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Google has updated theirGoogle Search application for Froyo and later devices. Well, this does exclude Ice Cream Sandwich since Ice Cream Sandwich has already had much of the features in this search application. It adopts the style and features from Ice Cream Sandwich’s implementation but Google gives us a convenient run down of what’s actually [...]

The Android platform versions distributions chart is always an interesting update to take a look at. For the two weeks ending on January 3rd, 2012, Gingerbread found itself sitting at 55% of the share with Froyo at 30%. Last month, Gingerbread had 50.6% and Froyo had 35.3%. There’s a direct correlation here but we’re not [...]

Our friends at Elocity have announced the new A7+ tablet, a 7 inch version of their Android tablet that adds a lot of power to an already respectable model. This version sports a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, the same chip many other Android tablets have used as of late. We’ve also got 512MB of RAM, [...]

Back at Google I/O, when Google Videos was still known as Google Movies, the video rental service was announced for Android device running OS version 2.2 or higher. Videos made its way to Honeycomb tablets but has been missing from smartphones. A new update available in the Android Market changes all that. Froyo and Gingerbread [...]

If the Samsung Galaxy S family had a red-headed stepchild, Verizon’s Continuum would win the honors. The phone’s unique secondary ticker display didn’t make as big a splash as Samsung might have hoped, relegating the Continuum to the back of our minds. It’s Android 2.1 software isn’t helping much either. Now, a leak of a [...]

Remember a while back when we got our first glance at an updated, prettier and seemingly more useful Android market application? There were rumors that it’d be coming shortly after its leak, but those beliefs have since waned. Fortunately, it was definitely real and it’s finally here. This version of the Android market introduces channels [...]

Cincinnati Bell didn’t wait around for Motorola to issue their OEM upgrade to Android 2.2 for the Milestone XT720. Instead they have released their own ROM for installation on the device, and in an unprecedented move for a carrier they have included the tools you will need to root your freshly updated handset. In fact, [...]

Android-loving consumers have learned all too well that promises of firmware upgrades should be taken with a grain of salt. Way back in November of 2010, T-Mobile UK promised a Froyo 2.2 upgrade to the Motorola Defy by Q2 2011. Well they may be a few days late, but it looks like T-Mobile UK will [...]

Barnes & Noble has just issued a major upgrade to the NOOKcolor with version 1.2. It brings a lot of good stuff – such as the NOOK Apps store, NOOK Books and enhanced social networking features – but the highlight of the upgrade is the new version of Android – 2.2. It’s no Gingerbread, but [...]

Conversations a-buzzin’ in the Samsung Fascinate section of AndroidForums.com – some folks are apparently having their brand new Froyo update fail on them. Thankfully one of our helpful members – Grahxen – has identified the problem and has come up with a fix. If you’re one of the unlucky few receiving this error – “UPDATE [...]