Android has not only arrived, it is set to explode according to a new report. Global shipments of Android smartphones are set to grow by 900% by the end of the year, according to Strategy Analytics.
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T-Mobile boss Cole Brodman has said that the company expects to launch new Android handsets from three different manufacturers, later this year.
T-Mobile has started the process of pushing out the Cupcake update to users of the Android G1 phone in the UK. The updates will take place over the air and should not require the user to do anything.
HTC’s second Android handset is only just out, but the smartphone maker is showing no signs of slowing its Android assault. A third Android model, the HTC Hero, has been leaking its way across the web, and has just shown up in a fresh spy pic.
Metal Detector is an app for that rare breed of Android user who thinks that the T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream just isn’t quite geeky enough.
Cupcake – the version 1.5 update to the G1′s Android operating system, is nearly ready for download. Before you set about installing it though, you should be aware that not all apps will work properly with it.
The OpenMoko FreeRunner open-source mobile phone has had all development cancelled and OpenMoko has laid off 50% of its staff. The company plans to continue to work on a new project it has dubbed “Plan B”.
