Sony PlayStation Phone apt to be out by Apr

Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone will probably hit the North American and European shop shelves by April 2011 reports According Japanese site Asahi Shimbun.

The possible name on the device either can be called Zeus Z1 or Xperia Play. The questions on which games will the users be capable to download or how many models would support the platform weren't clarified yet, though coming weeks will likely bring more clarity on these.

Technology blogs have already been talking about the probable arrival of PlayStation phone since long, but recent surveys suggest that the corporation may be closer to launching it.
The buzz of Android like a platform is increasing gradually and also the PlayStation phone addition may show to be a big boost for it.

Sony Ericsson appears to be strongly betting on the future with Android being a some of it, and it's actively making a gaming platform, ecosystem and device utilizing it . The device will come using a bigger touch pad and also standard PSP buttons.

It is likely to have a very large display, having a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor. To the software front, it's likely to run Android Gingerbread, that is customised for PlayStation. Chances are that other Android phones may also find some games if their specs match the necessity.

It is a win-win partnership for both Sony Ericsson and Google, since Sony extends to launch the PlayStation phone whereas Google's Android platform gets a lot needed rise in the mobile entertainment section.
 

Google android 3.0: Being released in March?

The newest Android Honeycomb release rumor arises from Taiwanese newspaper Digitimes. In the center of a story about upcoming tablet PCs, Digitimes nonchalantly mentions a launch date for Android 3.0, which lots of people believe will probably be Honeycomb's official version number. (That belief may or may not be correct, incidentally; some folks think Honeycomb will end up being Android 2.4. Google so far has not given any official indication one way and the other.)

Digitimes' specific statement: "MSI is ... willing to sell an Nvidia Tegra 2-based model in April or May after Google releases Android 3.0 in March."

So does Digitimes have some understanding we do not? Perhaps  but I would not place any wagers about it. The publication includes a history of publishing tech-oriented rumors. Sometimes it's directly on the money, but often, its predictions show to be wrong.

Nevertheless, Google has confirmed that Honeycomb's being released in 2011, and an arrival sometime inside the first quarter appears like a reasonably safe bet. Marketing's already underway on an upcoming Motorola Android tablet, and also the promotional materials make it very clear that Honeycomb will likely be part of the equation. Motorola says the tablet might be unveiled on the Consumer Electronics Show in January; there is no telling, however, when it will actually carry on sale.

Don't forget, too: We have seen a prototype of the Motorola tablet launched and established. Google Android chief Andy Rubin demoed these devices throughout a mobile conference in San Francisco earlier this month. The tablet had virtual on-screen buttons instead of the hardware controls typically seen on Android phones. It had been also capable of running multiple side-by-side application panes to take advantage of the bigger screen space. One could imagine that this product Moto's introducing in January will be really similar.

The great news: January is not far away. Chances are, we'll involve some firm answers about Motorola's tablet and so also Google's plans for Android - soon

Find the Gingerbread Keyboard on Any Android Phone - No Root Needed

Google android : We recently showed you the way to find the fantastic Gingerbread keyboard with your rooted 2.2 Android phone, but some kindly folks at XDA-Developers have made their own package for rooted or unrooted phones running 2.1 and above.

Unless you have a non-traditional keyboard like Swype or 8pen, you will want to get this keyboard-it's easily among the best point-and-tap keyboards entirely on Android. It's more accurate targeting, better auto-correct, and typing numbers and symbols is a lot quicker than on the stock Android keyboard. Actually, it's probably among the best traditional keyboards available for the platform now (next to previously mentioned Swiftkey, which while great, really has its share of annoyances for a few). Plus, you no longer require to flash it as you will a ROM-just download the package, tap it to set up, to get typing.

The Gingerbread Keyboard is usually a free download for Android phones running 2.1 and 2.2. If you are seeking even more Gingerbread in your phone, you should check out the 2.3 launcher in addition.