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Jul 10

51 Free Must Have Apps For Your Android Phone | Multy Shades



Android is an operating system for mobile devices such as cellular phones, tablet computers and netbooks. Android was developed by Google and based upon the Linux kernel and GNU software. It was initially developed by Android Inc.

…Android is an operating system for mobile devices such as cellular phones, tablet computers and netbooks. Android was developed by Google and based upon the Linux kernel and GNU software. It was initially developed by Android Inc. (a firm later purchased by Google) and lately by the Open Handset Alliance. Android has a large community of developers writing apps that extend the functionality of the devices. There are currently over 70,000 apps available for Android, which makes it the second most popular mobile development target, Above that was a brief introduction of android but now there is no wait to explore something you really need today we are sharing 51 most downloaded android applications, Keep remember: your comments always help us to work better…

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12
Jul 10

Google Android Helps You Find A Parking Spot

No matter what city you are living in, finding a parking spot can be a real frustration and time waster.

…Open Spot uses the GPS positioning function present in most smartphones to track your location, displaying the surrounding area using Google Maps. But the usefulness of this App can only work if there are enough people participating, otherwise you could be staring at a blank screen….

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6
Jul 10

Ars reviews Android 2.2 on the Nexus One (screens)

The new version of Google’s Android mobile operating system brings some significant new features and performance enhancements. Ars takes a close hands-on look at Android 2.2 in this in-depth review…

…When the feature was announced at Google I/O, I stopped updating applications on my Nexus One and decided to wait for Froyo’s batch update feature. By the time I got Froyo this week, I had 22 applications in need of updates. This gave me a good opportunity to exercise the feature. It downloads and installs the updates in parallel, displaying progress bars in the notification slider that allow the user to monitor the progress of individual applications.

Left: A batch update displayed in the Android notification slider, Right: Multiple apps downloading simultaneously during a batch update

Two of the applications failed to download (22 at once was a bit too much for my 3G connection) and two of them had to be updated manually due to permission changes. To update the two that failed, I just had to hit the “Update all” button again after the first batch update was finished. For the two that required manual updates, I had to go through the normal application update process….

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4
Jul 10

Apple’s iPad passes Google Android in total browser us

Apple’s iPad passes Google Android in total browser usage share.

…More people are browsing the Web via an iPad than on an Android-powered device, according to new monthly browser usage data from one analytics firm.

In just three months on the market, Apple’s iPad has come to represent 0.17 percent of all Web browser traffic tracked by Net Applications. The iPad’s June total managed to exceed Android, which represented 0.14 percent of all Web browsing traffic.
Behind both of them was another iOS-powered device from Apple, the iPod touch. In June, the iPod touch took 0.12 percent of the Web browser share, according to Net Applications.
The iPad has seen a steady climb since it was released in April, notching 0.03 percent in the first month, when it was only available in the U.S. In May, the numbers tripled to 0.09 percent, only to nearly double again in June to the 0.17 percent figure that pushed it past Android.
The numbers, however, do not mean that there are more iPads on the market than Android devices. But the stats do indicate that a far higher percentage of iPad…

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Jul 10

Cisco Tablet: Google Android Leapfrogging Microsoft?

The Cisco Cius tablet is the latest example of Google Android leapfrogging Microsoft in the mobile and tablet computer markets. Here’s the Cisco Cius strategy.

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23
Jun 10

How Google Will Defeat Microsoft (w/FOSS & GNU/Linux)

The Motley Fool - The Chrome operating system may be bigger than you think. Right now, everyone is underestimating Google’s chances to take on the Windows beast, but does anyone remember where Google’s Android(also Linux-based) was a year ago? Me - Here’s looking forward to Freedom and Humans Enabled with Technology!

