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Samsung Mobile has announced today that it has shipped more than 1 million of the Android 2.1-powered Galaxy S phones in the United States. The line’s popularity has increased drastically, with the AT&T and T-Mobile versions already in stores. The Sprint Epic 4G launches on Tuesday, followed by the Verizon and US Cellular versions, so we might see a couple more million of these devices being shipped soon.
Source:
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-mobile-ships-one-million-galaxy-s-devices-us
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Gigabyte Technology, a motherboard maker company from Taiwan, has been manufacturing its own brand, GSmart, on Windows Mobile operating devices. However, it was reported that they lost an estimated 9.3-12.5 million dollars in the handset business.
Gigabyte Communications, the subsidiary, has announced that they have changed from making GSmart branded Windows Mobile phones to ODM with Android as an additional operating system.
Though the U.S. may not be the place that we will see Gigabyte, we look forward to seeing what new products they might develop.
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There are reports that Verizon Wireless has started handling shipments of the Samsung Fascinate into their distribution warehouses. Previously, there were some speculation of a September launch, and this is further proven right with Verizon stating that the device will be aired around September 9th.
Sources:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/the-samsung-fascinate-to-be-released-sept-9th.html
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/08/26/rumor-verizon-fascinate-arrives-september-9th/
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/26/samsung-fascinate-launching-september-9th/
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Is the Motorola Quench XT5 set to be released soon? Specifications and an image of the Motorola Quench XT5 have appeared. The Quench XT5 will come with Android 2.1, have 256 MB RAM and 523 MB of ROM, FM radio and DivX playback ability. The processor speed is not known. The Motorola Quench XT5 is widely expected to hit Europe first.
Here are some of the specifications:
OS: Android 2.1 (Éclair)
Band/Modes: WCDMA 900/1900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE Class 12
Weight: 114 g
Dimensions: 56 x 114 x 13 mm
Display: 3.2″ 480×320 HVGA 262k
Battery: 1270 mAh
GSM Talktime: 8.2 hours
GSM Standby Time: 23.3 days
WCDMA Talktime: 6.4 hours
WCDMA Standby Time: 22.7 days
Others: FM radio, DivX video playback
Sources:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/leak-motorola-quench-xt5-specs-pix.html
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/25/specs-surface-for-the-motorola-quench-xt5/
http://www.androidcentral.com/motorola-quench-xt5-specs-revealed-no-quenching-thirst-froyo-though
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/08/25/motorola-brings-trackball-quench-xt5/
http://www.cellpassion.com/2010/08/24/motorola-quench-xt5-specs-pics/
http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/08/24/motorola-quench-xt5-diagrammed-specd/
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The Dell Aero is now available for sale at AT&T. Here are the specifications:
The only drawback for this device is that it is still running on Android 1.5 Cupcake.
Source:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/dell-aero-android-smartphone-is-now-available.html
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The Motorola Charm will drop in stores soon, debuting on August 25. This phone runs on Android 2.1 and has an updated version of MOTOBLUR. This is definitely geared toward the social users that text a great deal and keep up with social networks. It also ofers a full touch screen. A unique feature that sets the Charm from other handsets is that it offers a touch sensitive track pad that is on the back of the device.
Source:
http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/motorola-charm-specs-review-release-date/
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/moto-charm-charms-its-way-to-the-shelf.html
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Lenovo, a new manufacturer in the smartphone market, has sold 100,000 units in about a month. This is quite an achievement, considering the fact that the number of units sold is about the same number of iPhones sold when it was launched in China. Also, Lenovo is expecting to sell 1 million units by the end of the year.
Lenovo wants to make their smartphone popular in China first, before starting to sell it overseas. The smartphone market may be a major factor in saving their profits from declining. A year ago, Lenovo suffered a $16 million loss, but now it has reportedly gained $54 million.
Source:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/lenovo-sold-100000-lephone-units-in-june.html
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Chinavasion, one of the leading sellers of cheap Chinese electronics, says that they will soon have cheap phones running some of the smartphone OSes. These will include phones running Symbian OS, Android, and Windows CE.
The operating system that many of these cheap phones had in common was called Nucleus RTOS. Ms. Li states, “The Nucleus RTOS is a very capable OS but it doesn’t have the same potential that Windows, or Android or Symbian has. This could potentially be the most exciting development in the cheap mobile phone sector in years.”
She continues, “Cheap mobile buyers can now get a mobile offices for the price of a cheap China phone.”
It is unclear why this announcement comes now, as Symbian has been open-source and available since April 2009. Android has been around since the release of the G1 in October 2008.
Chinavasion currently has four Androids available: Robot (2.8 inch resistive screen, Android 1.5), Excalibur (3G, 3.2 inch screen, Android 2.1), Cyborg (3G, 3.2 inch resistive screen, Android 1.6), and Prodigy (Quadband GSM, 3G, 3.2 capacitive screen, Android 1.6).
Source:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/android-to-appear-on-cheap-smartphones-via-china.html
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There has been rumors that the next Android OS version after Gingerbread will be called Honeycomb. So far, Google has named every version as a dessert, mainly the Cupcake (1.5), Donut (1.6), Eclair (2.1), Froyo (2.2), and the upcoming Android 3.0 Gingerbread. Now, according to TechRadar, the new version will be called Honeycomb.
If these sources are legit, Honeycomb may be an incremental upgrade from Android 3.0 (Gingerbread), just like how Android 2.2 (Froyo) was to Android 2.1 (Eclair). This means that Android Honeycomb will probably be Android 3.1 or Android 3.2. Further details of this upgrade are still not known.
Android 3.0 Gingerbread, which is rumored as a tablet-friendly version, will be due out by early 2011 or sooner. Features are confirmed to include WebM video playback support and improved copy–paste functionalities.
Sources:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/19/android-honeycomb-next-up-after-gingerbread/
http://www.androidcentral.com/after-gingerbread-next-android-version-be-called-honeycomb
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After so much speculation, T-Mobile has finally announced the arrival of the G2 by sending a short press release to the media and updating their HSPA+ handset teaser site. Details about the G2 with Google are still incomplete but it is more than we had before.
The G2 is a successor to the G1 launched about two years ago. It will be a Google experience phone, implying that it will host a stock version of Android 2.2. Another thing we can expect from this device is that it will be manufactured by HTC. Perhaps we can see this device at the upcoming press conference, September 15th.
The device will house a Qualcomm MSM7230, which has the same Scorpion CPU as previously commercialized in the Snapdragon QSD8x50 chipset found in other HTC phones and it has a clock speed of 800 MHz to 1 GHz. T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network supports speeds up to 21 Mbps, and this device has a theoretical peak capability of 14.4 Mbps. The HSPA+ network will deliver 4G-like speeds to 185 million people this year.
Sources:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/official-the-g2-coming-soon-and-t-mobile-teases-everyone.html
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/18/official-t-mobile-g2-coming-as-first-hspa-device/
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-announces-g2-hspa-data-speeds
