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HTC announced another Android handset, and this time it was the budget-friendly model designed to bring the platform to a broader audience. The Tattoo, previously known by its codename "Click," was the second phone to carry HTC's Sense UI. The specs were largely in line with what had been seen...

Sprint made their official announcement regarding the HTC Hero: available October 11th, priced at $179.99 after a $50 instant savings, a $100 mail-in rebate, and a two-year service agreement on their Simply Everything plan. A few notable items from the press release: Pandora was launching on Android devices and would...

Andy Rubin was speaking at a T-Mobile and Google media event, where Google's VP of Engineering discussed the future of Android beyond Cupcake. The next three releases in the dessert naming scheme: Donut, Eclair, and Flan. Rubin described a future where inbound calls would display not just a caller's name...

Announced in mid-2009, the HTC Hero marked a pivotal moment for both HTC and Android. At a time when Google's mobile operating system was still finding its identity, HTC stepped forward with a device that didn't just run Android, it reshaped it. Following the earlier HTC Dream (also known as...

After months of speculation, T-Mobile formally introduced the myTouch 3G, the successor to the HTC G1 and one of the early flagship devices in the growing Android ecosystem. The handset was slated for release in early August, priced at $200 with a two-year service agreement. Arriving less than a year...

During Android's early ascent, the mobile industry was still fragmented and dominated by tightly controlled platforms. Smartphones were evolving quickly, netbooks were gaining attention, and in-car systems and set-top boxes were beginning to edge into the conversation. In that environment, an in-depth interview with Andy Rubin offered a clear look...

G1 owners were eager for updates. Features like video recording, stereo Bluetooth, and an on-screen keyboard felt like obvious gaps in an otherwise solid OS. But would the G1 actually receive the Cupcake improvements? Ask around in late 2008 and you'd get varying answers. Here's what had been pieced together...

Dogfood. Ever heard that term? It's the idea behind a lot of Google's services. When a company eats its own dog food, they're confident enough in their product to have the entire team use it. For a tech company, that's especially useful: employees can surface bugs, provide feedback, and inform...

A major update was coming in the first quarter of 2009 to Android, and it wasn't just bug fixes. Code-named "Cupcake," it brought some much-needed features: stereo Bluetooth, video recording, and an on-screen keyboard. Not confined to just the G1, these updates were arriving as a development branch, with a...