Ever wanted a way to quickly and easily send links and other information from your desktop or laptop to your phone to view on the go? The new Chrome to Phone extension adds a button to your Google Chrome browser that instantly sends the current web page, map, YouTube video, or selected phone number or text to your Android device running Froyo (or Android 2.2).

Suppose you arere reading an interesting article on your favorite news website and need to leave for an urgent appointment. Simply click the extension icon in your browser to send the link to your phone and the device's browser will automatically open the link, ready for you to view on the go. Chrome to Phone also works seamlessly with Google Maps. Say you've looked up an address or driving directions on your desktop. Clicking the extension icon in your browser will push the information to the Google Maps app on your phone. YouTube videos work the same way with the extension. You can also select a phone number on a web page and send it to the dialer on your phone. Selected text can also be automatically copied from your browser and sent to your Android clipboard for later viewing.

Gesture Search for Android is nothing new in and of itself, it was released earlier this year and people have been using it for a while now, but Google have been hard at work tweaking the experience and have added some new functionality that makes the whole experience much more fluid. For those unfamiliar with Gesture Search it's a simple enough concept; you can search throuhg information on your device from anywhere on your device just by drawing on the screen.

The new functionality is still in beta so there are some bugs but its available for Andorid v1.6 or higher.See the video below.

The Second thing that Google announced on its Press Conference yesterday with the Mobile Google Chrome browser the Google Voice Actions introduced for Android 2.2.The Android phone is a handheld computer, a music player, a notepad, a GPS navigation unit and more, all rolled into one sleek device that fits in your pocket. Today’s phones do so many things for us that sometimes we don’t even think about how we do them.

The First thing that Google Announced on its press conference yesterday was that the Famous Google Browser (Chrome) is coming to Android Mobiles. Google Chrome is well-known with its Easy using scheme and its speed on browsing too. Google Also may release a Google chrome version to All Mobile OS like Windows phone, Symbian S60v5 and Symbian^3 beside the Android one too. Don't Also forget the MeeGo1.1 from Nokia as it will be announced to release soon!

The Dell Thunder is Back in a Prototype the last announce of the phone was in April,2010 but Now it released as a Real prototype that packs android 2.1 and 8MP camera with auto-foucs and flash Video recording at 720p. All this on a Huge 4.1-inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors and High-Resolution of 480 x 800. The phone also have Great design and support 3G HS-Networks up to 7.2/2Mbps, Wifi a/b, Bluetooth 2.1. So we think Dell is keeping this surprise for later!

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Now, After Delay-after-Delay Dell's finally ready to start selling its Streak this Friday to all comers. We All remember this powerful phone in case you are not check the specs here (SEE FULL SPECIFICATION HERE). About the Price If want a new two-year contract through AT&T, you'll be paying $299.99 But if you value your freedom, Buy it Unlocked for $549.99. The phone will be available for Pre-order on August 13th Next Friday and you'll be able to place your order a day earlier on August 12th Thursday Night. We don't have any Info yet about the OS version Android so it may be 1.6 or 2.0 but lets hope it will be 2.1 which allows more features, Options, Stability, Speed and 720p video recording thought its 5MP Camera!

A New Trojan for Android adds a small Android-extension that sends SMS messages to "premium numbers" Only that charging the users who whose phone is affected with this Trojan a few Extra dollars per message which are hundreds of messages every minuet. and the Kaspersky Security Center has identified it as (Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a) and it only works on Russian networks ONLY. So it affects only russian users For Now!... it may spread to other counties and Networks!

Viper SmartStart an application also for Android phones that can turn your phone into your car Remote Control, you'll be able to (Lock, unlock,Panic or open your trunk) all without leaving the phone off your hands!

Just install it and run it and choose your car type Manufacture and Model and make sure your application is up-to-date to work probably with your car type but ofcoruse not all cars are supported right now!

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Unified Remote is a very Creative application for your Android phone (v1.6 or later) which makes you able to do many tesk with many options about (15 option) to control and acess yout PC (Remote File system, Play Multimedia, keyboard control, remote spotfly, Switch tasks.. etc).

On the Media remote mode you'll be able to make your phone as a remote for your PC stereo Media player to play,Stop and pause your Music wirelessly. On the Keyboard mode you'll be able to make your Android phone a Wireless keyboard to type on screem and the application will type it on your PC. Its Easy and Fun to yous.

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Earlier this week, Facebook for Android got New update to version 1.3.1 which is needed very much. The interface received a major overhaul, and events, messages and requests were finally handled from the app itself and no need for a Browser log-in or opening the FB website itself.

Facebook officially acknowledged the bug on its Facebook for Android page yesterday:

“Hi folks, a number of you have commented on seeing a battery drain on your device since installing the new Facebook for Android app. We have identified the bug that is causing this battery drain and are working on a fix now. As soon as the patch is ready, we will push out an update. Thanks for the quick feedback and for your patience as we get this fixed!”

So Hurry up and Update your Now!

