Port Android 2.1 to Droid

Android Mobile OS is getting quite a fame as more and more devices are being ported. The rumors roaming that Nexus One will be operated on Android 2.1, came true. Motorola Droid is amongst some of the devices to get the treat. Sholes.info devs managed to install Android 2.1 on Verizon Droid using SirPsychoS's recovery image humancyborg. The img file can be directly downloaded from here. However this is the early stages of ported Android and precaution should be taken while porting. The animation shown below is of ported Android 2.1 to Motorola Droid, which seems coherent with Google Nexus One Boot Animation.

Nexus One Boot Animation [Video + More Pics]

This video is a combination of Red, Blue, Green, Yellow colors, which we know are the prime colors for Google products. Below is the video of a boot screen for Nexuse One operating on Android 2.1.

In addition to previous, couple of more pics are shown below (Click for broader view)

Seesmic for Blackberry updates, supports OS 4.5 & KB shortcuts

Seesmic for Blackberry devices has been updated with some new and enhanced features. Take a look

1. New Seesmic for Blackberry is now available for free on App world. It can be accessed by directing the device to http://m.seesmic.com/.

2. Seesmic also supports older version of BB OS 4.5 with all features.

3. Keyboard shorcuts support

4. Auto-correction and Spell Check

5. Notifications improvements

5. Favorite Tweets

6. Font Size selection

7. Added Send in Menu

8. Choosing different type selections (Advanced Users)
    * Checkbox to - Use WiFi if Available (Seesmic will search for Wifi first with )
    * WAP - Wireless Application Protocol (Activated by the Operator)
    * Device Default
    * Direct TCP - If you have TCP/IP settings
    * MDS - Mobile Data Service (Only if you have BES setup)

Microsoft VPC & XP Mode RTM [Official DDL]

Back in October Microsoft VPC RTM build 7600.16393 was leaked on internet. Microsoft has now Officially released Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode as final RTM versions.

With Windows VPC we can install one or more guest operating systems on top of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate. It also enables one click install of Windows XP Mode. Whereas Windows XP mode containing pre-installed copy of Windows XP SP3 allows us to install software's which are directly not executable in Windows 7.

Since Windows VPC and Windows XP Mode requires Hardware Assisted Virtualization (HAV) CPU feature. Its better to Download HAV and have a compatibility check.

Download Windows Virtual PC (DDL 32-bit x86 / 64-bit x64) | Windows XP Mode (DDL XP Mode)

Nokia N85 Firmware updated to 31.002

Seems like frequent updates going on for Nokia fans. Previously Nokia N79 updated to 32.001, N96 to 30.101 and now N85 to 31.002. New update can be accessed via OTA or NSU.

Password Recoverer [Google Apps, IE]

Google Password Decryptor is a free tool to recover stored Google Apps passwords like GTalk, Picasa, Desktop search, iGoogle GMail Notifier, Google Chrome and IE. It is a standalone app and there is no need of installation. It can also show passwords of mulitple Google Accounts at once. Password list can be stored as HTML or TEXT format with Export options. See Google Password Decryptor in action below

Download Google Password Decryptor (1.31MB)

Nokia Messaging with Twitter

Nokia announced second beta of Nokia Messaging for Social Networks. It now includes Twitter integration along with Facebook. This is an early preview currently available on Nokia N97, N97 mini and 5800 devices.

Added new features are

-Upload pictures and videos
-Events: View upcoming events, birthdays and import to device calendar
-Search friends
-Click-to-call / click-to-SMS / click-to-FB Email

Nokia Messaging

New Google Phone Nexus One Pics emerge

Credits: Engadget

Google Phone named "Nexus One"

Many of the speculations going on in the wild with some still unconfirmed yet. But BGR has posted a solid prove which which shows Google Phone a.k.a Nexus One stake. Nexus One will be sold directly by Google Online unlocked by Google. Below is the screenshots of a server log:

Cory O'Brien posted an updated pic as how actually Nexus One looks like

Google Phone [Additional info and Pics]

Recently TechCrunch confirmed Google Phone and some additional specs known till yet. We covered little known specs previously and here are some more.

It will be running Snapdragon Chip and its fast, a user told. Its equipped with super-high resolution OLED touchscreen, thinner than iPhone, no QWERTY keyboard, with two mics and voice to text feature embedded. One thing more is that it will be build in collaboration with HTC and getting all help from Google. Google Phone will be available in January 2010, is GSM based, unlocked and running Android 2.1.

This shows a strong response to Apple, since we know that there were some critical arguments going on regarding Google Voice app inclusion into Apple Store. Also AT&T and T-Mobile contract with Apple is about to finish and Google will try hard to bet for it. There is a strong possibility that we may see a 'Google Phone Store' just like iTunes and certainty is there that in near future it may contain Google web apps as well.

Below are some screenshots (Click for broader view), credits to TheUnlockr.

Still there is no Official word from Google itself regarding specs rather than dogfooding.

Google Chrome Video

After the Official launch of Google Chrome Beta for Mac, Google released a new Video highlighting its key components. A very clear and concise documentary stating features such as Speed, Security, Stability, Themes, Omnibox, Incognito and New Tab is shown below.

Skyfire 1.5 for Windows Mobile

Skyfire browser popular amongst Windows Mobile users has unleashed latest version couple of days ago. Skyfire 1.5 experienced some new enhancements and features form its previous version. It supports WinMo 5.x or 6.x phone and can be downloaded via get.skyfire.com.

Whats new?

-Full VGA support

-Finger Friendly UI

-Smooth Scrolling

-Full Screen Mode

-Auto move text entry box using Virtual keyboard

-Flash and Silverlight update

-Updated start page

-Better server, client performance

-Responsive browsing with VGA, wVGA devices

Symbian 5e support will be coming in January. Skyfire for WinMo can be downloaded officially from http://get.skyfire.com or point device to m.skyfire.com. 

Nokia N79 Firmware 32.001 update

Nokia N79 users just experienced an update to version 32.001 v9.0 from previous version 31.002. It is recommended to update to new firmware which includes some bug fixes. As N79 supports UDP, however its preferable to backup. New update can be reached via OTA or NSU. It can also be directly accessed from here.