Sunday, March 13, 2011

Android Phone Fans

Android Phone Fans

Your Daily Life With a Galaxy Tab 10.1 in 12 Minutes [Video]

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Although we got a pretty decent look at the Honeycomb tablet ourselves at Mobile World Congress, we didn’t get to use the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 as one would in the real world. French-bred AndroidHD took the tablet around their home country and did everything you could imagine doing with a tablet in one day. Take a deeper look at the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in their video above.

Can’t Wait Until Friday? Download Flash 10.2 Right Now

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:38 AM PDT

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Although Motorola and Adobe announced that the Flash 10.2 upgrade would be coming this Friday, some crafty gents have taken it upon themselves to leak the full .APK for all to enjoy. If you don’t know, Flash 10.2 adds support for Android devices with platform 3.0 and higher.

Those who are on 2.2 and 2.3 can grab this update as well, but there’s no point: most of the changes are Honeycomb-specific. Here’s the download link for you if you want to give it a go. Otherwise, Friday is only five days away. [Droid-Life]

CyanogenMod Officially Discontinues G1 and MyTouch 3G Support After CM6

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 12:40 AM PST

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The folks that make up Team Douche have officially announced that the original Android phone and its cousin, the T-Mobile G1 ( HTC Dream Android Dev Phone 1) and the MyTouch 3G ( HTC Magic aka G1 without a keyboard and – in some cases – more RAM and a headphone port) have been dropped from the list of officially supported devices.

The original “Google phone” was revered as a device that could seemingly never die. Even after T-Mobile discontinued the device, Android purists clung onto their phones knowing developers like Cyanogen would keep it relevant long after its original life expectancy.

Like anything, though, all good things must come to an end. The G1 is still used by many – including myself every now and then – and will always be a permanent nostalgic piece of Android’s history. If history repeats itself, then we know XDA won’t let it die just because one of the most influential developers have signed it off.

Other developers have already noted that a lack of official support from Cyanogen doesn’t necessarily mean future updates won’t be in store. CyanogenMod is based on the Android Open Source Project, which – in turn – means that CyanogenMod itself is open source. Just as with the countless Windows Mobile 6.x and earlier phones, the G1 will still maintain a cult – if not huge – following from now until whenever. [via Android Police]
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