Saturday, September 15, 2012

Google Alert - Android

News30 new results for Android
 
Google blocked Acer's rival phone to prevent Android "fragmentation"
Ars Technica
Reports surfaced yesterday that Google prevented Acer from launching a phone using a rival operating system, by threatening to terminate its Android-related partnership with the hardware company. We've been wondering why ever since, and now Google ...
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Apple Patent Win Could Mean Android Trouble in Germany: Report
eWeek
13 in a patent-infringement case with Google's Motorola unit, throwing the possibility of a sales ban there or a German recall on Android smartphones and tablets into the realm of possibility. "The dispute focused on the iOS system's bounce-back list ...
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What does the iPhone 5 mean to Android? Not a lot
CNET
Android phones offer users a few other things today that even the new iPhone 5 does not. Folks who like to be on the cutting edge of technology certainly will be impressed with quad-core processors, NFC support, and much larger displays. Maybe you don ...
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update: What Features to Expect From Interface ...
Christian Post
The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is being highly anticipated by thousands of smartphone owners across the nation, with the expectation that it will see a number of vast improvements in the Android-smartphone interface. Here are some of the features ...
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Christian Post
Motorola's "Cloud Broadband" Streamer Puts Android On An 18.5" Touch Panel
Hot Hardware
The new HMC3260 "Cloud Broadband" device relies on an 18.5" Android-powered touchscreen interface, and it promises to hone in on "on-demand games, video and other broadband services." It'll be interesting to see how Android functions on a whopping ...
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Hot Hardware
Google blocked Acer smartphone on Android incompatibility concerns
Computerworld
"While Android remains free for anyone to use as they would like, only Android compatible devices benefit from the full Android ecosystem," Rubin wrote. "By joining the Open Handset Alliance, each member contributes to and builds one Android platform ...
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Google: Alibaba's OS is an incompatible version of Android
CNET
In a blog post today, Rubin called out Alibaba's Aliyun platform as a forked version of Android that's modified to the extent that it's incompatible with other Android devices. As a member of the Open Handset Alliance, Acer is forbidden from using such ...
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Over half of Android phones have security flaws, research finds
NBCNews.com (blog)
Duo Security, which launched the X-Ray app this summer, came to that conclusion after they analyzed the scan results from more than 20,000 Android devices on which X-Ray had been installed. On Threatpost, the news blog of the anti-virus company ...
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HP Bender Android smartphone appears in benchmark details
SlashGear
It appears that the HP smartphone is coming back to the universe with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich taking the wheel where webOS left off – that's what a benchmark discovered in the depths of odd product testing is telling us this week. What we're ...
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SlashGear
Five for Friday: Android apps for buying and selling your stuff
AndroidGuys
The official Android app lets users buy and sell items, manage your account, activities, and more. Seriously, it's everything you need to do to get your eBay on. Search items by category, keyword, or even based on the barcode. When it comes time to ...
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Microsoft SkyDrive vs. Google Drive on Android
CNET
Android users looking for a cloud storage and file-syncing solution now have a new option in SkyDrive. But is Microsoft's offering on a par with the tried-and-true Google Drive? Jaymar Cabebe. by Jaymar Cabebe. September 14, 2012 4:22 PM PDT Follow @ ...
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Pick the best iPhone, Android, or Windows phone for you
Wireless Week
iOS, Android, and Windows Phone each have a lot to offer, and will appeal to people differently depending on what they want. If you aren't a fiercely loyal fan, a phone design could lure you to a new OS, but many people prefer to start with the platform.
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Android Climbs Into Cloud-Based Desktop Computer
TechNewsWorld
The device is being touted to Chinese consumers as a combination of an HD digital TV with live and on-demand capability, and a touchscreen tablet/PC running Android, according to the Google Translate version of the Chinese text on the product's Chinese ...
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Motorola's Droid Razr M Packs a Lot in a Small Package [REVIEW]
Mashable
While the Razr M does have a pre-installed skin – the software manufacturers put on top of Android – that experience by in large is fairly unobtrusive. The home screen is clad with a time, weather, and battery power widget at the top that is super easy ...
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Did Google Really Stop Acer From Making a Non-Android Phone?
Gizmodo
Did Google Really Stop Acer From Making a Non-Android Phone? (Update: Acer was planning on launching a low-end phone in China running Aliyun OS, a Linux based operating system that's only relevant to us because it wasn't Android. The phone was ...
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NVIDIA tops Android gaming with 5 million TegraZone downloads
