HERE IT IS: THE KOGAN AGORA

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The Agora will cost AU$299, and the Agora Pro will be AU$399. Both are on sale now and will ship to you on January 29th 2009.
Pre-installed software applications provide access to many services including GMail ™, Google Calendar ™, Google Maps ™, Google Talk ™, and a YouTube ™ video player. The integrated Google Maps™ application supports detailed map, satellite, traffic, and the new street view.

The fully customisable home screen lets you put all the tools and gadgets you want at your finger tips.

With the Kogan Agora mobile phone, you will have the ability to download new software applications from third-party developers and further enhance your mobile experience.

Access the Internet wherever you are with fully integrated features, including:
One-Touch Google Search ™.
Upload and watch videos from YouTube ™.
Instantly send and receive emails with Gmail ™.
Click on a phone number from a website, and your phone will dial it.
Save web images as wallpaper.
… the list goes on and on!

The Android™ powered Kogan Agora mobile phone is true state-of-the-art technology and will forever change the way you communicate!
Highlights
2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen.
Integrated QWERTY keyboard.
High-speed 3G network connection.
One-Touch Google Search ™.
Easy Web Browsing.
Easy-to-use email with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents.
Customisable Home Screen with instant Email, text message and IM notifications.
Instant access to mobile Internet services (Gmail ™, YouTube ™, Google Talk ™, Google Calendar ™, Google Maps ™).
Music Player.
Bluetooth

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Google give $10 Million away to Android developers
Two weeks ago Google announced the first-round winners of its two-round Android Developer Challenge (ADC). The contest, which is promising a total of $10 million in prize money, is intended to entice developers to come up with exciting new applications for the company’s mobile Internet platform, Android, which is clearly important to Google’s future (chief executive Eric Schmidt says the mobile web will be bigger than the PC Web within a “few years”).

The contest’s first round drew in over 1,700 applications sent in from all over the world. And its 50 winners each get $25,000 plus the chance to compete in Round 2, where 10 winners will get $100,000 each and another 10 will get $275,000 a piece.
http://venturebeat.com/2008/05/2 ... -android-thumbs-up/

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Lenovo does many things well, but phones?

Well it seems we may just have to tick another box because the Chinese mega-corp has rather surprisingly shown off an extremely swanky Android based prototype which it is calling (oh my word) the 'OPhone'.

There is reason behind the naming however and it has nothing to do with the company expecting a particularly pleasant reaction from customers. Instead it is a codename derived from handsets based on China Mobile's Open Mobile System (OMS) which is the TD SCDMA (China's custom 3G standard) combined with Android.

So yep, the big downer here looks like should it hit production then first dibs go to Lenovo's homeland so I'm going to fight back by pretending the (as yet unreleased) specs of the OPhone are as follows: a stretched 128 x 128 resolution resistive touchscreen, a 0.3MP camera, no 3G, GPS or WiFi, a CompactFlash expansion slot (supporting up to 64MB) with 6MB of native memory onboard and an IE mobile browser - but then again, I doubt it.

As you'd expect there is no release date or even suggestion of one so but I'm optimistic we could see market ready Ophones by Q2 next year. Am I on a flight of fancy here? It's Friday afternoon, of course!

Update: Anyone think that browser reference was a bit mean? Yeah, me too - I'm feeling guilty about it.





[ Last edited by  slax at 17-12-2008 06:09 PM ]

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Google is offering its G1 Android phone unlocked for $399 plus a $25 fee. The mobile phone option is designed to let developers test new applications

Google Inc has announced a new unlocked G1 phone without having to sign a T-Mobile contract. The purpose of the unlocked version is to let Google Android developers test new applications. The Android Dev Phone 1 is priced at $399 plus a $25 fee to register as an Android developer.

The new unlocked phone, dubbed Android Dev Phone 1, is a SIM-unlocked and hardware-unlocked G1 phone. The mobile phone has a rugged feel that has a dark steel gray case design with a pattern. The G1 unlocked phone is available in the United States and 17 countries worldwide.


Android developers can only get one G1 phone per account as Google has placed limitations on stock.

T-Mobile first debuted the G1 phone on September 23, 2008. While the current G1 by T-Mobile is not unlocked, the price is still significantly lower at only $179.

Moreover, the G1 is popular and is becoming one of the fastest growing mobile phones in the market. Google is expected to announce sales of over one million G1 phones by February 2009.

http://www.newsoxy.com/android/article11566.html

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Opera Mini is available for Android smartphones Google's app store. The mobile phone Internet browser features faster speeds and video playback.

Opera has released the complete version of Opera Mini 4.2 for Android smartphones. Mobile phone users can download the Opera Web browser from the Android Market.

Opera Mini 4.2 is the first Web browser alternative on the Android mobile platform. The Opera browser software features page zooming, book-marking and in-line text searching. The new mobile browser has playback video supported by the wireless unit without the need for a plug-in. Web pages are compressed by up to 90 percent of its original size.


