Month: January, 2011

Google/Samsung Nexus S appears on Vodafone site (in Germany)

It looks like Samsung’s smart little Nexus S is about to follow the original Google Nexus One in being stocked on official contracts through Vodafone, thanks to a listing on the Vodafone Germany site… Read the rest

Samsung Galaxy Tab sales to users “quite small” in reality

It would appear that we have found the reason for the many rapid price cuts we’ve seen Samsung’s Galaxy Tab experience over the three months since its launch – the sell-through to members of the public has been “quite small”… Read the rest

Mysterious new dual-core LG Android phone spotted

Android-based blog Phandroid has been sent a photo of an unannounced future LG Android phone, which appears to feature an absolutely enormous screen that’s surely well over the 4″ mark and into HTC Desire HD territory… Read the rest

Three UK releases Android 2.2 update for its HTC Wildfire

If you fall within the HTC Wildfire / Three UK mobile phone ownership demographic today is going to be a memorable day – the network has just launched its Android 2.2 “FroYo” update for the little HTC Android phone… Read the rest

Another photo of HTC’s next Android phone – the HTC “Saga”

Not sure about the name, but the hardware looks OK. This photograph would appear to be the same as the one spotted being tested in the field and one of the mock-ups, showing a very simple and streamlined new HTC Android phone that’s rather reminiscent of the Nexus S… Read the rest

MORE STATS: Android took 22% of the tablet market in Q4 2010

As well as tearing into the lead in the smartphone space, Android is now gaining traction in the tablet world. Data from Strategy Analytics claims Android accounted for 22 percent of the 9.7 million tablet computers sold in the last quarter of 2010 – still quite a distance behind Apple’s 75% iPad stranglehold… Read the rest

Facebook joins the discount scene – Android app now supports Facebook Deals

Your official Android Facebook app ought to be updating itself right about now, with the new version (v1.5.1) including support for what Facebook is calling “Facebook Deals”… Read the rest

STATS: Android is now “the world’s leading smartphone platform”

It’s time for Google’s Android team to crack open a bottle of organic carbonated California apple juice, as the latest stats from market research outfit Canalys have Android as the number one smartphone platform around the world… Read the rest

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