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Android apps performance increases three-fold
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| According to Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Myriad
| Group, by bringing together Myriadâs
| heritage in virtual machines and Linux
| platforms, the company has been able to
| significantly improve the performance of
| Android handsets, leading to a greatly
| enhanced user experience with richer
| applications and games and improved
| responsiveness.
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http://wirelessfederation.com/news/21812-android-apps-performance-increases-three-fold/
Droid Hack Controls Printers, Cameras, Others
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| Hackers have devices of a USB cable that
| enables the Droid to control printers,
| cameras, and other Linux-based USB devices.
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http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Motorola-Droid-USB-Printer-Hack,news-5792.html
Motorola Droid Set for Android Upgrade
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| Googleâs Nexus One wonât be the only
| smartphone to run Android 2.1, the latest
| version of the Android operating system,
| for too long. Motorola is planning to
| upgrade the Droidâs firmware this week to
| include features such as full multi-touch.
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http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/02/motorola-droid-set-for-android-upgrade/
Review: Archos 5 Internet Tablet
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| Although not a smartphone the Archos 5
| Internet Tablet is of interest to
| smartphone watchers as an example of a
| device based on the truly open source
| version of Android: in other words, an
| Android device without Google.
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http://www.smartphonedaily.co.uk/reviews/review-archos-5-internet-tablet/
Money management comes to Android phones
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| Monitise has launched a new mobile money
| management app for Android-powered
| smartphones.
|
| The Mobile Money app is free from the
| Android Market and offers a full range of
| account management, payment and commerce
| services, including bank account balance
| enquiries, mini statements, transfers
| between accounts and bill payments.
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http://www.smartphonedaily.co.uk/android/money-management-comes-to-android-phones/
6 of the Best Android Mobile Devices
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| Android is the name given to a mobile
| operating system using a customised version
| of the Linux kernel. It was first released
| in late 2008. The platform enables
| developers to write code in the Java
| language, controlling the device via Java
| libraries developed by Google.
|
| The operating system is developed by the
| Open Handset Alliance, a cosmopolitan
| collection of firms from a wide range of
| technology fields. Software companies that
| participate include Google and eBay, with
| mobile operators being represented by firms
| such as T-mobile and Vodafone.
| Semiconductor companies (including Intel,
| Nvidia, Texas Instruments) also play a key
| role in developing the platform. Moreover,
| handset manufacturers themselves contribute
| to the development of Android. Notable
| names include HTC, Motorola, Samsung
| Electronics, and LG.
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http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20100206062016681/Android.html
Linus Torvalds: Why I love my Google Nexus One
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| In the almost two decades since Linux has
| grown to be a mature operating system in
| its own right powering nearly 46% of web
| servers across the globe.
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http://www.itwire.com/blogs/the-linux-distillery/linux-user-and-switcher/36606-linus-torvalds-why-i-love-my-google-nexus-one
Myriad Turns Android into a Beast
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/02/09/myriad-turns-android-beast/
Android apps boosted by new Myriad
http://www.top10.co.uk/mobilephones/news/2010/02/android_apps_boosted/
Android gets faster apps, better graphics, longer battery life
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| Mobile middleware developer Myriad has
| unveiled a turbo boosted version of the
| Dalvik virtual machine, which runs
| applications on the Android platform,
| boosting performance and battery life.
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http://www.telecoms.com/18082/android-gets-faster-apps-better-graphics-longer-battery-life
Froyo and Gingerbread Next on the Android Roadmap
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| Mountain View-based company Google is
| already known to have a thing about naming
| various Android releases as sweets, and we
| have already seen versions of the platform
| delivered on the market in the form of
| Cupcake, Donut or Eclair, but there are
| more to come, it seems. There are at least
| two new flavors of the operating system
| that will arrive in the foreseeable future,
| and now we learn that they will come as
| Froyo and Gingerbread.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Next-on-the-Android-Roadmap-134516.shtml
Recent:
Linus Torvalds: Google's Nexus One First Mobile Phone I Don't Hate
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| Linus Torvalds, the inventor of the Linux
| kernel, has an absolute disdain for mobile
| phones. All of the ones he has purchased in
| the past, the man writes on his personal
| blog, ended up being "mostly used for
| playing Galaga and Solitaire on long
| flights" even though they were naturally
| all phones run on open source operating
| systems.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/07/AR2010020701126.html
Torvalds' Nexus One endorsement may be regretted
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| I hope people will understand that
| following Torvaldsâ blog post extolling the
| Google Nexus One.
|
| Apparently Linus has the same problem my
| son does (along with millions of other
| people). Directions are not his strong
| suit. So for him, Google navigation was a
| killer app.
|
| Trouble is, in many ways Linus Torvalds is
| not âjust a programmer.â Heâs a brand name.
| He is, however reluctantly, a celebrity. So
| a simple blog post can read like an
| endorsement.
|
| [...]
|
| Google is trying to build a competitive
| ecosystem in Android, and Android is not
| the only Linux-based system in the mobile
| space. Itâs like saying which one of your
| children you like best.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=5813
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