Windows and Android developers over at XDA-Developers have taken the newest Cyanogen Mod and its still very capable to old phone from HTC like The touch Pro 1. Now All HTC Users can enjoy an Android-like User Interface even on old windows Mobile phones or New too. The Cyanogen builds usually come fully loaded, just as a fresh Android built phone would. This particular one carries with it Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, standard phone, messaging and Much More features.

Here are the screenshots of CM6-RC2 (Froyorider-Port):

The official "Google Phone" the kinda dead Nexus One, is still Google's official "dev phone." The phone, available unlocked for $529, is running the latest Android version and includes the "Google Experience" suite for Android development.

The Nexus One combines an up to the minute platform (Android 2.2), modern hardware, and the pure Google Experience software suite. It's a good choice both for people who want to build Android applications using either the SDK or the NDK, and those who want to experiment with modified versions of the Android platform. Note that the Nexus One still ships with Android 2.1 but will download 2.2 soon after you turn it on; make sure you're near a fast network.

If you're an Android user, I'm pretty sure you've tried to use the official Facebook app. And then given up.

The functionality is lame, the notifications don't work, and — most annoying of all — most of the actions within the app require being bumped out onto the mobile site anyway. In short: it stinks.

But today, all that changes. Today sees version 1.3 hit the Android Market, and with it comes a butt-load of improvements. So many, in fact, that I may start using the app regularly. And that's saying something.

So, what's changed?

First up: don't expect complete liberation from the mobile site. Clicking on a notification still bumps you out to the (touch) Facebook page. This is still a bit of a bummer (as it makes you question why you even opened the app), but most features are now in-app. For instance, messages can be read and responded to from within the app. But wait, there's more…

First and foremost is the timeline of pictures that sits down the bottom of the main screen. This shows the latest images from your News Feed. Handily, this includes the thumbnails for any links posted, so is a good place to see if any of your friends have found a new video of cats chasing laser beams.

Also, the notifications are no longer tucked away under a menu, but rather, appear as a notification “drawer” similar to Android's native notification system (only down the bottom of the screen). This is actually quite nice, as you now know how many notifications you have as soon as you open the app.

Photos are now also handled within the app, and you can comment from within the app, too.

So, to round off, this updated is a must-have for every Android user (assuming you're also a Facebook user, that is), and one that has been much-needed for a long time now. The functionality divide between the iOS Facebook app and the Android app is now finally closing. Let's just hope that Monsieur Zuckerberg's switch to Android keeps this progress rolling. Hands up who wants Facebook chat enabled?

A new mobile phone has been especially designed for people with hearing impairment, and features extra-loud ringtones and loudspeaker. 

The simply designed handset is also ideal for older people and the sight impaired, as it comes with large, clear buttons and a generally uncluttered design that will please all those who eschew overly-sophisticated handsets. 

The screen on the handset also displays text messages in extra large type. For the elderly there is an SOS button at the back to allow the user to call a relative in an emergency. 

Although the extra-loud ringtone is a useful feature for those with poor hearing, its ability to reach 100 decibels (the same volume as a pneumatic drill) could prove to be a nuisance for anyone else in the vicinity. 

In fact, the Amplicon M6000 can reach even higher levels, up to 110dB - the equivalent of a South African vuvuzela horn being blown next to the unfortunate victim's head, according to the Daily Mail. 

Amplicon's product manager David Youngs, who himself has hearing difficulties, said that often people don't like to wear their hearing aids when making calls. The same goes for watching movies and listening to music, so soundbars for hard-of-hearing individuals have been developed by audio companies as well.


Mr Youngs said: "I can make a call and even if I haven't got my hearing aid on, I can just push the volume up and hear the conversation perfectly." 

He added that the ring tone is so loud that users would probably get themselves thrown out of a restaurant! However, he said the simple design would be welcomed by all those who "want simplicity", and for whom "talk of megapixel cameras, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and music files is extremely offputting." 

Analyst firm Canalys has been going over the numbers released by the various players in the smartphone business for Q2 and has some interesting trends to report. Smartphone shipments surged ahead 64% year on year indicating the market segment is still enjoying healthy growth despite weak economic conditions in many parts of the world. There are a few notable mentions in the figures so we'll take a look at each in turn:

Apple saw shipments of iPhones grow a very healthy 61% compared with Q2 of 2009, but crucially slowler than the 64% growth for the smartphone segment overall. However, the increase it did see has put it in third place as the best selling platform, with RIM taking the second spot.

Nokia managed to hold onto their lead of the smartphone market and command a still impressive market share of 38%. Smartphone shipments were up 41%, much lower than Apple, but that figure actually represents a record number for Nokia in that 23.8 million units were shipped during Q2. It's still important to recognise though, that like Apple, they are growing slower than the market is overall.

RIM managed to ship enough units to maintain its place as the second most popular purveyour of smartphones with an 18% share of the market. RIM's growth rate was the same as Nokia's, 41% for Q2, and like Nokia this represents a slower than market growth rate.

