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Android V/S BlackBerry

Wondering whether to go for an Android phone or a BlackBerry? Check out this comparison of Android and BlackBerry devices across multiple categories, to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of each platform.

This is the tutorial for installing Android 2.2 (Froyo) ROM on Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 Phone. The phone used to come with Android v1.6 but later Sony started giving users upgrade to Android v2.1. But here we will teach you how to install “Android Froyo’s custom ROM” on your XPERIA X8.

For the installation of Froyo on X8, you need to download Froyo’s Custom ROM on your PC. Make sure that WinRAR is installed in your computer. It will be required for the extraction of the Custom ROM. Install the xrecovery software on your X8.
Before beginning the installation of Froyo we advise you to make backup of your phone, because this is a vital process and anything can happen in between.

Google on Android Honeycomb and Sandwhich

Google I/O were flying in the air while bringing several Important notifications and announcements for their dear android fans. We got an updated version of the tablet-friendly Honeycomb release that’s already being seeded to Verizon subscribers and a sneak peak of the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich version that should bring the comb of both current branches of the Android evolution together.

It all started by Android growth accomplishment in past year which at that time crossed 100 million devices. What’s New The Number of daily activations is already over 40000 which suggests that they will need less than a year to double that number.

Android Market is also enjoying some explosion in growth. There are over 200,000 apps available and total downloads have crossed 4.5 billion. Android surpassed Apple in number of free apps and soon to over take them in total number of apps.

ANDROID 3.1 HONEYCOMB

Google announced another important notice , the first update of tabloid friendly version Android Honeycomb 3.1. Honeycomb 3.1 is just a minor upgrade over 3.0

It is mostly tweak and optimized version with some new features.

Resizable widgets on home screen ,USB support host mode USB host will aloe the user to transfer important file from memory card digital camera to the tablet.

There is even a Xbox360 Controller to brief demo of playing games on the tablet.
The Android 3.1 Honeycomb is being seeded to the Verizon-bound 3G version of the Motorola XOOM already and other devices should follow soon. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 should be getting it before it even hits the shelves.

ICE CREAM SANDWICH

Honey comb is current model on which google will work this eyar, Ice Cream Sandwhich is the future model . The upcoming release doesn’t have a model number yet but may be will be declared before the release of Q4.

Android Sandwhich will be google's attempt to rule every smart phone , and it should be a combination of best of honeycomb and Gingerbread and it should run on everything from smart phones to google tv’s.

The Ice cream sandwich will bring a new holographic UI that Google described as state of the art, richer widgets and an advanced application framework. And it will remain open-source, which depending on your beliefs might be a good or a bad thing.

New android Update Policy

Google understands it very well that updates are very important for android and that’s the reason they announced the forming of a new team which will take views from user check the guidelines and will update .

Verizon users to get $25 credit for Android Apps from Amazon App Store

Nobody wondered that an online retailer will open up its own Android App Store. But yes, they have come up with all new App Store. This really made everybody to think why Amazon did this, but your answer will definitely come after the launch of Amazon’s Rumored Tablet. In competition with Android Market you will get apps at discounted rates and another thing which is going to attract many Andro users will be “Free App of the Day feature”.

Android Police has discovered a vulnerability in the software that could put users' account balances, names, dates of birth, location information, phone numbers, email addresses, bios, and more at risk after dismantling a recently leaked version of Skype for Android.

Android Police wrote a rogue app that could collect user information without special permissions or rooting to test the vulnerability. It turns out that it's not just the leaked beta; according to the blog, the issue exists in the standard version of Skype Mobile for Android—though not Skype Mobile for Verizon—affecting the 10 million users of the app.

Skype in blog post acknowledged that the users who install a malicious third-party application" on Android phones could expose locally stored Skype for Android files. Skype said "These files include cached profile information and instant messages. We take your privacy very seriously and are working quickly to protect you from this vulnerability, including securing the file permissions on the Skype for Android application."

After this massacre of reputation the company concluded that "We advise users to take care in selecting which applications to download and install onto their device.”

Skype's data directory folder, which stores user contacts, profiles, and instant message logs was the source of this problem. Apparently the files include improper permissions, which enable anyone with an app to access them. A hacker could conceivably parse the file, retrieve the user name, and follow the path to Skype's stored data as the username is stored in a static location.

And there's a lot of data to be found. The accounts table of one file (main.db) houses sensitive user information, including account balance, phone numbers, and email addresses. The contacts table holds similar information, only for your contacts, not to mention all of your Skype instant messages. A rogue developer could theoretically modify an existing app, distribute the app through the Google Marketplace, and harvest the data as it flows in.

To address the issue, Android Police suggests that Skype do three things: employ proper file permissions; implement some kind of encryption; and have mobile apps reviewed for security issues before releasing them publicly.

Last month a privacy advocacy group criticized Skype for failing to address holes in its VoIP service. The issues included easy impersonations, lack of HTTPS protection, and poor audio encoding.

Install Android 2.3.4 on your Nexus One right Now..

Well Guys, today, a few hours ago we got the news that Google Nexus One is going to get the updated version of the Android Gingerbread i.e Android 2.3.4 in a few days. You will miss out Video chat and Voice services of Google Talk even after this update! Well no surprise for this as secondary camera is absent in Nexus One, this will not affect much. But still it’s disappointing.

[REVIEW] Spice MI-300

An awesome release from the Spice Mobiles, the extremely Value for money phone. Specially for Indians customers, costing about 10,000 bucks is a very good smart phone. The most astonishing feature is the Operating System. Yes, it comes with the Android 1.6 (Upgradable). We waited to touch it from July 2010, as soon as it was launched.

After the Google I/O conference Android Market has dont some serious changes in android market from mobile as well as desktop so that new apps can be found easily. The design is very refreshing and more over that paid apps in now available in 99 more countries , so its like a win sin situation for everyone.

Till apple iPad continues to sell well- it can’t even make enough to keep up with demand- Dell said it believes that Android tablets will outpace it in sales in the not-too-distant future. Surely, , Dell believes it will help contribute to that success with its Android-powered products.

Android Crosses IOS in most Wanted OS:- NIelson Grp Survey

Nielson group conducted a survey with the help of US consumers abouit their choice of smartphone os.The resul was people were more reclined towards Android.

Last year , months july and September a similar type of Survey was conducted and most of people voted for IOS, but thwn the same question was re-asked this year between January and March, People answered Android instead of IOS. Android is the only os whose Desirability didn’t decline.

Six months have passed since September 2010 and now half of the people who buy new smartphones go for Android and only a quarter for iOS. The remaining quarter is dominated by new BlackBerries (15%, remember this is just for the US) with the occasional Windows Mobile/Phone 7 (7%) and WebOS and Symbian barely registering.