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Is Endless Forking and Fragmentation What Android Needs?

HTC, maker of the earliest Android handsets as well some of the best-liked current ones, has finally released the source code for its Android phones. It's available here.? There had previously been a number of heated conversations in the developer community about why HTC took so long to post the code. The GPL specifically states that source code must be made immediately available, but HTC stalled. In my eyes, this is just another example of possible negative ramifications for Android if it becomes overly forked and fragmented.


Android Hits More Meaningful Milestones

Only a few months ago, in March, I wrote a post called Why is Android Stalled? It's hard to believe how much momentum the open source mobile operating system has gathered since then. The past couple of weeks have included a number of new milestones for Android, including promising new smartphones based on it, and an update to the operating system itself that adds several notable features. Here are the details.


Archos' Android Tablet Looks Imminent--and Slick

That's the open source Android operating system running on this fairly slick looking ARCHOS tablet, which is concrete proof that Android is headed for more than just smartphones. As JKOnTheRun notes, the ARCHOS 5 Android-based Internet Tablet isn't scheduled to go on sale until September 15th, but online retailer B&H jumped the gun and has a 500GB version of it shown and listed on its site. The ARCHOS 5 is a 5-inch slate, and JKOnTheRun reports that at one time B&H listed both HDD and SSD models, with prices ranging from $294 to $420, depending on configuration. Those specs have since been removed.

At those prices, I'm betting this tablet has a chance. Tablet computers have never taken the market by storm, but they have their loyal users, and ARCHOS' primarily video-focused devices have had a loyal user base for years. How might people use these tablets, will they get their own applications, and is there a good future for Android on them?



Android Phones and Tablets On Tap

JKOnTheRun has a couple of interesting Android-related items up today. First, at the Mobilize 09 conference that GigaOm is putting on on September 10th in San Francisco, Motorola?s co-CEO Sanjay Jha will be launching the company's Android portfolio of smartphones during his keynote. And, yes, the company has a portfolio of Android phones to announce. Second, you can take a look at one of two new Android-based tablet devices that ARCHOS has in the works. It looks to be a touchscreen, video-centric device, and there are several photos of it here. As we've been reporting, Android is really picking up steam.


Do We Need New App Stores for Android?

As James Kendrick noted on GigaOm over the weekend, ARCHOS has set a date--September 15th--for the launch of its new ARCHOS 5 Internet Tablet. ARCHOS has made quite a few popular video-centric devices over the years, and this new gadget will have a 5-inch display designed for HD video, a fast chip optimized for video processing, and a 500GB hard drive. In conjunction, though, ARCHOS is also launching AppsLib, a dedicated app store for high-end Android-based devices. Do we really need fragmentation among Android app stores?


ARCHOS Adds Android Telephony to Mobile Internet Device

The line between MIDs [Mobile Internet Devices] and smartphones will blur as folks don?t want to carry both a phone and Internet browsing device, reports JKOnTheRun. That?s precisely where ARCHOS is heading with their newest IMT, or Internet Media Tablet. The company is combining the MID expertise from its 5 and 7 lines of devices with an Android telephony stack. The new device will have a high-res 5-inch display capable of full-width page viewing, TV recording and HD playback, and up to 500GB of storage. ARCHOS has a lot of loyal customers who like its devices for portable video, and adding telephony looks like a smart move. Check out more from JKOnTheRun.


Rockbox 3.0 Released. Quietly.

Three years after its last major release, Rockbox 3.0 is now available. This popular app is a great open source solution for replacing the firmwear on many types of portable media players including Sansa, iRiver, Archos, and iPod.