Almost missed this one… Barnes & Noble is entering the “next phase” of its NOOK Developer program by introducing a new suite of tools and services to help select developers make apps for the NOOK Color eReading platform. The keyword here is “select,” meaning not everyone can join the race and we’re not sure what…
Samsung’s Bada 2.0 coming in July?
Samsung will most likely launch Bada 2.0 around July, according to India’s Financial Express. Samsung India’s executive Dipesh Shah said that they have ambitious plans with Bada, targeting smartphone market share of around 30% this calendar year, which is up from the current 10-15%. Although we don’t have the exact figures, the Korean giant said…
iDreamsky launches SkyNet, Android social gaming platform for China
Southern China-based iDreamsky, which has recently received over $2 million in funding from Hua Xiu Investment Group, announced SkyNet, a social gaming and distribution platform for Android games in the Chinese market. The SkyNet platform will come preloaded on Android devices manufactured by Lenovo, Coolpad and many others. In total, the company expects its platform…
CyanogenMod 7 gets Honeycomb lockscreen via MetaMorph’s Morph
Running CyanogenMod 7 on your phone and want to give it more of a Honeycomb look? If you said yes then you may want to have a look at Morph, from MetaMorph, that will give you an Android 3.0 Honeycomb-esque lock screen. Sort of. We touched on MetaMorph about a year ago, and it’s been…
Samsung Galaxy Tab gets unofficial Android 3.0 Honeycomb port
The NOOKcolor is no longer the only tablet to sport the SDK-based Honeycomb ROMs, as the Samsung Galaxy Tab has just received the unofficial Honeycomb treatment. While it may not be the most stable ROM out there, it’ll certainly occupy you for the time being, and give you one of the first unofficial tastes of…
AR.Drone gets unofficial Qt app for Symbian^3 devices
Remember AR.Drone, that sexy-lookin’ quadricopter we’ve first seen at last year’s CES? Thus fur it was an iPhone thing only, but not anymore. Nope, Parrot (which makes the AR.Drone) hasn’t unveiled its own application for other platforms — rather we’re talking about a home-made project that allows Symbian^3 device owners (i.e. those of you with…
Say hello to Android Ice Cream – Google TV may not be dead in the water after all
There’s quite an interesting rumor floating around pertaining to the next version of Android, Ice Cream, or Ice Cream Sandwich, as we’ve heard in the past. According to this rumor, Ice Cream will not only be for phones and tablets – it may have a great deal to do with Google TV, too. The rumor…
CyanogenMod team bangs out CM7 RC4 with Android Gingerbread OS
It was only a couple of day ago when we saw the CyanogenMod team release its third release candidate (RC) for CyanogenMod 7, and now the RC 4 version is already available for download. This build will likely be the last release candidate before we see a final, stable version of CM7. That’s encouraging, because…
SPB Shell 3D offers a sexy new Android UI, for a price
We thought that it couldn’t get much better than ADW Launcher EX and its slick 3D transitions, but SPB Shell 3D may possibly be the best home replacement app for Android if you’re looking for a lot of eye candy. SPB offers up a truly 3D experience, with loads of customization options available. There are…
Petition Motorola to unlock more bootloaders on Android phones
Motorola, along with HTC and Samsung have taken the Android world by storm, and have provided many great devices on many carriers. However, Motorola has always been one to lock down its devices as much as possible to prevent intrepid developers and hackers from hacking and modifying Motorola Android smartphones. Well, consumers aren’t down with…