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Hop On To Develop Dual Service Handset for Verizon & AT&T 2007-12-10 14:45:00 We've been waiting for a handset manufacturer to develop a handset that utilized GSM and CDMA technology capable of “on the fly” switching. Who would have guessed that Hop-On would be the company to deliver it? The US based company is said to be working on a handset that will be delivered to Verizon and AT&T, and since it’s GSM there’s no reason why it shouldn’t work on T-Mobile’s network too. This is a huge step in opening up the US wireless market. It may also start more take over & buyout rumors…..stay tuned. You can read the full article by clicking here.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ... Amp

HTC's CEO Talks Android 2007-12-10 11:32:00 Engadget Mobile was able to sit down and spend some time with Peter Chou, the CEO of HTC. If you are not familiar with HTC, they are the first name mentioned when it comes to Windows Mobile phones as they pretty much design everything out there running the OS. Hopefully, they'll be synonymous with Android phones a year from now. Being part of the Open Handset Alliance, we are happy to share some of the items we pulled from their interview.The first thing that grabbed our attention was how long they've been working with Google and the OHA on Android.Two years. More than two years. He also mentions that initially, Android phones will be more consumer based whereas WM phones will be enterprise. He's also asked about their relationship possibly changing with Microsoft now that they are signed up with the other OHA partners. All in all, there are plenty of things to pick up on as it's a pretty decent length.To read the full interview, head over to Engadget Mobile. AndroidGuys | Th ...

NTT DoCoMo Unveils Child Friendly Handset/Device 2007-12-10 10:29:00 In an emergency, the child can quickly switch on the phone's 100-decibel alarm, which produces two types of noise alternately. When the alarm is activated, the phone also emits a bright light (high-intensity LED) that is easily visible to people in the surrounding area. The phone can be set to automatically notify loved ones when the alarm is activated, and provide the handset's current location as well. Computer-generated phone calls can be placed to up to three registered numbers and messages can be sent to registered individuals who subscribe to the i-mode™ location service called imadoco search™. In addition, the child can discreetly message their location to a registered imadoco search user by simply pushing a button on the side of the phone.Read the press release hereAndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

To Be Clear 2007-12-10 10:16:00 AndroidGuys would like to spend a few minutes and shed some light on that Bug device we talked about last month. Our post was not entirely correct in its title of First Android Capable Phone Goes on Sale in December. If you spend a few minutes on the Bug Labs website, you’ll definitely get the sense that they are not trying to pitch a ‘phone’ to you. Instead, they talk about this ‘device’ and all of its great features. This is among the first to really transition away from the idea of something that makes and receives phone calls as well as having all the cool features that smart phones are incorporating. We'll end up seeing more and more people referring to their 'mobile device' that just happens to act as a phone. This will happen slowly over the next couple of years. Taken from their website we learn the following about what will come standard with the base.BUGbase is the foundation of your BUG device. It's a fully programmable and "hackable" Linux computer, equ ...

Nokia Claims Google Offers Nothing New 2007-12-10 08:53:00 Nokia says it was far ahead of Google on new cellphone technologyWe've seen an announcement," Nokia's chief executive, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, said with a spoonful of sarcasm. Conceptually, we could have made that announcement a long time ago.There are some very interesting things to glean from an article over at International Herald Tribune today. For instance, apparently Google was inviting select companies to join the OHA and did not extend and offer to Nokia. Also, the Nokia n95 has sold twice as much as the iPhone so far. Give it another 6 months, and that may all change. As far as their claims that the OHA really won't offer much in the way of new technologies, AndroidGuys thinks there is more up Google's sleeve than they are letting on. If Google did not 'invite' Nokia, then one has to ask, why would they not want to partner up with the world's largest phone company at least in some capacity? How much truth to those comments? Sour grapes?We're curious now. Who else ... Google  Nokia

Nominate AndroidGuys! 2007-12-07 19:42:00 Together GigaOm, Read/WriteWeb, VentureBeat and TechCrunch are pleased to announce that nominations for the inaugural 2007 Crunchies Awards are now open. We created twenty award categories to recognize the year’s most innovative technical, creative and business accomplishments of key companies, products and people. We hope you’ll agree that the award categories are good reasons for celebration and fit for a proper ceremony.For what it's worth, we're gonna throw our name in the hat and see what happens. We don't expect to pick up any votes. In fact, we have no idea how big The Crunchies really are. If you guys like our site and want to help us garner a little bit of attention, please click the big blue badge to the right and vote AndroidGuys as Best New Startup of 2007. Voting ends December 12th!.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

Odiogo Podcasts 2007-12-07 15:39:00 Take a look to the right of the page and you'll see a little button to subscribe to our feeds with Odiogo. We're gonna try it out and see if you guys like it. For those of you 'on the go' who'd like an audio version of our posts, this will be a Band-Aid until we find our long term solution. You can also click on the 'listen now' at the top of each post if you'd like to just listen to one post. From Odiogo's website: Odiogo converts dynamic web pages into high-quality audio files.Odiogo uses sophisticated algorithms to filter-out the non-content item (links, legends, ads, etc.) of your web pages. This "cleaned" content is then processed by advanced text-to-speech technology to produce nearly human quality audio output. The files Odiogo produces can be easily uploaded into an iPod/MP3 player, listened to on a mobile phone or played on a PC or Mac.Let us know if you guys know of a better solution! We're all for it.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opi ...