Android has emerged as the big winner here in terms of growth with an almost 900% increase in shipments. The overall market growth rate is 64% for Q2 and to say that Android exceeds that figure would be something of an understatement. The actual figure is 886%, but we have to remember the context of this figure, which is that Android is essentially building its base at the moment. Growth rates are always going to be spectacular when you are starting off near the bottom. Having said that if Android can maintain even a fraction of this growth rate they should be propelled straight to the top of the smartphone market in a matter of a few years.

At dusk, a car stops at a checkpoint in Afghanistan. It is a tense moment for all. Because an interpreter is not available, U.S. Marines use hand gestures to ask the driver to step out of the car and open the trunk and hood for inspection. There's a lot of room for error.

This scene was re-enacted recently during an evaluation at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—but, this time, the Marine had a new smart phone-based device that translates his English into the driver’s native Pashto and the Pashto back into English.

For the past four years, scientists at NIST have been conducting detailed performance evaluations of speech translation systems for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Previous systems used microphones and portable computers. In the most recent tests, the NIST team evaluated three two-way, real-time, voice-translation devices designed to improve communications between the U.S. military and non-English speakers in foreign countries.

Traditionally, the military has relied on human translators for communicating with non-English speakers in foreign countries, but the job is dangerous and skilled translators often are in short supply. And, sometimes, translators may have ulterior motives, according to NIST’s Brian Weiss. The DARPA project, called TRANSTAC (spoken language communication and TRANSlation system for TACtical use), aims to provide a technology-based solution. Currently, the focus is on Pashto, a native Afghani tongue, but NIST has also assessed machine translation systems for Dari—also spoken in Afghanistan—and Iraqi Arabic.

A U.S. Marine and a native Pashto speaker converse using a smart phone voice translation system as part of an evaluation of the technology recently conducted by NIST for the Defense Department.

All new TRANSTAC systems all work much the same way, says project manager Craig Schlenoff. An English speaker talks into the phone. Automatic speech recognition distinguishes what is said and generates a text file that software translates to the target language. Text-to-speech technology converts the resulting text file into an oral response in the foreign language. This process is reversed for the foreign language speaker.

NIST researchers held focus groups with U.S. military personnel who have served overseas to determine critical communication interactions to simulate and evaluate in tests. The research team then devised 25 scenarios for evaluating the performance of translation devices. These included vehicle checkpoints; communication of key information, such as how long electricity will be available each day; facility inspections; medical assessments; and Afghani-U.S. military training exercises. Marines experienced in these tasks and native Kandahari-dialect Pashto speakers acted out the scenarios without a script. Each scenario was performed using the three industry-developed translation devices.

For each test, on-site judges observed the scenarios, and the participating Marines and Pashto speakers were surveyed about the ease of interaction with the systems. Later, a separate panel of judges fluent in English and Pashto viewed videos of the exercise and evaluated each of the three systems in terms how accurately concepts were communicated in both languages, Schlenoff says.

“We are writing a detailed assessment of the evaluation for DARPA so they can make an informed decision to determine where to direct funds and efforts in the TRANSTAC project,” says Schlenoff.

• Hardware: Just like some of the early videos indicated, the tablet is made entirely of black plastic. For $150 we can't really knock the build quality of this thing, but we do have to say the $199 Archos 7 Home Tablet feels a lot sturdier and is also a bit thinner. Still, the Augen tablet is satisfactorily light and it's easy to hold up to read a website or e-book. As we've said before, 7-inch tablets are an ideal size for holding in one hand. Oh, and as you will see in the gallery, Augen throws in a faux leather case -- probably to hide the 78's cheap aesthetic. Surrounding the tablet is a micro-USB port, a 2.5mm headphone jack (yeah, it's a bummer!) and a microSD card slot. As for that headphone jack, Augen has told us that if you email them atsupport@augenus.com, they'll send you a pair of 2.5mm headphones or some sort of adapter -- cheers to that!

• Screen: Come on, you're not really shocked that the display is resistive and only has an 800 x 480 resolution, are you? For the price, we expected nothing more really, though in use it wasn't as bad as we'd imagined. Obviously, you have to press pretty hard on the 7-inch display to make selections, but there's also a stylus that pops out on the top of the tablet. We've actually defaulted to using the stylus, but a fingernail certainly gets the job done as well. Either way, resistive is, well, resistive. Also, you may notice in the pictures that there's a slight gap between the glass of the screen and the actual display. There's also no accelerometer or software for adjusting the screen orientation. No beating around the bush on this one: this screen is cheap, but then again so is the tablet.

• Performance / Android experience: We actually have to give Augen some credit for shipping the Gentouch 78 with Android 2.1. It's not 2.2 -- though Augen says it may be upgradeable sometime -- but at first boot we were greeted by a live wallpaper and shortcuts to the browser, YouTube, the Market, iReader, Skype and others. Basically, if you're an Android user, you'll feel quite at home. However, we cannot tell you how badly we wish there was a home and back button on the front of the device -- there are a few cheap, very clicky buttons on the back, but it's incredibly annoying to guess what each one does when you're looking at the screen. The good news is that the GenTouch tablet is nowhere near as slow as the GenBook, but its 800MHz processor and 256MB of RAM makes Android smartphones, like the Droid X, Incredible and Evo 4G, look like Usain Bolt. As you see in the video, the application panel jiggers across the screen, scrolling is quite delayed and launching applications takes a noticeable few seconds. Still the tablet is capable of doing things like loading and watching YouTube videos as well as surfing the web, albeit on Hawaiian time. There's 2GB of onboard memory, but the microSD slot should support up to 16GB cards.

