Tag: android

Nexus One Flash 10.1 Beta beats FlashLite on Desire ?

The Folks at Engadget have posted a nice video comparison between the HTC Desire running Flash Lite and the Nexus One running Flash 10.1 Beta and it looks like the Nexus One with the latest FroYo upgrade has better overall Flash performance compared to the Desire.

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Vic Gundotra the man who can win Developers for Google Android

Vic Gundotra was 21 in 1991 according to this document from Stanford  University pictured below and was then Demoing some stuff to Microsoft’s then head of Sales , Steve Ballmer who is currently the CEO.He sparked Microsoft’s change from Win32 to the .NET programming model. In fact he spent 15 years at Microsoft since then. Vic quit Microsoft to join Google back in 2007 and spent 1 year in between due to Microsoft’s non-compete clause.

Now in 2010 , he’s on stage at Google I/O – the company’s largest annual developer conference to woo developers to build applications for the Android operating system. He’s currently VP of Engineering at Google responsible for developer evangelism

Vic did make the inaugural address on the first day of the event but it was pretty short yet he managed to poke fun at competitor Apple CEO’s Late night email about HTML5. On day 2 this man was on stage for nearly an hour and he did talk about Android and the latest version – Froyo and the upcoming changes to the  Android platform and boy-o-boy he made us laugh repeatedly by criticizing Apple, Phone and the latest iPad . It was pay back time for Google against Apple who has criticized Android over Porn Continue reading “Vic Gundotra the man who can win Developers for Google Android”

NFS Shift Launching on Android soon

Android seriously lacks some nice games with hi-def graphics which are one of the main strengths of the iPhone platform. NFS shift is one of the best games we have ever played on a mobile device – iPhone. This game is going to be launched soon on the Android platform. EA Games is going to release the NFS Shift Game on the Android Market on June 4th . Continue reading “NFS Shift Launching on Android soon”

65000 Android phones shipped per day

Google’s Mobile Operating System – Android is certainly not a small player anymore . Over 65000 Android phones are being shipped per day according to a statement made by the company during a annual shareholder meeting .  We guess shipped means phones sent from factories to distribution points and might not indicate actual purchases by customers.  But that’s a pretty good number nonetheless  !

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Motorola Droid solves Rubik’s Cube in just 25 seconds – Video

We human beings would take for ever to solve the Rubik’s cube but this LEGO Robot powered by the Motorola DROID manages to solve the puzzle in just 25 seconds ! Watch the video below

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What speaks for the Sony Ericsson X10 ?

The Sony Ericsson X10 – a stylish, rather big Smartphone, that is supposed to save Sony Ericsson from a possible Disaster. At least thats how i felt, when i went to the Press Conference in Vienna, Austria in November 2009. I was lucky enough to score an Invite from their Press Department, and after seeing first Videos on the Internet i was .. excited? nervous? drooling? Pick whatever you like.

I had a very short Hands on Time with an early Prototype back then and it felt good. The Software needed some more Work and there were some Things that made it feel like a Prototype, but now I’m back with a Retail Unit and yes, i was very eager to try it once again and see how it performs in real Life. I’m going to break the X10 down in another good Thing/bad Thing Series, with Observations I made in the Time i had it. I was told that the Requests of X10’s are extremely high, so I’ll try to make the very Best of the Time i have it.

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HTC Wildfire Android Phone Leaked

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is known to be a source from which many leaks are spotted. But usually they just post blueprints of phones and not the real live photos. But this time, that’s exactly what they did.

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Install Android On iPhone 2G

Here is a good news for iPhone 2G users. Now you can install Android OS in your iPhone 2G by following a simple tutorial, which was recently posted by the guys at Android A Lot.

Here is a good news for iPhone 2G users. Now you can install Android OS in your iPhone 2G by following a simple tutorial, which was recently posted by the guys at Android A Lot. You can install Android 1.6 on your iPhone 2G from Mac, Windows as well as from Linux. To learn more, check out the video below.

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Microsoft and HTC sign Patent Agreement

In a interesting turn of events Microsoft who is the maker of Windows Mobile Operating System has signed a Patent agreement with  phone maker HTC. Taiwan based HTC has been one of the biggest supporters of Windows Mobile so far and now they are one of the major adopters of Android with handsets like the Google Nexus One, HTC Desire and Legend.As a part of the new agreement HTC will have to pay Microsoft a royalty. Looks like Android OS has some Intellectual Property issues.

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Android Market Finally Hits 50,000 Apps

Android Market had 16,000 apps in December 2009 and nearly 30,000 in March, but now the Android market has finally crossed 50,000 apps in this month. According to Androlib, the number of apps in the Android market has crossed the 50,000 mark.

Here is a good news for all the Android users out there. Android Market had 16,000 apps in December 2009 and nearly 30,000 in March, but now the Android market has finally crossed 50,000 apps in this month. According to Androlib, the number of apps in the Android market has crossed the 50,000 mark.

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