{"id":542510,"date":"2010-04-24T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-04-24T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=115444"},"modified":"2010-04-24T09:00:24","modified_gmt":"2010-04-24T13:00:24","slug":"android-this-week-dell-readies-a-line-the-cruz-tablet-is-unveiled-iphone-gets-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/542510","title":{"rendered":"Android This Week: Dell Readies a Line; the Cruz Tablet Is Unveiled; iPhone Gets Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Gigaom Android thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/gigaom.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/04\/gigaom-android-thumb1.jpg?w=210&#038;h=139\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"139\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-115472\" \/>Dell is readying <a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/2010\/04\/22\/dell-getting-busy-in-the-mobile-space\/\">a line of Android products<\/a>, the computer maker said this week, which will include no fewer than four phones. The Android handsets will range from the budget-minded <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/04\/21\/dell-aero-details-confirmed-with-new-leak-624mhz-processor-han\/\">Aero<\/a> to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/04\/21\/dell-thunder-explodes-android-with-4-1-inch-oled-screen-promise\/\">Thunder<\/a> superphone, which includes everything you&#8217;d expect in a high-end phone, plus a custom Hulu app. The Android line-up will also feature a 5-inch tablet dubbed the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/04\/21\/dell-streak-to-bump-up-to-android-2-1-in-september-hopefully-sh\/\">Streak<\/a>. Dell plans to launch a larger model\u00a0 &#8212; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/04\/21\/dell-looking-glass-tablet-leaks-tegra-2-coming-your-way-in-nove\/\">Looking Glass<\/a> &#8212; with Nvidia Tegra 2 technology later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, another 7-inch tablet running Android was unveiled. Due out in July, the <a href=\"http:\/\/cruztablet.com\/\">Cruz Tablet <\/a>, which is being produced by PC maker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/\">Velocity Micro<\/a>, will have Android 2.1 running the show and a web browser with full Flash 10.1 support; memory expansion will be possible through USB and SD cards. While tablets running Android aren&#8217;t able to interact with the official Android Market, Velocity Micro says there will be a &#8220;Cruz Market&#8221; for distributing apps.<\/p>\n<p>Also this week, an enterprising individual was able to <a href=\"http:\/\/mobiputing.com\/2010\/04\/google-android-ported-to-the-iphone-video\/\">install Android on the iPhone<\/a>. The hacked device works as a regular Android phone, yet retains the ability to boot into the iPhone OS &#8212; though the Google OS on the Apple device was said to be &#8220;a bit buggy and unstable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=gigaom.com&#038;blog=1149864&#038;post=115444&#038;subd=gigaom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=9K0jpZon_fk:lJNNxGSL1jE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=9K0jpZon_fk:lJNNxGSL1jE:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?i=9K0jpZon_fk:lJNNxGSL1jE:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=9K0jpZon_fk:lJNNxGSL1jE:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?i=9K0jpZon_fk:lJNNxGSL1jE:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=9K0jpZon_fk:lJNNxGSL1jE:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=9K0jpZon_fk:lJNNxGSL1jE:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?i=9K0jpZon_fk:lJNNxGSL1jE:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/9K0jpZon_fk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dell is readying a line of Android products, the computer maker said this week, which will include no fewer than four phones. 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