Droid Incredible getting Android 2.2 update tomorrow

Verizon just made it official, the Droid Incredible will be getting a little more incredible tomorrow. It'll be getting that sweet sweet Froyo, which adds all sorts of goodies, like Flash 10.1, 720p video recording, and overall better performance.

If you're an Incredible owner, you'll be getting a notification about the update tomorrow.

5 reasons why iOS is better than Android

Here in the tech community, we love a good rivalry. From Facebook vs. Myspace to Mac vs. PC, there's nothing that divides and unites like a good rivalry. A new one has emerged in recent years that has stirred the passions of geeks most everywhere, and that is iOS vs. Android. Hearing debates on this topic bring to mind the heated debates of Mac vs. PC, and people on both sides are just as passionate. This is the first of a two-part series on why one is better than the other, with iOS going first.

5 reasons why Android is better than iOS

Be sure to check out the first post in the series: 5 reasons why iOS is better than Android


The great debate rages on. The iPhone and it's iOS have become the grizzled veterans of the touchscreen smartphone market, but Android is an up-and-coming youngblood with a lot of tricks up it's sleeve. Android's fans have become just as passionate about their OS as iOS fans, and their numbers are quickly growing. Here are five reasons why the Android fanboys are right, and iOS is for losers.

Google introduces Voice Actions for Android

Today Google introduced Voice Actions for the Android Voice Search app, which brings naturally-spoken voice commands to the Android OS. This is a feature that iPhone owners have been using for a while, but Google has taken things a few steps farther with their app. With Voice Actions on Android, you can send text messages, listen to music, get directions, make calls, send e-mail, go to websites, and of course make a voice memo. The thing that really sets Google's app apart is that you can search by voice not only on your phone, but it searches the web as well. So if you're searching for music, it not only searches your local library, but will also search and open music in apps like Pandora and Last.fm.

The only downer is that it's only available for Android 2.2 and higher, so it doesn't look like older versions of Android will be getting the awesomeness.



[Google Mobile Blog]

Netflix coming to Android?

Geeksugar has reported that Netflix is looking to hire an Android video playback expert. Do we need to say more? We do? Okay. With Netflix already on the iPad and coming soon to the iPhone, it makes sense Netflix would want to get their video in the hands of users of that other mobile OS. No more details at the moment, but it looks like Netflix is wanting to is really wanting you to be able to watch "Dude, where's my car?" anywhere they go.

[Geeksugar]

Android tops RIM and iOS in sales

For Q2 2010 and for the first time ever, Android phones were the top selling phones coming all the way from third to snatch the lead. RIM falls to second, and Apple falls to third. This is the first time since Q4 2007 that RIM has not held the top spot, when Apple briefly overtook the position. Android's sales have certainly been helped by a number of hot new handsets on a variety of different carriers. It'll be interesting to see how long the little green robot can hang on to the lead.

[Engadget]

HTC EVO getting Android 2.2 update now

It's here! Word is that the HTC EVO is getting the highly anticipated Android 2.2 update OTA today. The new update, codenamed Froyo, allows for USB tethering, supports Flash 10.1, and will increase the phone's performance. Let us know when you get the update and how it went.

Now anyone can create an Android app

Google announced this morning that they have released a beta version of a tool called App Inventor. With this tool anyone, even non-developers can create apps for the Android OS visually, with no coding knowledge required. It looks pretty powerful, in App Inventor you'll have access to the phone's dialer, GPS, and it will also connect with services like Twitter. So go ahead and head to App Inventor here, and get busy working on those fart apps.