• Apps / Market access: So, yes, the Gentouch does come preloaded with the Google Market, but just as we experienced with the smartbook, applications won't install. When we chatted with Augen, we were told that an update should restore access, though they also mentioned they'd be chatting with Google soon about the access. (We can't imagine Google is all that happy that this company is shipping tablets with the Market preloaded.) However, Gmail and YouTube are both pre-installed on the device, and we have had no issues with either one. Skype, on the other hand, doesn't work at all. We'll be burning through our weekend trying to sideload some .apks, so stay tuned on how that all turns out. Augen tells us the updates for the store will appear on its support site.

Regardless or not we'll end up seeing some kind of new hardware from Palm this year, it's not stopping developers from fine tuning and enhancing apps created for the platform. It's evident in the most recent release of the Facebook app for webOS version 1.2.30 beta which continues to emulate the desktop experience on a mobile level. Although this isn't a groundbreaking update, it does add some new features such as the support for selectable news feeds, toggling feed comments on/off, and the ability to clear multiple notifications at the same time. In addition, you'll find the customary amount of enhancements and bug fixes to better the overall experience. Since it's not yet available to download through the App Catalog, you can basically just click the source link to get yourself a copy of the update.

Android continues to proliferate as the smartphone market grows. The smartphone market grew 64% in Q2 compared to last year and all indications point to sustained growth. All major companies are experiencing growths in the numbers of shipped smartphones.

But it's Android that takes the cake - year-on-year basis it grew an astonishing 886% in the second quarter. Smartphone market grew 41% in the US with 14.7 million units shipped. Android devices accounted for 34% of those shipments. Almost a quarter of smartphones shipped worldwide are in the US, which retains its position as the biggest market for those devices.

Android is also doing well in China (which is the world's second largest smartphone market). From almost no shipments an year ago, in Q2 2010 Android grabbed a 7% market share in China - 475 thousand units shipped. China's home-brewed OMS platform (Open Mobile System) a.k.a. OPhone, which is based on Android, managed 174 thousand units too and should continue to grow.

Nokia remains the world leader in smartphone shipments with a record 23.8 million units shipped for a 41% growth year-on-year. It's currently enjoying a 38% market share thanks to affordable smartphones like the Nokia 5230.

Estimates put RIM in second place with 18% market share and strong positions in North and South America with the BlackBerry Curve 8520 pointed out as a strong seller. Apple slots in third position with a 13% market share for Q2. Their shipments were unaffected by all launch issues with the iPhone 4 and grew up to 61%.

The hotly anticipated Acer smartphone is right around the corner. The Acer Stream, running Android 2.1 as its operating system, offers a host of high-end functions for consumers. 

Available in early August, the Stream packs high capability into a relatively small handset. With 512MB of RAM next to a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the phone's actual performance will be slick and fast. The interface is controlled via a 3.7 inch AMOLED capacitive multi-touch screen, boasting a 2000:1 contrast ratio. 

For those who enjoy mobile browsing, the internet can be activated at high speeds with inclusive HSDPA and Wi-Fi. Navigation is covered by the inbuilt GPS, while Bluetooth takes care of file sharing between phones. 

Media fanatics will enjoy a high-spec 5MP camera, which also has the capability for high definition video recording. Those with a HD TV can also connect the handset through the HDMI slot. 

The high-quality shots taken by the camera will be easily managed by the internal memory, totalling 2GB with the option for more via the microSD card slot. Acer's official site states that the phone can hold up to 32GB of extra storage. Facebook and Twitter apps are pre-installed on the phone, along with Acer's own music streaming service known as Spinlets. Imported multimedia content is viewable with the nemo Player, another Acer freebie. 

Mobile Choice UK has divulged some pricing information for the device from a certain retailer. The handset itself comes to under £400 from Expansys in an (initially) exclusive deal, although customers should be warned that this price does not include a sim card. 

The new Android Racer from ZTE is now officially launched exclusively with 3. The handset will be available on prepay for less than 100 pound. 

The prototype of the Android Racer was revealed back in April of this year, and is the first ZTE handset operating with Android that is under £100. It will retail to the public at £99.99. 

It seems to have come as a bit of a surprise to the industry, as reported on the Mobile Choice Today website, that the new handset is running on Android 2.1. Éclair. What this means to the user is that they have the pleasure of enjoying multi-touch capability, as well as the capacity of voice-to-text in all text fields. There is also a 3D photo gallery and live wallpapers. 

The basic handset boasts a 2.8-inch resistive QVGA touchscreen, and a very respectable 3.2MP camera. There is 256MB of internal memory, and it incorporates Bluetooth and 7.2Mbps HSDPA capabilities. 

As the Android Racer is a Google Android phone, users can choose from a range of apps from the Android market. Users can access a range of social networking sites, such as Facebook, Spotify and Twitter and have access to a load of games and navigational aids. 

