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Sep

Problems Updating System Apps With CyanogenMod 6 On Your Nexus One? Download The App Update Pack

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Apps/Games, Development, News, Nexus One (Passion)

It turns out that some Nexus One owners running CyanogenMod 6 (CM6) have been experiencing issues when trying to update a handful of system apps. As such, XDA-Devs forum member unforgiven512 has thrown the updates into a tidy package. The updated apps are:

Amazon MP3

Google Maps

Google Search

Google Voice

ROM Manager

Street View

Superuser

TalkBack

Twitter

Voice Search

Not only does this fix the app updating bug, but it moves the app info from the "data" partition to the "system" partition. There are two benefits to doing so:

2. Updates to system apps are stored on the "data" partition.

Sep

Rumor: HTC To Launch Tegra 2 Powered Android Tablet In Early 2011

Posted by Rainer Unwin in HTC, News, Tablets

Take this one with a huge grain of salt: DigiTimes is reporting, yet again, that HTC is about to enter the tablet market by leveraging their expertise with Android and their relations with carriers around the world. The rumours point to a launch date in early 2011 and specs that certainly look good, but would you pay the rumoured price of $790 for it?

The claimed specs:

1280×720 display (from earlier reports, that may point towards Gingerbread)
nVidia Tegra 2 SoC
32 GB SSD
2 GB RAM
WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
Full Android Market
Support for Chrome Web Apps

That Tegra 2 chipset should provide enough power to surpass the iPad and make for a very fluid experience.

Sep

Total Equipment Coverage/Insurance For Verizon Customers Now Includes Free Mobile Recovery Software

Posted by Brian O'Toole in Applications, News, Verizon Wireless

Good news for those of you with Verizon phones and a 'Total Equipment Coverage' insurance plan. VZW have just let us know that they are partnering with Asurion to provide some useful security functions for Android owners. The free Mobile Recovery application includes the ability to remotely:

Sound an alarm on the phone, even when on silent
Locate the phone using GPS, with maps and directions to the handset
Lock or wipe the phone, if it is irretrievable

Sounds pretty great for a free service (if you have the qualifying insurance, obviously), and may help to soothe any envious pangs you felt following the demonstration of HTCSense.com’s new security features.

Sep

Leaked HTC Lexikon Stock ROM Points Towards A Future On Verizon

Posted by Brian O'Toole in Devices By Manufacturer, HTC, News, Verizon Wireless

It’s difficult to keep track of all the leaked device names out there, we know, but if you can cast your mind back a month or so you may remember the mysterious HTC Lexikon and HTC Bee phones whose details were sourced from the 911sniper blog. Well, the same guys over in China have just posted what is believed to be a copy of the Lexikon’s operating system, complete with “VERIZON” in the filename, and a render of the phone to keep you hooked.

From the image alone, the Lexikon looks to be similar in styling to the still extant Droid Incredible.

Sep

Amazing Ingenuity: TAT's "Horizon" Concept Blends 2D With 3D In Maps And Contacts [Must-See Videos]

Posted by T. Carter Ross in News, Videos

Even with Street View, it can be hard to orient yourself in a strange area with a smartphone-based map. The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), an absolutely genius group of UI designers, wants to jazz things up by letting users shift dynamically from a flat object, like a map or a list of contacts, to a 3D one, which can be overlaid with additional information.

Horizon 2D-3D Maps

By allowing the user to seamlessly transition from a two-dimensional display to a three-dimensional one and back, TAT aims to make it easier to comfortably maintain a sense of space and orientation. At the heart of it all lies TAT Cascades, a UI framework for the production of advanced user interfaces.

Sep

Sprint Launches 4G In Orlando, FL

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Epic 4G, EVO 4G (Supersonic), News, Sprint

Orlando residents have 2 exciting things going on as of today - Disney World and now Sprint's 4G service. Today, the company officially announced the launch of 4G in Florida's 5th largest city, immediately available to all EVO 4G and Epic 4G users.

Sprint has been on fire lately - the announcement follows hot on the heels of last week's Nashville 4G launch and the introduction of Epic 4G in the beginning of the month. Sprint’s 4G service now covers 53 markets.

Users of the only 2 aforementioned devices capable of running on Sprint’s 4G network are charged an extra $10 "premium data" fee, no matter whether 4G is available in their area or not.

Sep

New HTC Fast Boot Technology Already Present On Desire Z/HD Offers 5 Second Boot Times. Smarts, Trickery, Or Both?

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Desire HD (Ace), Desire Z (Vision), HTC, News, Videos

The New Fast Boot

If you haven't seen any demos from the recent HTC press conference showcasing the company's new Fast Boot technology available on the newly announced Desire Z and Desire HD handsets, you should stop everything you're doing and watch them immediately:

The new Fast Boot allows for boot-up times as low as 5 seconds. According to HTC, Desire HD and Z

... include the new HTC Fast Boot that enables people to quickly make a call or check emails by shortening the time taken to complete the power-up sequence.

Even Paul O'Brien, a genius Android ROM developer, was impressed:

How Is This Possible?

Sep

CyanogenMod 6.0.0 Final/Stable For HTC Hero CDMA Released

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Development, Froyo 2.2, Hero (Sprint, HeroC), HTC, News

Last Updated: August 1st, 2012

CyanogenMod 6 is one of the most popular Android custom ROMs, and for a good reason - besides supporting a myriad of devices, it is built from AOSP (Android Open Source Project), which means no extra garbage that normally comes installed by carriers and customizations/improvements for the people, by the people (the CM contributor community is huge).

Sprint has abandoned our beloved HTC Hero (it was my first Android device a bit under a year ago now and holds a special place in my heart) but the Android community hasn't. The Hero lives on - in fact it has been enjoying Android 2.2 Froyo for a while now in alpha/beta/RC form, not thanks to Sprint yet again.

Sep

Droid 2 World Edition To Make Droid 2 Obsolete? Already?

Posted by Brad Ganley in Droid 2, News, Verizon Wireless

The world of smartphones moves fast. How fast, you ask? So fast that a device that is just days over being a month old is already apparently getting phased out. The Motorola Droid 2 was just released in August but it's possible that this Droid lived fast and will die young.

You'll notice that underneath the words "Droid 2 by Motorola" it states "while supplies last," indicating that there are a finite number left. According to BGR, the word on the street is that this could be to make way for the rumored Droid 2:World Edition which, as its name suggests, is simply the Droid 2 with world capabilities.

Sep

T-Mobile UK's HTC Desire Froyo Update Now Officially Rolling Out

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Desire (Bravo/BravoC), Froyo 2.2, HTC, News, T-Mobile

Unlocked HTC Desire owners have been enjoying their chilled Froyo update for over a month now, and today T-Mobile UK announced that its customers are finally going to be able to catch up to the rest of the pack.

Want to know what Froyo can offer you on top of Éclair? Check out our Everything You Need To Know About Android 2.2 Froyo roundup.

Over at T-Mobile UK forums, Sorcha from the T-Mo team posted the following announcement:

Hi all,
We have some exciting news for all our Desire users.
The 2.2 firmware update (FroYo) will be available from today and will be sent over the air (OTA) direct to your phone over the coming weeks.