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3 years ago

Google IO Day 2 Keynote: Froyo time! [#io2010]

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Google IO keynote day 2

We're back for Day 2 of Google IO at Moscone West in San Francisco. And today's the day, folks. We should see Froyo. We should see Flash. And we're bringing it all to you after the break.

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3 years ago

Hands-on with the Chevy Volt OnStar Android app [#io2010]

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Chevy Volt

Hot on the heels of the news this week that the Chevy Volt is getting Google Maps support comes our hands-on with the upgraded Android app. You'll remember much of this from our hands-on at CES in January. But new this time around is the ability to locate the Volt anywhere from your phone, feed directions to the car's on-board navigation system from your phone, and otherwise make it the coolest electric-gas (the gasoline engine is only used to power the generator) vehicle we'll likely see this year. Check it out after the break.

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3 years ago

Today: Froyo; tomorrow (er, Q4): Gingerbread

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Android Gingerbread

We're going to get the skinny on the Froyo version of Android here in a few short hours. But news about Gingerbread (actual version number is yet unknown) is already trickling out. During Wednesday's lengthy keynote on HTML5 and the various back-end resources it uses, we heard a lot about WebM and VP8. And now we have this little nugget from The WebM Project, which states that WebM support is expected with Android in Gingerbread, "currently planned for Q4, 2010."

So there you go. It's a little early yet, but we may well see a pretty major revision of Android by the end of the year. [WebM Project via Eurodroid and Engadget]

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3 years ago

The Great Wall of Android [#io2010]

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The Great Wall of Android

Take a glass case. Fill it with a boatload of Android phones, tablets and MIDs. Stick it in the middle of a conference full of Android faithful. What do you get? A neon-green siren that beckoned even the most seasoned smartphone veteran. What all is in the case? Check out the video after the break. 

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3 years ago

Seesmic shares new Android beta with Google I/O attendees, with support for Google Buzz [#io2010]

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Seesmic Android beta

Seesmic has been busy lately it seems.  Not only did they reveal a preview of their new desktop client but they also have a new beta build of their popular Android Twitter client for Google I/O attendees.  Since we have a man on the floor at Google I/O, we get a sneak preview of it too.  As you can see from the screen shot, support for Google Buzz is in the works.  No word on when it's expected to be released, but you can bet as soon as we know, we're going to share the good news.

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3 years ago

Hands-on with the Android Kindle app [#io2010]

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Amazon Kindle app for Android

The Android Amazon Kindle app: Coming this summer. The Android Amazon Kindle hands-on video: Coming right now, after the break. It's not a bad little app. Download and read ebooks right on your phone, change the font size and background color, and all the usual bells and whistles you'd expect. Check it out.

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3 years ago

What else is going on at Google IO?

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Google IO

What!?!?!?! No Froyo? No Android 2.2? No Flash? Sorry, folks, the first day of Google I/O is a slight snoozer as far as hard Android news is concerned. (Don't worry, it's coming on Thursday.)

But there are plenty of application developers and even some new hardware (new to you, anyway) here at Moscone West. So stay tuned. We still have tons of great stuff to bring you.

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3 years ago

Android Central Editors' app picks for May 19, 2010

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Android Central Editors' app picks

No, you're not going crazy, we just did this on Sunday, but out of dedication, and to get back on the routine, here it is again folks. Without further ado, we bring you some more selections.

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3 years ago

Sports Illustrated shows what print publications can (and should) do online

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Sports Illustrated

Sure, HTML5 is important and all -- but let's face it, most of us are more concerned with the end result. And one of the more impressive things we saw at this morning's keynote was Sports Illustrated's HTML5-based web version of its magazine. Let's talk more about that after the break, and what it may well mean in the Android mobile space.

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3 years ago

AT&T releases myWireless Mobile app for Android

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In a move that probably should have happened a while ago, AT&T just released their myWireless Mobile for Android devices (which is currently only the Motorola Backflip). The AT&T myWireless Mobile app allows users to keep track of their AT&T account by being able to view & pay the bill, view usage for minutes, data, and messaging, and even allows users to add or remove features. It's pretty much the AT&T website re-packaged in a nice tidy mobile app. You'll have to sign up for a myWireless account to take advantage of the app but we'd suggest you AT&T Android users do that, there's nothing better than seeing how many Megabytes of data usage you can squeeze from them. [at&t via phonescoop]

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