It was first thought back in April that the Chinese manufacturer would be using Android 1.6 as the operating system, given the low entry level price of the new handset but the company has surprised the market. The ZTE Android Racer is expected to become available at the end of July and will be exclusive to 3. 

You know how we'll know when we're living in the future? When user manuals for gadgets start leaking out before that gadget even officially exists. Oh, that's now. Welcome to the future!

If you're just itchin' to know all the right places to touch the Droid 2, you're in luck: the user manual has just leaked out.

Unearthed by DroidLife, the guide confirms some interesting tidbits:

• If you were hopin' for vanilla, untouched Android.. sorry! From the screenshots, it looks like it's running the same build of Motorola's MOTO BLUR interface as the Droid X.
• The screenshots look oh-so-Android-2.2ish, with a handful of hints indicating that this thing will ship with Froyo out-of-the-box.
• Like the Droid X before it, it looks like the Droid 2′s on-screen keyboard will be multitouch. It'll also come pre-loaded with Swype.

You can find the link to the full user manual here. Find any other gems lurking within its pages? Let us know in the comments below.

Up until now HTC devices have been sold across China under the Dopod brand (Dopod being a subsidiary of HTC). However, the Taiwanese company decided that its name, HTC, is already popular enough in China to start selling there HTC-branded devices. And the Android-based among them will feature Android’s latest Froyo right out of the box.

I’m not sure when exactly the first HTC-branded phones for China will show up but one thing is for certain: they will know how Froyo tastes. And those might also turn out company’s first devices to feature the latest so far Android version.

As the HTC website reveals, the China-loving HTC Desire, HTC Wildfire as well as the TD-SCDMA-compatible HTC Tianyi will run the Android 2.2 with the Sense UI on top of it.

Twitter for Android the "official" Android Twitter client  just got another update (this version is v1.0.2), and changes include the following:

• Is faster than the previous version
• Auto refresh is now added
• People search is fixed

It's good, it's simple, but it's still not as good as other Twitter clients out there.

Google Maps for Android is a bit like Android itself. always changing and improving. Google have just released the latest update for Maps, version 4.4 and it's the 6th update the app has received in as many months. This particular update is all about finding things around you and it gives the user a new icon to use, "Places". Essentially 'Places' acts a bit like Yelp, allowing the user to find places around him and if you find that you are searching for the same sort of places again and again irrespective of your location then you can customise the search to load your own categories e.g. petrol station. That's all very well and good, but the update goes further by offering additional information like the opening and closing times of shops and directions to the place you've just searched using the compass. You'll need to be running Android 1.6 or later to take advantage of this update, but if so then you can grab it right now. BlackBerry users should expect to see this on their platform of choice in the near future too.

Acer Android powered Stream confirmed for Expansys with Many New Features packs 1Ghz CPU and 5Mp camera recording HS Video 24Fps@720p and all that in a Superb AMOLED Capacitive touch screen and 2GB internal memory expandable with microSDs up to 32GB + 2GB internal = 34GB . Also its has New Feature Wireless Video Streaming which is Similar to the Wi-Di Technology (Wireless Display) works with any compatible device or HDTV. Don't forget the HDMI and the Wifi (802.11 N) Support away better than the (b/g)

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Here comes another cheap Android, Orange Tactile Internet. The unassumingly called smartphone can be yours on a contract for only 1 euro, but don't get excited just yet.

To get the Tactile Internet for 1 euro you'd have to sign a 2 year contract with a minimum of 51 euro monthly tariff.

Orange Tactile Internet is a smallish handset with okaysh specs sheet 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel snapper, 256MB ROM, 3G with HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS, Bluetooth, FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack and microSD slot (2GB card included).

Nothing fills in those moments of boredome quite like a good emulator on your phone, living your glory days of games gone by you can quickly get absorbed and forget you were ever bored in the first place. The PSX4Droid app, from ZodTTD and yongzh, will allow you to do just that with PlayStation games now that it has launched in the Android Market. It's not free, but at $5.99 its not going to be breaking the bank and given what it can do is sure to be pretty popular. Its not 100% perfect at the moment, there are some glitches, but for the most part it looks to be working pretty well and you can check it out in action in the videos below. The first video shows a Samsung Galaxy S running Final Fantasy VII and Ridge Racer, whilst the other two show off a Nexus One running Crash Bandicoot and a Dell Streak being used alongside a Wii controller.

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Statistics of mobile web usage often point to the iPhone as the king of the hill. The fine print however is that those statistics use data from the US only.

So, here are our two cents web traffic from mobile devices to our site. which should give the other side of the story. It's probably not 100% representative of the worldwide statistics, but at least it’s more global.

And while we’re in statistics geek mode, we’ll also take a peek at how Android OS versions are distributed…

Here are the Google Analytics graphs and charts for www.gsmarena.com. The unusual peak you see is from the iPhone 4 announcement – interestingly, the majority of that traffic came from iPhone users and a few Android users. Symbian owners weren’t particularly impressed if mobile web traffic is any indication.

