Thursday 27 October 2011

Infrographic: Android Fragmentation    [ 27-10-2011 18:30 ]

Author: Serge Novikov   Source: theunderstatement     Translation by: Paul Smith     

Fragmentation has long be seen as one of, if not the, biggest problems with Android as a platform. Since Android was first launched there have been a total of six major updates for the operating system; Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread and of course IceCream Sandwich, the most recent version. What we have here is an infographic illustrating those releases as they pertain to Android smartphones released in the U.S. before July last year.

These handsets have been compared with the iPhone and the results show that whilst the iPhone continues to be well supported and astonishing 7 out of the 18 Android handsets never used a current version of Android. Twelve of the handsets that did run a current version of Android did so for just a few weeks before a new version was available.

It's quite astonishing just how poorly some Android handsets have been supported in fact. Of the 18 handsets in the list 10 were at least two versions behind the current one at some point in a two year period and 11 of the handsets stopped receiving support less than a year after release. 15 of the handsets don't run Gingerbread and 16 of them will likely not receive IceCream Sandwich at all.

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Google Music Mobile Page Hints At Imminent Launch    [ 27-10-2011 18:24 ]

Author: Serge Novikov   Source: Engadget     Translation by: Paul Smith     

Some tantalising links appeared at music.google.com today before quickly vanishing. Apparently visiting that site with an Android phone brought up two suggestions for you to try: upload your own music or 'shop millions of songs in the Android Market'. The links were reportedly broken, but nevertheless a link to market.android.com/music is a bit of a giveaway that Google's much anticipated music service is close at hand. Unfortunately all signs of this are now gone (at the time of writing), but here are a couple of screenies to whet your appetite for the real thing.

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No IceCream Sandwich For Nexus One    [ 27-10-2011 18:16 ]

Author: Serge Novikov   Source: Android Central     Translation by: Paul Smith     

You like your Nexus One right? You're looking forward to getting your hands on IceCream Sandwich right? Well you are going to be disappointed because it's not coming, at least not officially.  The previous Nexus S is set to be upgraded to IceCream Sandwich aka Android 4.0, but HTC's Nexus One is to be left out in the cold. The reason behind the omission seems simple enough, the Nexus One just can't support IceCream Sandwich properly. Time to look for a new phone perhaps ...

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Sony Buys Out Ericsson To Take Complete Control of Sony Ericsson    [ 27-10-2011 18:09 ]

Author: Serge Novikov     Translation by: Paul Smith     

Sony Ericsson is no more. The joint venture between Sony and Ericsson is to come to an end after 10 years with a deal that sees Sony buying Ericsson's 50% stake in the company. It's perhaps not a surprising move given that Sony Ericsson, despite some impressive handsets of late, has struggled to grow in the market or set itself apart from the competition. Sony will no doubt be looking to boost their mobile efforts and tie in their other product lines with this deal.

The deal itself is worth almost £1 billion and also sees Sony acquiring five key patents that are essential to actually making mobile phones. Furthermore Sony have struck a licensing agreement for other Ericsson patents, no doubt with a view to avoiding the legal nightmare Smasung and co have found themselves embroiled in.

The company will remain branded as Sony Ericsson according to our very own Eldar, but that should only last for the next two years or so. After that Sony are likely to rebrand the mobile division as Sony. So whilst the name Sony Ericsson will survive for a little while yet the end of an era is upon us nevertheless.

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