700MHz Auction - What You Need to Know (So Far) 2007-12-07 12:29:00 Could you carry on a conversation about the impending spectrum auction if someone were to strike one up with you? Don't worry about it, most of us can't. Not to worry though, AndroidGuys is here to help explain a little bit more about this 700MHz spectrum that seems to be a big buzz term in the tech community lately. You’ve probably seen quite a bit written up recently about who may or may not be bidding in the auction come January, especially last week once Google made the announcement signaling their intent to participate. Today, we want to tell you a little bit more about what the 700MHz is used for, what it could potentially be used for, and why it has been making headlines. This way you gain an understanding as to why companies are ready to plunk down over $4.6B next spring. Currently, the spectrum is being used for analog television broadcasts. As we all know, in February 2009 we will no longer be seeing that as we are transitioning to digital television. This spectrum ...

All Your Files Are Belong to Hackers 2007-12-07 08:57:00 A couple weeks back, we had an article telling you about SMobile’s plans to release software for Android called SecurityShield. Well, they’re back in the news today and they’re bringing a little bit more doom and gloom. According to them, those of you who plan to use Android based phones should be conscious of the phishers and spammers out there looking to take advantage of your device.Its Linux-based operating system will quickly enable hackers to explore and eventually exploit any security holes in the core Google software as well as third party software…We’ve seen what can happen with the iPhone and it truly is a scary thought. For those of you out there who simply say “I just don’t put anything on my phone I care about if I lose it,” you should still be concerned. Software can be installed on phones to do simple things like make random phone calls, access virulent websites, and delete data.With more ways to communicate from device to device popping up all the ti ...

AT&T: 'We're more open than you are!" 2007-12-06 12:13:00 Sprint and T-Mobile have already committed opening up their network in at least a software capacity by joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) and pledging to adopt Android in some of their handsets. This could hardly be called 'news' as it was announced a month ago. However, as the OHA works to put together the handsets set to roll out in 2008, the eyes of the tech community start to pan back and forth at the current offerings from the other major players. Customers are asking their current providers what their plans are for next year and whether or not they will either A) join the OHA or B) open their network in some form as well. Last week saw the announcement(s) from Verizon that they may or may not adopt Android, as they plan to open their network up with 'Any App, Any Phone.' Not to be outdone, AT&T has come out and claimed that they are "the most open wireless company in the industry" and that AT&T already offers all the things Google promises to bring with Andro ... Amp

Week in Review (12-01-07) 2007-12-06 09:48:00 At the risk of coming across as a "blog" run by a couple of guys, we present to you what will most likely be the last Week in Review podcast. We're not doing away with the WiR itself, just the podcast version. The AndrdoidGuys staff has come to the decision to start offering our 20/20 roundtable discussions on a more regular basis. Rather than twice a month, we expect to be able to bring you 2-3 of our 20/20's a week. These will be comprised of any 2-5 of our staff sitting down to discuss recent events and activity in the Google/Android/OHA/Anything relevant industries. It will provide you a chance to get to know our staff on a more personal level. Hopefully, you'll find a personality or two that you can associate with. We were finding that it had become increasingly difficult to schedule time for Jamie and Scott to sit down on a weekly basis to discuss the last 7 days worth of events. We'd like to avoid the feeling of 'a few guys running a site' and bring you the mos ...

Thrifty Thursdays! 2007-12-05 21:48:00 We've created a special store on Amazon.com specifically aimed at cellular phones, smart phones, and accessories. If you are looking to order a gift for that gadget lover in your life, please click through our link here and shop the AndroidGuys store. We'll try to bring you special finds each week as we encounter them. With the holidays fast approaching, now is the perfect time to order that gift for your favorite techie.This Week's Special DealsSanDisk 2GB Memory Stick Micro w/ Adapter - $31.50Standard Travel Charger for Blackberry 6210, 6230, 6510, 7510, 7280, 7230 - $14.99BlackBerry 8100 Pearl myFaves Phone (T-Mobile) $0.01Firefly "Cingular Branded" Phone (AT&T) - $.01AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...