Droid Incredible to get Android 2.2 Froyo OTA Update on 18th August?

by Scorpio on August 15, 2010
in Android

There is good news for all Droid Incredible fans. It has been revealed that Android 2.2 Froyo over-the-air update for Droid Incredible will start rolling out on Wednesday, 18th August. Mashable reports that Verizon Wireless users are already using Android 2.2 Froyo on their Droid Incredible so it is pretty obvious that it is time for the release of Android 2.2 Froyo for all Droid Incredible owners.

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Google’s Response to Lawsuit Filed by Oracle

by Scorpio on August 15, 2010
in Android, Google

Yesterday the big news hit the internet that Oracle and Google will be battling out a copyrights infringements battle in court over the supremacy of who owns the right to Java. Today, we’ve got a latest update in the clash of the titans saga. Google today has responded to the lawsuit commenced by Oracle and expressed its disappointment over the issue but urged that it will defend its stance in the court.

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Oracle Files a lawsuit against Google over Android and Java

by Scorpio on August 14, 2010
in Android, Google

Get ready for another season of drama as two software giants weigh their wings for yet another battle in the popular Java wars, as this time it is Orcale going head to head with Google. The former database giant Oracle yesterday announced in a press release that it will be filing a lawsuit against Google for infringing on copyrights and patents related to Java, which were already acquired by Oracle along with Sun Java Systems earlier this year.

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Sony Ericsson to launch Android 3.0 Gingerbread based Gaming Platform Smartphone

by Scorpio on August 12, 2010
in Android, Gadgets

When the world is curious about the latest version of Google’s smartphone operating system Android 2.2 and its new features, news from reliable sources are confirming something very hard to believe. Sony Ericsson, a company which has ventured deep into entertainment and casual cellphones instead of the more serious smartphones is now planning to revolutionize how gaming systems work on smartphones.

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The company, which has never released an Android 2 smartphone, is planning to launch a complete gaming platform for the next big version of Android, the Android 3.0. The important thing here is, they’re just not planning it but sources have identified that development work is already underway!

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Twitter to Launch Their Own Tweet Button

by Scorpio on August 12, 2010
in Social Networks

If you are familiar with StumbleUpon and TweetMeme, a service which lets users share web content directly from the webpage they are visiting itself and not logging in to any separate pages, then we’ve got good news for you. Twitter is introducing its own button feature which will allow users to post and share their favorite web pages or URLs directly to Twitter without using StumbleUpon or any other third party source like TweetMeme etc

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Adobe showed Flash 10.1 Running on Motorola Droid 2

by Scorpio on August 12, 2010
in Android, Internet

First, Adobe showed Flash 10.1 in action on Droid X and now they have shown it again on the new Motorola Droid 2. Flash 10.1 will be pre-installed in Motorola Droid 2 and Adobe even mentioned that Droid X, Droid Incredible, Samsung Galaxy S line and Motorola Milestone.

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Saudi Government Shuts Down Blackberry Services

by Scorpio on August 6, 2010
in Gadgets, Personal

Blackberry logoAs reported earlier, the government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as per their announcement today shut down BlackBerry messaging service effective immediately. All three of the carriers in Saudi Arabia have blocked the BlackBerry messaging service due to the issues which had a dispute raised between the Saudi government and the BlackBerry administration about access to private and encrypted information of BlackBerry users.

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More than 200,000 Android Devices Activated Every Day: Google

by Scorpio on August 6, 2010
in Android

android-22-froyo-logoWho says Android is not one of the leading operating systems for smartphones today? Google today revealed statistics showing that the company is activating more than 200,000 Android devices every day. The fact was uttered by Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who also said that this was after a rise of 40,000 since the month of June in 2010.

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Saudi Arabia to Ban BlackBerry Services This Friday

by Scorpio on August 4, 2010
in Gadgets

Blackberry logoBad news has struck both Research In Motion (RIM) and all BlackBerry users present in Saudi Arabia as the authorities there announced today that they would be blocking some of the BlackBerry services from this Friday. This decisions comes at the time when RIM is already having a hard time in the Middle East with several countries having an objection on the services provided by RIM.

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