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At today’s Google I/O keynote, Google announced an Android accessories plan which will open up the platform for hardware makers to create companions for the little green robot. The demonstration showed small a ball labyrinth that was hooked up to the ADK and some servers but there was also a 5,000-pound setup that was being…
We’re here live at the Google I/O keynote and we’re sure to see a lot of new goodies for Android. The much-vaunted Google Music service should be launched for Android and this should enable you to have a cloud repository of music that can stream or be downloaded to your device. The reports suggest that…
It’s Google I/O week, so you know we’re going to have some cool Android news. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with the TouchWiz UX will be landing as a WiFi-only version June 8. We’ll have to see when the carriers pick it up. It’s interesting that the company will be taking a direct-to-consumer approach with…
If you’re like me, you’re kind of a cheapskate and have been amazed by the wave of Groupon-like services that have sprouted up but the redemption process can still be kind of a pain. The team at SCVNGR has teamed up with American Express to deliver a solution which may solve that problem. You’ll be…
Skyhook is suing Google over its exclusion of its location services on Android and some internal e-mails which were made evident from the case show that Google itself may be unclear of how open Android should be. When Google introduced the Android operating system years ago, it crowed about how open it will be to…
Apple has reportedly been in talks to purchase the voice-recognition technology provider Nuance. Even if this turns out to just be a rumor, it’s pretty clear that the next version of iOS will have some strong voice-recognition technology. An Apple, Nuance deal would cost in the billions, as some have pegged it at $5-$7 billion…
The Amazon Cloud Player for Android has been an excellent way to get access to your home collection through a browser or native app but it hasn’t been a great experience on the iPhone or iPad yet. It looks like Amazon has tweaked some of its code in order to make this fully work on…
Apple sold 4.69 million iPad 2 units during its last quarter but the company said it could have sold more if it could make more. a new report suggests the shortage could be attributed to a snag in production from LG Display. LG Display, which is a separate company than than the LG which makes…
The Adobe Connect Mobile iOS app has just been updated to the 1.5 version and it includes an optimization for tablets and two-way video chatting. If you’re not familiar with the Adobe Connect Mobile iOS app, it’s a business collaboration tool that lets you connect for meetings. The big feature is the two-way video conferencing,…
Research In Motion has just updated its Twitter and Facebook apps for the BlackBerry smartphones and this includes improved user interfaces and a few new features. If you recall, the Facebook, Twitter apps were built with the help of RIM itself, so these have deeper ties into the operating system than some third-party programs. This…