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Tired of being limited to just two mobile OS’s when it comes apps? Well, this may be a thing of the past. OpenMobile today announced its Application Compatibility Layer (ACL) technology that allows Android apps to run on any platform. This software ports more than 300,000 apps available for Android to devices running on other OS’s including Windows, Linux and more. ACL will support all tablets, eReaders, smart TVs, smartphones and connected cars. Not bad, huh? The way this works is because of unique software the company says emulates the Android runtime environment … Read more
Android’s open nature has long been a double-edged sword. From security issues and fragmentation on the bad side, to insane amounts of customizations, mods, and ROMs on the good side. Manufacturers who have created custom user interfaces for its Android handsets, which is essentially everyone, have furthered the fragmentation of the OS with slower update periods and by having its custom UIs fill up too much space within the phone to successfully port the latest version of the OS. In a very small step in order to gain some consistency, … Read more
It certainly wasn’t good news to hear that the Transformer Prime’s bootloader was locked and encrypted, which blocks the ability to load custom ROMs onto the quad-core tablet. Well, it may not be long until said bootloader will be able to be unlocked through an Asus provided tool. When people got word that the bootloader would be locked on the Transformer Prime, they took to Facebook to express their anger. In almost no time at all, Asus Taiwan and Asus USA responded. Below is the statement from Asus US: Regarding … Read more
Kik Messenger is expanding its service into other, third-party apps with a brand new API. As a result, a whole new category of applications is emerging (Apps That Kik) that enable Kik users to discover and download new stuff right inside Kik Messenger. Kik’s idea is to help developers “achieve immediate growth and momentum” using the API, while at the same time promoting its messaging capabilities. App developers on their end are able to integrate sharing features with just few lines. Initial apps in the public API launch include: Zwonks … Read more
Samsung has made a new version of the S Pen SDK available, allowing developers to take advantage of the Galaxy Note’s built-in stylus. In this release, the configuration classes and APIs for the pen and eraser have been added, as well as CanvasView APIs. More precisely, here’s what’s new: Added PenSettingInfo class – so developers can configure the pen and eraser properties and apply changes to the CanvasView. Added Zoom functions for the CanvasView – from 1x to 50x. Added panning function for the CanvasView Added background setting function for … Read more
Developers can already use a number of third-party SDKs to integrate such things as maps, ads, videos and so on into their apps. How about ticket sales? That’s now possible as well thanks to the new SDK from the online ticketing marketplace Seatwave. The functionality provides developers with a new way to monetize their apps, without the need for banner ads, making for a much better experience (as far as I’m concerned). The problem, however, is that not every app is suited to offer tickets. Music-based apps work perfectly and … Read more
Rocking a GSM Galaxy Nexus and want the Android 4.0.2 love that Verizon’s version is sporting today? Well, it looks like the official roll-out of the small update has begun, as owners of the device have begun receiving it. The update is rather small and doesn’t provide much along the way but we’re glad Google didn’t wait long to push the latest version out to GSM handsets. The 8.7MB update contains “important bug fixes” and should be rolling out to phones very soon. That said, if you’ve decided to pull … Read more
Move over, Android 4.0.2, a new version is coming to town. The next incremental update for Ice Cream Sandwich, appropriately named Android 4.0.3 brings a few new features, a handful of bug-fixes, as well as a whole new API level. The Android Developers blog highlighted a few new APIs that you’ll find in 4.0.3: Social stream API in Contacts provider: Applications that use social stream data such as status updates and check-ins can now sync that data with each of the user’s contacts, providing items in a stream along with photos … Read more
We know Google was trying to bring all the features from Honeycomb into Ice Cream Sandwich but not all of these features translated perfectly. The absence of the dedicated search key, even in software form, is something I missed dearly and the static search box on the top of the homescreen was something I never used. If you’re like me and want to rid yourself of the search box and reclaim your search key, follow along. Paul O’Brien of MoDaCo has had a search button modification for a few weeks … Read more