Eclair 2.1 Android Update for LG GT 540 Optimus has been leaked.

Awesome news for people who have this phone. Today russian android users forum have posted a link to .kdz containing Android 2.1 for LG GT 540. Users already flashed theyre handsets with new version of android, and are wery happy with it. 

People had to wait since the announcement was made in july, it got leaked today. LG is planning to release official update in few weeks.

Instructions how to install the update are here.

Apps of the week

Talking Tom Cat

This app records the words that you say, and says them back to you in funny voice, also you can interact with the cat touching it.

  Live Hold'em

Simply, online Poker with Fun Money.

Advanced Task Killer

With this app you can kill processes that are running in background and draining your battery and RAM.

Handcent SMS


Great alternative if you want that your message inbox would look like on iPhone.

RealCalc Scientific Calculator

Awesome app, a scientific colculator in your android device. Just download it for free, instead of buying from ure local shoping center and save up to ~20$

You can download all these apps from Android Market for FREE.

Android Apps of the Week.

Shazam

Wonderfull app that records the song that is playing around you, and finds the name of it over its database. Helpful when u need to know " wtf is that song name ? "

Foursquare

App that helps you find local caffes, pubs, cinemas, Shoping centers ... Also some of the stores provide doscount for the check ins with the app.

Google Earth

Everything almost the same as in PC version, and im sure you know what it is.

Metal Detector

The title says everything about the app - it detects metal.

Barcode Scanner

This app scans the barcode of the product, and looks for the prices of it on the internet, so you can find where to find that product chieper. Also this thingie support QR codes which are very usefull for downloading software while browsing your PC.

Android smartphone for ~£200

Hey there again, heres a list of Android smartphones that u can buy for around 200 pounds.

First of all, good 'ol HTC Wildfire for £226.50 @ Amazon.co.uk

 

This smartphone have:

• Android 2.1 (Eclair) support
• 5.0 MegaPixels Camera
• 384 MB RAM
• 512 MB ROM (Inside Memory)
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• GPS 
• FM Radio
• And everything else that every Android phone have

HTC Tattoo for £220.16 @ Amazon.co.uk

This smartphone have:

• Android 1.6
• 3.2 MegaPixel Camera
• 256 MB RAM
• 512 MB ROM (Inside Memory)
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• GPS
• FM Radio
• And everything else that every Android phone have

LG GT540 for £174.99 @ Amazon.co.uk

This smartphone have:

•  Android 1.6
•  3.0 MegaPixel Camera
  
•  256 MB RAM
•  128 MB ROM (Inside Memory)
•  Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
•  GPS
•  FM Radio
•  And everything else that every Android phone have

  These smartphones are most popular from the low price Android Phones. And basicly i would choose GT540 just becouse its much chieper and u get the same features like Tattoo

Android vs iOS

Hey everyone, this is a quick summary for Android and iOS features.

iOS 4 vs Android 2.2 Froyo

Devices
iOS: iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. Available for iPhone 3G and iPod Touch but some features not supported. iPad (coming Fall 2010).
Android: None right now but HTC Nexus One, Motorola Droid likely to move to Android 2.2.



Availability
iOS: Available to developers now. iPhone 3G S, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch consumers get a free upgrade on June 21. iPhone 4 available on June 24.
Android: Available to developers now. Available to some Nexus One users now. Updates to other devices “coming soon.”


Tethering
iOS: Yes
Android: Yes


Flash Support
iOS: No. Apple says it supports only two platforms: HTML 5 and its app store.
Android: Yes. Beta version of Flash Player 10.1 available on Android 2.2.


Multitasking
iOS: Yes
Android: Yes


Hot-Spot Capability
iOS: No
Android: Yes. Wi-Fi can be shared with up to 8 devices.


Folders
iOS: Yes
Android: Yes


Copy and Paste
iOS: Yes
Android: Yes


Video Chat
iOS: Native support (only on iPhone 4 hardware)
Android: Available only through add-on apps.


Books
iOS: Support for iBooks to download and read digital books.
Android: Available only through add-on apps.


Music
iOS: Available through iTunes; automatic syncing with desktop iTunes. Streaming music only supported through apps.
Android: Built-in ability to play MP3 files, but no syncing with your desktop music. Streaming music available via add-on apps.


Apps
iOS: 200,000 iPhone apps
Android: 50,000 Android apps



Ads
iOS: In-app ads through iAds. Apple sells and hosts the ads and shares revenue with developers. Payment through iTunes.
Android: In-app ads available through Google Mobile ads. Adsense for mobile ads is in beta mode for developers.


E-Mail
iOS: Unified inbox combines multiple e-mail accounts. Threading of conversations.
Android: No unified inbox. Threading available in Gmail.

Wtf is Android ?

Hey,

So.... what the fuck is Android ? Android is an OS for Smart Phones and tablet pc's created by Android Inc. but later purshased by Google Inc. OS is based on Linux kernel. ccording to NPD group, unit sales for Android OS smartphones ranked first among all smartphone OS handsets sold in the U.S. in the second quarter of 2010, at 33%. Blackberry OS (RIM)  is second at 28%, and iOS (iPhone) is ranked third with 22%.

Android have HUGE number of develepers creating apps for the OS, most of them are free, some almost free (you how to pay for more functions). This is good thing, knowing that iPhone users have to pay for the apps they download.

Analytics say that in the neear future Android Phone will completely take over iPhone and Blackberry users.

So here i start....

Hey everyone, and welcome to my blog for Android Phone users.

Here i will try to post news about android phones, android software and stuff like that.

So thats it for now, will post an article very soon.