Android Community
If you're a fan of Android gaming as of late then surely you're probably rocking an NVIDIA-powered device. The folks from NVIDIA have continued to push the gaming front with not only their high powered Tegra 2 and quad-core Tegra 3 devices, but with ...
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Android Community
Google offers tool to bridge Android and iOS app dev
Register
Google has released a tool aimed at making it easier to port software between the two major smartphone platforms, by converting Java code for Android into Objective-C code that can be compiled to run on Apple iOS devices. "J2ObjC is not a Java emulator ...
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Android 2.2 Based Moverio BT-100 Wearable 3D Display Launched By Epson ...
Techtree.com
With 3D TVs being pushed by every television manufacturer, Epson has launched a new wearable 3D display – the Moverio BT-100. Running on Android 2.2 (Gingerbread), the Moverio BT-100 is a personal entertainment system consisting of a pair of 16:9 ...
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What Is The One True Android & How "Open" Is It?
Marketing Land
Let's talk about fake Android first. That's my term for the Android Open Source Project, or AOSP for short. This is where anyone can get versions of Android source code to use as they like, free of charge. This is how Amazon gets the code that is used ...
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Marketing Land
Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 now receiving Ice Cream Sandwich
AndroidGuys
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is around from a long time now, and it's one of the finest Android tablets Samsung is offering at the moment. Though if you are using Verizon's Galaxy Tab 10.1, then I got a good news for you. Verizon has officially announced ...
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Google Objects to Acer-Alibaba Phone
Wall Street Journal
Google said it objected to the Acer device because Aliyun was a "non-compatible" version of Android, meaning that Alibaba allegedly created Aliyun by taking Google's Android software and making changes to it. In its statement, Google said Acer, like ...
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Google Maps Navigation for Android hits nine MENA nations, adds Arabic voice ...
Engadget
Update after update puts paid to any of that kinda talk, and again, here's another example -- navigation for Android is now available in nine more countries. It's the Middle East and North Africa that get the attention this time, with Jordan, Egypt ...
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Linkpost | 9.15.2012
Houston Chronicle (blog)
Google Objects to Acer Smartphone – Google says Acer's use of Aliyun, an adaptation of Android by China's Alibaba, is bad for the Android ecosystem. Does Google also "object" to Amazon's use of a forked version of Android for the Kindle Fire? And What ...
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Houston Chronicle (blog)
Shit Android Fanatics Say
YouTube
Alert icon. Loading... There is no Interactive Transcript. Published on Sep 15, 2012 by giga. www.giga.de - Android fans can have some fun at their own expense as well, right?! http://www.giga.de/tv/shit-android-fanatics-say-die-welt-aus-sicht-eines-andr.
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Android 4.1 may come to Intel Atom smartphones
The Mobile Indian
Intel Atom based smartphones can also now expect to get the Android Jelly Bean 4.1 upgrade. Intel has successfully ported the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system to its low-power Atom chips codenamed Medfield. This chip maker announced this at the ...
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The Mobile Indian
Local Friend-Finding App Sonar Launches on Android
PC Magazine
Need just a little information about the people around you before you "work the room" at a networking event or conference? Just want to find out what others are saying about where you're at? Sonar is the niftily little app that gives users the ability ...
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Google pushes apps together for a feature called "Apps Focus"
Android Authority
Once word gets out, it could spell a big success for Android in general. The only problem we foresee with this feature is that it may get too focused, meaning potential users may not find anything interesting in the collections presented. That being ...
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Sony Xperia Ion LTE getting its Android 4.0 ICS update as of now
Unwired View
The HSPA+ version of Sony Xperia Ion was launched running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich from day one (at least in some markets). But the LTE-capable edition came with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and the promise of a future update to ICS. Well, it looks ...
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Chrome for Android Gets Security Update
eSecurity Planet
In a recent blog post, Google software engineer Jay Civelli announced that an update to Chrome for Android has significantly enhanced user security. "This release strengthens Chrome for Android's sandbox technology, which helps ensure malicious mobile ...
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eSecurity Planet
Google explains why it stopped Acer's Aliyun smartphone launch (updated)
The Verge
Earlier today there was some strange drama as Acer abruptly cancelled the launch of a smartphone. The phone was running the Aliyun OS, which is created by Alibaba and which Google says is actually a "non-compatible [version] of Android." At the time ...
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Blogs14 new results for Android
 
