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- Android’s appeal is growing, Apple’s declining, claims recent market survey
- Google Phone Gallery offers a comprehensive view of Android phones
- Verizon R2-D2 Droid available now on Verizon.com
- Google Maps Updated to 4.5.1, brings weather to live wallpaper
- 3G Upload Speed issues fixed on theEpic 4G in update, coming tomorrow
- G2 Devices arriving to lucky customers, unboxing video hits YouTube
| Android’s appeal is growing, Apple’s declining, claims recent market survey Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:13 AM PDT ChangeWave, a market data company has conducted another survey questioning current and potentially future smartphones owners on their plans to purchase a device. The survey which was conducted for the 3-month period spanning June to September unsurprisingly shows Android's appeal to have grown 7%. Meanwhile, Apple's has dropped by about 12%. 
Android appeal raising from 30-percent to 37-percent marks yet another jump in interest in the open platform. We saw a plateau effect on Android appeal around the launch of the iPhone 4, but since then it has been steadily jumping. However it is not all good news, in their customer satisfaction survey conducted during the same months, 74-percent of iPhone buyers were "very satisfied" with their current device, whereas only 65-percent of Android users claimed the same satisfaction. This still puts them well ahead of their competitors Palm, RIM, and Windows Mobile. With many high end devices set to launch this year and early next year we can expect to see both the satisfaction and appeal numbers grow in the next survey as Android continues it's race to the number 1 mobile platform. [Via SlashGear] ) |
| Google Phone Gallery offers a comprehensive view of Android phones Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:36 AM PDT Google has just launched a new section of Google.com, Google Phone Gallery. Listing some of the latest (and some not so much) models of currently available phones, this is a great tool for first time Android users to browse the devices side-by-side cross carrier. 
This is a great tool for new and experienced Android users alike. Many of us has compared phones but this is definitely the most comprehensive, cross carrier, option available. The list of devices can be narrowed down by manufacturer and operator and is currently available for the US, UK, Europe, and several Asian markets. Expect updates to the site to bring in newer devices, more countries, and maybe even a Google price search to find out where the best deal on a specific device is at any given time. [Via SlashGear] ) |
| Verizon R2-D2 Droid available now on Verizon.com Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:26 AM PDT If you have been waiting for the official release of the R2-D2 Droid 2, the wait is now over with Verizon's site going live and the phone now available. As expected it's displaying it's $249 after $100 (this time online discount) with a full retail price of $699.
The device, which we unboxed and went hands-on, also comes with a special Star Wars themed multimedia dock, Motorola headphones, 8 GB SD card, and some exclusive content pre-loading on the device itself.
Word is that it will not stay in stock for long, so you die hard Star Wars fans might want to jump on this very soon. ) |
| Google Maps Updated to 4.5.1, brings weather to live wallpaper Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:17 AM PDT The Google Maps Android application has just received another update. Just a few weeks ago an update brought voice search and the walking navigation Beta. Not much is known about this update but, from what we can tell, it brings weather into the live maps wallpaper. As seen in the screenshot below you now have a weather display directly on the live wallpaper. 
The update 4.5.1 is available now in the Android Market.    ) |
| 3G Upload Speed issues fixed on theEpic 4G in update, coming tomorrow Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:28 PM PDT If you have an Epic 4G from sprint and you use it heavily, chances are you have noticed the pesky 3G upload. It turns out that users were experiencing caps around 150kbps, and this can be very annoying and unneeded. It seems that a fix is coming, and coming very soon – tomorrow. 
Over on the official Sprint forums there has been much talk about the issue and after a month of waiting, and an ever growing thread, it appears as if we have a solid confirmation of an imminent update! According to administrator dshoem01:
Although this seems to be very opaque and not informative the simple fact that it was posted directly in the thread dedicated to this issue gives us great hope that we can soon be uploading at non-capped speeds. [Via Engadget] ) |
| G2 Devices arriving to lucky customers, unboxing video hits YouTube Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:21 PM PDT The much anticipated T-Mobile G2, that was available for pre-order starting last week is arrive at some lucky customers doorsteps. The sequel to the first ever Google phone has been anticipated for quite some time bring many new features that users of the G1 or any other Android could appreciate. 
One reader of TmoNews got his hands on the device and provided us eager readers with a quick and simple unboxing of the device, who doesn't love an unboxing – right? ) |
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