Trillian is on of those nice instant messaging software that has been working hard to make their application available for several platforms. In addition to having a Windows and web based version, they have recently made available an alpha version that runs on Mac OS X and a beta version for the BlackBerry mobile phones. The already have an iPhone mobile app available on the Apple App Store. Now the have also released a beta version of a mobile app for the Android open mobile platform.
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It’s official. Over the coming weeks, the Android based Motorola DROID will be geting an OS update to version 2.2 aka Froyo via OTA. The update will be coming in two drizzles. The first one will upgrade the Motorola Droid Verizon connected phone’s firmware to Android version 2.2 also known as Froyo.

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Google may have stopped selling the Nexus One but today Google has announced that the once super phone is now for available to Android developers as an unlocked developer phone.

The Nexus One is available at a price of $529. To see the details or order a phone, you need to sign in to your Android developer account and click on the “Development Phones” link.

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Samsung’s current Android super phone, the Samsung Galaxy S, has been more or less selling like hotcakes. SK Telecom in South Korea has already sold over 500,000 units of the Galaxy S in one month. The Galay S offers a big 800×480 pixel 4.0 inch display that uses Samsung’s Super AMOLED technology. It also uses Samsung’s fast ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor.

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Samsung’s popular Galaxy S Android phone has just reached a great milestone. After only 1 month in the South Korean market, SK Telecom which is the exclusive seller of Samsung’s Galaxy S mobile phone has announced that unit sales is now over 500,000.

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It looks like Google is laying out more preparations prior to it’s planned carrier billing payment option. Protecting Android apps from unauthorized use has always been a major concern for developers. Today, Google has just introduced a new Licensing service for apps in the Android Market which aims to help developers get better monitoring for authorized app use.

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Mobile phone sales based on Android open mobile platform has been growing steadily. With phone manufacturers such as Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony Ericsson churning out Android phones in full force, more and more people are getting aware of the power of an Android based phones.

Of course all these powerful Android mobile phones become more useful because of their ability to run different types of mobile apps much like our desktop computers. Google has created the Android Market to allow Android users to centrally find mobile apps. One of the hindrances to the current state of the Android Market is its limited ability allow users to buy mobile apps. Most countries are limited to downloading and installing only FREE apps. It looks like that will be changing soon…

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If you want to get an Android mobile phone and have currently a Telus connected phone waiting to get replaced, the HTC Desire Android phone may be just for you. The HTC branded Desire is similar in look and specifications to the Google Nexus One.

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If you’re one of those who remember or use Palm’s PDA (personal digital assistant), you know about Graffiti. It’s Palm’s input method. Back then, the use of a virtual keyboard as an input method is not something popular.

Well, Graffiti is now available as an alternative input method for Android mobile phones. Access Inc., who has rights to the technology, has created an mobile app that you can install on your Android phone. The app provides Graffiti as an alternative input to Android devices.

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Together with Yahoo Mail for Android, Yahoo also released an Android app for its instant messaging service called Yahoo Messenger. You’ll find the Yahoo Messenger app’s user interface is consistent with that of Yahoo Mail. The features for Yahoo Messenger are very basic.

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