Sony Ericsson X10 is getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread

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Is Sony Ericsson trying to be like Samsung? Updating 2009-2011 Android phones to the latest version of Android.

This really a good news for SE X10 users, you're getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread! Sony Ericsson previously reported that they will no longer provide updates for X10 and other X-series SE Android phones and now we can see a video proving that X10 is getting Gingerbread.

The X10 is one of the first Android phones with 1Ghz CPU 'Snapdragon'. It is one of the fastest smartphone with 8MP pixel camera too. Personally I thought this phone is bound to the graveyard but with the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update a new life is given to this nice phone.

Sony Ericsson's Facebook inside Xperia functionality is also added to the upgrade like to those of 2011 SE Droid phones e.g Arc, Play, Neo.

If this update is due this quarter surely X10 in the phone shelf will be sold like pancakes!

Source: YouMobile video by Sony Ericsson

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Xperia Arc and Play starts getting Gingerbread update

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Good news to Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Xperia Play users, currently the European versions are getting Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update for their phones. Most likely Asia and US will soon get the said update.


Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc - Xperia Play Gingerbread update features:

• HD Video recording performance (Xperia arc) 
• Battery performance
• General software stability
• Wi-Fi stability
• Touch responsiveness

Another new feature for the Xperia is the 'Facebook Inside Xperia', an integrated Facebook app for the Xperias. It can also work with the current Android Facebook App. For more details check this video.

Good deal: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Unlocked GSM Smartphone with 8 MP Camera, Android OS, Touch Screen, Wi-Fi and gps navigation--International Version with No Warranty (Black)

Sony Ericsson R800IEUBLK Xperia PLAY PlayStation Certified Android Smartphone with 5MP Camera, Touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - Unlocked Phone - International Warranty - Black
Source: Sony Ericsson

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BBC Official Android app - free download of the day

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BBC has just released their News official app for Android devices. The App has many features including quick access to BBC’s top stories complete with pictures and videos. It allows you to personalize the homescreen according to your interests.The app has also option to share stories on Facebook.

Features of BBC App for Android:

• Simple design with scroll functionality to enable efficient browsing
• Tap to reveal full-screen article and in-story video
• On a story page, swipe sideways to read the next story
• Sharing tools to post stories to a range of social networks, or email / SMS to a friend
• Latest and breaking news ticker
• An ‘Edit’ menu, allowing you to personalise the homescreen by adding and removing news categories to suit your preferences
• Live streaming of the BBC News channel for Android 2.2 devices running Flash
• Settings to allow the app to automatically update in the background
• Font controls to increase or decrease the story text size to suit you
• Full range of News categories: Top stories, World, UK, Sport, Technology, Entertainment & Arts, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Business, Politics, Health, Education, Science & Environment, Features & analysis, Also in the news

Download: BBC Android App

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Android 3.1 Honeycomb launced at Google I/O

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Today at Google I/O - Google officially launched the Android 3.1 Honeycomb, an incremental update for the first Android OS for Tablet, the Android 3.0. Currently the first tablet to get an update is the VZW Motorola XOOM, and other OEM will follow the said update.

Here are the added features of the Android 3.1 Honeycomb.

• Open Accessory API. This new API provides a way for Android applications to integrate and interact with a wide range of accessories such as musical equipment, exercise equipment, robotics systems, and many others.
• USB host API. On devices that support USB host mode, applications can now manage connected USB peripherals such as audio devices. input devices, communications devices, and more.
• Input from mice, joysticks, and gamepads. Android 3.1 extends the input event system to support a variety of new input sources and motion events such as from mice, trackballs, joysticks, gamepads, and others.
• Resizable Home screen widgets. Developers can now create Home screen widgets that are resizeable horizontally, vertically, or both.
• Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) Applications can now receive notifications when external cameras are attached and removed, manage files and storage on those devices, and transfer files and metadata to and from them.
• Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) API for audio. Developers can directly manage on-demand or interactive data streaming to enable VOIP, push-to-talk, conferencing, and audio streaming.

Source: Android Dev Blog via PinoyAndroid News

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Smart launches ZTE V9 Android Tablet

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SMART Communications Philippines - recently launched the ZTE V9 Tablet. This Tablet is a midrange tablet powered by Android 2.2 Froyo. The display is 7inches at 800x400 pixels resolution. Which you can find in most of the tablet today.

Like other tablet counter part, it has also Bluetooth, WiFi, USB and most of all it has 3G support for SMS and Voice call. Since it is SMART's Tablet, it uses the SmartBro network.

The internal storage is 512MB and expandable up-to 32 GIG via a microSD. I have no details about its processor and its speed but ZTE's V11 another variant of this slate is powered by a 1.2 Ghz processor, so its either this tablet has 1.2Ghz processor or has a processor at around 800Mhz.

Smart ZTE V9 Android Tablet price tag is Php 12,975.00. This is a mid-range tablet and not comparable to XOOM, Galaxy Tab or Apple's iPad. All in all the spec is pretty decent for its price.

With this kind of Tablet hitting the market, more people will likely to invest more on tablets than high-end smartphones. Tablets are the craze gadget today and with this price its worth it.

via: PinoyDROID

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HTC Salsa and HTC ChaCha – the social network phones

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HTC Salsa and HTC ChaCha – the social network phones

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Android 2.2 "Froyo" is coming to Google Nexus One

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With Google's flagship smartphone N1 or Nexus one will have the first taste of Froyo the latest Android Operating system. According to HTC spokeperson, that some of the supported devices will include the HTC Droid Incredible, HTC Desire, HTC Evo 4G, and T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide.

HTC will release a full list of phones and availability dates closer to launch but that it hopes to have all updates released by the second half of the year accoring to cnet. While T-Mobile G1 the first Android phone from HTC will not get the upgrade due to low Flash Memory.

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Flash 10.1 for Android beta unveiled

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Abobe is pushing out of its Flash 10.1 playeralongside with Google's own beta for Android 2.2 "Froyo". By June we might see the full release. It will be available as a Marketplace download.

Adobe is trying to work with OEMs to possibly preload it on the devices so that will come by default.

With Android 2.1 "Eclair", Why not 2.1?

There are API changes in the OS that Flash is dependent on, and if we're able to find alternatives, then certainly we'd look to support Eclair as well. At this point, the APIs we need are only in Froyo. A good example is outside of the browser, our Air team have been working with Eclair and think they can continue to support a significant chunk of Air SDK. The Air SDK should be usable on an Eclair platform.

The Minimum requirement of Flash 10.1 for non Android devices:

CPU: 600Mhz +
RAM: 64MB for browser "allocated"

Impressions: Adobe Flash 10.1 Player beta on Nexus One with Android 2.2 OS Froyo

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