Tag: eclair
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Android Jelly Bean overtakes Ice Cream Sandwich usage for the first time
Google has released its monthly Android user statistics and for the first time since its release, the latest version of the Google OS, Jelly Bean, has taken over Ice Cream Sandwich in terms of overall users. It helps that Jelly Bean has been the most sought after update for most manufacturers and networks, but Android’s…
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Sky News App for Android Updated – Filter Relevant Content & Contribute with Photo & Video Uploading
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The informative Sky News app for Android devices has been given an overhaul, with a stylish visual revamp and of particular interest to us gadget fans – an all new dedicated technology news section. The tabs and swipe interface means that news relevant to us can be quickly and easily obtained with a movement of…
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Sky News App for Android Updated – Filter Relevant Content & Contribute with Photo & Video Uploading
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The informative Sky News app for Android devices has been given an overhaul, with a stylish visual revamp and of particular interest to us gadget fans – an all new dedicated technology news section. The tabs and swipe interface means that news relevant to us can be quickly and easily obtained with a movement of…
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Xperia X10 Gets a Piece of the Ice Cream Sandwich
Sony Ericsson were struggling for ideas when they decided to jump on the Android bandwagon, but their first attempt was kind of disappointing. The X10 was released when Android 2.2 Froyo was starting to take over from Android 2.1 Eclair. Even though Froyo was predominantly the most used version of Android at that point in…
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The SDK ports continue as Ice Cream Sandwich hits the Xperia X10
So as we move closer to the release of the Galaxy Nexus and the Holy Grail for Android developers, – the Ice Cream Sandwich source code – developers remain hard at work with the small piece of ICS, including the software developer kit (SDK). The latest in the list of handsets getting some chilly Ice Cream…
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Gadget HELP! – Android handsets and how to fix a Forgotten Pattern Lock
We at The Gadget Helpline get hundreds of calls a week from frustrated customers looking for support and help with their Gadgets and electronic goods, so we thought we would share some of our help to the world. By far one of our most requested queries at the Gadget Helpline is when a customer has…
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Google Android’s sweet new name to be “Jelly Bean”?
The fruity new name for Google’s next mobile operating software has supposedly leaked online, with rumour suggesting the next Android (4.1/5.0?) will be titled – “Jelly Bean”. It’s clearly the most ridiculous yet, and follows some seriously silly and sickly sweet names such as “Eclair” (2.1) “Froyo” (2.2) (We had to Google it!) and…
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Android Ice Cream Sandwich images Leaked?
Google’s latest version of its Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich is one of the most sought after bits of software coming in the next few months, and man don’t we want to see, hear, and touch anything that is lightly relating to the secretive OS release. The good news is that the people over…
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A Look At The Life of Android – Many More Sugary Treats to Come
Android started off life the same to mobile phones as Linux was to desktop PCs; an underdog, the thing that no-one thought would take off. It was cupcake or éclair, a donut and some froyo. No, what Android was, was the future of Smartphones! It has been in the oven for a few years now,…
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The Android Setup: Music Fans
The Android Smartphone operating system is a nerd’s delight with so many features, apps, widgets and websites to access at your fingertips it’s sometimes hard to get the device set up exactly how you want it. Well we at the Gadget Helpline are here to help with “The Android Setup”, and this week we are…
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The Android Setup: Movie and Film Fans
The Android Smartphone operating system is a nerd’s delight with so many features, apps, widgets and websites to access at your fingertips it’s sometimes hard to get the device set up exactly how you want it. Well we at the Gadget Helpline are here to help with “The Android Setup”, and this week we are…
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XPERIA X10 to get Android 2.3 this summer!
Yes you did just read that correctly, after Sony Ericsson originally said that it had no plans to issue any more updates to the X10 after Éclair (2.1), they’re going to update to 2.3 shortly after 2.2. Sony Ericsson has now said on its blog page that the company plans to bring the Gingerbread update…