LG Announces Android 2.2 Based Optimus One and Optimus Chic Smartphone

by Scorpio on July 6, 2010
in Android

LG, one of the few Korean multinational is today’s leading electronic product manufacturer. They have ventured into every domain of consumer electronics and now also taken the first steps in the world of smartphones. The company has launched an ambitious program for launching up to 20 Android phones in the year 2010.Following this goal, LG has today announced the release of two of its Android smartphones; LG Optimus Chic and LG Optimus One. Both the smartphones will be running Android 2.2 Froyo. The smartphone will be available in South Korea only, at least for a start.

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Flash Player 10.1 Beta for Android 2.2

by Haris on May 23, 2010
in Android, Tips and Tricks

adobe-flash-logoFlash Player 10.1 is available for public beta and all Android 2.2 (Froyo) users can get it on their devices and enjoy Flash content!

Many users, like me, thought Flash Player 10.1 would come pre-loaded with the Froyo update on the Nexus One, but to our surprise, this was not the case. First after installing the Froyo update, I quickly opened the browser to check for Flash, but there was no Flash Player Android installed.

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How to Install Android 2.2 on Nexus One

by Haris on May 23, 2010
in Android, Tips and Tricks

Google Nexus Unbox - 42Nexus One users with rooted devices have just been blessed with the manual update file of Android 2.2 FRF50 (Froyo).

If you don’t have a rooted phone, you can follow the tutorial given here to get the OTA Android 2.2 (FRF50) update for your phone. But in case, like mine, your Nexus One is rooted, keep reading below.

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Download Android 2.2 (Froyo) for Nexus One – Manual Update

by Haris on May 23, 2010
in Android

android-22-froyo-logoWe knew it would come sooner or later. Yes, the Android 2.2 (Froyo) manual update update for the Nexus One is finally here and is available for download!

Nexus One users who have rooted their device can now grab the manual Android 2.2 FRF50 update for their devices.

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Android 2.2 Hidden Feature: Trackball Colours

by Haris on May 22, 2010
in Android

google-nexus-one-thumbAndroid 2.2 (Froyo) is now available to most of the Nexus One users, ofcourse, except the users have rooted their N1 will have to wait for an officialFroyo dump for their devices to update.

This update comes with an interesting feature which was never highlighted at the Google I/O 2010, trackball colours! This feature was rumoured months ago to be included in the next Android update, and it really is, but was never mentioned anywhere by Google. Or may be, it’s only for the N1 trackball?

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Android 3.0 Screenshots, Gingerbread UI

by Haris on May 22, 2010
in Android

android-logoAndroid 2.2 release was an epic slap on Apple’s face, which was announced at the Google I/O 2010, two days ago. The update has already started rolling out to the Nexus One users, hence the advantage of owning a “Google Phone”.

In all the excitement for Froyo, we totally skip out something what Google showed us at the Google I/O. In the videos where google shows what they have in store for Android next, they revealed (probably) Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) UI, which looks like a refresh from what we have in Froyo and previous versions.

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Android 2.2 (Froyo) SDK Now Available!

by Haris on May 20, 2010
in Android, Google

A big day for Android developers today! Google has announced some long-wanted and really cool features at the Google I/O event. Android 2.2 and Google TV are the biggest announcements so far!

Android 2.2 (Froyo) SDK is now available to developers and start playing with all the awesome API’s and features announced today.

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Android 2.2 Froyo Features

by Haris on May 19, 2010
in Android, Google

android-logoIn the last few days, we have seen a number of leaks for the Android 2.2 Froyo update that is rumoured to release today at the Google I/O event which is about to start in an hour.

Android 2.2 will be blazing fast along with full Flash 10.1 support. Nexus One users are most likely to get the update first, before any of the other HTC or Motorola devices get them.

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