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Site Maintenance 2008-01-04 21:19:00 As we continue to clean up AndroidGuys and make adjustments, we may run into a snag or two. If you see something that does not work properly, please let us know! If you've been following us for any length of time and want to give us some feedback, leave a comment below. We want to know what you think of the new look!AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

AG5 (January 5th Edition) 2008-01-04 15:13:00 Okay folks, here's the deal. We're giving you the weekend off. That's right! No need to come back tomorrow and see the weekly wrap-up. In the wake of two back-to-back slow news weeks, we're going to power down the AG5 and get ready for CES next week. We're hoping that next Saturday's edition is so jam-packed that we have to figure which articles we're going to trim off the list. Buckle up! We should be in for a few hectic weeks!AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

OHA News (January 4th Edition) 2008-01-04 13:05:00 The first week of 2008 had just about as much moving and shaking going on as the last week of 2007. By that, we mean it was another semi-quiet 7 days for Open Handset Alliance news. CES is next week, so we're pretty sure things are going to be a little different come next Friday. Even as slow as things have been going, there was still plenty worth keeping up with this week. LG was rumored to be having major problems with their Rumor handset.A day later, LG cleared things up with a bit of damage control.Qualcomm was hit with a major injunction from BroadcomMotorola unveiled a live TV mobile video player.T-Mobile UK is getting the HTC TouchHTC is thinking about getting another chip supplier.Samsung wants to be #1 in sales and profit in 2009Sprints say QChat is still on trackAnother pair of defections from GoogleAndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

New GE Line: Hint at Things to Come? 2008-01-04 07:50:00 The DECT 60 line from GE will make its real world debut next week at CES, however we've already learned a little bit about it. According to the press release, the DECT 60 series is 'The ultimate phone for young families in larger homes and perfect for busy parents juggling responsibilities...' While it's not a mobile phone,it does offer something we've not seen before. Looking closely at the image you'll notice a dedicated button for GOOG-411, the free, voice-activated, business directory assistance service from Google. Could we see something like this integrated into a Google Android phone? We've certainly seen dedicated buttons on cell phones before. AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

Developer Challenge News 2008-01-04 07:42:00 Dan Morrill, a 'Developer Advocate' has posted some information on the official Google Android Blog, including the link to submit your project to the Android Developer Challenge. It should be noted that you can submit as an individual, team, or as a corporation. Dan is very excited about the challenge and offers some interesting tidbits about it. For instance, you can submit your application now, and then again later should you refine it. The submission period is open until March 3, 2008, so you don't need to rush to submit your application just yet. March 3 is definitely a hard deadline though, so you must have your applications submitted by then. If you choose to submit now, you can always re-submit a later version of your application closer to the end.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

CES Updates 2008-01-04 07:10:00 Although we are not physically attending CES next week, you can rest assured that AndroidGuys will be bringing you the most up to date and hottest information regarding any and all members of the Open Handset Alliance. With names like Motorola, LG, Samsung, Intel, and nVdia at the show, we're practically obligated to! We're anxious to see whether or not anyone will be previewing Android at the show. We, and our fans, are dying to see video of it in action.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

Cross-Browser Bugs Blamed for Developer Challenge Snag 2008-01-03 10:11:00 For all the developers out there looking to start submitting their programs to the Android Developer Challenge listen up! You might want to wait another day or two. According to the official Google Group there is a slight delay. Unfortunately final testing revealed some cross-browser bugs in the application we'll be using to allow you submit your work. We're fixing those now, and will have the site up and running as soon as we possibly can. At the same time that the submission application becomes available, we'll also make the final Terms and Conditions of the competition available. So, pump the brakes a little bit. You have plenty of time to get your entries in anyhow. Good luck!If you wanna let the world know a little bit about your project, contact us and we'll be happy to spotlight you and your application!AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

WhatsOpen.com Goes Beta Today 2008-01-02 08:06:00 In what looks to be a considerably cooler program than we initially anticipated, WhatsOpen has dropped their beta release on the public today. If you try to do a search right now, you'll be limited to California, however this still gives you more than ample opportunity to get a feel for how this program will operate. We tried looking for "taco" in Mountain View, CA and were immediately shown a map with over 50 locations in addition to hours of operation, distance, and phone number. Coupling this with GPS or the new feature from Google Maps, your Android based phone (or iPhone) will be exponentially more useful when it comes to finding anything! We first reported on WhatsOpen back in early November '07. It appears as if this program will be everything we anticipated, plus some. We can't wait for the mashups to begin!The iPhone and Android applications are in private alpha and will be rolled out in a public beta over the next 60 days. Also keep an eye out apps built for Facebo ...

