Posts Tagged Android 2.2

LG Optimus 2X – no word on Australian release date

If you’re looking on at the new LG Optmius 2X as a must-get smartphone and you’re wanting to buy it in Australia, you may have to wait a bit. Despite LG Australia’s PR firm releasing a press release announcing the arrival of the phone, a quick call to LG’s PR about a release date found [...]

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Barnes & Noble to upgrade Nook Color with Android 2.2 next year

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color has already been hacked to handle Linux but it looks as though the book retailer plans a modification of its own. According to a report on Digitimes.com, the Nook Color will receive an upgrade early in 2011 to receive Google’s Android 2.2 operating system. The colour e-book reader, manufactured by [...]

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Motorola announces Milestone 2 Android phone in Australia

US handset manufacturer Motorola has unveiled its anticipated Milestone 2 mobile phone. The new phone, which features Texas Instrument’s 1GHz OMAP3630 processor, which also powers Motorola’s Droid X phone, includes new Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo), allowing 720p (1280×720-pixel) video recording. However, thanks to Android 2.2, the Milestone 2 can act as a 3G hotspot [...]

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 – any Froyo update on the horizon?

Over the last month, prices for entry-level Android phones have crashed. Where once the HTC Wildfire reigned surpreme in the budget market, the likes of Huawei and even LG are quickly coming in with cheaper prices. However, arguably the most surprising model around at the moment is the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X8. This phone [...]

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Motorola to give Milestone a Froyo upgrade – next year

US communications company Motorola today announced that it will be releasing an Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo) update for its Milestone smartphone – but not until the first quarter of 2011. The rollout for the Asia-Pacific region will exclude China. The upgrade will provide Adobe Flash 10 support as well as USB tethering (sharing mobile internet [...]

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