You were probably not interested in round 1 of the ADC2 because of quality and number of applications in Android market.  However, round 1 of the challenge has ended and Google has shortlisted the top 200 applications for round 2. So yo can be sure that the shortlisted apps are good quality apps that are worth trying.  So why not pick up your phone, download the apps and try them out.  And at the same [...]

The Liquid, Acer’s first attempt of an Android device, has started to get reviews from the reviewers. What we know so far are: It will be clocked down at 768Mhz. It a 800×480 capacitive touch screen. It runs Android 1.6 (Donut). It has minimum modification to the look and feel of the Android OS. It adds some social networking capability like Facebook and Flickr integration. It adds media capabilities. It uses Roadsync for Exchange sync. [...]

It is official now, Sony Ericsson has officially announced the long awaited Rachael.  It was previous known as Xperia X3, but it is officially called X10 now. The official hardware specs is impressive even though we already had some tips before: 480 x 854 screen resolution. 1Gb internal memory, with micro SD card slot for up to 16Gb expansion. 8.1 mega pixel camera, with auto focus, face recognition, smile detection, Geo tagging Wifi, bluetooth, aGPS [...]

Mobiletechworld is showing a presentation slide of Acer‘s first attempt for Android, the Liquid, which is powered by a Snapdragon CPU and clocked only at 768Mhz. It is strength for Acer to do so unless they want to distinguish it from the recently launched neoTouch or they are having issues with the battery life.  Well, Acer, we are going to be very disappointed if you decided to do so.  We want a 1Ghz Android phone.  [...]

Something for the Android to celebrate again, Samsung had just launched the Moment Android in Sprint, US, for a price of USD179.99. Samsung Moment is has a big 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Features of the Moment phone include a 3.2-megapixel digital camera, Stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi  connectivity, and a microSD memory expansion slot that supports up to 16GB. Well, if you do not like Motorola Droid and think the specs of Moment [...]

The GSM version of Motorola DROID is going to Germany with the name Motorola MILESTONE.  The German O2 web site has leaked the photos as well as the price.  It will be sold for 404.20 EURO.  And it will be available from 9th of November. Motorola DROID, come quickly to Asia and I am sure you will be selling like hot cake.  Just look at HTC Hero. (Update 3 November) Apparently the MILESTONE has better [...]

Just a couple of days to go before Sony Ericsson announces the Rachael (Xperia X3 / X10?), there is another video released to show off the media capability of the phone.  We are actually happy to see Sony Ericsson is actually addressing the lacking of media capability in Android.  The phone is having the same screen resolution as Motorola Droid, which is 854×480.  And it sounds like a good first entry to Android world from [...]

Yes, here it is.  Engadget has a unit and the review has been published. The verdict?  It is an excellent smartphone and will be attractive to many modern users.  However, some parts of the phone are still pretty rough.  When comparing to iPhone, it is a phone that can compete with it.  There are many features of it which are much better than iPhone, like messaging, email and customization.  However, it still has a long [...]

Starhub and M1 have started to sell the HTC Tattoo.  Both operators are offering the phone in the retails as well as online shop. The price? Starhub: SGD 198 if you subscribe a 2 year high end plan.  But it will cost you SGD498 for a SGD20 plan and SGD398 for a SGD25 plan. There is an additional SGD100 off if you subscribe a data plan. M1: SGD198 for a low plan (SGD25) or take [...]

Wow!  Before the first Android 2.0 based phone, like Motorola Droid, hits the market, somebody has got it working on the first Android device, the HTC Dream (G1).  From the video, it still looks a bit rough and not fully optimized yet, but it is working.  With helps from the hacker community and the code released by Google, I am sure it will rock in a short time. Enjoy the video!