The beta version of the Internet browser was released about a month ago. Mini version 4.2 was found in the Android Market about two weeks ago, but we finally had time to give it a whirl.

Android Market is the app store for the Android mobile platform. It was first introduced as a mobile application portal when T-Mobile first launched its G1 phone.

There are over 20 million people using the Opera Mini, according to Opera's Web site. Popularity for the mobile browser jumped by 3 million in the third quarter.

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Samsung has told local press in Korea that it plans to launch its first Google Android mobile phone in 2009. The new smartphone will be sold by T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel.

Samsung Electronics said it will deploy its first Google Android mobile phone in 2009. The company plans to sell the new touch screen through T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel. Pricing and additional information were not disclosed.

"We are accelerating the development process for Google phone in order to meet the specific need of local carriers," a Samsung official said in a statement.

HTC Corp was the first handset manufacture to make the G1 Google phone for T-Mobile this year. Other than HTC, there hasn't been another smartphone company to make the jump to the Google Android platform.


Android does have other manufactures that are part of its Open Handset Alliance. Handset manufactures including LG Electronics Inc and Motorola Inc could also launch their first mobile phone using the platform in 2009. The alliance has 47 companies to date.

Google's Android platform is rapidly growing and its goal is to position itself against the Apple Inc iPhone. The platform already has solid support from major companies that either deploy software for smartphones or manufacture mobile phones.

Samsung will feature a full touch screen smartphone and a variety of mobile applications. The new phone will include Google Maps, G-Talk messenger, G-Mail and Google Search.

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Mobile phone manufacturers from at least fourteen companies have joined the Open Handset Alliance to support Google's Android platform. Some of the mobile phone companies include Asustek, Toshiba, Sony Ericsson, Vodafone, and chip maker ARM. Android powers the T-Mobile G1 phone manufactured by HTC.

Sony Ericsson, together with thirteen other mobile phone makers, have joined the Open Handset Alliance on Tuesday. Some of the other firms to join Google's Android mobile platform include Vodafone Group Plc, Asustek Computer Inc, Toshiba Corp, and chip maker ARM Holdings Plc.

"Android is set to become a significant application framework for mobile phones," said Ericsson's head of mobile platforms Robert Puskaric in a statement.


Sony Ericsson projects their own Android mobile phone will release in 2009.

The new adherents pledge to support the Android mobile software which elevates Google's status in the market. Google is trying to rival against the Apple Inc's iPhone 3G. The latest phone to run Google's mobile platform is the T-Mobile G1 phone. The G1 is manufactured by HTC Corp.

The latest members joining the Open Handset Alliance now brings the total to 47 companies. Each member confides to developing mobile phones and applications that are powered by Android. Some members offer other services such as support and wireless communications.

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T-mobile's G1 cellphone was the first handset to use the Google-friendly Android open-source OS, but now the Open Handset Alliance has gained a powerful new member in Sony Ericsson.

The electronics giant confirmed it had joined the Android-developing alliance and added that it intended to bring its own Android-powered device to market next year. "We believe Sony Ericsson can bring a wealth of experience in making consumer focused multimedia handsets with new user experience to the Alliance," said a senior executive, adding that it might extend Android to its Walkmen and Cybershot cameraphones as well.


Sony will apparently maintain a diverse range of operating systems on its cellphones, meaning that Sony Ericsson handsets will be running Windows Mobile, Symbian and Android when the new devices arrive sometime around the middle of next year.

Should Apple begin to fear the rise of the Android? Well, perhaps not fearyet, but Sony Ericsson is a huge player in the cellphone game, and with names like LG and Samsung also due to produce Android devices it looks like the OS has a stronger future ahead of it.

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We are coming up to the end of the year, and it is traditional to look ahead – and hope the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a train. Next year will bring a number of major changes for three of the biggest players in consumer electronics right now.

For Apple, we are currently speculating, again, that Steve Jobs may leave shortly because of health reasons. This would mean a change for that company in line with his return in 1996, and Apple yanking its presence from MacWorld, while expected, was not a good initial sign. Snow Leopard, the Apple netbook, and a third-generation iPhone are all expected next year.

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The guys at VentureBeat succeeded (after only a couple hours) in getting Google’s Android operating system to work on an Asus EEEPC 1000H. During their experiment, they stumbled across some interesting tidbits in the code that pretty much spills the beans on Google’s plan for Android on “mobile internet devices” or MID’s. MID is what Intel calls devices like the netbook which was used in this experiment. Read the entire article about their experiment here.


[image from VentureBeat]

If Google gets this right, the possibilities are tremendous. Currently Google plans to use 30% of the revenue generated from sales of Android applications to pay carriers and billing settlement fees. Think about it though — that 30% only makes sense if we’re talking about mobile devices on a wireless network. I’d suspect that the 30% rake will still exist when Android makes its way into netbooks — and in that case, Google would be the sole recipient of the money. Imagine if Google was able to make 30% on all software sold for their operating system — that should make investors happy. Perhaps this is precisely what Ballmer failed to understand when he said:

I don’t really understand their (money making) strategy. Maybe somebody else does. If I went to my shareholder meeting, my analyst meeting, and said, ‘hey, we’ve just launched a new product that has no revenue model!’…I’m not sure that my investors would take that very well. But that’s kind of what Google’s telling their investors about Android.

