Archives Tag: Google Android
Android 2.0 Support in the SDK
I’ve been using the Android SDK for the past few months, so this is some exciting news for me. Android 2.0 is now being supported in the SDK. There are a large number of things to highlight about this change, but I’ll just point out a few of them. Multiple accounts can be added to [...]
Full StoryBetter Gmail and Calendar for the iPhone
Earlier this week, Google launched enhanced versions of both the Gmail app and the Calendar app for the iPhone. Google is going to the extra mile for Android phones, as I expect they would, while they are keep legacy support for the iPhone to specific versions. “Please note, these web-based mobile products are only available [...]
Full StoryWindows 7 Beta Download for Free
The infamous Steve Ballmer announced at CES that Windows 7, the next version of Windows, will be available for download — for free. Bear in mind though, this is just the beta. I had previously beta tested Vista and was really unhappy with it. My desktop still runs on Windows XP and oddly enough, I’m [...]
Full StorySearching for Books Using Android
Google has been holding a few tricks up their sleeve and have been waiting to pull them out. It’s time. Google’s Android product is a platform for mobile phones, a competitor would be Windows Mobile. Google announced that they are rolling out some software which will allow Android-powered phones to search Google Books’ platform for [...]
Full StoryGoogle’s Opportunity to Gain Mobile Market Share
Google has a huge opportunity to gain market share with the G1 Android phone. In a short and simple sentence, open up an app store that will let developers create essentially whatever they want. Saul Hansell of NY Times’ Bits touched on Apple’s huge down fall. Transparency. John Gruber wrote this very clearly last month: [...]
Full StoryGoogle Goes Head to Head with Apple
Now that Google has entered the mobile market, despite denying that they were making a phone, they will now have to go face to face with ex-IBM chip guru Mark Papermaster. Apple announced that they let go their previous iPod Group Director, Tony Fadell, to be replaced by IBM chip guru Mark Papermaster. Papermaster, an [...]
Full StoryAndroid Kill Switch
Coming from ComputerWorld.com, In the Android Market terms of service, Google expressly says that it might remotely remove an application from a user’s phone. “Google may discover a product that violates the developer distribution agreement … in such an instance, Google retains the right to remotely remove those applications from your device at its sole [...]
Full StorygPhone Coming Soon!
So the long awaited “gPhone” is coming soon. But it’s not called “gPhone” anymore. The name that it is taking is Google Android and T-Mobile. T-Mobile will be presenting its latest creation using the new Google Android platform. But from what the rumors are saying, Google Android will not just be for mobile devices. Google [...]
Full StoryWorld’s Ugliest Cell Phone by Alienware Using Google’s Android
There is not any solid source on this, but I found it pretty funny. Reported on dialaphone.co.uk, they have some “first images” of what Alienware could potentially be cooking up. Years ago, Dell tried to enter the cell phone market through PDAs, but failed miserably. So, could Dell be trying it again through their recently [...]
Full StoryNo to gPhone, Yes to Google Mobile Operating System (Android)
Steve Horowitz, Director of Engineering for Google, confirms there is no gPhone. But, he then confirms that there is a Google mobile operating system that is real — Android. The video below demos what Android can do and what Google has in store for it. Now this is the stuff we’ve really been waiting for!
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