According to Citi analyst Walter Pritchard, who released a big report on Microsoft this morning, Microsoft gets $5 for every HTC phone running Android
Microsoft is getting that money thanks to a patent settlement with HTC over intellectual property infringement.
Microsoft is suing other Android phone makers, and it's looking for $7.50 to $12.50 per device, says Pritchard.
We knew hardware companies were paying Microsoft, we just didn't know how much. (In October Steve Ballmer said, "Android has a patent fee. It's not like Android's free.")
HTC has just presented 5 new phones, two of them with Facebook experience, and a tablet.
Wildfire S now has HVGA Super LCD screen and alu-case, Desire S packs Desire HD features in Desire sized body. Incredible S does not look too impressive.
HTC Flyer is the first tablet from HTC. Among interesting stuff, capacitive stylus and improved user experience. We'll have to test it out and check out all the software enhancements.
One of the best selling Android phones will get a successor. Samsung Galaxy S will soon be acompanied with a new Galaxy member called S2 or "Seine". The unveiling will take place at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona (14-17. February). One day before the official start of the congress Samsung will present this phone, rumored to have following specs:
Android 2.3 Gingerbread
4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display with 800 x 480 pixels
NFC
8MP photo camera
Full HD (1080) video recording
1GB RAM
Dual core Samsung Orion processor
Less than 9mm in thickness
The real question, when will it become available at operators and retail stores. We are looking forward to MWC, we'll be there and keep you up to date!
Just recently at CES 2011, Sony Ericsson revealed a new high-end Android phone XPERIA arc. Besides very thin case, it will come with Gingerbread Android 2.3 OS. Some of the specs include:
Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Camera 8.1MP, HDMI connector
Screen 854x480 pixels on 4.2" 16,777,216 colour TFT, LED backlit
Memory microSD™ (supported to 32GB) + -- Phone memory Up to 512MB
Size 125.0 x 63.0 x 8.7 mm / 117g
We must recall the moment X10 was announced, SE failed to deliver the final product to the market, and then it became outdated, with old Android version. This could be big for Sony Ericsson. The device looks great, and it was even noticed with Android 2.4 at CES, which was later dismissed. The guys at Engadget and Swedroid got a chance to play with it and we have official videos as well. We have to wait a bit and see ourselves are the screen and camera that great as they say…
And for the end, courtesy of Swedroid, side by side photo near Google Nexus S.
The guys at Swedroid did an awesome job testing Google Nexus S.
During the in-depth test we can see the curved SuperAMOLED display and side by side outdoor video test versus HTC Desire HD. The build quality is on the DHD side, but SuperAMOLED outperforms any other display on the smartphone market today. Check out the video below and the excellent review at Swedroid.
LG smartphone LU3000 (known as LG Optimus Mach) has been launched in South Korea. Besides being a very fast Android 2.2 phone, it features unique ringtones and theme songs from no other than legendary Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Mission…). LU3000 features 3.8" WVGA display, HDMI-out and 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 processor.
Since Android 1.6 there have not been significant changes in the Android Market application. Well, in the next two weeks, we can expect a new version.
New interface, category screen and a discovery feature for a list of related apps. The update will happen over the next two weeks and will work for devices running Android 1.6 and higher.
Google has just released a new version of YouTube application for Android. Some of the new features are:
In-page playback: you can read the video description, browse related, rate or flag videos without having to interrupt video playback.
Posting comments: you can post a comment while the video is playing, just like on the desktop website.
Subscription updates: we've made it easier to access new videos from your subscriptions. If you are signed into your account, you will see all your subscription updates right on the home screen of the app.
New full-screen UI: To enter full-screen mode simply rotate the phone. The new player controls make it easier to seek within the video, and you can pause or resume the playback by just tapping on the screen.
This new version works on Froyo and above and applies to 43% of Android users that have it. A good move from Google to update apps regardless of the system updates.
The moment has finaly come for all the owners of HTC Legend to receive over-the-air update to Android 2.2
According to HTCSource, the updates will start tomorrow (9.dec.2010.). If you did not install pre-Froyo update you can do it by running: Settings > About phone > System software updates on your Legend and select the Check now button.
It is a fine day for all the geeks, as new Android phone is unveiled by Google. It is manufactured by Samsung, and it features impressive specifications and unique curved display. If runs new Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features Super AMOLED display along with near field communication.
Be sure to check out the official page. Check out the official press photos provided by Samsung in the following gallery.
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