Depending on how far down the road Google’s announcement of Android for netbooks is, perhaps the Android Development Challenge II will actually be aimed towards the development of applications designed for larger clients like these?

I’m definitely going to be keeping my eye on this one!

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an Android, Windows Mobile dual-OS handset

You have to love the boldness of the Chinese knockoff phones, especially when they provide an interesting approach to the operating system, or in this case, the operating systems. The latest knockoff to surface is the HKC Pearl, which seems to have stolen the name from both HTC and RIM. Anyway, moving past the silly sounding name, the HKC Pearl is a dual-OS handset and is running Android and Windows Mobile.

The HKC Pearl, aside from the dual-OS, features a 2.8-inch display, 624MHz processor and has 256MB of ROM and 128MB of RAM. Nothing has been mentioned as to the pricing, of course, it will most likely never be seen outside of the Chinese market so that may not be all that important.

Bottom line, we don’t have much in the way of information on this handset, however it does provide an interesting take on the operating system. Personally I am a big fan of dual-boot laptops, but have never put much thought into being able to do the same with my cell phone. Anyone think this will ever catch on?

http://androinica.com/2008/12/29 ... le-dual-os-handset/

http://translate.google.com/tran ... rl-wm6-android-2%2F

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A posting on the Google Android Porting group details how to install Android on an Eee PC, or similarly architected netbook. This is code-compiling stuff that is not for the faint of heart, but it's an interesting indication of how Google's mobile phone OS could also spread to other devices.



[quote]HOWTO Build Android-X86 Full Source

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Somehow everybody missed Compulab’s exeda at CES. It’s a crazy device designed for the enterprise market and is distinctly squarish. Some features include: a 3.5-inch sun-readable VGA touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, and a capacitive touchpad that will acts like a mouse.

Like some other Asian Android handsets, the exeda can boot Windows Mobile 6.1 on its 520MHz Marvell CPU with 128MB of RAM, and the radio setup is flexible. Resellers have their choice of quadband GSM / GPRS, CDMA, and 3G UMTS. Oh, and the exeda has a 10/100Base-T Ethernet port as well as WiFi.

Other features include, 520MHz Marvell CPU, quad-band GSM / GPRS, CDMA, and 3G UMTS, 128MB of RAM, Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR, 10/100Base-T Ethernet port, WiFi, 2 megapixel camera with flash, as yet no details on price but it is due out in March.

Needless to say, we want. No pricing info, but by the time it arrives in March we should know more.



2-Jan-09 - CompuLab introduces exeda – an extensible handheld – a mobile device with high usability, abundant connectivity – both wireless and wired, a novel extension mechanism and a choice of operating systems.

exeda is designed to serve as an enterprise digital assistant (EDA). Comprised of embedded components, the exeda has guaranteed long-term availability and can be custom configured when ordered in volume.

Software developers will appreciate exeda's special development platform. exeda offers to developers -
Open source u-boot bootloader
Detailed hardware and software documentation
Full BSP's
10/100Base-T Ethernet port
JTAG interface
RS-232
Unlocked SIM

Usability
exeda incorporates a 3.5" VGA sun-readable display with a touch screen, five row, full QWERTY keypad with backlight and a unique capacitive touchpad acting as a mouse. This makes exeda ideal for reading, browsing and data entry.
Connectivity
A choice of wireless voice/data modem – quad band GSM/GPRS, CDMA or 3G UMTS
802.11g WLAN
Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR
2 USB ports
RS-232 port
CompuLab provides an extension with -
100Base-T Ethernet through RJ45 connector
SDIO socket
JTAG header
Other connectivity devices for exeda will be provided by 3rd parties.
Other features
Marvell PXA270 520MB CPU
128MB RAM
2 banks of internal FLASH, 512MB each
2MP camera with flash
GPS with built-in and external antennas
MicroSD socket with SDHC support
Built-in microphone and speaker + 3.5mm stereo jack
High capacity 3000mAh battery
Extension
exeda functionality can be extended with an extension board inside the device. Extension boards may be designed by a 3rd party.
CompuLab will publish the electrical and mechanical interface and provides a reference extension board with full schematics.
Operating Systems
exeda supports Windows Mobile 6.1, Android, Windows CE 6 and Angstrom Linux.
Other operating systems may be supported in the future.
Dimensions
4.9” x 3.7” x 0.6” (126 mm x 96 mm x 16 mm)
Availability
exeda will be available for purchase in March '09. Pricing will be published upon availability. CompuLab is demonstrating the exeda at the CES trade-show in Las Vegas - 8-11 January '09 in booth North 403.

[ Last edited by  slax at 15-1-2009 03:23 PM ]