Mobile web traffic statistics for our site from Google Analytics (click for full size)

As you can see, Symbian is on top with a healthy margin and iPhone clocks in second. However, if you add iPhones, iPods and iPads for a cumulative iOS stat it comes out ahead by a about 3.5%.

Other than that, it’s interesting to note that mobile browsers included with feature phone OSes from the various manufacturers score below 5%. Windows Mobile isn’t doing too hot either.

One possible explanation for this is that feature phone owners are using Opera Mini for most of their browsing (as they should) – shame that Google Analytics doesn’t include Opera Mini in the statistics.

In a another statistics news of the day, we just got the latest Android OS version distributionfrom Android Developers. The good news is that Android 2.1 Eclair very rapidly climbed to over 50%. Versions 1.5 Donut and 1.6 Cupcake are hovering around 20% each. The bad thing is that Android 2.2 Froyo has barely achieved 3.3%.

And it will be a while until it can climb any higher – manufacturers have to release ROMs with Froyo and some are still working on Eclair. For now, it’s just the Nexus One phones that are feasting on Froyo desserts.

So, you've either purchased a Streak, or you're anxiously awaiting your own here in the US. Fantastic. Now what? If you've just over $100 to spend and even a pinch of smarts, you'll give strong consideration to Logitech's diNovo Mini. Though launched around two years ago, this portable Bluetooth keyboard looks like a match made in heaven for Dell's newfangled 5-inch smartphone, with the cover holding the Streak (almost) perfectly in order to create a makeshift Android laptop. Better still, the Bluetooth device pairs seamlessly with Dell's doodad, and both the keys and finger pad operate sans any major issues. But hey, it's not like you ought to be taking our word for it -- head on past the break to see the magic happen on video, and dig down in that source link for even more inspiration. It might just convince your cold, hardened heart that love does indeed exist. 

An ambient light sensor automatically controls the keyboard's backlighting.

The keys always glow orange, but the ClickPad (Logitech's name for the round touchpad) displays a green directional pad in "media remote mode" and glows orange in "cursor mode." A sliding switch to the left of the pad makes switching between modes quick and easy.

The diNovo Mini is powered by a rechargeable 930mAh li-ion battery. A full chargetakes about 4 hours and is reportedly good for up to one month of use. A 10-minute quick charge will supposedly provide enough power for about one day of use.

When the Streak and diNovo Mini are connected, keyboard shortcuts appear in the standard menus of the Streak. Unfortunately, I couldn't get any of them to work because there isn't a Menu key or anything equivalent to it on the keyboard.

This is pretty confusing considering it is just Qik and Fring offering the same service for the green bot right now, so we trotted along to Adobes London office to get a closer look at this demo. As with many things in life, not all went as planned as you can see after the break video stream froze up on several occasions, but then again Adobe's Mark Doherty only spent three days cooking this simple app. 

While Nokia's just waiting for a Linux SDK before it can start porting Flash apps to its devices within 2010, Adobe implied that it's still waiting for two other vendors to respond Palm's already been shown a Flash build running on web OS devices, and it's just a matter of the company signing up for Adobe's device certification system; RIM, on the other hand, is a bit more vague, but we were told it's definitely interested in both Air and Flash. And here's the surprise of the day: no comment on Flash for iOS. Check the Embedded Video Down there from MobileEngadget

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Android smartphone will boast a display larger than your face within 2 years (if current trends continue, anyway), we'd say we could be onto something good here. At any rate BNs own eBookstore app is now available for Google's dear mobile OS. landing just weeks after Amazon pushed its Kindle app out into the same marketplace. Of course BN's not shying away from the competition. dubbing its app the only Android e-reader application to offer eBook lending. It's available to download now on devices rocking Android 1.6 or above, and yes, even Android users can pick up on another platform where you leave off on your phone.

 Check out the Press Reales of nook from barnesandnoble.com

The new Android app is also the first eReader software to feature Barnes & Noble's new NOOK-centric branding, leveraging the strength of the company's NOOK brand across its entire eReading offering. NOOK for Android will soon be followed by an updated NOOK for iPhone®, NOOK for iPad™, and others in the coming months. The new eReader software branding aligns with the company's current NOOK offering – NOOK 3G and NOOK Wi-Fi® eBook Readers, and the recently announced NOOKstudy™ online study platform and software solution for higher education.

NOOK for Android offers those with devices using Android OS 1.6 and higher the ability to shop Barnes & Noble's expansive eBookstore of more than one million eBooks, including new releases, bestsellers and free classics, and download titles in seconds. Any customer's personal Barnes & Noble eBook library – purchased on a NOOK eBook Reader, online at BN.com or on another BN eReader-enabled device – will easily sync to their device in seconds so their library goes wherever they go.

NOOK for Android offers a fun and immersive eReading experience with the ability to customize text with many font styles and sizes, an easy-to-use navigation bar, reading in landscape and portrait modes, and graphical page turns. It is also the first Android eReader application to offer digital lending. Using Barnes & Noble's unique LendMe™ technology, customers can easily share eligible eBooks for up to 14 days with friends, who can enjoy these digital titles on a NOOK eBook Reader, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch® and PC enabled with free BN eReader software.

