The source code of Android 2.0 (Eclair) has been released by the Android team. Although the Android 2.0 phone Motorola DROID and the SDK have been around for a while, it is only now for Android team to release the source code. The Android hackers like Cyanogen should have started to hack on it.  And if you are interested to have it, you can go here.

Palm has just released the WebOS 1.3.1 update for the Pre owners. There is no “fix” for the broken iTunes sync yet but there is a list of improvement for the Pre owners: Yahoo! is now officially supported for Contact/Calender/IM. You can forward SMS/MMS from the messages. Widescreen videos now display in widescreen mode on the phone by default, instead of being cropped. If you tap to play a YouTube video embedded on a web [...]

Here is the rumour again, the world’s largest phone manufacturer, Nokia, is looking to buy into Palm, the owner of the Pre and Pixi. Palm’s stock price rose by 8% last Friday when the rumour hit the market.  However, both company declined to comment anything on the rumour. However, many of the analysts say the deal to be unlikely as it will be wiser for Nokia to just license the WebOS platform instead of buying [...]

The bloggers in China, has got their hands on the Dell Mini 3i, the OMS based smarphone from Dell and to be sold by China Mobile. OMS is a platform based on Android.  On the retail box, Dell is calling it the smallest Dell ever.  The Mini 3i comes with a capacitive touch screen that supports multi-touch and a special stylus that is designed for the capacitive touch screen. We have heard before that HTC [...]

HTC has just release the ROM upgrade of Magic for users in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.  This ROM comes with Sense and it will make the Magic phone functions like the Hero. The ROM is version 3.03.728.4.  And according the the site: “This ROM Upgrade for your HTC Magic will let you experience HTC SenseTM on your phone. HTC SenseTM lets you create a phone just right for you. You can customize your experience to be any [...]

Those of who have the marketplace in the Windows Mobile 6.5, or the official version in the Windows 6.1 and 6.0, you can now buy the apps on your PC by pointing your web to marketplace.windowsphone.com. Once you choose the apps you like, the apps will be delivered to your phone, wirelessly.  According to the Windows Mobile developers blog, the enhancement is to tackle anti-piracy issues and to be able to browse Marketplace on a [...]

The lucky UK people is now able to get the HTC HD2 for free is they sign an 18 months or 24 months contract with Vodafone. For a £35 per month of 18 months agreement, the Vodafone subscribers can bring the HD2 home without paying anything.  However, only 500Mb of data transfer per month is allowed. Windows Mobile and HTC HD2 fans, go and get it now if you are in UK.

Apple App Store is famous in their inconsistency, arbitrary and these have been annoying to many of the iPhone developers.  And this time, Facebook iPhone app developer, Joe Hewitt, shows his anger and states the “decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple’s policies“. He has handed over the development of the app to another developer and handed to something else. Well, this is not the first time for such kind [...]

The people at Engadget Mobile has their hands on the Palm Pixi already and they have published an official review. This small brother of Palm Pre comes with a slower processor, 2 megapixel camera, no wifi, smaller screen (320 x 400), and a different form factor. In general, the deciding factor will be mainly on the form factor as no is not much different from its big brother.  Price wise, it is about USD50 different. [...]

Palm is expanding its market by going to another country, this time, it is Mexico. According to Palm’s Mexico site, the Palm Pre will be landed at Telcel at 27th November.  At the moment, no price information is available. Congratulations, fellow Mexicans. For us in Asia, the wait continues. The official link is here.