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 February 6th, 2012 by lhaas
Google has long been criticized by some for not screening the apps made available through the Android Market. So the news last week of their new automated scanning system, Bouncer, was welcomed by many. The scanning service has actually been in place for several months.
“The system takes an app that’s been uploaded [...]
February 3rd, 2012 by lhaas
Reports are surfacing over the past couple of weeks regarding CyanogenMod’s plans for an app store. This venture would provide much needed income for the organization as well as providing a home for Google-banned apps.
Koushik Dutta, a developer of the popular CyanogenMod firmware for Android, is tossing around the idea of a black market [...]
December 19th, 2011 by lhaas
Good news for Nexus S users: Google is rolling out OTA upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich. Early reviews are favorable.
Installing Ice Cream Sandwich on the Nexus S is like getting a completely new phone. The device is smoother and most responsive, which you notice from the moment you start using it. The [...]
December 9th, 2011 by lhaas
Attendees at TakeDownCon, a technical security conference, call for more attention to mobile security. We agree.
Smartphones are mini-computers packed with financial and personal info, but even though folks can use their mobile devices for everything from paying bills to GPS, it’s a bit confusing when wondering why folks don’t consider mobile security. To [...]
December 7th, 2011 by lhaas
A new and important milestone for Google’s Android mobile operating system. Some 10 billion applications have been downloaded from the Android Market to date. An impressive number and one that’s growing at a rapid pace. It took about 20 months for the Android Market to serve up it first billion apps and just [...]
December 5th, 2011 by lhaas
According to a member of Android-x86.org, Google’s Android 4.0 OS has been ported to work with x86 processors:
The source code of Android 4.0.1, which is code-named Ice Cream Sandwich, is for developers and designed to work with tablets based on Advanced Micro Devices’ low-power x86 chips code-named Brazos, which are typically used [...]
November 15th, 2011 by lhaas
Google to stop providing Gmail app for Blackberry:
Beginning November 22, 2011, we will end support for the Gmail App for BlackBerry (installed native app). Over this past year, we’ve focused efforts on building a great Gmail experience in the mobile browser and will continue investing in this area.
Users may continue to [...]
October 27th, 2011 by lhaas
With the announcement of the tenth license fee agreement, Microsoft now collects fees on an estimated half of all Android devices. A poster on Slashdot.com points out “Notably refusing to cooperate and instead opting for the court battle route are Motorola and Barnes and Noble.”
Google’s complaints about patent-based attacks against Android don’t seem to be [...]
September 22nd, 2011 by lhaas
Secondary platforms compete for a spot alongside Google and Apple. Messaging capabilities alone won’t be enough when compared with Android’s many features.
Out of the various options, McAdam said he sees Samsung’s Bada, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5, or RIM’s forthcoming QNX-based BlackBerry platform to fill the spot. “The carriers are beginning to coalesce [...]
August 24th, 2011 by lhaas
MIT’s new Center for Mobile Learning, funded in part by Google, will focus on App Inventor for Android:
The Center’s first activity will focus on App Inventor for Android, a programming system that makes it easy for learners to create mobile apps for Android smart phones by visually fitting together puzzle piece-shaped “programming blocks” in [...]
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