Dell is working on a 5inch MID tablet. QISDA is rumored to be handling all of the manufacturing duties. The Streak will be running Android 2.0 and have a 5 megapixel camera. The screen will be 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, 3G data, and WiFi as well. Rumored carrier AT&T and launch date, sometime in 2010. It will be great to see AT&T getting down with the Droid!
As an early adopter (Opening day, G1) I have seen Android grow in to a force to be reckoned with however, there have been moments of concern and frustration. For starters you never know what Google is up to, will you get a firmware update today, tomorrow or next week? And when this Android gift from the gods does finally arrive, what will it have in store for your beloved handheld?
Lets back track to being an early adopter of the Google’s first phone. With the arrival of the Éclair 2.0 update, how does this amazing new update to the Android universe bid for G1 users. The G1 is known for lack of storage space as well as a processor that has seen it’s better days. Will Éclair be able to run on the G1? Or will we see a striped down version of Éclair? And worse yet will we even see a 2.0 update at all?
Not to bring up Apple and the IPhone but one thing Apple has done or should I say not done is left their early adopters of the IPhone in the cold. Even the first generation IPhone has gotten every firmware update.
I think if Google and T Mobile don’t find away to get 2.0 on the G1 it will be a very harsh blow to the customers and fans of Android and Google.
Since Droid101 is about helping out our fellow Android users with usability, I thought it would be a good idea to post some information on whats new with the new Eclair 2.0 Platform. Enjoy!!
New User Features
Contacts and accounts
* Multiple accounts can be added to a device for email and contact synchronization, including Exchange accounts. (Handset manufacturers can choose whether to include Exchange support in their devices.)
* Developers can create sync adapters that provide synchronization with additional data sources.
* Quick Contact for Android provides instant access to a contact’s information and communication modes. For example, a user can tap a contact photo and select to call, SMS, or email the person. Other applications such as Email, Messaging, and Calendar can also reveal the Quick Contact widget when you touch a contact photo or status icon.
* Exchange support.
* Combined inbox to browse email from multiple accounts in one page.
Messaging
* Search functionality for all saved SMS and MMS messages.
* Auto delete the oldest messages in a conversation when a defined limit is reached.
Camera
* Built-in flash support
* Digital zoom
* Scene mode
* White balance
* Color effect
* Macro focus
Android virtual keyboard
* An improved keyboard layout to makes it easier to hit the correct characters and improve typing speed.
* The framework’s multi-touch support ensures that key presses aren’t missed while typing rapidly with two fingers.
* A smarter dictionary learns from word usage and automatically includes contact names as suggestions.
Browser
* Refreshed UI with actionable browser URL bar enables users to directly tap the address bar for instant searches and navigation.
* Bookmarks with web page thumbnails.
* Support for double-tap zoom.
* Support for HTML5:
o Database API support, for client-side databases using SQL.
o Application cache support, for offline applications.
o Geolocation API support, to provide location information about the device.
o Calendar
* Agenda view provides infinite scrolling.
* Events indicate the attending status for each invitee.
* Invite new guests to events.
New Platform Technologies
Media Framework
Revamped graphics architecture for improved performance that enables better hardware acceleration.
Bluetooth
* Bluetooth 2.1
* New BT profiles: Object Push Profile (OPP) and Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP)
Just yesterday afternoon, Devyn and I were having a heated conversation with Droid 101 about this very topic. Will our G1s ever be able to run Android 2.0. Well, the answer is yes, and apparently very soon – as in days. Check the video below.
We don’t know Akira Harada, but we have decide to place him (or her) in the running Android Player of 2009 list. More Power to Akira. Thanks to Chris for making this video. How many of you are planning on upgrading you G1 to 2.0?
We knew it was coming. It’s here and we (Devyn, James and Droid 101) are crazy happy. Droid 101 told us this morning that today is like a Southern family reunion – Where’s Bender?
Check the official Verizon video of the new Droid
What do you think? Better than the iPod? The Hero? We would love to hear from you.
So do you remember the post we did on a certain mysterious HTC Android device that we’ve never seen before?
Well after doing some research I’m 90% positive as to what this phone is…
Its the HTC Dragon! Well, sort of. It’s actually the CDMA version of the HTC Dragon that is headed to Verizon and going to be called the HTC Passion.
This would explain the similarities that people noticed about the buttons and the white notification bar from the Motorola Sholes (Droid); Verizon is trying to keep things a little similar on all their Droid devices and it’s not the HTC Desire, which is a Verizon branding of the HTC Hero (a 3.2 inch screen, which this phone definitely does not have).
You might have heard of the HTC Passion a few times so the name might ring a bell. It is the rumored handset that is supposed to be coming to Verizon in Q4 with a snapdragon processor, Android 2.0, and be the Android equivalent to the HTC HD2 (Leo).
If this is true, then you have some nice Droid choices on Verizon; Motorola Sholes (”Droid”) for those who need the keyboard
, HTC Desire for those who can live without the keyboard but like a smaller device, and the HTC Passion for those who want a huge screen and need the faster processor.
Very nice, Verizon. Very nice indeed.
Anyone got more info on HTC Passion, please do tell…
Source: TheUnlockr
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Many thanks to letsfindjesus (their YouTube handle) for making a preview video before Verzion pulled their prematurely launched Droid site. We think the site should launch on or around the 28th of October.
