Android W9 Software Strategy

In the digital age, our recreation life is filled with the portable devices like 16 GB mp4 player. And in the interactive age of Web2.0, the handheld network device comes collectively. From the 3G to WLAN, the network access method continues to satisfy the network application needs of consumers. From the easy realized Linux to the limited Symbian and from the Windows Mobile to the living iOS and Android, the mobile smart system is spread from the computer to the personal device.

With the open source android system, Ramos W7 has become the classic product of smart MID. In the current time, the 7 inch MID W9 with Android 2.1, +DDR2 and Android+HDMI attracts the attention of the players again. In the article, let's come to experience the W9 software.


The brief overview of W9

Android is an open source system. Due to the openness of the system, many software companies, programmer and senior players are pleased to edit software for it. Android 2.1 comes with highly increasing operation speed and improved user interface. It supports Exchange active wall paper and improved virtual keyboard input. What's more, it integrates Google map 3.1.2. The world market share is 41.7%. It has become the most popular smartphone system at present.

W9 applies Android 2.1

Android attaches great importance to the convenience of the network application and network access service. With the spreading of the network, wireless WiFI is widely used. Not a few people would like to surf the internet through the laptop, mobile phone and MID at home. With the hardware support and Android 2.1, the wifi access of W9 is very convenient. At the same time, the open source software promotes the development of the android software support. By the September, 2010, the software amount of the Android market had topped 120,000. It's likely to run after Apple Store.

W9 reading and playing experience

Android 2.1 has the excellent image processing and file editing application. In the following, let's come to see how we can benefit from it in our study, work and life. The built-in iReader connects the multi reading method with the online stack. Meanwhile, it supports CHM, UMD, TXT and HTML e-book formats. The software provides many retrieval modes and supports account registration. The user can find the favorite book anytime and anywhere.

W9 audio and video experience

W9 comes with Rockchip RK2818 master controller scheme. The CPU structure and main frequency have been upgraded. The memory is upgraded to DDR2. The GPU accelerator chip is also added. The interface display is more fluent. In addition, RK2818 features with video hardware accelerating and the video playback effect is much better.

W9 supports 720P HD video playback. It can realize the data sharing through OTG and digital video output through HDMI. What's more, we can also enjoy the video, movie and TV programes through OOLIVE and other video softwares. Through the Wifi connection, we can watch movie with the W9.

Android 2.2 Introduces Flash Content to Mobile Phones

The amazing Android, the operating system for mobile phones developed by the ever advancing Google has done it again. After what seems to be ungrounded rumors spreading around the Internet forever, the official news has arrived. In an interview done by the New York Times, Andy Rubin, Google's Vice President of Engineering, has confirmed the rumor, which is that Android 2.2 will be able to support Adobe's Flash, allowing the Android 2.2 powered mobile phone users to use and watch all Flash required contents. A truly amazing deal for Google it is and it will no doubt further prove that any software developed by Google is surely the thing to have.

According the Rubin, the Flash support will be the standard one in the brand new Android OS that been circulated widely under the codename Froyo. This deal surely will no doubt an irk it will be to the people behind the much talked about phone, the Apple's iPhone, as they had been trying to score a deal with Adobe but to no avail. Apparently, the talk for an agreement had been a rough one to the point that both side of the companies had enough and simply just do not want to do business with each other.

Apparently, other than the amazing delivery to the Android powered smart phone users of the beautiful thing called Flash, the people of Google will go all out to launch attacks at all the smart phones out there and wanting to dominate the whole market by itself. What truly sets other smart phones apart from the Android OS is its openness. This will eventually help Google to win this competitive market as there are no restrictions for other companies to develop applications for the Android OS. Sooner or later, Android smart phones will be the dominator in this market, outselling other brands such as the famous Apple's iPhone and the BlackBerry. It is just a matter of time, as said by Rubin.

Currently, as of February, Google holds about 13 percent of the market share, ranking it at the fourth place. Microsoft came up third with almost 15 percent of the market share while the second place goes to Apple with 25 percent of market share. The reigning champion would be RIM with 42 percent of the market share. Google actually performed rather well, with an increase of almost 5 percent since last November. Out of the four main competitors, it was Google who increased the most. In the United States alone, about 19 percent of all the mobile phones in America are of smart phones.

Like what Rubin had said, it is just a matter of time before Google will be crowned as the new champion in the smart phone market and he strongly credited the success to the openness nature of the Android OS. If Google keeps coming up with new and amazing applications and scoring major deals with other companies that will be beneficial to its product, it might be sooner rather than later.

HTC Leads the Way With Android Phones

It seems like almost everyday we hear reports of falling profits and massive job losses in the technology sector as the recession bites, driving down the demand for consumer electronics. Even hugely successful companies like Microsoft, NEC and Sony are being forced to cut tens of thousands of jobs. But one company, Taiwanese mobile phone vendor HTC, seems to have bucked the trend. Although the company posted a relatively minor 1.3% drop in profit for 2008, the company's headcount actually increased by 46%, driven in part by their decision to move into the Android market.

Prior to developing the now hugely popular Google G1, the world's first Android-powered handset, HTC had released a range of handsets which although technically impressive, ran a relatively clunky operating system in the form of Windows Mobile. Despite attempts to improve the user experience with the introduction of TouchFLO, their own user interface which ran on top of Windows Mobile, reviews were mixed and HTC just couldn't seem to match Apple's iPhone for overall appeal.


All of that changed with their decision to use the Android platform. The G1 handset was released in October 2008 as a T-Mobile exclusive with a sales forecast of 1 million units by December. By the end of the first month, pre-order sales in the US alone had reached 1.5 million. Several months on, and according T-Mobile UK, the G1 now accounts for 20% of all contract sales.

In the run-up to this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, HTC was still the only manufacturer to have actually launched an Android phone with a network provider, and speculation was rife that many manufacturers were set to announce their own Android phones. For the most part MWC was a let down in this regard with the exception of HTC who announced their partnership with Vodafone to launch their second Android phone, the HTC Magic. Although similar to the G1, the Magic is a pure touchscreen phone as it's lost the G1's QWERTY keyboard for a much sleeker and lighter design. According to the specifications, battery life (a known issue with the G1) is also improved with a 1340 mAh battery versus the G1's 1150 mAh. If the G1 is anything to go by, the HTC Magic is certain to be an even bigger winner and once again HTC, with its rich heritage of device 'firsts', is leading the field, leaving other vendors to play catch-up.

2009 is definitely going to be the year of the Android phone as manufacturers like LG and Samsung have indicated that they will be releasing phones on the platform this year. There may even be some surprises in the form of phones from Dell and Acer but a lot of that is speculation at this stage. Whatever the case, HTC continues to be the company to watch as industry experts expect another 4 Android phones from them this year so while there may not be that much to choose from right now, in a few months we'll be spoilt for choice.