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Jul 10

Google’s App Inventor will lead to an app explosion



The power of you. A little back of the napkin here: If only 1% of Android phone buyers decide to create only one application, that means that 1600 (Google says 160,000 Android devices activated/day) more Android apps will be created every day. That means that over half a million additional apps could be created every year. That is five times

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Jul 10

Larry Page: Jobs is rewriting history - Android Timeline

Google (GOOG) co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin told reporters that Steve Jobs had changed Android’s history to suit Apple’s (AAPL) interests. He contended that Google had been working on Android long before the iPhone was introduced.

…Here’s the thing about Android, which is the same issue people have with Linux. It’s not easy to use. From what I’ve seen it’s getting better, but it’s still very tedious and not user friendly.
To those who say it’s more ‘powerful’ than iOS 4, you’re probably right. That’s not really the thing most users are looking for though. Case in point: The last several phones I had before my iPhone were capable of doing email, web surfing, calendars, etc. In fact, when the iPhone came out there were very few features that were truly ‘new.’ Did I ever use my calendar or email on my earlier phones…never. Why? Because they were hard to use. Because they were clunky and didn’t act like my computer email. Because they were hard.
A friend of mine just got the EVO on sprint. It’s an impressive device. I asked him to play a song on it so I could listen to it, and he had trouble figuring out how to play the song. He then downloaded a new song to his phone then couldn’t find where it was to play it. Right about then his phone…

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Jul 10

Google Offers Mobile Payment with Chrome Checkout Extension

It might not be long before those little signs on storefront windows read “We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discovery and Google Checkout.” Google released last week an extension for its Chrome browser that makes on-the-go payment for Android smartphone users possible.

…The primary benefit of this approach is that it doesn’t have the same security concerns that have delayed the launch of mobile credit card based payment system Square. The actual act of payment, with Google’s solution, does not require the swiping of a credit card and keeps the act of payment solely in the hands of the customer.

While Google’s solution is also platform and browser dependent, it shows how mobile payment can really work for both the merchant and the consumer while keeping security risks to a minimum. It seems that the space is ripe for a company like Google or PayPal to jump in and offer a similar solution that could work across multiple browsers and phone operating systems….

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Jun 10

Android "Laser Focused" On User Experience For Next Release

Google’s Android team has been pushing new versions of the OS at a furious pace since the first Android device hit the market in 2008. Lots of features have been added over the last couple of years. But the user experience hasn’t evolved much. That’s all going to change in the next version, we’ve heard from multiple sources close to Google.

…Google’s Android team has been pushing new versions of the operating system at a furious pace since the first Android device hit the market in 2008. Lots of features have been added over the last couple of years. But the user experience hasn’t evolved much.
That’s all going to change in the next version, we’ve heard from multiple sources close to Google.
The team more or less has the core features they want at this point, say our sources, although more tweaks are certainly coming. But Google wants to put an end to the desire of handset manufacturers and carriers to add their own UI layer on top of Google things like Sense, Motoblur, Ninjablur, etc.
Most of the time their shells aren’t all that great anyway (see HTC EVO), and they tend to slow down the device.
Google is focusing the bulk of its efforts on the user experience for the upcoming Gingerbread release to counter this. And they want to get the Android experience closer to the iPhone.
It’s unlikely that third parties will ever completely resist the…

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Jun 10

Android for Enterprise: Steve Jobs Real Reason for No Flash?

As smartphones improve they are finding their way into Corporate America. Google has planned to release a 2GHz chip for their next generation of Motorola’s Android. This phone would pack twice the processing power of any smartphone available today.

…As smartphones improve they are finding their way into Corporate America. Google has planned to release a 2GHz chip for their next generation of Motorola’s Android. This phone would pack twice the processing power of any smartphone available today: The market’s current top-of-the-line devices, including the HTC EVO 4G and the iPhone 4, use 1GHz chips. This extra punch could let the smartphone take on a whole new kind of role in the realm of mobile business.

This could lead to a trend where we will soon see companies start handing out high-end smartphones in place of notebooks to employees. With multitasking, full flash 10.1, remote desktop utilities, and video conferencing tools it is easy to see why Android devices would fair well in the workplace.

However, despite all this there is still the worry of technology actually decreasing productivity. We saw this first hand when Google decided to place the Pac-Man game on its homepage costing the economy an estimated total of 4,819,352 man-hours and a whopping…

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Jun 10

Could Android and Chrome OS sideline other Linux distros?

