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Here we go again now. Android 2.3, or Gingerbread, is all but far off on the horizon. It’s close, and we can almost taste it. The recent Google Maps update has allowed us to see just what some of these refinements may entail. With a little API tinkering, Freenode IRC member canadiancow managed to give us…
Anxiously awaiting theOTA update for your T-Mobile G2? Well, there’s a manual way to do it, but if you used the Google Goggles Remover that we posted yesterday, the update won’t install correctly. Thankfully, there is a fix for this and it’s easy enough as long as you read the instructions. If you HAVE NOT…
If you caught Mike Lazaridis on-stage back at the Adobe MAX conference in late October, you’ll no doubt remember how pumped he was about the BlackBerry PlayBook. Among other things, he noted to developers at that time that if their PlayBook apps were approved for App World inclusion BEFORE the actual PlayBook launch… they’d be…
It’s the beginning of the month, and that means Google has updated their Android version fragmentation stats on the developer’s website. The numbers haven’t grown dramatically, but versions 1.6 and below are slowly dwindling away (no surprise there). As it stands today, approximately 77% of Android users are running on version 2.1 (Eclair) or 2.2…
HTC was nice enough to release the source code for the Desire Z, G2, and the update for the Droid Incredible Android smartphones today, giving all who want to see just what’s going one in the guts of the devices. Not all the code for these devices has been released, as HTC keeps the good…
Scanbuy, aka the barcode scanning company, launched a developer program called Innovation Exchange, inviting companies from the ecosystem (developers, marketers and enterprise providers) to “link into a powerful set of mobile barcode tools.” By accessing the new website, developers can launch virtually every part of the ScanLife mobile barcode solution from apps to analytics —…
If you’re part of the iPhone developer’s program, Apple’s got a nice little surprise for you today – the iOS 4.2 Gold Master released has just gone live and is now available for download. The release of iOS 4.2 GM means that the mobile OS update is no longer considered a “beta” release and signals…
ADW Launcher is one of the most popular home replacement apps for Android OS right now. You’ll even find this as the default launcher in Cyanogen Mod, as it too is open sourced. So, imagine our happy surprise when we saw that the creator of this popular home replacement gave us a sneak peek some…
The Samsung Mesmerize was released just yesterday on US Cellular and it’s already had its Android OS officially rooted. How we wish the G2 could have seen this so soon after launch, but we’ll make do with seeing this root method hit the newest Galaxy S phone in the US. At least some new phones…
As almost every Android geek is patiently awaiting the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update, Verizon is rolling out a minor Android software update to the Motorola Droid 2. The software version is 2.3.20.A955, but not the 2.3 we’ve been waiting for. The update provides many fixes that any Droid 2 owner will be happy for, but…