Android phones, apps and tablets

+1 I hate it when some apps run in the background even when I've closed them, skype and dropbox both do this - as does facebook I think? It would be nice to minimise them or close them completely (stop them running in background)

you could use a task manager, and set it to only kill those apps? Not perfect, but a solution?

that dot rory fella is a complete tool all of his reviews of anything are completely shit and completely uninformative...

but... 180 nuggets cant even buy you a reasonable phone never mind a tablet pc...

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/09/22/google-android-amigurumi-doll-andy-the-android-ebay/

Mine :)

HTC Desire (2.2), is it possible to reduce the number of homescreens does anyone know? I definitely don't need seven.

Cyanogenmod :)

http://androidforums.com/htc-desire/84650-show-us-your-desire-homescreens-30.html

You'd need to replace the Home app with something else. LauncherPro or ADW (cyanogen uses this).

Firefox 4 beta

Yeah it's meant to be shit. What's the point installing a beta if it's worse than the stock browser.

Im just saying it's out. I dont use it o.O

I think everyone knows it's out. No one is talking about it because it's still pretty flakey.

Right ill refrain from linking anything again

Cheers, ADW looks worth a shot

Right ill refrain from linking anything again

Ha!

Cheers, ADW looks worth a shot

I don't mind it to be honest. I prefer Sense but ADW is VERY customisable.
Running on my girl's i7500 at the moment actually.

I use launcher pro... it just seems faster than ADW to me

From November 1st, Dixons (plus PCWorld and Currys) will be selling ADVENT android tablets.

Advent Vega 10in tablet, £250:
Froyo 2.2, Wi-Fi, 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip, 4GB storage and 1.3Mp webcam.

The Augen GenTouch series of tablets released in America seem promising also.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/advent-vega-and-amico-cheap-android-tablets-incoming-from-dixons-50001058/

85 quid..
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/85-android-excitement-as-morgan-and-disgo-launch-bargain-bin-tablets-50001031/

If they are 250 at Dix.. wonder what the equiv price is online?

From November 1st, Dixons (plus PCWorld and Currys) will be selling ADVENT android tablets.

Advent Vega 10in tablet, £250:
Froyo 2.2, Wi-Fi, 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip, 4GB storage and 1.3Mp webcam.

The Augen GenTouch series of tablets released in America seem promising also.

Damn I want that Espresso doppio, the figures sound great let's hope it performs as well as they say.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHO9A9Zf5g8

Repost?

Yep

Yep

:(

Thinking of ordering one on our account at work to see what it's like. They say November at the earliest, despite Voda claiming to be shipping sometime after the 14th Oct. I guess November meets that definition...

It was Oct 13th, then Oct 6th, now mid-Oct to early Nov.

Motorola Droid Pro is an effort that positions itself as an enterprise focused competitor to Blackberry.

I think it has possibilities, but Blackberry's security is legendary, so the Droid Pro needs to be very special.

T-Mobile getting the HTC Desire HD within a few weeks, but Vodafone may have them first.

Amazon planning their own Android Apps Store?

Dell Streak gets unofficial Froyo 2.2.

(Budget?) LG Optimus Froyo 2.2 phone available by Xmas.

EDIT:
Sony-Ericsson is launching the X8, which is a budget phone, again stuck with the 1.6 OS. This has given the rise to opinion, that SE has botched their Android stategy. A roadmap has shown no Froyo for any SE phone till possibly 2011, if at all. Its got so bad, that in America the X10 is being sold with contract for 1 cent (a penny, as they call it). This is even though the phone is still one of the most expensive to buy sim-free.

With all of this in mind, I'm going to make a prediction. I think SE must have a new top-end phone under wraps, that will look to take on the Samsung Galaxy S, Motorola Droid X, and even the HTC Desire HD. If I'm wrong, SE are sunk. They'll fall so far behind, they won't even be a blip on the radar. Its sink or surf for them.

LG phones - proper POC

Sony Ericsson LiveView acts as a 1.3-inch remote control for your smartphone, requires Android 2.0

If this works half well, and has decent battery life, I would imagine it could be pretty useful. good for riding, for instance without needing to dig out your phone