Samsung working on an Android-powered handset for late 2009

January 26th, 2009 by Android Dev

We have received word that Samsung is working on their “Gphone” with the aim of second quarter next year for Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile. It is with heavy heart that we inform you guys that there are no leaked spy photos or renders of this handset….yet.

Samsung currently has 30 Linux …

Samsung Android smartphone coming Q2 2009 to Sprint & T-Mobile

January 26th, 2009 by Android Dev

Samsung are working on an Android-powered device, which will launch in Q2 2009 on Sprint and T-Mobile USA.  According to industry sources, the handset is a full-touchscreen device similar to the Samsung Omnia or Instinct; an unnamed spokesperson for the company has confirmed that the Android phone’s development was ramped up …

Android has free turn-by-turn navigation

January 26th, 2009 by Android Dev

Android now has fully audible real-time turn-by-turn navigation with an application called AndNav2. This one is now only a public Alpha, but due to all the experience gained in AndNav1 this version is actually in a really solid state. AndNav2 is free, for the time being anyway.

Unlike Garmin services there …

Huawei will release Android-powered handset in 2009

January 26th, 2009 by Android Dev

Huawei said that Australian telecommunications companies would be able to start selling their Chinese based Android-powered handsets by the third quarter of 2009 if they would like to. Huawei was one of the companies to enter the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) earlier this month announcing plans to bring an Android-powered …

Top ten applications in the Android market have been announced

January 26th, 2009 by Android Dev

The top ten applications in the Android Market have finally been figured out. With the Android market still in the early stages this is no grand achievement, but it really puts the most popular apps into perspective for us. For instance, we expected an award winning application to be …