Archive for July, 2009
Android OS 2.0 Donut released to devs: multitouch, CDMA and more
Google have released elements of Android OS 2.0 Donut to the developer community, and the changelist is already prompting excitement. Among the differences already noted are multitouch and gesture support, together with CDMA compatibility opening up the possibility of Android devices on US networks like Verizon and Sprint. There’s also [...]
Donut Details Indicate That it’s Delicious
The official Android code repository has been updated with the next level of baked pastry goodness. Donut has arrived over the last few days and everyone is getting amped all over again. Before going much further, we recommend reading Mark Murphy’s Android 2.0/Donut primer. Always keep this in the back of your head. What you know of Donut [...]
NewsRob (Version 2.6.0)
NewsRob is the first Android news reader that has offline capabilities and synchronizes with Google Reader. It provides seamless access to the river of news in your Google Reader account. Articles are downloaded in the background, so that when you pick up your phone you can start reading news, not downloading them. http://newsrob.com Read [...]
Donut != Android 2.0
We just went through all of this back with Cupcake/Android 1.5 a few months ago, but since some people seem to be screwing it up again, let’s take this once more, from the top, with feeling: Tasty treats are not releases. Donut is not Android 2.0. Donut is what software developers refer to as a “development branch”. It is a place [...]
Morning Donuts (Updated With Pictures!)
Nothing better than having some surprise donuts with my late morning coffee. The sweet, sweet round deep fried sugar treats with a couple of sprinkles, or a look at what Android OS 2.0 will have in store for us; either will do. And the latter is what we got. RootMaster cyanogen uncovered the latest release as well as some of the sweet features [...]
Android Hub And Household Gadgets Coming This Year
We told you so. For a long time we’ve been talking about Android’s eventual implementation in devices well beyond phones and computers. We’ve joked about an Android Car but agree with the main concept and in actuality, its already in the works. We’ve talked about household information centers running Android and those are [...]
Sprint CEO Confirms 2009 Android, Ready For Primetime
A few months ago everyone was talking about how Palm and Sprint both had all of their eggs in the Pre basket. While the American powerhouse carriers Verizon and AT&T played wait and see and T-Mobile carried the Android torch, Sprint seemed stuck in between. At first the reasons seemed harsh - CEO Dan Hesse was heard saying Android isn’t [...]
Sprint to Have Android in 2009
Not a terrible ground breaking news article to pass along, but it’s news to some of you. Speaking at the Brainstorm: Tech conference today, Sprint CEO Dan Hessee confirmed that at least one Android device will arrive in 2009. It has been widely assumed that Sprint would be the next major carrier to offer Android handsets. After all, they [...]
Motorola Android Phones: Full Speed Ahead
Today, Motorola issued a Press Release proclaiming their Android aspirations are in full swing, titling the publication “Motorola Opens Doors for Accelerated Development on Android”. That is exactly the tone of voice we like to hear, Moto. The announcement of new Android development resources through their Motorola Development Program [...]
Motorola App Accelerator program launches for Android devs
Pretty much everyone knows today that the key to success with smartphones of all sorts from the iPhone to Android devices is more than just the sum of the hardware parts. Success also depends equally as heavy on the software available for the device. Motorola has announced a new program called App Accelerator Program with the goal of getting [...]
