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Android 2.2 on the Evo 4G

30 July 2010, 4:26 pm by: Phil Nickinson
  At long last, the Sprint Evo 4G is getting Android 2.2 -- nicknamed Froyo. It's the second U.S. phone to get it -- behind the Google Nexus One -- and the update will be rolling out over the first week or so of August, or you can give the manua...

Android 2.2 build for Evo leaked, rooted -- and released

30 July 2010, 4:03 pm by: Jerry Hildenbrand
Android hackers strike again, this time with the upcoming Android 2.2 release for the Evo 4G -- it's already been found, rooted and made available for your flashing pleasure.  Avalaunchmods has beat everyone to the punch and cranked out the firs...

Original Droid getting Android 2.2 next week - it's official, folks!

30 July 2010, 2:31 pm by: Phil Nickinson
Not to be outdone by its Sprint rivals, Motorola just blasted us with the e-mail all you old-school users have been waiting for: Froyo is coming to the original Droid. Next week. Nothing more exact than that. But we're in uncharted waters h...

Motorola releases open-source portions of the Droid X source code

30 July 2010, 2:12 pm by: Jerry Hildenbrand
Not to be outdone by the competition, Motorola has released the open-source portions of the source code for the Droid X, too!  All this open-source licensing agreement following is getting me teared up a little bit, even if a good bit of proprie...

Samsung announces Q2 results

30 July 2010, 1:43 pm by: Jerry Hildenbrand
Samsung has announced its second-quarter 2010 earnings, and the electronics giant is sitting pretty.  Revenues were 37.89 trillion Korean Won (about $32 billion USD).  That's a 17 percent year-over-year increase.  The net income for th...

Samsung releases Captivate and Vibrant source code to developers

30 July 2010, 12:43 pm by: Jerry Hildenbrand
Samsung loves open source -- today they have sent out an e-mail to interested developers with a download link to the open portions of the Captivate and Vibrant source code. (see our Captivate review here, and our Vibrant review here) Rather than tryi...

EVO's Froyo update to bring a Flashlight app and other new goodies

30 July 2010, 11:27 am by: Andrew Melnizek
  Patience is a virtue. Remember that! With all the Froyo news around the web, it's a little hard to be patient though. But hey - we can't blame you. We can't wait to get our grubby paws on the Evo 4G's new Android 2.2 update. But until Aug...

Android Quick App: Poynt

30 July 2010, 10:05 am by: Ross Lovelace
Blackberry users, rejoice! The Poynt local search application has made its way to the Android Market. Poynt's simple and attractive interface makes it easy to find restaurants, businesses, movies, and more. But can this Android newcomer compete with...

What can I ask Android?

30 July 2010, 9:24 am by: Phil Nickinson
Here's a follow up to yesterday's tip, in which we learned to hold down the search button to launch Google's voice search. But what, exactly, can you ask it? Here it is, from the horse's mouth:Call <contact name> (+ <home|mobile|work>...

Android Central Podcast Episode 23

30 July 2010, 8:20 am by: Phil Nickinson
Short Description:  Froyo for the Evo 4G, app security, more Galaxy S and a bunch of your e-mails and voicemails. It's another Android Central podcast! Podcast MP3 URL: ...

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