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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 17, 2013
With API services outside of the core operating system, Google is taking back control of Android
We didn't get a new version of Android this year at Google I/O. You can read all the lamentin...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 03, 2013
Additional API blackout tests to continue up to final shutdown
Version 1 of Twitter's API, which many legacy clients use to pull and display information from Twitter, will have its retiremen...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 09, 2013
While third-party Netflix applications are somewhat limited as to what they can offer anyway, some folks still love to use them. Netflix is putting an end to any future third-party clients however, ...
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by Simon Sage
Feb 27, 2013
Samsung has announced a new API for developers to help manage event tickets, boarding passes, memberships, and coupons. Samsung Wallet will be a new application which brings all of these types of co...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 14, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android was updated today, to fix a handful of bugs and undoubtedly introduce a few new ones. Build 25.0.1364.33 is being pushed to Google Play, and everyone should see it in a ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2012
Google has finally released the Youtube Player API for Android that they previewed at Google I/O 2012, making it easy for developers to integrate a proper video experience into their apps. The API w...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 14, 2012
Alongside its release of a native Android app, Facebook is bringing its SDK 3.0 for Android developers out of beta today. The Facebook SDK for Android lets app developers on the platform integr...
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by Victoria Ho
Dec 04, 2012
Google Play services is now at version 2.0, and a couple of great new features are on board.
First is an update to the Maps API for Android apps. Version 2 of the API now includes vector-based...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 13, 2012
Fire up the old SDK manager, as you've got a new version to download!
The Android team has made the Android 4.2 SDK (API level 17) available for download, and it looks like there a few new g...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 16, 2012
Twitter has announced that they will be bringing some pretty big changes in version 1.1 of their API, and these changes are something that will affect just about every third-party Twitter client . I...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 06, 2012
If you're connected to the Internet, you've probably heard that Apple has dropped support for their Youtube app in the upcoming version of iOS. You might have even heard that it's part o...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 01, 2012
For the first time since the launch of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the official Gmail app for Android has been updated. The new version is available right now through the Google Play Store, so head to t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 28, 2012
Google has made it clear at Google I/O -- they love Google+ and are going full steam ahead with the social platform. We don't blame them, as we think with the right nurturing it can stand out am...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 13, 2012
HTC has released a brand new version of its OpenSense SDK (software development kit), featuring the new APIs that were announced at Mobile World Congress a few months back. These new programmi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 02, 2012
HTC has announced that they are opening up a bit more of the OpenSense SDK, and including APIs for Beats Audio, the Sense 4.0 lockscreen, Mobile device management, and the MediaLink HD system. This ...
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by Simon Sage
Jan 16, 2012
At CES 2012, GM was showing off their remote control and monitoring Android app, but I would say their more interesting announcement from the show was a new OnStar API, which will enable outside dev...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 20, 2011
Google+ Hangouts have become one of the most popular uses of the rapidly growing social network. Until now, they were relegated to the desktop, making users pine for mobile support. Today, Google an...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 08, 2011
If you're the serious tinkering type (as opposed to the rest of us who just like to occasionally break things), it's time to check out HTCdev.com. Two-thirds of the site, announced at the beginning of...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 22, 2011
Microsoft has released a set of tools and samples that now makes it a good bit easier to get users Windows Live data from Hotmail, SkyDrive, and Messenger for smartphone applications, including Androi...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 02, 2011
HTC has been working hard as of late, one thing they have been putting some focus on is the many Android developers that are out there in an effort to get more involved with HTC products. Back when ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 24, 2011
HTC's pen-based Scribe technology will be made available for developers to use, according to recent reports. This will allow developers to create apps which take advantage of the unique har...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 10, 2011
We know a lot of new features are coming with Honeycomb, and many of them will be behind the scenes to the end user. New APIs, and changes to existing APIs (Application Programming Interface) ma...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jan 03, 2011
Since the announcement of Google TV, we've been promised Android apps, and devs have been promised the tools to build them. In a recent post over at The Official Google TV Blog, it was announced that ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 06, 2010
In a bit of awesome news, the android.view.KeyEvent class (that's geek speak for keyboard controls in the code) in Android 2.3 has been updated to include support for what looks like Playstation phone...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 06, 2010
There's a lot going on new in Gingerbread from the end user perspective, but there's just as much new behind the scenes, and the real meat and potatoes lies with the core changes that developers can u...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 10, 2009
With the RC33 update of Android slowly rolling out to G1 users across the country it's only fitting that Google has announced that the Android 1.1 SDK is now available to developers. Applications w...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 20, 2008
A lot of people count on Microsoft Exchange for their business and unfortunately, Android doesn't offer much Exchange support. This seems like a negative for Android, right? Well, not quite!
A sa...
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by Dieter Bohn
Sep 23, 2008
Good news, developers, the SDK for developing applications for Android and their brand new app market is no longer a pre-release, but is official. Go check out the details at the developer's blog:...
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by Casey Chan
Sep 17, 2008
We caught word a month back that T-Mobile was planning to roll out an 'App Store' similar to that other App Store that would be available to all phones on T-Mobile. Well, that news has changed acc...
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by Casey Chan
Sep 15, 2008
Some sad news for those hoping for full featured Android Devices by the end of the year: Android 1.0, the version that will ship with the HTC Dream is going to be missing GoogleTalk and some key featu...
