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Sony Unleashes AOSP to Xperia Tablet Z
Something we’ve always admired about Sony is that it’s embraced AOSP for its devices more than many manufacturers around, and it’s adding another device to that list. Today on the Sony Blog, the company announced that the Xperia Tablet Z would be getting the AOSP treatment. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z, alongside the Xperia Z, now has access to a fully stock Android experience that should surely be enticing for those who love the hardware of the Tablet Z but favor vanilla Android. The build for the tablet is now … Read more
Blake Stimac
iOS vs Android: Revenue wars
If you’re a developer looking to enter the mobile app market, you’re probably thinking to develop for iOS and Android first, and only later follow-up with an app for some other platform. But which of the two most popular mobile platforms to start with? While iOS is still a leading mobile OS, Android is quickly catching up, attracting user segments Apple isn’t capable of getting. Then again, that particular group of users (emerging markets) may not be the best bet for the app you’re making. Or is it? Few of … Read more
Dusan Belic
Cops to Apple: Help! We Can’t Decrypt iPhones!
Sometimes, even the cops need a helping hand. According to reports from CNET, law enforcement officials across the country are having a hard time extracting data from iPhones that have been seized as evidence in investigations. Apple has been receiving requests from law enforcement officials to decrypt iPhones, and the list is long. Like seven weeks long. Even the ATF is having trouble, with CNET’s report saying that an ATF agent spent three months last summer trying to find a local, state or federal law enforcement agency with the skills … Read more
Ian Kersey
Mozilla offering phones for apps to get more developers on board
Mozilla has started a campaign to attract more developers to its nascent mobile platform. The company is (obviously) targeting HTML5 app developers, both existing ones (which have an app for other mobile platform) and those just entering the market. The entry-level Geeksphone Keon could be yours if Mozilla thinks your app is interesting enough. In order to get an early start, you’ll have head over to this form and hope for the best. The device inventory is limited and the program will close at the end of May or when … Read more
Dusan Belic
Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 Now Available
Mozilla’s Firefox OS may not be so popular here in the states, but in Europe and other emerging markets the new mobile OS is showing much promise. To help developers create the app ecosystem of the fledgling OS, Mozilla has released version 3.0 of its Firefox OS simulator. The new simulator gives developers an array of useful tools, the most potentially useful being the ability to push work in progress applications to connected test devices. The new simulator includes support for rotating displays and mock geolocation data for testing location-based … Read more
Ian Kersey
Google Glass CPU and RAM Specs Revealed
Thanks to a pair of hackers, we now have some more details on the specs of Google Glass. Although some specs are still unknown, Jay Lee and Liam McLoughlin discovered Glass’ USB debugging settings, and got ADB up and running. Here’s what they found inside of Glass: Runs on Android 4.0.4 – Ice Cream Sandwich Has a Dual-Core OMAP 4430 CPU, exact MHz not found 682 MB of RAM (678052kb reported in /proc/meminfo), kernel messages point to 1GB of RAM If you’d like to dig through the source files, you … Read more
Ian Kersey
Unity pre-registrations now open for BlackBerry 10 developers
Game developers using the Unity platform can now pre-register to make their games sing along BlackBerry 10-based devices such as the Z10 and Q10. Companies and individuals looking to bring their games to the growing number of BlackBerry 10 smartphone owners are able to publish directly to BlackBerry World through the SDK. Although it’s still in beta, the SDK provides most of the features needed to port existing and develop new games for the platform. Some of the things are still not there but since the floodgates are now wide … Read more
Dusan Belic
HTC One kernel source now available from HTCDev
HTC has released the kernel source for its shiny new HTC One smartphone, which is now available for download from HTCDev. If you’re not developer looking to tweak things, you don’t care about this sort of things. On the other hand, if you do fit that group of people and have some spare time to play around custom ROM builds – rock on, show us what you’re made of. If you come up with some solid software that runs on HTC’s flagship, we’ll be glad to give you some space … Read more
Dusan Belic
HTC One Developer Edition delayed until the end of April
Those of who you might be interested in getting your hands on the HTC One Developer Edition model will have to wait a bit longer for that day to come. HTC sent around an email to folks who pre-ordered it a few weeks ago saying there’s been a slight delay. Buyers were originally supposed to receive the device today, April 19th. According to the email as reported by ZDNet, HTC said, “Due to shipping issues with the new 32G unlocked and 64G Developers Editions of the new HTC One, there … Read more
George Tinari
Mobile ad network Millennial Media launches SDK 5.0 for iOS and Android
Millennial Media is launching version 5.0 of its SDK for iOS and Android, bringing a number of new features and improvements to make it easier for developers to make money through advertising. The first thing developers will notice is a completely updated interface that gives them greater flexibility and control, while reducing the code required for implementation. Moreover, the READ_PHONE_STATE permission for Android is now removed. The suite of Video Advertising Solutions for smartphones and tablets is expanded giving developers access to even more high CPM brand campaigns. Also new … Read more
Dusan Belic
Amazon opens the flood gates, opens app distribution to nearly 200 countries
Amazon.com announced that developers can now submit their apps for distribution in nearly 200 countries, including such places as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, India, South Africa, South Korea, and even Papua New Guinea and Vatican City. The good thing is that international distribution comes as default, and developers will rather have to opt-out if for some reason they don’t want to have their apps appearing all across the globe. Once submitted (and approved), these apps will be made available in the coming months when the Amazon Appstore for Android launches … Read more