So, you have the greatest phone, with the greatest operating system. Now you have come to the greatest website to find all the things to make your Motorola Droid / Milestone even better!
There are upwards of 20,000 apps in the Android Market. Some good, some not so good, and many are flat-out great. So what do your favorite Smartphone Experts editors have on their Android phones? Read on to find out.
Well it seems like the guys over at Sony Ericsson have taken all the fun with the unboxing of the Xperia X10 for us — even though we had our hands on it a couple months ago at CES, and again at Mobile World Congress. So if they want to show off the box themselves, that’s cool …
We still aren’t sure when or if the X10 will ever make its way to the United States, which is par for the course at this point for the Xperia line. Check out the video after the break. [sony ericsson]
Stories have been going around that a botnet was being spread by the HTC Magic on Vodafone. Specifically, it was Panda Security that sounded the alarm after they plugged in said Android phone and had all kinds of alarms go off. However, it turns out it was an infected memory card that was the culprit, and not a bad batch of phones, as original post author Pedro Bustamante later points out in the comments.
It’s the memory card for sure, not the actual Android filesystem. It could be a malicious employee, a bad batch, provided by the manufacturer, lack of QA or a returned and refurbished unit. But as you said, either way Vodafone needs to better QA these before shipping out to customers.
Pedro’s right, there should be better Q&A to keep this from happening. But there also should be a little more discretion used before we see headlines such as "Vodafone distributes Mariposa botnet." (And the post itself hasn’t been updated?) An infected memory card is bad, but one bad apple does not an outbreak make. The sky’s not falling, folks.
We already knew that the Dell Mini 5 ‘Streak’ was gorgeous when we saw it in pictures, it’s good to know that it’s looking just as amazing in leaked low-res promotional flyers too. The promo flyers are the first advertisements we’re seeing for the Dell Mini 5 ‘Streak’, the Android-powered 5-inch device that pulls double duty as a phone. It also confirms some specs: 5 megapixel camera, 5-inch 800×480 screen, and a front facing VGA camera for video chatting. For the creative among us, the Dell Mini 5 will be available in all the colors you’d ever want and can even rock personal designs.
And even more exciting is the slide that shows a Kindle book reader application appears to be in the works. Will it be Streak-specific, or is Kindle finally coming to Android? Either way, we can’t wait to use the Dell Mini 5 ‘Streak’. Or at least, get a price on this puppy.
[via engadget]
One of the most aesthetically pleasing Bluetooth headsets available today, the Jabra Stone features a groundbreaking shape, sleek and elegant that fits in the palm of your hand — even when charging. The Stone features advanced noise cancellation without the boom arm touching your face, allowing it to be discreet without compromising on audio quality. It with its own portable charging unit, making it possible to charge when and wherever you want. The Jabra Stone is available now for $109.95 from the AndroidCentral Store. [Sponsored post]
Newbury headquarters hit by further cuts
It seems that Vodafone still has some way to go as far as cost saving measures as it is set to announce 500 job cuts from its Newbury headquarters.
After Vodafone shed 500 jobs last year Newbrarians working for the mobile giant could be forgiven for hoping that further job losses were behind them, but it seems that as part of a ?1 billion cost-cutting programme redundancies will be inevitable, mainly coming from middle management.
Newbury and Vodafone have a long history together as the company was started there in 1982, reaching its height in 2000 when it employed 3500 workers within 62 buildings, the company has remained in the vicinity of the town since its inception.
The news of the cuts comes from the Times, and as yet Vodafone has not confirmed the job cuts. We’ll bring you more info when we have it.
Vodafone to slash another 500 jobs originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:16:33 +0000
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Street Fighter IV, spawned from the classic Street Fighter II Turbo that you no doubt spent many an hour playing, perhaps even bunking school to do so, has hit the iPhone App store for those looking to go retro.
Available to buy from today in both the US and the UK, the app will set you back ?5.99 and let you relive your gaming past playing up to eight characters like Ryu, Ken, Blanka and Guile in seven different locations.
Controls are all handled on screen, but Capcom, the games developers insist that you’ll still be able to do all the special combo moves that you need to be crowned Street Fighter.
Rather than just playing against the phone, the game also supports head-to-head battles via Bluetooth.
Check out this?VIDEO of Street Fighter 4 on iPhone?to see it in action
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Street Fighter IV for iPhone fights its way into App store originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:09:11 +0000
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 might just get an update to Android 2.2. According to CNET Asia, a SE spokesman said that the Xperia X10 will get updated to the "Eclair variant" of Android so "it could be 2.1 or even 2.2" by the end of the year. That’d be amazing news for any other device but for the Xperia X10, a device that still has no firm US launch date, pricing, or carrier, well, who really knows what that means. The end of the year is such a long time that we’re sure SE will find a way to stretch that timeframe for all it’s worth. By that time, we might already be on Android 3.2.
Oh Sony Ericsson, let’s just start at getting the device out first?
Tether, formerly known as TetherBerry, has spent lots of time behind the scenes porting their extremely successful BlackBerry application to Android. Tonight is a great night for many that have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this beta. Tether has sent out emails to those that have signed up for their long awaited beta so that public testing can begin.
This announcement comes shortly after they announced their 1st Birthday Celebration, which includes some amazing prizes, including 3 Android devices. If you are not signed up for this beta and want to sign up, point your mouse here, fill out the few pieces of required information and sit back and wait. At this time there is no word as to when more testers will be given the application, but keep an eye out for more information to come!
You know all those stories about developers getting free Android phones this conference or another? Our pal Rene Ritchie (of TiPB) is at GDC in San Francisco and got to witness the carnage in person. Check it out after the break.