"NOOK for Android is customizable, fun and easy to use and we're excited to deliver the most-requested version of our free eReading software to the growing number of mobile customers using Android-based devices," said Douglas Gottlieb, Vice President, Digital Products for Barnes & Noble.com. "Android customers can enjoy the great NOOK eReading experience on their mobile device, including access to our vast digital catalog and their personal B&N digital library at their finger tips. And, of course, Android users can now enjoy Barnes & Noble's unique eBook lending feature to share their favorite eBooks with friends."

Added Gottlieb, "With NOOK for Android, and the other renamed software to follow, customers can also easily recognize and have confidence in Barnes & Noble's NOOK brand to provide them with a fun and easy-to-use eReading experience on any device of their choosing."

Key features available in NOOK for Android include:


· Shop Barnes & Noble's vast eBookstore: Search, explore and browse through more than one million digital titles at www.bn.com/ebooks directly by touching Shop Books from the Library. There are more than a half-million free eBooks available and free samples are offered for all eBooks. Learn more about titles from thousands of editorial and customer reviews. Pick a current bestseller, a classic or anything in between and download it wirelessly in seconds.

· Access your personal B&N digital library: All eBooks purchased through the Barnes & Noble eBookstore sync in seconds and are ready to read in your Library.

· Lend to friends: NOOK for Android is the only Android eReading app that offers eBook sharing with friends.

· Read your way: Customize the eReading experience by choosing from eight font types and five sizes, read in landscape or portrait modes and lock the screen orientation.

· Enjoy the read: The fun and immersive experience offers animated or sliding page turns, a navigation scroll bar, bookmarks and more.

· Easy access to your content: Using the Library List view, see the cover art, sort and filter your eBooks by author, title or recent reads. Access rich product details for the selected eBook, including the synopsis and more books from that author.

· Read across multiple devices: Android users can now complement their eReading experiences with Barnes & Noble's other eReader experiences such as NOOK eBook Readers, previously announced eBook readers powered by the Barnes & Noble eBookstore, and a variety of other computing and mobile devices, including iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry® and HTC HD2™ smartphones, HP computers, PC and Mac®.

· Pick up where you left off: Sync the last page read of the last eBook opened on an Android device with BN eReader (soon to be renamed NOOK) software-enabled devices including PC and iPad. Coming soon, both will sync with NOOK for iPhone and more devices to follow.

· Follows the standard: Read eBooks formatted in ePub, quickly becoming the industry standard.

Those signing up for a new BN.com account when downloading the new application, will also find three Barnes & Noble Classics Series eBooks – Dracula, Little Women and Pride & Prejudice – in their libraries, along with samples of two current bestselling eBooks.

NOOK for Android is now available at www.bn.com/nookforandroid. Barnes & Noble continually enhances its eReader software and will add new features to its Android offering this summer including highlights and notes, a search library and look-up feature, library grid-view and more. For more information on free BN eReader (soon to be renamed NOOK) software and apps, please visit www.bn.com/ebooks/download-reader.asp.

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On the course of working on the latest beta builds of Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR 2.5 for Android smartphones, Adobe dropped a tingling teaser. their FlashTime video chat app. Still not included in the beta software builds, the playfully named video chat runs real-time between two Nexus One phones on the video demo following the break.

FlashTime for Android is far from a finished product/service but it serves as a nice proof of the power of the Adobe’s platform. What can I say, I sure hope I see that P2PChatMobile.swf application freely running on Android smartphones out there.

Google warned the users that the Nexus One was approaching the end of its days. Sure enough, Google's official online store for the phone now just shows an ominous message that "the Nexus One is no longer available for purchase directly" from the company which leaves users had to go to any other retrial online store or vodafone UK to order this phone But How google sold 500K unit in this short time. So, on that note, Nexus One: for your straight-shooting stock Android ways and your unlocked radio, you'll be dearly missed -- and we hope your legacy lives on, even though your retail model does not.

The Droid X has not had the best of starts in life what with some people reporting problems with its screen. Essentially some screens are experiencing flickering and banding issues and now Verizon have issued a statement on the matter in the hopes of taking it head on.

"Verizon Wireless and Motorola are aware of a very small number of DROID X units that have experienced a flickering or banding display. Motorola has resolved the issue and is continuing to ship the phones. Any consumer who experiences a flickering or banding display should contact a Motorola customer support center or Verizon Wireless."

Short and sweet to say the least. It's interesting to note the phrase 'very small number of DROID X units' because the statement itself doesn't actually elucidate that point, however, Engadget are reporting that the actual figure is somewhere in the region of 0.1% of Droid X's experiencing these screen problems. At any rate the statement claims Motorola have fixed the issue and that customers with this problem should contact either Motorola or Verizon. Case closed (hopefully). 

If you've been following the ongoing saga of Dell's Streak, you've probably already read our review of O2 UK's version -- thing is, the British perspective can be very different from the Yankee one (we didn't see eye-to-eye during the War of 1812, for instance). To that end, we wanted to circle back now that the gargantuan Android beast is finally coming close to a US release and get another quick take.

