Ever wonder why applications running on Android handset don’t seem to running faster than those running on iPhone even the CPU used in the handset is much faster than the one used in iPhone?  That is because Android is using a virtual machine called Dalvik to run the Android applications.  It is similar to Java on desktop and some of the mobile phones.  Basically it is a software layer in the phone to provide an [...]

I expected this but not so soon.  The hackers don’t sleep, do they?  Just shortly after HTC demoed the HTC Desire with Android 2.1 and Sense, it is quickly ported to Google Nexus One and shown off to the world. The fast port could due to the fact that the hardwares of Nexus One and Desire are very similar.  The moder from Modaco is able to load the ROM extracted from HTC Desire to Nexus [...]

During a keynote speech at Mobile World Congress by Google CEO Eric Schmidt, there are about 60,000 Android being shipped daily. This is a huge number.  If we do the calculation, there are about 22 millions per year.  And this number is growing rapidly at the moment.  Started from end of 2007 when Android is first announced, the Android is surely gaining momentum in the market. It will be interesting to know how this number [...]

Google has admitted its problem of giving support over the phone to Nexus One users and promised to fix it.  And here is the solution from them. Apparently Google has setup a phone support centre for Nexus One at 888-48-NEXUS (63987). Open daily from 7:00 am EST to 10:00 pm EST.  You can call the number to check on your existing order and status.  For the Nexus One owners, call the number for technical support.  An unnamed Google [...]

While we are still waiting for Google to release the next version of Android – Froyo, Brian Swetland, Android’s Kernel guru who works for the big G, has mentioned that the version of Froyo will be called Gingerbread. Brian has just dropped the following on the LWN.net boards: We maintain a set of patches on top of Linux, which we periodically rebase to the latest released Linux kernel. We’ve been doing this roughly every other [...]

Google just launched Buzz – a social networking tool with just about anything you can think of – status, share photos, share locations, etc. Buzz is built into Gmail, some of you may have seen it in your Gmail already.  And it is available for mobile users as well.  Go to buzz.google.com, and you’ll be taken to a Web app that lets you see and create Buzz messages. You can see messages from people you “follow” [...]

Wondering how Google’s Nexus One is performing during its first month in the market?  Well, according to Flurry, Google sold 80,000 units of Nexus One in first month.  That’s a miserably low figure compared to many other smartphones like Apple’s iPhone and Motorola’s DROID.  But if we look at the brighter side, the first month sales figure of Nexus One is 4 times of the first week figure where there rest were just double Was [...]

The concept and design video of Google Nexus One in Youtube channel has shown the upcoming docks for the Nexus One. There are three shown in the video.  One of them is what has been released in the market, the standard dock.  The other two – one is the dock with an extra battery charging space, and the other is the car dock. No price and information from Google at the moment.  However, since they [...]

Google has started to add a series of video showing the born of their first Android phone to the market – the Nexus One. The first video published is about the concept and design and is narrated by Erick Tseng (Android Project Manager), Tomasz Hasinski (HTC Project Manager) and Lloyd Watts (Audience). If you are interested to know about the design concept of the phone, do check out the Google Nexus One channel in Youtube [...]

For those who are holding a Google Nexus One, here is a piece of good news.  Google has issued an OTA update for Nexus One, starting today (and most of the devices will receive it by Friday).  And guess what?!  Google has added pinch-to-zoom function to some of its native apps – Browser, Gallery and Maps. According to Google, the some of the apps have been enhanced also, not only the 3G fix that has [...]