Tagged ‘Android 2.1’

Google Translate for Android adds conversation modeA refresh of Google Translate for Android is upon us. After adding voice input and SMS translation since first launching in January 2010, Google is back at it again with a new feature – conversation mode. In addition to conversation mode, Translate for Android includes several other improvements such as better dropdown boxes and an improved input box.

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Android fragmentation done? 83 percent say yes!Tired of hearing about Android fragmentation? So are we. Google’s latest Android distribution numbers show that 83 percent of devices run Android 2.1 or higher — is this the end of Android fragmentation as we know it?

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The Dell Streak has a lot of fans among Electricpig readers and our Dell Streak review shows we were pretty smitten with it too. It’s good news then that a 7in Dell Streak follow-up will break cover imminently. We’ve known that Dell had a larger tablet in the works for a while as it popped up in leaked slides as the Dell Looking Glass but now Michael Dell has confirmed its existence by waving it around in public…

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The newly released Dell Streak Android 2.1 update for O2 customers looked like great news but it’s turned out to be a nightmare for many users. Furious forum visitors on both the O2 and Dell sites are reporting that the update has crippled their Dell Streak, removing features and making syncing impossible. Read on for some tech horror stories…

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The Dell Thunder, a more pocketable take on the Dell Streak, has been popped up online again. It showed up on a leaked Dell roadmap earlier this year but this time it’s in the form of an honest-to-goodness snap of the Android phone. If the size made you stop short of snapping up the Dell Streak, this slimmed down slate could be the one you’ve been waiting for…

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The HP Zeen: that’s the slightly alien named slapped on the latest tablet rumoured to be on the cards from the PC and printer making powerhouse. The word is it’s not packing Windows 7 like the enterprise-bound HP Slate or one of the first webOS tablets but an Android tablet paired with a printer called Zeus. Will this Olympian effort a godly offering or a mortal error?

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The Motorola Milestone XT720, the 8MP Android phone formerly known as the Motoroi, is now on unlocked from UK sites. If you’ve been itching to get your hands on the hefty Android 2.1 handset, you can slap down your cash now to get it SIM-free but you’ll need pretty deep pockets…

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Android 2.2 Nexus OneThe  wait for Android 2.2 Froyo is nearly over for UK Nexus One owners. If you snapped up the Google-built blower, Android 2.2 Froyo should be winging its way to you as an over-the-air update imminently. But if you’re packing another Android handset like the HTC Desire, you’ll have to wait a while longer and gnash your teeth as we recap the Android 2.2 features after the break…

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