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Android Os For Laptops

Android is one of the best things that happened to the mobile technology in these past few years and it’s spreading like a wildfire ( not a HTC Wildfire mind you ). The operating system’s great success is largely based on the fact that even the smaller companies can migrate to the mobile sector without having to devote huge amounts of resources to customizing and developing an operating system for their smartphones, yet this trend moved on even to the laptop and net-book market which has been seeing more and more Android in its diet.

The Android OS for laptops isn’t something so new and unheard of lately. We’ve been getting more and more of those little monsters and you know what – it’s all good. There are a number of good elements to this as Android as an operating system is highly secure thanks to its close relation to Linux and considering that it was developed for the smartphone market, it’s lightweight. By this I mean obviously the print it leaves on your resource monitor. Whereas Microsoft’s Windows, even the Starter version mind you  is quite the resource hog, Android OS does quite well in dealing with limited resources.

Android Os For Laptops

Android Os For Laptops

As such, Android OS for laptops is good from the point of view of resource management, yet considering that its Linux based, it’s also free. This obviously means lower final cost of the device you think of purchasing. Let’s be honest that no matter how cool a new device is, you might wish to stop and think about the financial investment you are going to make in the short to near future. Among the first devices to showcase this trend is Toshiba AC100 which came with Android 2.1 Éclair, NVIDIA’s Tegra 250 CPU, 512 MB of RAM DDR2 clocked at 333 MHz and 10.1 inch display with LED back light.

Android Os For Laptops

Android Os For Laptops

Now think that this isn’t awesome power by any means, but thanks to the low resource requirements of Android you can get up to 8 hours of usage out of this ultra portable device. Sound investment? I’d say so. Thinking that you get access to the cloud as well, I would drop some cash in that direction. Combine this with an Android OS powered smartphone and you’ve got yourself a deal breaker. Stay tuned for more on this!1

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May 7th, 2011 androidencyclopedia

Posted in Android OS

Android Phone And Sprint

The year kicked off with some great conventions which showcased some of the best devices in the field and all the carriers were battling for the number one spot of being “Best in Show”. This was highly important especially as AT&T made the slow but steady shift towards the Android powered smartphones as it lost the exclusivity on iPhone 4 which is now available on Verizon Wireless as well. T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon were all keen on fighting for the top dog position, yet Sprint had a slow start if anything. Despite that, the carrier worked hard and we might expect some cool new devices to hit the market.

Sprint’s first big Android phone announcement was Kyocera Echo. This dual-screen Android smartphone on Sprint comes with an industry first – as the name says it, it comes with two displays. The device was first announced way back in February, but was the first real step in the right direction coming from the carrier. The Android phone and Sprint combo went on with a series of cool new announcements at CTIA a while back. This was again a nice showcase of what the carrier is bringing to the table.

Android Phone And Sprint

Android Phone And Sprint

Sprint managed to bag Samsung Nexus S a while back ( or Google Nexus S if that drives your fancy ) and CTIA brought an impressive lineup to the carrier. As such we had the first announcements regarding the HTC Evo View ( that’s the HTC Flyer Android tablet ), HTC Evo 3D and HTC Evo 4G. These new devices helped the carrier to gain some respect in my book. After the slow start at the beginning of the year, with no new announcements from them, this really helped the carrier along in the race between carriers in the US.

Android Phone And Sprint

Android Phone And Sprint

With such an impressive lineup incoming our way the Android Phone and Sprint combination looks promising not only for subscribers of the network but for those of you thinking about picking up any of these new devices from them. The Kyocera Echo, which is a Sprint exclusive, can be purchased for $199 on a 2 year contract, with pricing not yet known for the HTC attack. You can expect those devices to hit the market sometime this summer according to Sprint. Stay tuned for more !1

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May 6th, 2011 androidencyclopedia

Posted in Android Phone

Android 2.1 Htc Hero

HTC’s Hero was probably one of the most appreciated devices in my view, mainly because represented some of the first steps the manufacturer was doing towards this new market. Nowadays, HTC is probably one of the largest Android smartphone manufacturer’s out there and this was showed by the build quality of their devices, the raw power their newest models pack and obviously the sleek and stylish design etiquette they have when approaching each new device.  HTC Hero has been around for quite a long period now, so I decided to give it a quick look, considering the great services it brought us the everyday user.

The reason I’m talking about the Android 2.1 update for HTC Hero, although it’s been almost a year since HTC first announced the release of the update, was mainly because of the most recent news on XDA Developers. There, a group of enthusiasts ( as they always are that and god bless their little hearts for that :P ) is working on developing a custom ROM based on Cyanogen Mod. This would bring Gingerbread to the old HTC Hero.

