Oracle Corp sued Google Inc, alleging patent and copyright infringement in the development of the popular Android smartphone software.
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The new tool, App Inventor from Google is deceptive in its appearance.
…s unthinkable for a non-programmer or a student to even dream of creating apps for their mobiles. The power of this device lies in the fact that it will encourage people to think about creating apps on their own, and this is certainly a plus point where students are concerned, as it will create an interest in them.
Google App Inventor underwent a lot of testing for the past year, prior to being released to the public. Students around the United States have been given the opportunity to test it. Some students are said to have created dozens of apps for the Android phone, leading to the elimination of programming fear.All sorts of apps can be created: simple games, informative and educational apps, quiz apps and many more. Apps can be built to store data created by users in a database. Want an app that lets you know your location? OR where your car is parked? Use the GPS-location sensor. Unable to take calls because…
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Through WebM video format, we came to know that Google’s upcoming Gingerbread version of its Android OS is currently designed to be released in Q4 2010.
…Froyo is the Android 2.2 version which will make your Android phone 465 percent faster than the previous Android 2.1.
WebM is Google’s new open source video codec, built on the VP8 codec that was initially developed by On2. Last year, Google purchased On2 for $124 million USD. For audio, the codec uses open source Ogg Vorbis.
According to afterdawn.com, open source codec is Google’s answer to the current HTML5 video format war. HTML5 allows for native video embedding in web pages, removing the need for plug-ins like Adobe’s Flash or Microsoft’s Silverlight. The standard does not specify which format will be used, and that has led to Apple and Microsoft pushing the expensive H.264 format, while Google, Opera, and Mozilla among others are pushing for free, open source formats.
As eurodroid.com reports a suggestion that Gingerbread might be also Android 3.0 but still no word of confirmation is received yet. If true, it could be version 2.3 or 2.5, or Google might go crazy and label it 5.0 simply to annoy Apple….
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Spreading the written word on as many devices as possible, Amazon is releasing a Kindle application for Google Android machines that run 1.6 Donut and above. For US citizens, the Android app will grant access to over half a million e-books, but international users will have certain restrictions….
…Spreading the written word on as many devices as possible, Amazon is releasing a Kindle application for Google Android machines that run 1.6 Donut and above.For US citizens, the Android app will grant access to over half a million e-books, but international users will have certain restrictions. Kindle newspapers, magazines and blogs will not be available on the Android version though.
Does Kindle availability on third-party gadgets and computers help Kindle hardware sales or hurt them? Would I really need a Kindle when I will be able to use most of its features on my MyTouch?
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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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A good opinion piece for Android fans and Google fans.
…really made this idea clear to me:Companies like Motorola, with a legacy of mobile phone development, have a far better defensive position, said Ken Dulaney, an analyst with Gartner. Any company that tried to sue Motorola over mobile patent issues would likely find itself ripe for a countersuit, given that Motorola could pick through its array of patents and find technology that arguably infringes on its holdings.
Motorola has already decided to put all of its chips (for smartphones at least) in Android’s corner and have helped boost both Google’s mobile operating system and their own fortunes, as the recent earnings…
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A virtual planetarium at your fingertips, Google Sky Maps may be the coolest app in the entire Android Market.
…Point the back of the phone toward that part of the sky, and Sky Maps will identify it for you. If you’ve ever gazed up at a bright celestial body and wondered, “Is that a star or a planet?” Sky Maps will clear up your confusion as easily as if you were carrying a little stellar cartography department in your pocket. The app does get confused occasionally when it can’t determine whether the phone is being oriented horizontally or vertically (such as when you point it straight up at the zenith of the sky)….
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said…It’s interesting to see just how pervasive digital memory has become in our every day lives. It’s like everywhere I turn, I see something with a card slot or USB port, lol. I guess it makes sense though, considering how much cheaper memory has become as of late…Gahhhh, who am I to complain. I can’t make it through a single day without my R4 / R4i!(Posted from R4Post for R4i Nintendo DS.)…
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