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LiMo Foundation Keeps Getting Bigger 2008-02-11 13:49:00 The LiMo Foundation announced the addition of 9 more members to their partnership, bringing the total to around 30 players. The newest members are Orange, Access Co., AMD, FueTrek, Open-Plug, Renesas Technology, Samsung SDS, SoftBank and STMicroelectronics. Just short of the Open Handset Alliance's 34 founding members, these guys might pose the biggest threat to Google's deployment of Android. Either that or they act as the slightly smaller step-brother who keeps getting Google headlines and brand awareness. We defy you to find an article mentioning LiMo where Android is not in the same piece. It's nothing but free publicity for Google and pals. Anybody wanna wager on how long it takes for Google to pick up a few more partners in the OHA? Who thinks Google might just break out their wallet and wave it at LiMo and tell them to put on Android hats?AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ...

Samsung Is Making Money 2008-02-11 13:12:00 Not everything is bad in the handset manufacturing business, as Samsung announces double digit operating margins. The handset manufacturer also expects to release an Android based handset early next year. You can check out the complete article here courtesy of Reuters. While they have a long way to go to catch the likes of Nokia things are looking up. Samsung expects to show 11 new handsets at Mobile World Congress. Stay here for pics and specs as they are made available.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ... Samsung

Nokia Will Reshape The Internet, Not Google 2008-02-11 12:56:00 Well at least according to Nokia's president and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. What makes him so sure of this bold statement? He believes that MAPS 2.0 an application that will be available later this summer is the answer. In an article on EETimes.com Kallasvuo said "By adding context--such as time, place and people--to the Internet, the Web will become something very different from the one you have today." Take that Google! You can read the complete article here. Never missing an opportunity to bash Google, Kallasvuo had this to say about Android. "Google's Android is still a Power Point presentation." Ouch! Perhaps one of the many Android based phones at the World Mobile Congress will fall on Mr. Kallasvuo's head, but he should be okay. Afterall, Power Point presentations don't hurt all that much.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ... Google  Internet  Nokia

Texas Instruments Poised To Be Major Gphone Chip Producer 2008-02-11 12:43:00 According to Information Week.com TI is poised to be the leading chip manufacturer of Google's Android based phones. While this doesn't come as a huge surprise or revelation considering Texas Instruments history in handset manufacturing, the article by Alexander Wolfe does lay out some pretty good reasons why TI's OMAP processor is the "right fit" for Android Phones. You can read the complete article here. Texas Instruments is expected to have a working model of one of these handsets in Barcelona today, so keep checking back for pics and specs.As promised here's a pic of a device running on the Texas Instrument OMAP 3430 at 500 MHz. Thanks to ZD Net for the photo! Don't forget this is a prototype so you will have to excuse it's "rough" exterior. So far we know the device is 500 Mhz, features WiFi Bluetooth, and will show off one button access to apps such as email, web browsing, and messaging. You can check out a more extensive write up here on the Channel Web Network. Andr ... Texas

AOL Wants to Play Ball Too 2008-02-11 12:13:00 And just when you thought it was safe to stop counting mobile phone operating systems, AOL comes out and says they've got one too. AOL Open Mobile Platform, due out this summer, will provide 'developers with ready access to the tools and source code they need to build and distribute applications across all major mobile device platforms and operating systems including BREW, Java, Linux, RIM, Symbian, and Windows Mobile.Barcelona sure is a happenin' place today! AOL plans to incorporate its e-mail and video service into the platform, with other Internet applications, like its own Mapquest, Winamp and Userplane. Seriously, Mapquest? Aren't there like only 27 people using that program nowadays?Source: TG DailyAndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ...

zPhone Rumors Start Today 2008-02-11 11:59:00 After pretty much getting laughed at by Yahoo! over the last few days, Microsoft decided they'd buy another company up instead. Today, news is coming out of Silicon Valley that they purchased Danger. Yep, the same Danger who makes the Sidekick from T-Mobile. Let's do a little math, shall we? Hardware(Danger) + Software(MS) + Phone(T-Mobile,etc) = Zune Phone? Did Microsoft just start the ball rolling for their version of the iPhone killer? Time will tell.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ...

Android Initial Reactions (Meta Review) 2008-02-11 10:44:00 Rather than do a post for each tech site out there, we're going to do a meta-review for all of the initial reactions coming in from around the web. We'll dock this one at the top of the site and continue to add to it throughout the week. Bookmark this post or subscribe to the feed as we'll be busy with this one!It's definitely very promising," an analyst for technology research firm Gartner, Carolina Milanesi, told AFP. "This means that we should be on track to see commercial devices in the second half of 2008. Yahoo! NewsThe interface was quite snappy — it was almost exactly as swift as the emulated software on any PC — and it looks good and tight with lots of nice transitions et al. Crunch GearThe interface is dead quick and rather glorious, and while we had no internet connectivity on it, we still were able to have a peek at various applications. In a few words, we like what we see. Engadget MobileAndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ...

Starbucks Leaving T-Mobile for AT&T 2008-02-11 09:13:00 Coffee giant Starbucks is moving from T-Mobile to AT&T for its Wi-Fi provider. And just like that, T-Mobile loses 7,000 HotSpots. In a deal that dates back to 2002, Starbucks was originally lined up with MobileStar and then T-Mobile. The switch is expected to happen in the second quarter of this year. So what happens to all of the current T-Mobile customers who already had an account set up? Good news! According to Starbucks, they get to keep their accounts. "In recognition of the many T-Mobile customers who enjoy visiting Starbucks, the Company is also announcing that T-Mobile HotSpot customers will be able to continue to access Wi-Fi services at no additional cost, through an agreement between AT&T and T-Mobile."Source: Wi-FI Networking NewsSource: BusinessWireAndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ... Amp

LiMo Foundation Brings an Army to Barcelona 2008-02-11 08:17:00 In related news, LiMo Foundation is set to show off 18 handsets from 7 different vendors. Exciting stuff for open-source fanboys! Keep your eyes open for devices from LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Samsung.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ...

