Android Roundup – MIA Edition
Regular readers of phandroid and AndroidForums members are probably wondering WTF and we’ll tell you – a little data center issue yanked the sites off the web for a full day and we’re just now trying to get back in the groove of things. Rather than make post after post of yesterdays news, we’re bringing you the Android Roundup – MIA Edition:
Android Has Multi-Touch
Remember that article about the G1 having multi-touch capabilities that were supressed on the OS level? Well seeing it in writing and code are one thing but seeing it in video is another:
zzzPhone Android Phone
The second ever Android Phone has been launched and it has two horrendous problems right off the bat: (1) The “zzz” makes me think of snoring and complete boredom, and (2) the website helps me remember geocities and makes me think I shouldn’t ever buy anything from the website. Nonetheless, they are selling now… hopefully they invested more in R&D than web development:
PhoneFusion Visual Voicemail Available
Android’s first Visual Voicemail application is available on the Android Market and its called Phone Fusion Voicemail Plus. Gizmodo did a quick write up of the application so head over there for the details.
Opera Mini Browser Now on Android
Google’s own browser is no longer the only option for browsing the web from your G1 and future Android Phones as the Opera MIni Mobile Browser is now available on the Android Market. Here is a video showing it in use:
White T-Mobile G1 Hits Stores!
While the Black and Bronze T-Mobile G1s are now in abundance across the States, the White T-Mobile G1 has just started hitting retail stores. Everyone seems to like things that are short in supply and anyone snagging a White G1 is sure to amplify the intensity of iDiots saying the G1 is somehow an iPhone knockoff. Let the games begin! (BGR)
HTC to Sell 1,000,000 T-Mobile G1s By Year End
Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, is now predicting that illion G1HTC will sell over a m units before the holiday shopping season is over (reported by DigiTimes). Initial numbers projected have jumped around but 1 million units would NOT be shabby at all. Like the Android Rap Song says… a-million-here, a-million-there, Android Phones on every continent, manufacturer and carrier.
And that’s all folks… keep an eye out for a few big things in the next couple weeks! And hopefully (fingers crossed) no “data center” issues. Thanks for your patience with the downtime!