Archive for the ‘Software Platforms’ Category

As expected T-Mobile has launched the Samsung Behold 2 Android device.
The Behold 2 features a 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash, and video recording, a 3.2-inch AMOLED display at HVGA resolution, Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth 2.1, and microSDHC expansion slot. The Behold II also features a variant of the TouchWiz UI common on its high-end lineup [...]

Opera has announced the free Beta version of Opera Mobile 10 for Windows Mobile devices.
The new beta features tabbed browsing support, the Opera Dragonfly page debugging tool and new adaptive zoom feature, kinetic scrolling and visual tab thumbnails for touch display based devices as well as virtual keyboard support.
The beta is now available from [...]

Amongst all of the uproar over a “silent update” that “fixed” the recently released Motorola Droid’s camera autofocus issues this morning, Android developer Dan Morrill has given an even simpler explanation for the seemingly rectified nature of the issue:
“There’s a rounding-error bug in the camera driver’s autofocus routine (which uses a timestamp) that causes autofocus [...]

Microsoft has opened a dedicated web portal for the recently launched Windows Marketplace for Mobile app store which allows for app purchases and will automatically synch desktop app purchases on the mobile client once opened on the device.
In related news, Microsoft has also announced changes to the developer portal including a new submission portal and [...]

The mobile placeholder page for the Flash plugin provided by Adobe has confirmed a 1H 2010 timeframe for the rollout of Flash support on the Palm Pre.
This follows previously announced plans for a public beta of the plugin last October, but no further details regarding the beta have been available since then.

The users over at XDA-Developers have successfully ported the recently introduced Google Maps with Navigation built into the Motorola Droid, with early reviews deeming it a success.
The process for installation is currently being streamlined to be made as simple as possible, with full GPS capabilities being supported.

Following up the launch of the Motorola DROID, Verizon has also launched the HTC DROID Eris.
As previously reported, the DROID Eris is functionally identical to the Sprint Hero with pricing set at $469.99 Retail/Month-to-Month, $269.99 after a new 1 year agreement and $199.99 after a 2 year, with the $100 mail-in rebate bringing the totals [...]

Verizon has launched the long-awaited Motorola DROID Android smart device after weeks of anticipation.
The complete featureset consists of the 3.7 inch WVGA resolution capacitive touch display, QWERTY keyboard, 550 MHz application processor, microSDHC expansion slot with included 16GB card, 5.0 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, autofocus and DVD resolution video recorder.
Secondary specifications include Bluetooth [...]

T-Mobile USA CTO Cole Brodman has confirmed that carrier billing will be coming soon for purchases made on the Android Market. While no timeframe has been set for the introduction of the service, this will allow customers the choice to bill purchases to their T-Mobile account instead of having to use a credit card [...]

This morning during a press event in Taiwan, HTC CEO Peter Chou once again confirmed US availability of the HTC HD2 Windows Mobile device, with the launch being made on a “major US carrier” in early 2010.
The device is expected to launch on T-Mobile according to a leaked internal employee slide first reported on last [...]