Google Phone Gallery Offers Phone Comparisons Tweet

The Google Phone Gallery is a "showcase of Android-powered devices,"
Ben Serridge, product manager for Android, wrote in a blog post. It is
live now at google.com/phone, and includes phones that have the
Android Market, Google Search, and Google Mobile services.
"There are tools that make it easy to compare phones side by side: you
can filter phones by country, manufacturer, and carrier; view and
compare technical specifications and features; and find where each
phone is available for sale," Serridge wrote.
Users can sort by newest devices or alphabetically by phone name. The
gallery currently lists phones from HTC, LG, Motorola, and Samsung, as
well as all four of the top U.S. carriers and US Cellular.

The top five newest phones listed on the U.S. site are the Motorola
Charm, Samsung Epic 4G, the Droid 2, the Samsung Captivate, and the
Motorola i1. Next to each photo of the phone is a "buy from" link that
takes you to the phone's carrier Web site for purchase options. There
is also an "add to compare" button – add up to three phones to a
"side-by-side comparison" list on the right-hand side, and click
"compare selected" for a run-down of each device.

Ironically, the first time I tried to compare three phones, I got an
error page with the Nexus One logo running along the top bar. The
second time I tried, it behaved and gave me a run-down of the features
on the Droid 2 versus the Samsung Captivate, including OS version,
connectivity, battery, storage and memory, size and weight, hardware,
camera, and more.

Google unveiled its Nexus One – initially referred to as the "Google
Phone" – in early January. Users could purchase the device online at
google.com/phone for $529.99 unlocked or $179.99 with a two-year
contract from T-Mobile. Google announced in May that due to lack of
customer interest in the Nexus One, the company would no longer sell
it online and instead offer it for sale at brick-and-mortar locations.
In July, the company received its last shipment of Nexus One
smartphones, and the device is now only available overseas.

Google later made the Nexus One available to developers for $529, and
so many took the company up on its offer that Google sold out.

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Samsung's Galaxy Tab has Android apps display issues Tweet

Samsung has responded to claims that some Android Market apps won't scale up to the native resolution on its Galaxy Tab.

Samsung not only responded to the display issue but also confirmed that it does exist and is a problem. Most apps scale up to the 1024x600 resolution on the 7-inch Galaxy Tab screen. However, some apps designed for Google's Android Market aren't scalable and only display at 800x400.
There will be a perceptible difference on the screen and it will be an issue for other vendors thinking of building larger tablets running the Android OS.

The problem exists because Android was developed and designed from the ground up to work on smartphones. No one thought it would be scaled up to become the OS of choice for a range of much bigger tablets.

We reported a couple of weeks ago that Google point blank said Froyo tablets couldn't tap into its Android Market. Google's global product management director for mobiles, Hugo Barra told a media briefing at the company's London offices yesterday, "If you want Android market on that platform, the apps just wouldn't run, Froyo is not optimised for tablets."
Companies like Toshiba, Archos and Samsung will have to rely on their respective apps stores if they want to keep the great unwashed happy.

We also reported at the time that Samsung said that the Galaxy Tab would be able to access the Android Market without any problems.

"The Tab is marketed as a phone/handset so has all the same capabilities as the Android phones on the market - there aren't any apps you can't use," a Samsung spokesperson told The INQUIRER.
Now Samsung has been caught out and is on the back foot, having admitted that some Android apps don't work properly.

We contacted a Samsung UK spokesperson about all this but were given a "no comment" response until tomorrow. µ

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Samsung launches 4G-LTE Android smartphone Tweet

Samsung Mobile has announced the launch of what it claims is the world's first 4G LTE-enabled, multi-mode, CDMA handset, the Samsung Craft SCH-r900. Samsung Mobile also supplied the LTE infrastructure to MetroPCS Communications Inc. for the commercial launch of 4G LTE service in Las Vegas, the first in the United States.

The Samsung Craft 4G mobile phone is available for $299 plus tax and sports a 3.3-inch diagonal AMOLED display and sliding keyboard. A built-in 3.2 megapixel camera provides flash and camcorder image capture.

The Craft includes a Ceva DSP core according to a spokesperson for Ceva.

Samsung Mobile's commercial LTE network products offer flexible bandwidth support of from 1.4-MHz to 20-MHz. Samsung Mobile's network infrastructure solutions support a wide portfolio of Enhanced Node B (eNB) products, including rack types, remote radio heads, picocells, femtocells and distributed antenna system (DAS) hosts.

Samsung Mobile has participated in various working groups at 3GPP and LSTI (LTE/SAE Trial Initiative).

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Acer beTouch E110 Specifications (specs) details. (mobile.acer.com) Tweet

Features

Stylish, compact and slim design
2.8” (QVGA) resistive screen
5-way navi key
3G and Bluetooth connectivity
Nemo Player – a great way to enjoy music, video clips and pictures on the move.
Built-in Facebook® and Twidroid applications
Customizable User Interface
Available in Black and Dark Blue
Exclusive Spinlets™ application provides free streaming of worldwide music and video, that can be shared with friends and family via the web or e-mail.

Size and Weight

Height:103.5 mm / Width:54 mm / Depth:13.4 mm / Weight:105 g

Cool design

Stylish, compact and super slim, the beTouch E110 is designed to be both extremely comfortable to use and very easy to carry. Available in two colors: Black & Dark Blue.

Keep track of your friends

The beTouch E110 lets you keep track of the latest news from your friends, check your emails and follow your Twitter™ and Facebook® updates wherever you are.

Fast and easy mobile internet

With 3G+ connectivity, the beTouch E110 delivers instant, high-speed access to the web.

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