Texas Instruments to Demonstrate Android 2008-02-11 08:04:00 The list of companies set to show off Android seems to grow a tad bit each passing day. Rumored, yet never confirmed until today was that Texas Instruments was going to be showing off Android at 3GSM/MWC '08 in Barcelona. Not anymore. TI, one of the founding members of the Open Handset Alliance, has officially made the announcement. Today at Mobile World Congress, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced it will demonstrate an early look of the Android mobile platform in two forms: a prototype handset based on TI's OMAP850 processor that also includes TI's Wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth® wireless technology solutions, as well as an OMAP3430 processor-based Zoom Mobile Development Kit from Logic PD. Both demonstrations highlight the flexibility of the OMAP platform's multi-core architecture to deliver high-performance multimedia and sophisticated user interfaces (UI) on the Android platform. Stay tuned for more!AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google ... Texas

Android Makes Debut 2008-02-11 07:49:00 Stuart Miles from Pocket-Lint got his hands on the ARM prototype running Android in Barcelona today. His initial reaction gives us AndroidGuys warm fuzzies. The early prototype that Pocket-lint was shown was running on the company's ARM 9 chip, two generations old, on a device that is unlikely to come to market, however that still didn't stop it performing incredibly quickly. The interface also had a very Apple feel to it, heavily graphical in its interface. Head over to Pocket-Lint for the small gallery of photos. We're dying to see touch screen versions of this. If you've seen Android in action before, you've essentially seen most of these pictures. If you haven't see it, let us know what you think based on the pictures.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ...

AG5 - February 9th Edition 2008-02-09 12:17:00 It's Saturday so you know what that means... Time to hit you guys with 5 articles worth another look. If this is your first time stopping by AndroidGuys, consider this your Cliffs Notes for the last week. 3GSM/MWC starts Monday so check back often for breaking news and updates. We promise to provide you with anything we can get our hands on relating to Android and the Open Handset Alliance. In fact, to make sure you don't miss anything important, subscribe to our feed. Oh, and if you like podcasts, we offer those too! #1 - FCC Auction runs hot and coldFirst we hear that the auction is likely over with the reserve price being hit. A day or two goes by and then we find out that the regional spectrum now sits at a higher total than the nationwide block. Looks like the spectrum will be broken into regions and sold individually. That is unless, bidding gets going again. A few rounds have gone by without much action. Last time we checked, the rumors were that Google owns high n ...

Up to a Dozen Prototypes Expected at MWC 2008-02-09 11:41:00 Next week will be the coming out party for Android. With roughly 100 days passed since the announcement of Android and the Open Handset Alliance, things have come together rather quickly for some. So who will be showing off their wares? You can expect to see plenty of players in the OHA rolling in to town to give consumers a glimpse at their 2008 products and services.Handset manufacturers High Tech Computer Corp.(HTC), LG Electronics Inc., Motorola Inc., and Samsung are all confirmed. We're also going to see chip makers Intel Corp. Broadcom Corp., and Qualcomm Inc. For the most part, the entire OHA will out representing in some form or another!According to CNN Money, it is expected that up to 12 prototypes for Android will be shown at MWC. And here's your final takeaway class... Just because you're not part of the alliance, you're not prohibited from making phones capable of running Android. Watch for ARM's design next week and see what we mean.AndroidGuys | The most trust ...

Two Applications Debut for Android 2008-02-08 18:37:00 We were contacted by a representative from Iambic this afternoon. Seems they have a couple of programs for Android ready to go. The first one, 'Tipper' is one of those handy apps that finds itself becoming more useful over time. Impress your friends when you are able to split up a bill and calculate tips based off of number of payers and percentage. Ok, so it's not exactly groundbreaking but with a nice clean look to it, Tipper should make for easy use.The other application finds itself being more practical yet. 'Googhelper' for Android is a utility that helps you launch different Internet searches using mobile versions of sites like Google, Yahoo! Finance, and Amazon, among others. Another case of simple design with intuitive interface. Programs like this get a lot of play when it's so easy to get around them.Once you're done with AndroidGuys, take a trip over to iampowered.com to read more about their projects and other applications. You'll find a couple of videos of th ...

Open Handset Alliance News (February 8th Edition) 2008-02-08 09:57:00 Holy cow! We are so close to 3GSM / Mobile World Congress that we can taste it. Have you noticed how almost all the discussion surrounding next week is anticipation for Android and what Google is bringing to the show? This time next week we should have a very clear picture as to what the different handset makers are doing for 2008. T-Mobile changing up their T-Zones service (mocoNews) Samsung Soul appears in time for 3GSM/MWC (Akihabara News) Google adds 'local' to news page (Google Blogoscoped) Qualcomm as LTE in their future (PR Newswire) Spring adds an unlimited everything plan (Sprint) Motorola hooking up with Siemens & Philips? (GSM Arena) HTC Magnum fooled a lot of people (Into Mobile) TI and MIT get together for a new chip concept (TechNewsWorld) Pre MWC LG KF510 is S.E.X.Y. ( UberPhones)AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Google Android news and opinion. ...