Prepare yourself for the future of Android-powered combat. Pictured to the right you’ll see the world’s first robot tank powered by an Android smartphone. According to the gadget’s creator, Tamlyn, all you need is an Android smartphone and an IOIO board which connects the phone to the tank via USB.
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Following severe outcry from HTC Desire owners, the company has come forward with an official Android Gingerbread update. The barebones update loses several HTC apps, the official Facebook app and almost all of the wallpapers. For those daring enough to proceed, HTC has advised the update is for “expert users” only.
So much tech news, so little time. In today’s US Update we cover the latest on the HTC Desire Gingerbread saga, look at Samsung Smart TV sales, unveil Apple’s new back-to-school promo, confirm the Motorola Pro UK release date, track down HP Pre 3 pre-order news and wrap up with the latest on Nokia’s first Windows Phone handset.
The HTC Desire will receive the highly-coveted Android Gingerbread update several months in the making. The catch: HTC will remove select apps from the release to meet the Desire’s storage criteria. Could this mean the HTC Desire will run vanilla Android Gingerbread?
In the past 48 hours HTC has sent Desire owners on a roller coaster of emotion. First the Android Gingerbread update is cancelled due to memory limitations and then a mere 24 hours later the company retracts the statement. In the latest development, HTC has clarified its position by saying, “to resolve the Desire’s memory issue and enable the upgrade to Gingerbread, we will cut select apps from the release”.
Which apps will be cut from the release? We’re not sure yet, HTC promises to offer a status update on the situation “starting next week”. So, on the plus side yes Gingerbread is coming to the HTC Desire in some shape or form, however, certain applications will not be included.
The Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) rollout to the Desire range could start as early as next month, courtesy of operator Three. So what will it add, and why’s it worth upgrading? Read on and all will be explained.
The successor to HTC’s best-selling Android smartphone is now available in the UK, SIM-free from Expansys. Priced at £409.99, the HTC Desire S is quite an attractive proposition. While it lacks the dual-core processing power of its competitors, it more than makes up in style. With a design carved from a single block of aluminum and an impressive spec sheet, we’ve been itching for a fix ever since our hands-on session at MWC.
As the week winds to a close, we’ve got another jam-pack morning of tech news to dish. In today’s US Update we reveal the winners of the MWC 2011 awards, shatter previous SSD benchmarks with the OCZ Vertex 3 Pro, reveal the Crysis 2 multiplayer demo release and so much more.
Legacy HTC Desire owners will get a taste of Android 2.3 Gingerbread in one or two months after the upcoming Desire S is released. That means that if you currently travel the mobile highway with a Desire, Desire HD or Desire Z, your future will certainly include the latest build.