FroYo officially released for the Nexus One.
by Chaz on Jun.29, 2010, under Uncategorized
Overnight Google has finally released the final build of FroYo for the Nexus One.
The previous leaked builds were only able to instalk on stock T-Mobile Nexus One’s but the final release is for all versions.
To get mine to update I had to invoke the checkin in my handset by keying *#*#2432546#*#* which made the handset check for an available update. A quick reboot and it was updated to build FRF85B.
Nexus owners, get prepared to update! 
Source: Google
Updated: Does the Dell Streak suffer a 30FPS limit like the Evo? (Archos 5, Nexus One and Dell Streak benchmarks) [Pictures]
by Chaz on Jun.28, 2010, under Android, Smartphones
Update: YouTube member richardlai noticed that all 3 devices are running at a different resolution on the And3DBench.
- Archos 5 Resolution
- Dell Streak Resolution
- Nexus One Resolution
Does the Dell Streak suffer a 30FPS limit like the Evo? (Archos 5, Nexus One and Dell Streak benchmarks) [Video]
by Chaz on Jun.28, 2010, under Android, Smartphones
A friend of mine asked me to run a few benchmarks of my Evo to compare so I made this little video and discovered a similar issue that the Evo may have faced:
As you can see from the Video, in the FPS2D benchmark and the An3DBench benchmarks the Dell Streak doesn’t go over 30FPS at all.
Dell Streak:
- FPS2D result: 29 fps average
- An3DBench – Multiple Lights: 29.22 fps
- An3DBench – Keyframe Animation: 29.20 fps
Archos 5 Internet Tablet
- FPS2D result: 49 fps average
- An3DBench – Multiple Lights: 43.97 fps
- An3DBench – Keyframe Animation: 49.83 fps
Nexus One:
- FPS2D result: 60 fps average
- An3DBench – Multiple Lights: 53.59 fps
- An3DBench – Keyframe Animation: 60.38 fps
I’m not sure if it is a 30FPS limit on the streak but from what I’ve seen here, it may be the case.
Dell Streak comparisons: iPod Touch, Nexus One and Archos 5 Internet Tablet [Pictures]
by Chaz on Jun.27, 2010, under Android, Smartphones
Here is a little gallery of pictures of my new Dell Streak comparing it to my iPod touch, Nexus One and my Archos 5 Internet Tablet.
The Streak is an extremely slim device but feels a tad large for phone use. For web browsing the larger screen is perfect and produces good colours. Only the AMOLED screen on my Nexus One looks better but the Streak has the advantage of better visibility in sunlight.
Compared to my Archos 5 Internet Tablet, the streak is faster and more stable than Android on the Archos. Both run Android 1.6 so there is no advantage over the other except for full support for Android Market on the Streak with copy protected apps. Only the non copy protected apps show up on my Archos with the Android Market hack.
Overall I’m impressed with the streak and having 1,664MB of app storage avaiable compared to my Nexus One’s 196MB and my Archos 5′s 138MB means that the Streak will have plenty of storage for apps. The included 16GB Micro SD card leaves plenty of room for media too.
I’m very happy with it so far!
Hardware shown:
- Apple iPod Touch 32GB (In Belkin case)
- HTC Google Nexus One
- Archos 5 Internet Tablet
- Dell Streak
Sources: Dell Streak o2 UK, Dell
Not all iPhone 4′s are having signal issues! [Video]
by Chaz on Jun.25, 2010, under Apple, Smartphones, Software
Searching YouTube for a video of the iPhone 4 NOT having signal issues seems an impossiblity.
Thankfully a MacRumors memeber pointed me towards one!
Perhaps all the reports are blowing this thing out of preportion?
iPhone 4 signal issues. You’re holding it wrong and it’s ok, it happens to other handsets too! [Video]
by Chaz on Jun.25, 2010, under Android, Apple, Smartphones
It seems that there is a little damage control over the recent iPhone 4 signal issue revelation when the phone is held (quite normally) in the left hand.
According to Engadget, Steve Jobs has responded to the issue citing that people are to “Just avoid holding it the wrong way” and another post by MacRumors also cites that there are “Other Mobile Phones With Similar Signal Loss Issues”
I decided to put this theory to the test as I’ve seen countless comments saying that the iPhone 3G or 3GS has the issue as well as the Nexus One (neither of which I have experienced during the 12 months of iPhone 3g ownership nor on my Nexus One).
As you can see from my video, my wife’s iPhone 3g performs better in hand and my N1 with it’s GPRS connection has no bandwidth degradation whatsoever.
The silliest thing about this “holding it the wrong way” affair? See for yourself…..
Froyo FRF72 build found.
by Chaz on Jun.19, 2010, under Android, Smartphones, Software
An xda developers member has posted the link to the newer FRF72 build of froyo for the Nexus One.
I’ve just updated my N1 from frf50 build and it went fine. No noticeable changes yet thus far.
More: xda developers
Oh FroYo, how i love thee…
by Chaz on Jun.19, 2010, under Android, Smartphones, Software
This is technology bliss for me.
Currently we’re driving up the M25 with my Nexus One navigating us to our destination with my wife driving. It is also acting as a portable hotspot for my iPod touch.
FroYo + iPhone OS = win. 
Picture quality and video quality from iPhone 4 posted online.
by Chaz on Jun.18, 2010, under Apple, Smartphones
A Czech website has posted video and pictures taken on the iPhone 4.
jablickar.cz has a few shots of the iPhone 4 and pictures and video from the device. (click to enlarge)
The more that comes out about the iPhone 4, the more I am liking it!
More shots of and from the iPhone 4 and the video can be seen at jablickar.cz
Angry Birds on Android. (Video)
by Chaz on Jun.16, 2010, under Android, Software
Rovio have posted a quick video of their excellent game, Angry Birds running on Android (A Motorola Milestone to be exact).
Angry birds is one of my favourite games on the iPhone/iPod touch and it’s great to see it coming to Android. A must buy for anyone with an Android handset!
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