Ask someone to name a Linux distro, and if you don’t get a blank look, chances are good that they’ll say Ubuntu. After all, Canonical’s distro is regarded by many as the “default” Linux distro. But could Google’s two-prong offensive with both Android and Chrome OS sideline other distros and push them into obscurity?

…a PC and give Windows the shove, then neither of these operating systems would suit your needs unless you radically changed the way you work.
Problem is, many people are radically changing the way they work. People are increasingly happy with cut-down PCs that come in the form of netbooks, and cut-down operating systems such as the iPhone OS on the iPhone and iPad, and Android and Symbian on smartphones. Folks are ditching expensive, resource-hungry desktop applications for smaller, lighter, cheaper, more focussed apps on devices such as iPads.
The problems facing Linux is that increasingly, people are turning away from monolithic operating systems (unfortunately, at the same time, we’re turning to walled gardens/prisons, but that’s another story). And Google is set to make its own Linux flavors a lot more available.
First, we’re starting to see Android on installed on netbooks alongside Windows. Sure, small moves, but could be quite useful and appealing to those with Android handsets. Then there’s Google’s…

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May 10

Google: The Next 6 Months of Android Will "Blow Your Mind"

“Android 2.2 is out, and it’s pretty nice! But what’s next for Android? A better keyboard? More sexy?

…Android 2.2 is out, and it’s pretty nice! But what’s next for Android? A better keyboard? More sexy? And how exactly does Google decide what goes into each version of Android anyway? Let’s ask Lead Android Andy Rubin.
The highlights, if you don’t want to read the interview below (which is fairly interesting if you’re into Android, if I do say so myself):

It’s actually “pretty random” what goes into every version of Android, and they don’t plan more than one release out
There’s not much they can do about phones with custom UIs lagging behind on new versions of Android
They know the keyboard could use some work
HTC may very well be on their own with Apple’s patent lawsuit
The next 6 months will “blow your mind”

Gizmodo: So my personal thing, the one question I want to ask personally, is when is the keyboard going to get better?
Andy: I mean, it does need a little bit of improvement. I think we did a pretty good job given that it’s pretty generic for all different screen sizes you have small screens, big…

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May 10

Speedy Android 2.2 hits with tethering, push framework, more

Android 2.2, codenamed Froyo, was unveiled this morning at the Google I/O developer conference. The new version introduces an impressive assortment of new features and performance enhancements.

…Android 2.2 turns your phone into a WiFi hotspot

Another compelling new feature in Froyo is support for wireless tethering. It will be possible to use an Android handset as a WiFi hotspot, making its 3G connectivity available to other devices. During the keynote, Google demoed the feature by showing how to make an iPad connect to the Internet through a Nexus One.

An open platform

During the entire keynote presentation, Google stressed the openness of the Android platform and emphasized its technical advantages relative to Apple’s iPhone. Attitude towards browser plugins is one major area where the platforms differ. Google says that Adobe’s Flash player and AIR runtime will be fully supported on Froyo. Supporting Flash was an easy choice, said Gundrota, because Android is an inclusive platform and Google is committed to having the most comprehensive browsing experience.

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May 10

Carriers Will Be Able To Decide Which Android Phones Have Te

Today during its keynote at I/O, Google officially announced that the latest version of Android, called Froyo, will feature tethering and wireless hotspot functionality - a big win for Android users. When we broke the news last week we questioned whether or not carriers would be able to disable or charge more for this functionality.

…Am i the only one who uses his Android Phones (HTC Magic and Nexus) with a Prepaid-SIM?
Iam from Germany and i use Simyo who carges about 10 $ for 1 GB and then stops the Service if i dont pay for the next 1 GB.. So who or how should the block me?
I also use PDA-Net for Windows and Mac and i use it very often
I think there is no chance for the carriers to find out if i use the HTML-Page i receive on my Phones Display or on my “large” Netbook-Display
on the other Hand: I think that also Cable/Wired-Internet Provider would stop my Flatrate if i down/upload much more Gigs then every one else and i think thats ok.
So lets see but i would recommend:
JUST
Ask bevore if the carrier doesnt allow tethering in the normal dataplan (like T-Mobile in Germany) and just dont buy. Its your decision and not the desicion of a carrier….

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May 10

Google: Android OS is short term, Chrome Linux is the future

Sergey Brin and others drop the bomb that Android’s dominance is fleeting During today’s media Q&A session, Google clarified its OS roadmap. Because of bandwidth limitations, current processor level, and HTML5’s infancy, the company doesn’t view ChromeOS, due out later this year, as a mainstream solution. The responsibi

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