 3.0

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A couple of months ago, many sites reported that Sony is planning to launch a PlayStation Phone on Android platform which will run games just like PSP. Yesterday, Engadget somehow managed to get their hands on a working prototype of the PlayStation Phone. This phone is expected to ship with Android 3.0 and it will have its own Sony Marketplace from where users would buy and download games. The company has not officially announced this device but it is expected that it will be released in the early part of 2011.

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Angry Birds for Android Crosses 2 Million Downloads

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Three days ago we reported that Angry Birds, the famous and highly addictive game for iOS 4, was made available to all Android users worldwide for no cost at all. Our guess was correct when we said that Angry Birds had been on the envy list of Android users for long, because after it’s free availability, Angry Birds has crossed 2 million downloads. And did we mention that a million copies were downloaded on the first day only! image

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Angry Bird Free for Android users

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Android users rejoice, Angry Birds is now available for your Android devices and it’s FREE! The game developer, Rovia, made it official today. Although the game is available only at GetJar at the moment, it will soon be available in the Android Market as well. Angry Birds has been on the list of favorites  for iPhone users and on the envy list for Android users for long. Now, the tables have turned since the iPhone users had to pay and the Android users can have it all for free.

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Opera Mobile Coming Soon to your Android Device

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Robin Wauters of TechCrunch was at the Opera Software’s global press day and reports that amongst other announcements, Opera has announced Opera Mobile for Android. Opera Mobile will be released in beta for the Android Market probably somewhere around next month.  On the other hand Opera Mini, which has been available for sometime now for Android devices, will also be updated.

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