Android

No, the Nexus One will not be doing a Lazarus at T-Mobile, despite recent rumors.

Here at RCR we’ve known about Modu’s Android intentions for a little while now, but were sworn to secrecy. Now, however, as a leaked video of an Android Modu T (Modu 2) phone has tipped up on YouTube, we can remain silent no longer.

So much for Google slowing the speed of its Android releases, with claims that version 3.0 (Gingerbread) has already been spotted in the wild, just weeks after the official release of version 2.2 (Froyo).

A little birdie tweets that AT&T may be betting big on Microsoft’s soon-to-launch Windows Phone 7 (WP7) putting itself down for an order of eight million units.

Nokia is still struggling to take a larger bite out of the smartphone market and retain its position as number one mobile manufacturer in the world, though recent results and growing uneasiness amongst shareholders has given the firm cause to worry.

It seems Samsung is thriving on the free colonial spirit with yet another phone giveaway to tempt punters away from the iPhone. Bell Canada announced this morning that it too would be doling out free phones – in this case the Android based Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant – to customers in advance of the August 6th Canadian launch date.

It was only a matter of time before Google became a military power, and now, with its Android army marching forward at a furious pace, it has finally happened. Or should we say ‘app-end.

Bookworms rejoice! Now rather than having to buy a Nook to read your favorite book, you can simply squint your eyes and read the latest Barnes and Noble Mills and Boon on your cell phone – providing you’ve got an Android that is.

Why installing iOS4 on an iPhone 3G renders the device painful to use.

If you consider yourself to be more of a rugged, rough and tumble Android user, who doesn’t mince his words and prefers to push-to-talk, you may just grunt with joy at Sprint’s new military grade Motorola i1 offering.

AT&T’s strained, outdated network and spotty coverage has long been a sore point for US iPhone users, with many calling for Apple to bring its popular phone to other carriers, thus giving users more of a choice. The rumor mill has even posited that the AT&T/Apple divorce could be no more than a year away, with a possible open relationship with Verizon Wireless happening well before that.

Android has made significant gains in the US when it comes to mobile advertising, but remains the OS with the lowest Response Rate (CTR) in Europe according to the latest Smaato Metrics.

It’s been a long time in coming, but finally Microsoft has seen fit to bestow a “technical preview” of its Windows Phone 7 operating system to the unwashed developer masses.

Last week, Fring’s activation of mobile-data video calling on the iPhone annoyed Skype so much that the firm decided to remove itself from the service altogether. We’ve therefore compiled a list of the five top mobile apps that will let you use your Skype account on your mobile device.

While most of America may be going gaga for Apple’s antenns this morning, other (possibly more sensible) Murkins are focusing their hype on the new Motorola Droid X smartphone, resulting in its complete sell out from retail stores on its first day of sale and clogging Verizon’s phone activation infrastructure.

While most of America may be going gaga for Apple’s antenns this morning, other (possibly more sensible) Murkins are focusing their hype on the new Motorola Droid X smartphone, resulting in its complete sell out from retail stores on its first day of sale and clogging Verizon’s phone activation infrastructure.

Ovi store developers are certainly a surly bunch, with more than half of them unhappy with the way the Finnish phonemaker runs its app shop.

The Chinese have launched a British invasion, as ZTE announced the launch of its first Android powered device – the Racer – on the UK’s 3 network.

Google’s Android army continues to march onwards unabated, passing the 100,000 app mark this week according to data from AndroidLib.

Facebook wants to reduce the “signal to noise” ratio in your mobile life according to the firm’s head of mobile products, Eric Tseng.

With worldwide market-share for smartphones constantly growing, it may seem to some that dependable old feature phones are being neglected, but a change in terminology could soon see feature phones getting smarter – on paper anyway.