Android 2.1 Htc Hero

Android 2.1 Htc Hero

Android 2.1 for HTC Hero saw the light of day thanks to HTC last year in May if my memory is not acting up on me. This was received very well by both users and the press as this showed that HTC didn’t gave up on the Hero. A few months back I saw the first news of people working on a set of custom ROMs for the HTC Hero which would bring Android 2.3.2 Gingerbread to Hero. Bye bye Android 2.1 Éclair and say hello to Gingerbread. THIS is the thread that contains all what you would need to set your HTC Hero up with the Gingerbread goodness.

Android 2.1 Htc Hero

Android 2.1 Htc Hero

The thread contains not only how to set it up and what will take place exactly when setting up the device with Google’s latest version of Android OS. Note that there is always the risk of bricking your phone, so note that you always do this at your own risk, so make sure to pay attention and don’t start doing this unless you’re sure. But believe me, there are butterflies and there is cake once your Android 2.1 for HTC Hero turns slowly into Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the HTC Hero. Stay tuned for more!1

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May 5th, 2011 androidencyclopedia

Posted in Android 2.1, HTC Hero

HTC Flyer available for pre-order at Best Buy

HTC’s Flyer is the first tablet the manufacturer is releasing on the market and represents the first step the company is taking into this highly competitive sector. A while back we had the first few looks at some rumors regarding this, being only the first step HTC is taking on the tablet market. It seems that an 8.9 inch as well as a 10.1 inch version are to follow HTC Flyer later this year, but let’s focus on the task at hand which is HTC Flyer being available for a pre-order at Best Buy.

The device is still not really up for grabs just yet, but you can pre-order yours at Best Buy with the price tag being set at $499 for the unit. For this sum you will get HTC Flyer with its 7 inch display, that has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. Still staying on the hardcore specs side, Flyer will also come with a 1.5 GHz single core processor along with 1 GB of RAM to help it power trough Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread with the company announcing that it will receive an update to Android 3.0 Honeycomb after its launch.

HTC Flyer available for pre-order at Best Buy

HTC Flyer available for pre-order at Best Buy

HTC’s Flyer will be shipping for $499 for the 16 GB version of the tablet, but you do get a micro SD card slot so you can add another 32 GB of storage to it. On the multimedia aspect of things, Flyer will come with 2 cameras, with a 5 megapixels shooter on the rear of the device and a 1.3 megapixels camera on the front. The device manages to stand out from the crowd thanks to its uni-body design along with some pretty cool elements added to the tablet. The most notable of such features that HTC Flyer comes with is the stylus which will allow you to use the tablet as a small notebook or a drawing tablet.

HTC Flyer available for pre-order at Best Buy

HTC Flyer available for pre-order at Best Buy

All in all, the tablet stands out from the crowd but considering the ridiculously low price tag the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is shipping with and the higher rated specs, I feel that HTC will have to drop the price tag. I think we’ll just have to wait and see as pre-orders are starting with the 25th of April. Stay tuned for more!1

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April 29th, 2011 androidencyclopedia

Posted in HTC Flyer

Android gets drafted for the US Army

That’s right folks, our favorite platform will be helping the US Army out in the near future. The platform was chosen by the US Army in order to power their smartphone which will be hitting the troops in a while. This was made as an effort to help the soldiers on the battlefield to stay connected at all times and to be honest, Android seems like a pretty solid choice for the task. The Google’s Android platform has already seen itself modified into a version for the Army which has been developing a prototype named at the time the “Joint Battle Command-Platform”.

Obviously there are some issues which I’m concerned with and the most important one is the fact that – is Android secure enough to serve in a military environment? I know that the operating system recently won an award as being the most secure operating system out on the market, yet that was received after the platform received some severe blows from some malware which sneaked its way to the Android Market. Obviously there are tons of modifications which will be taken in order to fix any such exploits, yet my question remains – is a commercial software out on the market really going to cut the high standards required for the military service?

Android gets drafted for the US Army

Android gets drafted for the US Army

The other issue which I would like to raise is obviously connected to the smartphone you will be handing out to your troops. I would have some issues when thinking at a HTC Desire S in the hands of a soldier accustomed to the military grade equipment and I think that the durability is probably one of the largest issues at hand. Sure there are some pretty rugged smartphones out on the market, but my question remains – will those suffice in a combat scenario? Is your average Motorola Defy or Casio G’zOne Commando going to be enough for the requirements of a battlefield?

Android gets drafted for the US Army

Android gets drafted for the US Army

I guess it’s really too soon to tell as this has just been recently announced, yet my concerns are valid I feel. The best thing in this direction is to wait it out and maybe we’ll take a few looks at something custom made for the Army. Stay tuned for more!1

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April 29th, 2011 androidencyclopedia

Posted in Android News
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