Samsung UK has confirmed that the Galaxy S will get Android 2.2, aka Froyo, in late September. It is the European version that gets updated then. So far no no word on Froyo for Vibrant (T-Mobile USA) or Captivate (AT&T).
Here is what @SamsungUKMobile wrote:
We’ve seen a lot of Q’s about the Froyo update; it’s currently in development & will be released for all networks at the end of September…
Sony Ericsson announced Aspen in February, 2010. You’ve had to wait for a long time for it to become available, but now you only have to wait a few more weeks since it will be available in August.
The phone will have a 2.4″ QVGA resistive touch screen, a 3.2MP camera, 3.5mm audio-jack, FM radio, WiFi, microUSB connector and a full QWERTY keyboard. The phone is 117 x 60 x 12.45 mm in size, and weighs 130 grams.
Aspen will come with Windows Mobile 6.5.3 on board.
The first Ovi Browser beta is here. The Ovi Browser is a Series 40 browser packed with a good compression algorithm. Nokia tells that this will reduce over-the-air traffic of up to 90%.
The Ovi Browser is powered by patented Internet compression technology that delivers advanced web pages to your phone. The result is that pages show up quicker than ever, plus over the air data is reduced by up to 90%. Beyond performance, the browser includes an innovative user interface that makes it easy to access your favourite content directly from the start page without having to hunt through menus.
Sounds like a Nokia coded Opera Mini..?
The Ovi Browser beta is currently available for the following Series 40 devices: 2700 Classic, 2730 Classic, 3120 Classic, 3600 Slide, 5130 XpressMusic, 5220 Xpressmusic, 5310 XpressMusic, 5330 Mobile TV Edition, 5330 Xpressmusic, 5610, 6300i, 6303, 6500 Slide, 6500 Classic, 6600 Slide, 6700 Classic, 7210 Supernova, 7900 Prism and X3.
To download, direct your mobile browser to http://browser.ovi.com.
A Dutch HTC executive tweeted today that the HTC Desire would be getting Froyo, Android 2.2, starting tomorrow. Now, Eldar Murtazin tweeted that his Desire started to download a new firmware, so I’d say this is Android 2.2!
Will update the post when I find more evidence on on this!
Edit: Not Froyo yet, but a minor release dated 28.07.2010.
Last week, Apple announced that the white iPhone 4 has been delayed, again.
Now we have info on what this manufacturing problem is. Due to the iPhone 4 being made out of glass on both the font and back side, it brings up a problem where light leaks out around the edges of the glass. This is the same thing that happens on LCD TVs, where you can light leaking from the corners of the screen.
Scott Mortiz had this to say:
Apparently, the back light from the iPhone display screen is leaking out around the edges of the glass and seeping through the back of the white phone, according to a person familiar with the manufacturing process.
As the source described it, if it were a metal or plastic material, a simple coating would fill in the gaps and block the internal light. Glass is an entirely different issue.
You could think that by making the white layer thicker, it would fix this. But this isn’t the case when you have the proximity sensor on the front side, and the back side needs to be the same color as the front.
Here is a short video showing the execution/loading times between every iPhone on the market, starting from the iPhone 2G and ending in the iPhone 4.
BTW, pretty cool difference in black levels when you compare the iPhone 3GS to the iPhone 4 (clearest difference at the end of the video where you can see them being shut-down).
HTC today released a new ROM for their HTC HD2. This is just a minor update, that will add the ability to make recurring calendar appointments.
The update HTC-HD2-LEO09202.exe is 1.1MB and can be downloaded here.
Here is the official changelog and installation instructions.
Update for HTC HD2 Annually Recurring Calendar Appointments
This update for HTC HD2 allows you to set recurring calendar appointments year on year. Installation Instructions:
Note: This update is only applicable to HTC HD2 (Not applicable to T-Mobile HTC HD2)
Follow the instructions below to download and install the update on your device:
Make sure you have Microsoft ActiveSync® installed on your Windows XP PC or Windows Mobile Device Center on your Windows Vista® PC. You can find Microsoft ActiveSync from this link or Windows Mobile Device Center from this link.
Connect and synchronize your device with your PC via Microsoft ActiveSync® or Windows Mobile Device Center using the USB cable.
To download this update select the update below and the location closest to you then click Download.
Copy the update, which is an .exe file, to your device. To install the update, tap the .exe file and follow the on-screen instructions.
