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Android OS is apparently the new favorite of mobile app developers in early 2010. We thought that with Android OS enjoying its buzz as the most popular platform last year was a big deal, but it looks like the little green robot just keeps on truckin’. According to a recent survey, developers are now looking…
Following up on the release of the Android 2.2 source code, affectionately named Froyo, Google has updated their software development kit. Here are the few modest changes. Adds default Search Widget. Includes proper provisioning for the platform’s Backup Manager. For more information about how to use the Backup Manager, see Data Backup. Updates the Android…
So you were sitting back during the pre-order fiasco thinking to yourself that you’ll wait until the rush is over and you’ll get your iPhone 4 with no problems. Now that you’ve learned your lesson, perhaps you’ll be happy to know that backordered iPhone 4 handsets have started shipping. While they were initially supposed to…
If you were worried that the upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone 7 operating system wouldn’t be able to compete against the Apple iPhone with multimedia, you’ll be happy to know that it will be able to play multiple audio and video codecs. There’s nothing really surprising about what type of media files Microsoft Windows Phone 7…
We’ve seen Ford SYNC cars be cell-phone friendly in a lot of ways, like Wi-Fi sharing, and smartphone application APIs; today they’ve got two more features that will keep drivers both safe and connected. First up is a Do Not Disturb mode, accessed from the snazzy MyFord Touch console, which mutes incoming mobile calls, e-mails,…
Android is activating more than 160,000 handsets a day and it seems to have a ton of momentum. The success may get tripped up by shortages of AMOLED screens, though. The AMOLED screens are used on many Android devices like the Google Nexus One and it offers (relatively) low power consumption and crisp viewing. There’s…
If you’re someone who likes to tinker with your phones, or just someone who just likes to test your geek muscle, then you may be happy to hear that you can now install Ubuntu onto your rooted Nexus One! With Ubuntu on your Nexus One, you can run native Ubuntu/Linux applications right from your device.…
These days, you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone actually using a pencil for writing, but it seems there’s still a healthy market for pencils being used as iPad stands. That’s right, we said it. An iPad stand made out of pencils. Forget paying for an iPad stand that’s only capable of holding your iPad…
One of the coolest new features of the Apple iPhone 4 is the ability to do two-way video calling. This FaceTime feature may soon find its way on to the iPod Touch, if you believe a buyer for a large U.K. retail chain. An audio and telecom buyer for the chain John Lewis has been…
If you’ve been playing games since the 80s, either at home or at the local arcade, then R-Type is a game you might be familiar with. It looks like millions of iPhone owners are soon going to be receiving a refresher course as EA Mobile has announced they’re bringing the timeless classic to the iPhone…