…I’m not singling out one commenter. I’m sure a lot of us felt that way last July, before Android phones went on to outpace the sales growth of Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) mighty iPhones. If Android has succeeded against the iPhone juggernaut, why doesn’t Google stand a chance against a beleaguered Windows platform?
Apple’s Mac OS, IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) Warp, and even a couple of Linux varieties haven’t made much of a dent against Microsoft over the years, but that is because PC owners were tied to programs that ran only on Windows.
The climate’s kinder these days, with Google Docs and other cloud computing apps besieging Microsoft’s Office stronghold. Power users are unlikely to abandon Windows, but for the vast majority of consumers who need computers solely for web browsing, reading email, and some light word processing and web-based gaming, why not Chrome OS?
Once again, I’m left hard pressed to justify how Microsoft will be more relevant in a couple of years than it is right now.
Google OS won’t be a…

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7
Jun 10

HTC Evo 4G is a Blockbuster for Sprint

Despite some initial glitches, HTC’s Evo phone has turned into a best-seller for Sprint. The first 4G smartphone running Google’s Android operating system

…Despite some initial glitches, HTC’s Evo phone has turned into a best-seller for Sprint. The first 4G smartphone running Google’s Android operating system sold three times more on the day of its launch than Sprint’s earlier hits, the Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre did over their first three days combined.
The HTC Evo is so hot that it has led to temporary shortages at some of Sprint’s stores across the U.S., says the wireless carrier.
HTC EVO 4G has more than lived up to our expectations that it would be one of the most anticipated technology products of the year, Kevin Packingham, senior vice president of product development for Sprint said in a statement. We are working closely with our partners at HTC to increase the supply and get EVO 4G into the hands of everyone who wants one as quickly as possible.
However, Sprint hasn’t given out details on the number of Evos sold.
And in what seems like a strange coincidence (or not), Sprint’s HTC Evo sales announcement mirrors what the carrier said about the Palm…

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Jun 10

Growth of Linux-Based Smartphones to Outstrip Entire Market

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ABI Research anticipates that Linux-enabled smartphones, led by the success of Google’s Android, will comprise 33% of the worldwide smartphone market by 2015. With more than 60,000 smartphones shipping per day, Android has catapulted ahead of other Linux mobile platforms. Due to its low cost and ability

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Linux in Smartphones (http://www.abiresearch.com/research/1003355)
examines the next generation of mobile open operating systems, including
the key market issues in the Linux ecosystem, as well as the technology
drivers within the mobile device segment. It highlights the strengths
and weakness of each mobile Linux platform, including architecture,
development, applications, and governance models. Detailed regional
forecasts of shipments by each Linux-enabled platform are included….

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May 10

Android Comes of Age at Google Developer Conference

In 2008, when Google organized its first developers’ conference, it gave attendees the first phones to run Android, its open source mobile operating system.

…s iPhone OS (21 percent), according to research firm The NPD Group.
It’s a stunning growth curve for an independent platform that seemed to emerge out of nowhere. And it has turned Google’s developer event into one of the hottest tickets in town with developers begging for passes to it on Craigslist and eBay. An Android developer told Wired.com that his company paid $1,600 for a $100 ticket to the conference with an agreement that any swag handed out will be given to the ticket seller.
The biggest difference with this conference compared to earlier ones is the sheer amount of interest in the platform, says Harry Tormey, software engineer at Snaptic, which makes a note-taking app for both Android phones and the iPhone. It will be interesting to get a feel for where things are going in the mobile space.
At the Google I/O event May 18 and 19 in San Francisco, Google will likely focus attention on its Chrome browser and operating system, which will run on everything from netbooks to set-top TV boxes. But…

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May 10

Google Android 2.2 Froyo Running Adobe Flash 10.1 (Video)

Make it “Photo and Video of the Day.” What you are staring at is rumored to be Google’s Android 2.2 “Froyo” operating system running on a Nexus One. One of the benefits (or blights, depending on your allegiances) of Google’s next smartphone OS is that Adobe Flash 10.1 is integrated. If this clip is…

…Make it Photo and Video of the Day. What you are staring at is rumored to be Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo operating system running on a Nexus One. One of the benefits (or blights, depending on your allegiances) of Google’s next smartphone OS is that Adobe Flash 10.1 is integrated. If this clip is genuine and is not simply a modified Android 2.1 or earlier ROM (I am not cognizant of an existing Android ROM that can run full Flash this well), then Ryan Stewart, the video’s uploader and self-professed Adobe evangelist, makes a cogent argument for Flash and Froyo.

Although the 1GHz Nexus One is powerful for a smartphone, it is a weakling compared to computers, yet Google’s device has minimal problems running certain Flash video and 3D content, as Ryan demonstrates. Noteworthy also is that Android 2.2 looks good and has more taskbar icons than before!…

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