Archive for the ‘Android’ Category
Google Strikes A Blow For Android Consistency By Requiring Stock Theme
PaidContent, 1/4/2012 In explaining how mobile developers can use Android 4.0’s Holo theme, Google acknowledged two of the most persistent complaints about Android development—fragmentation and software updates—and promised that apps developed for the new OS will look more consistent across different Android devices. Adam Powell, a Google engineer in charge of Android frameworks, updated Google’s [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Motorola, Samsung
Mobile app developers to get their own professional organization
Paul Krill, ComputerWorld, 1/3/2012 The Application Developers Alliance would enable collaboration and provide education, cloud access, and lobbying efforts Mobile application developers are set to gain an industry association that would promote their interests, enabling collaboration and product testing while offering education, cloud hosting, and governmental lobbying on their behalf. Led by Jon Potter, former [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Cloud
Android Siri Competitor Iris Takes Step Towards Legitimacy With ChaCha
Dan Rowinski, ReadWriteWeb, 1/3/2012 Maybe there is a chance for Android competitors to Apple’s Siri voice-powered search. The first Siri clone was the cleverly-named anagram Iris and has been something of an amusing joke since it launched shortly after Siri was announced. The builders behind Iris, India-based development studio Dexetera, have made a partnership that [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology
GSM phones vulnerable to hijack scams-researcher
Tarmo Virki, Reuters, 12/27/2011 Vulnerability in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones And instruct them to send text messages or make calls, according to an expert on mobile phone security. They could use the vulnerability in the GSM network technology, which is used by billions of people [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: GSM, SMS, T-Mobile
RIM Welcoming Android Aggregator Developers to Submit App Catalogs to App World
the BerryReview Team, 12/22/2011 We told you earlier about Handster bringing their catalog of Android apps to the BlackBerry App World. RIM has said in the past that they are working with third party marketplaces like Handster to bring over their whole Android catalog at once. Alex Kinsella from RIM came out and explained a [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, Mobile Technology
Microsoft Lync arrives on Windows Phone and Android, other mobile OSs still waiting in the queue
Mat Smith, Engadget, 12/15/2011 Microsoft can’t release apps quick enough. Bolstering the cross-platform likes of SkyDrive, OneNote and Kinectimals, its Lync app is the latest addition to the app roster. The corporate communication app ties together instant messaging, audio conferencing and VoIP calls on both Windows Phone and Android devices, while the Symbian and iOS [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian, WinPhone · Tagged with: IM, VoIP
Microsoft SkyDrive for iOS takes on iCloud, Dropbox
Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld, 12/14/2011 Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service debuted for iPhones this week, after it had been available to Windows users for several years and on Windows Phone 7 devices more recently. Microsoft understands that a lot of Windows users are carrying iPhones with them, so SkyDrive for iOSis a welcome addition, but the [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, WinPhone
Skype updates Android app with photo/video sharing
Dan Seifert, MobileBurn, 12/13/2011 Skype has released a new version of its Android app that lets users share photos and videos captured with their smartphone or tablet with other Skype users over chat messages. The new version also features improved battery life and video quality on devices with NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processor (most Android 3.x [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Skype
HP throws WebOS to open source community
Iain Thomson, The Register, 12/9/2011 HP will bite the bullet and dump the WebOS operating system on the open source community. The company made the announcement, as expected, that it would no longer sell the software and instead will transfer the source code, along with the ENYO application framework for WebOS and the remaining components [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP) · Tagged with: Cloud, HTC, Samsung
Apple, Motorola, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile latest to be sued over Carrier IQ tracking
Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12/5/2011 Apple, Motorola, and three major wireless carriers are the latest to face a class-action lawsuit over a smartphone privacy scandal, with Carrier IQ, HTC, and Samsung also facing allegations that they spy on users with software installed on smartphones. While Carrier IQ makes the software, it is installed on phones manufactured [...]