android 2.1

Samsung Beam debuts in Singapore as the first Android-based pico projector phone

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Formally called Samsung Halo, Samsung has announced that their Galaxy Beam handset is headed to first launch in Singapore in July. Pico projector were a big thing earlier this year but has not hit mainstream yet. Will Samsung usher this under an Android-based phone? Might be good for video conferencing… Here are the following specifications:

Read the full article → June 15, 2010 News

CareAce Weekly Round-up: June 4th

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CareAce Trends in a blurb >> SGH-i897 has been suspiciously identical to the Samsung Galaxy. AT&T finally reveals it as the Samsung Captivate. Samsung Galaxy S hits benchmark performance. MobileBurn.com has reviewed Samsung Wave throughly. We have reviewed to Android apps: ShootMe and Bluetooth File Transfer. (Both beneficial for this job. ;-) ) Samsung Galaxy Tab debuts in a Twitpic from the Samsung Blog of South Africa. Samsung being bullish in the market with Samsung Wave (bada-OS) and Galaxy S (Android-OS): states their market goals, prices over Europe and Asia, new websites to support these smartphones.

Read the full article → June 4, 2010 News

ShootMe: Android screenshot app

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There are always different ways to take screenshots especially with the line of work we do here in CareAce. We got a bit bored with taking screenshot via apps that have a timer mechanism or a hidden button. To prevent future boredom (enough or buttons!), we found ShootMe of Android! Simply after starting up, the instructions is to just give it a good shake for less than 0.5 seconds. Shaking it twice as if like a music conductor seems to do the trick.

Read the full article → June 2, 2010 Applications

Samsung Galaxy S benchmark performance

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In the past, we have been collecting Samsung Galaxy S many colorful super AMOLED eye-candy media.  But now that this phone has been launched, Galaxy S is starting to reveal numbers we can quantify.  The Android Community has compared it to the Nexus One (with Android 2.1) through the follow benchmark tests: Google’s V8: JavaScript performance, mainly [...]

Read the full article → June 1, 2010 News

Samsung Galaxy S by June in Asia and Italy postpones launch date

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The Samsung Galaxy S will launch in Asia in June as announced at the CTIA Wireless show.  The Galaxy S will start at $780 USD without contract or subsidies.  Out of the box, Samsung Galaxy S will have Android 2.1 but will be promised Android 2.2 upgrade later on in the year.  So far, Samsung [...]

Read the full article → May 27, 2010 News

How to install Android 2.1 for Samsung Moment- Video guide

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A few days ago, Sprint finally began to rollout Android 2.1 to the Samsung Moment. The Moment launched back in October with Android 1.5. The update from 1.5 to 2.1 is huge, bringing tons of new features to the Moment. Unfortunately, the update can not be downloaded over the air.

Read the full article → May 20, 2010 How To

Sprint quietly launched Samsung Moment Android 2.1

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It’s been a long time coming.  Since Feb. 8th, we already mentioned an unofficial Android 2.1 ROM is ready for the Samsung Moment.  Now the it is  finally official — an update to 2.1 Eclair (Eclair DE03)!  Instead of being applied over-the-air, go to the Sprint Moment support site. You can download and install Android 2.1 [...]

Read the full article → May 14, 2010 News

Sprint delays Android 2.1 upgrade for Moment to Q2 and eco-friendly early in Samsung Seek

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Sprint has been busy. They have delayed an Android 2.1 upgrade for Moment and boldly stepped forward in eco-friendliness for Seek. It would be surprising if there is a connection between them.

Read the full article → May 10, 2010 News

Samsung Omnia II running Android 2.1 with video

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Last month, HDBlog.it posted a video of Samsung Omnia II running Android. Now they have taken a step further and have installed and ran Android 2.1 (codename Eclair).

Read the full article → April 30, 2010 News

Samsung Moment sees Unofficial Android 2.1 ROM

If you hold in your hand a Samsung Moment from Sprint, you are in luck. SDX-Developers has a leaked version of the Android 2.1 ROM for Samsung Moment.

Read the full article → April 8, 2010 News