Archive for June, 2010
Black Pixel Power: How The Samsung Galaxy S Saves Battery Life
Google has occasionally set the background of their homepage to black as a way to promote the environmental importance of energy efficiency (ex: Earth Hour). While the effort was intended to be symbolic, the idea that a monitor/screen uses less energy to display a black pixel than a white pixel became a big discussion point. Apparently this same [...]
Xperia X10 Gets An Update (Not Eclair, Not Froyo)
It’s been a while since the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 got some update love, but perhaps the discovery of a new OTA this morning will soothe that empty part of your soul. Let’s clear this up right now: it’s not Android 2.1, nor is it Android 2.2. The device’s update to Eclair has a broad window of Q3 (which begins just one [...]
Calling system settings from an Android app – GPS example
SDK Version: M3 0 This tutorial shows how to redirect the user to a system settings screen asking to modify some settings the application depends on. We will make a specific example with GPS: The application can be used only if GPS is [...]
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 update boosts performance
The first of Sony Ericsson’s promised firmware updates for the XPERIA X10 has been released, and while it doesn’t bring Android 2.1 along, it’s still worth upgrading. According to the Sony Ericsson blog, the new firmware boosts the X10’s overall performance together with tweaking the camera UI, introduces a new settings [...]
SmartTacToe [V2.5]
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The game is simple. You try to make a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line of five and so does you ... Read more @ AndroLib : New Apps and Games
Adv Calculator (Version 1.3.2)
A powerfull calculator. Can read, modify and interpret complex formulas. - All usuals science and logic functions. - Formula editor with historic. - Regulary update with new possibility. Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
Android & iPhone Dominate 2 Years Of Mobile [ADMOB]
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If you’re an Android-loving numbers cruncher than you probably love Admob’s monthly report on the mobile industry, each time taking a slightly different approach on the data. This go-round they take a step back and look at the last two years of mobile transition. While the results are astounding… I think it’s fair to say [...]
Archos 5 Internet Tablet Firmware Update Enables OpenGL 3D Hardware Acceleration
Any Archos 5 users out there still proudly using their device will wake up to a firmware update for the tablet today. The most notable improvement you’ll see is that it now has native support for OpenGL 3D hardware acceleration. Developers that target the platform would love this, and the end-result for users would be nothing short of [...]
Samsung Galaxy S-like Device Heads to KT and LGT as the SHW-M130(K)
So much for SK Telecom carrying the Samsung Galaxy S exclusively: a simple name change and a slight physical downsizing will do for some of South Korea’s other prominent carriers. LG Telecom is said to be getting the model number SHW-M130, while KT’s offering will append a K onto the end of that. Physically, there is one glaring [...]
Verizon Issuing $25 Gift Cards to Back-Ordered Incredible Purchasers
It’s good to see that Verizon isn’t just sitting around and waiting for new HTC Droid Incredible units to come in while several thousand (or hundreds of thousands) customers are without the phone they’ve been wanting for a couple of months. We’ve received reports that $25 gift cards are being offered as an apology for [...]
