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App review: ShapeWriter soft keyboard

Android

App review: ShapeWriter soft keyboard

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As the date fast approaches when paid commercial apps will be available on the Android Market, we start to see more trial and beta apps being released publicly. As one of the top 50 apps chosen in Google’s A…

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Review and teardown of T-Mobile G1 unveils inner workings of the first Android phone

Android

Review and teardown of T-Mobile G1 unveils inner workings of the first Android phone

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The team over at phoneWreck has posted a full review and teardown of the T-Mobile G1 showing the semiconductor brains and the mechanical finesse of this offering from HTC. Included are high resolution images o…

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New “Cupcake” Android branch adds exciting features

Android

New “Cupcake” Android branch adds exciting features

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The long list of Android system updates reads like a laundry list of all the requests and complaints heard since the G1′s release. Posted in the roadmap section of the Android site, a development branch o…

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Android in Automotive Applications?

Android

Android in Automotive Applications?

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While most of the Android community so far has focussed on its use on cell phones, a few people are looking farther out. There have been suggestions that the platform would make an ideal OS for the burgeoning netb…

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Google releases My Maps editor for Android

Android

Google releases My Maps editor for Android

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Brian Cornell, a software engineer at Google, has announced availability of an Android app for viewing and editing custom My Maps. Brian created the app using the 20% free time Google provides employees to wor…

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VoIP options growing for Android

Android

VoIP options growing for Android

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Options are growing for Android users looking to connect with a VoIP service.  While none technically offer VoIP on the G1, all utilize VoIP services to connect callers to their desired party. Skype partner i…

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Hackers enable autorotate for G1 browser

Android

Hackers enable autorotate for G1 browser

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Providing a fix for an irritant that has been calling out to be corrected, a post on Android Unleashed provides instructions for a hack that enables autorotate in the browser based on the orientation sensor. Th…

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Dataviz bringing Microsoft Office apps to Android in 2009

Android

Dataviz bringing Microsoft Office apps to Android in 2009

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Dataviz, longtime provider of PDA software offering document access and mobile email, has announced they will be releasing versions of their Documents To Go and RoadSync apps for the Android platform in 2009…

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Google releases unlocked devices for Android developers, quickly hacked by modders

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Google releases unlocked devices for Android developers, quickly hacked by modders

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Now, in addition to obtaining T-Mobile branded and locked G1 phones to develop Android applications, developers have the option of purchasing an unlocked phone directly from Google. The Android Dev Phone 1 i…

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ShareYourBoard simplifies whiteboard image capture in Android

Android

ShareYourBoard simplifies whiteboard image capture in Android

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As one of the winners of the Android Developer Challenge, the ShareYourBoard app has generated a great deal of interest in potential users. For all those meetings or classes that end with an hour’s worth…

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