Android!

[Teleku]

Oooh, that Galaxy S looks pretty damn nice.  I might have to wait and see for that one.

I can't believe how blatantly they are with copying Apple's whole design for the icons.

Haha, yeah, I noticed that.  Still, the overall phone looks pretty nice, and people say the screen on it is amazing.

The incredible is fucking money, you will not be disappointed if you get one.

Yeah, I just need to go in to a shop and play with them.  I like the way the incredible looks, just need to play with it.  The Droid as well.

[fuser]

Seattle – May 12, 2010 – HTC Corporation today took legal action against Apple Inc., filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the United States.

Interesting as the Microsoft vs i4i patent claim did result in a sales stop of Office/Word.

[Salamok]

I wonder if this claim will end up in front of some 75 year old federal judge in East Texas or whatever BFE court the patent trolls always seem to end up in.

[Quinton]

I continue to hope that the whole scorched earth, patent nuclear war thing that apple/nokia, etc are spinning up for will actually result in some improvements to our totally braindamaged patent system and IP law... not holding my breath though.

[Trippy]

It won't. Patent lawsuits at this scale just lead to cross-licensing deals rather than going to trial.

[Quinton]

Steve seems extra insane lately.  We shall see!

[NiX]

I just want my 2.1 update :(

[KallDrexx]

How to run Windows 3.1 on Android

Ski free here I come! 

[Segoris]

How to run Windows 3.1 on Android

Ski free here I come! 

I'd love some ski-free or Chip's Challenge on my Droid.

Also,

[Lantien]

FWIW, I believe you can download Skifree from the original programmer: http://ski.ihoc.net/

[MuffinMan]

Sprint Hero 2.1 update leaked. I've been running it since this morning and haven't had any issues so far. OTA update must be not far off now.

It's going to be hard not to pick up the EVO when it comes out next month though. I'm just afraid of getting another HTC phone w/Sense and having to wait this long for Android updates.

[CmdrSlack]

Sprint finally released the 2.1 update for the HTC Hero and the Samsung Moment. Having just obtained the Moment, the upgrade makes it light years better.

I very much love my shiny phone.

[KallDrexx]

So there's a new launcher out on the marketplace called Launcher Pro Beta Market link.  This thing is blazing fast.  I don't know how it compares to Sense, but on my Droid I have never seen a launcher swipe or scroll so smoothly.

[AutomaticZen]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=red_lnd_emwa?docId=165849822
Kindle for Android is finally coming.  With the ability to purchase straight from the app.

[TripleDES]

So where's the Froyo image for the N1? Huh?

[Quinton]

It's about 45 minutes, but the day two keynote from Google IO is a nice update on the state of Android, a demo of Froyo, and a demo of some future features.  It's pretty solid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY3U2GXhz44

EDIT: better video link to full keynote

[Trippy]

Is the next version of Android codenamed "Copo" cause that's what "Froyo" reminds me of

(It's an inside joke among those that went to my university).

[Quinton]

A progression of tasty treats:

1.0 -> Petit Four(1.1) -> Cupcake(1.5) -> Donut(1.6) -> Eclair(2.0,2.1) -> Froyo(2.2) -> Gingerbread(?)

[KallDrexx]

2.2 sounds awesome, now the question is when the Droid will get it :(

Did it release for Nexus one yet?  I keep seeing different things.

[bhodi]

You're going to look like Disneyland pretty soon!

[Salamok]

Am I just retarded or is pairing my Droid with my 64bit w7 laptop via Bluetooth retardedly hard?  

Well I suppose the pairing part is easy, I  have yet to get it to a connected state though.

[Quinton]

2.2 sounds awesome, now the question is when the Droid will get it :(

Did it release for Nexus one yet?  I keep seeing different things.

OTAs have not started yet, but in the next couple weeks/months N1 users and later users from other handsets will start seeing the update.   Specific device schedules are something that OEMs/Carriers will need to announce.

I'm hopeful that most OEMs will find the eclair->froyo update easier than cupcake->eclair and users will not have to wait horribly long for all the froyo goodness.

[NiX]

I feel like I shouldn't have bought my Hero. Looks like all the good features will be on the newer handsets.

[Quinton]

I feel like I shouldn't have bought my Hero. Looks like all the good features will be on the newer handsets.

The very first generation of anything is always pretty rough.  We were stumbling around in the dark with no clear idea of how rapidly the platform would grow, what ram/flash requirements would look like a year later, etc.

The good news is Froyo can run on that class of hardware (MSM7201A based) and Hero has enough RAM to pull it off.  I have no idea if HTC will do a port, but I believe there are hacks available to install custom firmware, and the custom rom community around G1/Sapphire/Hero/etc is pretty strong.  I expect even if HTC doesn't do a port somebody will step up and fill the gap.

The second generation hardware (Droid/NexusOne/Incredible/etc) have a bit more headroom, thankfully.

[TripleDES]

imma just leave this here

http://android.clients.google.com/packages/passion/signed-passion-FRF50-from-ERE27.1e519a24.zip

[NiX]

The good news is Froyo can run on that class of hardware (MSM7201A based) and Hero has enough RAM to pull it off.  I have no idea if HTC will do a port, but I believe there are hacks available to install custom firmware, and the custom rom community around G1/Sapphire/Hero/etc is pretty strong.  I expect even if HTC doesn't do a port somebody will step up and fill the gap.

The last time I attempted to flash a phone, it didn't end well. But, I imagine waiting for Telus to push an update is a test of patience, so where do you suggest I go for resources on getting 2.1 installed?

[Quinton]

A bit of searching around on the interwebs leads me to believe the hero 2.1 update is expected in early June on Telus.  Might be worth holding out a little longer for the official OTA, which should be less of a pain than installing a custom rom.

[NiX]

Yeah, just came to edit my post. Rooting and loading a rom seems like much more of a hassle than waiting 2-3 weeks.

[KallDrexx]

Oh nice, Nexus ones are already getting Froyo.  That should mean that Cyanogen should have a rom port for N1 and Droid soon.  I can't wait :D

[sigil]

Holy shit Froyo is fast.

[JWIV]

Holy shit Froyo is fast.

Fingers crossed for a quick Droid push then.

[KallDrexx]

Holy shit Froyo is fast.

Fingers crossed for a quick Droid push then.

Since I think OEMs only just recently (like a few days after IO) got Froyo for the first time I wouldn't expect it for a good bit.

[TripleDES]

Apparently the press build that everyone's using now's still a prerelease one. Damn stable, tho.

[Lantien]

After sitting on the fence for months, I think I'm finally going to go change carriers (I got a fantastic deal) and go snag a Nexus One.  The mytouch slide looked fairly attractive, but I figure as someone who's never had a phone with a physical keyboard, I won't miss something I've never had, right?  The fact that Froyo appears to be deploying at a very acceptable clip on the Nexus, compared to the other manufacturer's  more leisurely time tables was the clincher.

The downside is that I'm going to be paying for the phone full cost, but viva la technology, right?   

[TripleDES]

It's worth it. I even went through the hoops importing it from the US, and didn't regret it.