As a refresher, this thing matches or exceeds the specs you'd expect to find on any modern high-end smartphone in most respects, starting with a 1GHz Snapdragon core, a 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, 850 / 1900MHz 3G for use on AT&T, Rogers, Bell, and Telus, and 2GB of internal storage coupled with a bundled and pre-installed 16GB microSDHC card. Where the Streak sets itself far, far apart from the crowd, though, is with an absolutely enormous 5-inch capacitive touchscreen at 800 x 480 resolution. Needless to say, it's a polarizing feature -- and for many, it'll singlehandedly determine whether the phone is a buy or a no-buy.

Our original review ultimately concluded that the Streak was a promising device in need of an update from Android 1.6 to Froyo. On second look, does our American reviewer agree? Read on.

The Streak's display is fantastic. It's not quite as vibrant or bright as an AMOLED device or an iPhone 4, but it's exceptionally usable outdoors and has some of the best touch sensitivity we've ever experienced -- there were actually a couple cases where we had to prove to ourselves that we were even making contact with the display with our fingertips when taps were being registered (turns out they were, but just barely). Dell makes great use of the screen's real estate, too; even though its 800 x 480 resolution is no higher than, say, a Nexus One, the Streak uses lower-resolution screen elements (icons and the like) so that you can fit far more on the screen at one time -- and because it's five inches across, you can really take advantage of it. Sure, you can make out individual pixels in some of the fonts and icons, but so what? We'll take being able to see twelve Gmail items on the screen at once with message body previews (pictured above on the right, versus a Droid X on the left) any day over higher pixel density.

It looks like Motorola are getting set to release another member of their Droid family upon the world and in a smaller package than we've seen before. Some blurry pictures (what else?) have appeared on Chinese forum, Hiapk, showing what appears to be an Android QWERTY slider destined for Verizon in the U.S. Notice the glowing red Droid eye in the shots. Check out the pictures below in all their blurry glory. We are Sorry for the BAD Quality of the images!

Froyo is barely out the door, but attention is already turning to the next Android version - 3.0 Gingerbread. It will impose minimum hardware requirements, the UI is getting overhauled and Android is splitting into two.

Android 3.0 Gingerbread, says Eldar Murtazin, edotor-in-chief of Mobile-review.com, will be for high-end devices only. A 1GHz CPU and 512MB RAM at minimum plus a display over 3.5" inches in diagonal. Android 2.1 Eclair 2.2 Froyo will remain and run on mid-range and low-end phones.

This will officially lead to the Android platform splitting into two. With so many complaints about platform segmentation now, we can only imagine what it will be when this happens.

Anyway, Android 3.0 Gingerbread will add support for a new resolution - 1280x760 (just over 720p) for screens 4" and bigger (the iPad has a 4:3 1024x768 screen). This should mostly benefit Android-based tablets, which have only recently started cropping up.

The new version will also bring the end to 3rd-party UIs - still, HTC, Samsung, Motorola and the rest will be able to keep their mods for the 2.1/2.2 branch of Android. The new UI for Android 3.0 Gingerbread is said to take its cue from the Gallery App on the Nexus One - the feel, the transitions and so on.

Android 3.0 Gingerbread is expected in mid-October - and we expect the first phone to get it to be theNexus One (it meets the requirements). Unless the oft rumored Nexus Two beats it to the punch.

And as always unofficial ports will become available for current phones. But let's not put the cart before the horse - all this is still rumors, there's no official word from Google just yet.

One of the biggest areas for growth in smartphones has been gaming with numerous titles having emerged over the past couple of years. The iPhone especially has proven itself a very powerful, and attractive, platform for gaming. Android has been making an increasingly good showing in the gaming arena too.

However, there exists a rather bizzare aberration in all of this, which sees very little cross platform gaming between Android and iOS despite them being at the forefront of smartphone gaming. There are a couple of titles outt here that offer this sort of cross platform option including Raging Thunder 2 and Homerun Battle 3D. Well gamers on both platforms can now add Skies of Glory to that list. The game has been ported to Android (2.0 and above) and can communicate with its iOS brethren over Bluetooth, WiFi and 3G should you be unable to resist the urge to show your friends just which OS really is king.

Trillian is already available to Blackberry and iPhone users and now the Android crowd are set to get in on the multi-network messaging action too. Cerulean Studios, the chaps behind Trillian, have announced that they're brining the popular messaging client to Google's finest in the near future, indeed the beta versions of the Android client are all set to launch within weeks. It will be available for a lot of Android users too, not just those running the latest version as it will work on Android versions 1.6 and upwards. In case you aren't familiar with Trillian it's a multi-network messaging app that ties in chats across disparate paltforms such as Facebook, MSN, GTalk, Jabber and more. The Android version will also allow you to sync contacts, avatars, status and so on with Trillian supported desktop apps and of course it will support Android notifications. In fact the Android app will be tailored for Android with Cerulean promising that it won't just be a 'clone from the iPhone'. So you can expect a separate look and feel for the app.