Acer Stream Android Smartphone Announced

Few days ago we heard some information about an Acer’s Android smartphone spotted at the Google I/O event. The phone is the Acer Stream and now the officially announcement has been made with details about the new smartphone. The phone is powered by Google’s Android OS.

The Acer Stream smartphone will come with a 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED display that is capable of showing 1.67 million colours. The contrast ratio of the screen is 2000:1 that allows the screen to be viewed in light conditions. It features Android 2.1 with a custom 3D user interface, plus a screen lock widget that will display user data.

For connectivity the Acer Stream has 3G+ allowing for 7.2MBps HSDPA download speeds. The wireless feature allows it to connect up to 802.11n networks. Bluetooth is also included on the device.

Acer Stream is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processor that runs at 1GHz. It has 512MB of RAM that can run Android OS. The phone provides 2GB internal memory and microSD card slot that can accept up to 32GB capacity card. The smartphone will come with an 8GB memory card. It has 5 megapixel camera that is capable of recording HD video at 720p resolutions. The other features include a built in radio with RDS, GPS with geotagging of pictures.

(Via gadgetlite)

Sharp solar phone SH007

Sharp is going green by adding a new solar cellphone to its line, Sharp SH007. It was designed with the aim to protect our planet. The phone comes with solar panel that is able to soak up twice as much juice from the sun’ heat so that it can be use for hours. The handset is perfect for those who hardly have enough free time and always on the go or spends time in outdoor or who can’t find AC outlet for charging. So, introduce your cellphone to sun’s ray as much as possible to charge it.

The Sharp SH007 is a flip phone and its solar panel situated on the top of the flipping side resulting in ease of consuming heat from sun’s ray. It got all feature found in other sharp models such as GPS and Bluetooth. It comes in waterproof case which is beneficial for the careless ones. Currently the phone has been announced in Japan by Sharp and KDDI and not any news when it will be available in other countries.

(Via techchee)

Android 2.2 SDK( Froyo) Available for Download

Finally, Android 2.2 codename Froyo was officially announced by Google. The Android 2.2 SDK supports Flash 10.1 and USB tethering. The Android 2.2 was going to be ridiculously faster (450%) than Android 2.1 as per the tests. The Android 2.2 is now available for download at the Android developers website where you can find the necessary installation files.

Android 2.2 is a minor platform release including user features, developer features, API changes, and bug fixes. For information on developer features and API changes, see the Framework API section.

For developers, the Android 2.2 platform is available as a downloadable component for the Android SDK. The downloadable platform includes a fully compliant Android library and system image, as well as a set of emulator skins, sample applications, and more. The downloadable platform includes no external libraries.

To get started developing or testing against the Android 2.2 platform, use the Android SDK and AVD Manager tool to download the platform into your SDK. For more information, see Adding SDK Components. If you are new to Android, download the SDK Starter Package first.

If you want more information about features and applications it is available at Android.

(Via Android)