Mobile social gaming network OpenFeint is teaming up with Chinese online game operator and developer The9 to help top game developers port their apps to Android. Backed by the $100 million Fund9, the initiative will see the two companies reviewing and selecting top games for porting to Google’s mobile OS. OpenFeint integration is also expected…
Google Voice for Motorola Xoom now available, thanks to XDA
While many Xoom users are patiently awaiting for the official Google Voice application for their Xoom, we’re happy to tell all you early adopters that you can “early adopt” Google Voice on Motorola’s Honeycomb tablet, courtesy of a little hacking by some intrepid Android devs. The guys over at XDA-Developers have done it again, and…
CyanogenMod 7 RC2 hits over 150,000 downloads in less than 24 hours
It was only a couple of days ago when we saw thenext release candidate for CyanogenMod 7, the popular custom ROM based on Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. To our surprise, along with the CM team themselves, RC2 was downloaded over 150,000 times in less than 24 hours. I initially had issues installing this RC, but everything…
T-Mobile G2 gets some HTC Sense Android 2.3 ROM love
Sporting the T-Mobile G2 in your pocket, but envious of the Desire Z and its stock Android trimmings? Well, it’s your lucky day. A new HTC Sense ROM is now available for the handset, and it’s running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS! There have been Sense ROMs available for the G2/Desire Z for some time…
CyanogenMod 7 Release Candidate 2 now available with Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread
It’s been a little under a month since we saw the first release candidate for CyanogenMod 7, a popular custom ROM for Android, so we’re glad to finally be seeing the second release candidate for CM7 hitting the web. This update bumps up the version number to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread, and offers up some nice…
Google Music sync working on rooted Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread ROMs
Without even being announced yet, Google Music sync is now working for some custom Android 2.3.3 ROMs, allowing the user to stream their entire music library from their desktop computer to their phone. The hack basically allows Android users to take advantage of the Google Music service that all but does away with a need…
Third PayPal X Developer Challenge is all about Android
PayPal is organizing its third developer challenge which this time is focused on the Android platform. The company is looking for developers across the globe to build the most “innovative Android mobile apps” that leverage PayPal’s technologies — including Mobile Payments Library and Mobile Express Checkout — for mobile payments. PayPal will be honoring three…
iOS 4.3 GM now available for developers
Apple is out with the latest version of the iOS SDK. Version 4.3 (build number 8F190) is set to hit iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads on March 11th, and in the meantime developers are able to test out the new features before the general public. Probably the most interesting capability of iOS 4.3 is iTunes…
Google Maps for Android gets more social network-y
Even if Google Buzz was one of the tech industry’s worst attempts at getting in the social-networking game, the search giant was on point about where to implement it: Maps. The best application of its kind, Google Maps just received an update in the Android Market that brings a couple of new social networking, and…
Tap Me unveils mobile in-game ad platform [Less intrusive ads are coming]
A company called Tap Me wants to revolutionize in-game advertising and they may be onto something. Instead of making us watch some stupid video or show us a banner in the top corner, they have something better in mind. Their idea is to serve less intrusive ads to gamers, while providing advertisers with better context…