Flawed Facts? 2007-12-31 12:18:00 Alright, so maybe we weren't gonna get out of the year without another actual post. Today we're hearing that HTC is unhappy with Android. Well, at least according to Stefania Viscusi over at TMCnet. Stefania claims, without substantiation, that HTC is troubled by the underdevelopment of Google's Android platform to a large extent. We're not buying it tough. In the same paragraph, Viscusi says "...Google's Android platform, which was scheduled to be released in the first half of 2008 by HTC."Anybody paying half attention will tell you it's the second half of '08, but that's not the point here. We need to see more from the HTC camp to convince us that they are not happy. Peter Chou was just singing Android's praises less than a month ago. Something doesn't add up.So far, we've not heard a whiff of HTC unhappiness. Any readers out there care to shed some light? AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

Looking Back, Looking Forward ( Part 2 of 3) 2007-12-31 09:46:00 Last week I started this mini-series as my way of looking back over 2007 without making one of those cliched top 10 lists that seem to be so popular the last weeks of December. This way I'm not confined to the past and I have a chance to look down the road a little bit and talk about what we might expect in 2008 from Google and the Open Handset Alliance.While it was rumored for months, the gPhone never showed up. Instead, his bigger, badder brother, Android, did. Android was the open source operating system that was going to run thousands, if not millions, of ‘gPhones’. Designed as an initiative of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), Android was announced as the platform that would be showing up on handsets made by LG, Motorola, Samsung, and HTC. The OHA is comprised of mobile operators, software companies, commercialization companies, semiconductor companies, and handset manufacturers. Notable names were Intel, Texas Instruments, nVidia, eBay, Synaptics, T-Mobile, Sprint, and o ...

Happy New Year! 2007-12-31 08:20:00 We're going out on a limb here today and guessing that there will not be a whole lot of news centered around Google, Android, or the Open Handset Alliance. Call it a hunch. We'd like to take this time to thank everyone out there who has visited, commented, listened, and suggested on AndroidGuys over the last two months. We're excited about 2008 and can't wait to see what's in store for mobile devices! Have a safe and happy new year!In the meanwhile, please check out the Glossary, FAQ's, and Contact Us segments. We've been adding to them slowly in the background. Drop us a line at androidguys@gmail.com and tell us what you think!AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

AG5 - December 29th Edition 2007-12-29 10:20:00 It's been seven days already believe it or not. Time for the latest installment of the AndroidGuys AG5! With the year winding down, most tech sites started turning to their year end reviews and wrap ups. There was not a whole lot of new Android or Open Handset Alliance news, but that's okay. We're sure we can squeeze out five things worth another look. Read the full post if you wanna see what went down!#1 - Speculation calls for Android based phones at the Mobile WorldThis article picked up steam as the week went on. This Barcelona based conference is where all the big boys go each year, save for Apple. They do their own thing with Mac World. Google has two tables lined up so anticipation is running high.#2 - Android was met with pretty good reviews in the year end lists.Top 5's, Top 10's, or whatever you call it. Google showed up on quite a few lists and impressed a lot of people. Their name was talked about just as much as Apple and the iPhone.#3 - People are expecting ...

Minor Glossary Additions 2007-12-28 12:29:00 Another slow news day allows for us to add a few more items to the AndroidGuys Glossary. If you've never seen it, please stop by.Care to suggest an item? Leave it in the comments. We check them all the time. Today sees us adding words like 2G, 3G, 4G, GSM, GPS, and GPRS to the mix.AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

Another Bold Prediction for Android in '08 2007-12-28 11:32:00 Here's one we haven't reported on yet. Although we've seen it pop up in one or two other places, this is the first time we've seen someone so sure about it. Google and Apple are getting in bed together. We told you it was bold! Just thinking about it gets us all tingly inside though. But alas, the future of the cell phone industry revolves around a partnership with Google and Apple that will probably be formed in 2008, but announced years later... Read the other 4 predictions from Don Reisinger including the one where he says the Wii will fall flat on its face!AndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...

OHA News (December 28 Edition) 2007-12-28 07:53:00 Japan's KDDI won a new WiMAX licenseInfoSync is excited to see LG's 2008 line, especially Android based.DoCoMo got into bed with Google. AgainHTC has some not-so-good newsOkay, so maybe they don't after all!NTT DoCoMo tore down a cell tower that was 'sickening people'T-Mobile is ending the year giving free activationsSamsung teased us with things to comeAndroidGuys | The most trusted site for Android news and opinion. ...