YouTube stand-alone app supports Android 2.2 only
Google has unveiled several apps for Android over the last months like Maps, Search, and Gmail. The company is now set to launch a new stand-alone app for YouTube . There is a bit of a catch for users of anything but the latest version of Android though
Samsung Captivate receives unofficial Froyo, available now for rooted devices
If you own the AT&T locked Galaxy S device known as the Captivate then you can now get the 2.2 Froyo software, unofficially. The persistent people over at xda-developer forums have made build UCJI6 Captivate ready
Verizon Releasing Star Wars App Pack Next Week
The Motorola R2-D2 Droid 2 was released just yesterday, but it looks like all of those Star Wars fans that weren’t able to get their hands on it aren’t being left completely in the dark.
Fennec 2.0 Android Firefox Browser becomes 4.0 to keep pace with Desktop browser
Fennec, the codename for the Firefox browser on Android devices has had it’s named changed from Fennec 2.0 to Fennec 4.0 to keep it more in line with the Desktop version of the browser. Currently in alpha, it is still being updated nightly and the “web rendering engines used in both browsers are the same.” Upon release, Fennec will be named “Firefox 4 for Android and Nokia N900.” The simple name change will prevent the potential confusion Mozilla marketing will face when people may be confused why the mobile version is only 2.x, but the desktop version is 4.x.
Galaxy Tab making Nov 1st UK debut says Samsung
Samsung has announced that their Galaxy Tab Android 2.2 slate will arrive in the UK on November 1st, later than the original timescale which saw them promising to deliver the 7-inch slate sometime in September 2010. The company is yet to confirm pricing, but has said that the Galaxy Tab will be available “on a range of attractive price packages” which suggests both subsidized and SIM-free deals. As for where you can buy it, Samsung has partnered with the Carphone Warehouse, Dixons Store Group and T-Mobile, as well as other online and high street retailers and carriers.
disgo budget Android Tablet 6000 runs Eclair
£180 burning a hole in your pocket and a desire for a 7-inch Android tablet?
Samsung Continuum for Verizon gets in-wild play
Leaked details of a new Samsung Galaxy S family phone, the Verizon Continuum, have emerged, and it’s a curious development from the carrier’s existing Samsung Fascinate. The Continuum SCH-i400 has twin touchscreens on its front – one regular panel that Android Central believe to be Super AMOLED, and a smaller, narrow OLED touchscreen at the bottom known as the “Ticker”. That Ticker can be used for news, weather, RSS or other alerts, phone notifications, time/date and as shortcut controls; it’ll also work as a media playback control bar, and show new Facebook updates.
HTC Merge/Lexikon User Guide hits the web
The upcoming HTC Merge/Lexikon’s user guide has hit the web, bringing with it a lot of previously unconfirmed details. We now know that the phone, as expected, has global radios, Android 2.2, and a slide-out keyboard
SwiftKey dominates Android’s paid downloads, reigning in as top keyboard
Swiftkey, the insanely popular artificial keyboard in the beta stage of development, has now been the top paid app in the Android Market for a week and counting. If you do not know what SwiftKey is, it is an artificial keyboard that learns your writing style and habits and uses them to be the most productive and efficient typing keyboard on the Android platform. Not only will it complete words for you, making typing even easier it will also complete full – commonly used – sentences further streamlining your typing experience.
Android’s appeal is growing, Apple’s declining, claims recent market survey
ChangeWave, a market data company has conducted another survey questioning current and potentially future smartphones owners on their plans to purchase a device. The survey which was conducted for the 3-month period spanning June to September unsurprisingly shows Android’s appeal to have grown 7%. Meanwhile, Apple’s has dropped by about 12%