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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 07, 2011
The ADT plugin for Eclipse, including the new visual layout editor, was updated and made available today. If you go back about a month or so to Google I/O, one of the most popular developer...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 30, 2011
Dunno how we all missed this during Google IO -- but we did. There in the demonstration of how you can resize widgets is either a fun little Easter egg, or a very excited Andy Rubin, who on May 6 appa...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 21, 2011
There's kind of no easy way to say this without insulting one of the year's most important pieces of Android tech, so we're just going to come out and say it: Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 is what ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 20, 2011
Thing 1 - Google IO recap Ice Cream Sandwich officially announced, coming in Q4Android Honeycomb to get updated to 3.1, will bring Google TV support and much moreGoogle announces Android at Home, func...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 19, 2011
It's another of those cool things from Google I/O that nobody is talking about enough -- Android Open Accessories. Still in its geek-stage of development, Open Accessories have the potential to ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 13, 2011
By now we're all back home from Google I/O and get back to work. For Android software developers, that means back to writing and building great Android apps, armed with everything they learned f...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 13, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingDid our exclusive first look at the Seesmic Honeycomb Twitter client leave you hungry for more? No worries, folks. Our pal Stephanie (aka The LG Girl) snagged ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 12, 2011
Google IO Podcast Day 2 Google IO Keynote Day 2 liveblog!Angry Birds coming to the the Chrome Web StoreChrome Web Store goes worldwide, in-app purchases coming soonFireside chat with the Android Team ...
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by Chris Parsons
May 11, 2011
Google did have some lighthearted fun poking at Apple during its keynote Tuesday morning (though not nearly as viscous as it was last year). The above image is the same one that was displayed for all ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 11, 2011
Matias Duarte and the rest of the Android UI designers got together to spend an hour or so to talk about how they went about changing elements for Honeycomb's "Holo" UI, and how developers s...
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by Sean Brunett
May 11, 2011
YouTub link for mobile viewingDid you miss the Google IO day 2 Chrome keynote this morning? Google has posted the full length video on YouTube for everyone to enjoy. Maybe you want to see the Chrome W...
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by Chris Parsons
May 11, 2011
No doubt, there is a bunch of Android developers out there who would not have been able to attend this years Google IO. Luckily, the BootCamp sessions are now starting to appear on YouTube and as such...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
We're sitting in on the Google TV session this afternoon at Google IO and just got our first look at Android 3.1 Honeycomb on the platform. Announced during the Day 1 keynote on Tuesday, Honeycom...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
One of the cooler things you'll see at Google IO -- and there's a whole lot of coolness going on here -- is seeing the the Android and Google leadership wandering the floor, checking out the goin...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
We're sitting in on an Android Market press Q&A and just asked the question many of you have been pressing for us to ask for a while now -- is there any plan to revisit the 15-minute app uninstall...
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by Sean Brunett
May 11, 2011
Most of the Android news hit us yesterday during IO's day 1 keynote, but today we have a lot of Market improvements to rejoice about. Google expanded app sizes to 4GB from 50MB, which should improve t...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
Google just clued us in on a couple of major changes to the Android Market. First and foremost is that the size limit on applications will soon be increased from the current 50MB to a massive 4GB...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
Google today announced Editor's Choice for Android Market, aimed to help you find the best applications on the Android Market. Google's also going to begin awarding the "Top Developer Badge"...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
If you've been on the outside looking in when it comes to paid apps on the Android Market -- whether you're a developer or consumer -- your day in the sun may be near. Google just announced that paid ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 11, 2011
Usually the last thing we want to think about when we're talking apps is ads. Admit it, most of you either block them, or ignore them, but to developers they are an important revenue stream.&nbs...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
We're back for the second day of Google IO, and the Day 2 keynote address. We're expecting some Chrome OS news, and maybe new Android Market stuff. Join Jerry and Phil for the liveblog after the ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 11, 2011
News is quickly spreading that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 units given away to Google IO attendees yesterday are completely unlocked and ripe for all sorts of hackery, including quick and e...
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by Anndrew Vacca
May 11, 2011
Let the bidding wars begin! Since Samsung handed out those Google IO 2011 editions of their hotly-anticipated Galaxy Tab 10.1 yesterday, eBay has been flooded with the tablet, with sellers capitalizin...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 11, 2011
One of the coolest things (after getting a Galaxy Tab 10.1 of course) about the first day of Google I/O was the fireside chat with the people behind Android. Chris DiBona, (moderator, and pictur...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 11, 2011
Google IO Podcast Day 1 Google IO Keynote Day 1 liveblogIce Cream Sandwich officially announced, coming in Q4Android Honeycomb to get updated to 3.1, will bring Google TV support and much moreAndroid ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2011
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Who needs Instagram? Let the iPhone have it. We're holding out for Lightbox, which is coming soon to an Android phone near you. More than just a camera and effects a...
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by Sean Brunett
May 10, 2011
The popular travel app Tripit has been given a major update. Here are the release notes:Create, edit, or delete trips and plansTwo new TripIt for Android widgets - app needs to be installed on phone m...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing Can't throw a rock in this place without hitting something controlled by the new Android ADK. And we can't decide whether this one's cute, or just creepy. Maybe it's be...
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by Alex Dobie
May 10, 2011
Android 3.1 Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Google Music Beta, Movie rentals on the Android Market and a new milestone for daily Android activations. There was a whole lot of cool stuff packed in...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2011
In a time when phones seem to only be getting bigger, it's fun to see something like Sony Ericsson's Xperia Mini and Mini Pro. When we first saw these phones a year or so at Mobile World Congress, th...