Google wants 'better compatibility' for Android, Alibaba says 'Aliyun ...
By James Trew
On Thursday, we starting hearing claims that Google had strong-armed Acer out of launching its A800 CloudMobile in China with the Aliyun operating.
Engadget
Google Just Dropped an Android-Shaped Bomb on China [Updated]
By Jon Russell
Google has caused chaos in China admitting it pressured Acer out of launching a phone running a "non-compatible versions of Android"
The Next Web
Android this week: Google kills Android rival; Jelly Bean for Intel ...
By Kevin C. Tofel
Open Handset Alliance partners have to follow the rules, else face the wrath of Google: The company effectively shut down a press event for a new Acer phone for China. Meanwhile, it looks like Intel is about to redouble its Android smartphone ...
GigaOM
The Benefits & Importance of Compatibility | Official Android Blog
By A Googler
We built Android to be an open source mobile platform freely available to anyone wishing to use it. In 2008, Android was released under the Apache open source license and we continue to develop and innovate the platform under the same ...
Official Android Blog
Galaxy Note II on AT&T rumored for October 21st debut | Android ...
By Cory Gunther
Samsung's latest and greatest phablet in the Galaxy Note II sure has impressed us so far, but we are still awaiting more details for a US release. So far.
Android Community
Linux Today - Android Phones Shipment to Hit 451 Million Units in ...
PCB Design: Worldwide annual unit shipments of Android phones will rise to 451 million in 2013, up from 357 million in 2012.
Linuxtoday.com
Which browser is best optimized for the Android tablet? | TechRepublic
By Jack Wallen
Jack Wallen conducted a test of five popular browsers to see which one was best suited for the Android tablet. Find out which one came out on top.
on TechRepublic
Google issues official statement regarding canceled Acer Aliyun ...
By Colton Kaiser
Earlier today, it was reported that Acer's CloudMobile A800 had been canceled because its Aliyun OS wasn't compatible with the Android ecosystem. Acer made it made it known that Google had "expressed concerns" about the device's ...
Android News, Rumours, and Updates
Intel's Atom Medfield ready for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
By Dusan Belic
Even though Intel is still a minor player in the smartphone world, it's good to know they're making sure their products are compatible with the latest version of Android – Jelly Bean. According to PC Advisor, "multiple Intel employees" are already ...
IntoMobile
Google cracks down on "incompatible" versions of Android - Liliputing
By Brad Linder
That's why Android phones from HTC, Samsung, and Motorola may look very different, thanks to Sense, TouchWiz, or Motoblur skins running on Android — but they'll all still run pretty much any Android app you can throw at them. As members ...
Liliputing
10 Ways Android Beats the iPhone 5
Apple may have mollified the masses by adding significantly better specs to its smartphone offering, but when it comes to innovation, the iPhone 5 just can't compete with the latest Android handsets.
LAPTOP Mag Main Feed
java - Android App Stopped working - Stack Overflow
By user1506916
I'm currently developing an android application which can send commands to an AV Receiver through the network. I have gotten as far as making a button and coding it so that when the button is clicked it will send the command PWON\r to the ...
Recent Questions - Stack Overflow
TETRIS For Android Is Free For A Day At The Amazon Appstore ...
By Ben Reid
Mobile devices are not just great for calling, SMSing, browsing the web, sending e-mails and increasing productivity, but are also more commonly being used as high-spec gaming machines. With even your average smartphone or tablet ...
Redmond Pie
Android's runaway success leads to fragmentation, vulnerabilities ...
By Aryeh Goretsky
ESET researchers on how the success of Android has led to it becoming the world's most popular smartphone platform. But its fragmentation may be its downfall. Or not.
ESET ThreatBlog

Web1 new result for Android
 
Job: Android Developer - Findery
Findery is seeking an early team member to build a native mobile experience for Android phones and tablets. You'll be working with our product team, backend ...
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