Google releases App Inventor for Android
Google has unleashed a new tool for Android application creation cleverly named “App Inventor.” The new, web-based tool uses an MIT-created Open Block programming interface …
YouTube announces support for 4K video resolution
Today, at VidCon 2010, YouTube announced support for what it is calling 4K videos; meaning videos shot in their original aspect ratio “all the way …
NTP files email patent lawsuit against Google, Apple, HTC, LG, Motorola, and Microsoft
Patent-holding company NTP is winning big with its wireless email patents. In 2006, NTP settled a lawsuit with RIM for $612 million, and in 2009 …
China renews Google's Internet Content Provider license
A little over a week ago, Google announced that it would stop redirecting Chinese web queries to its uncensored Hong Kong site (a practice that …
Gmail adds rich text signatures
Last evening, Google announced that it was adding a oft-requested feature to its popular Gmail web-based email client: rich text signatures. As Google explains: “The …
Carrypad: Meego "demolishes" Android 2.2 in JavaScript test
Employing a play-on-words from Wednesday’s Ars Technica article — titled “Android 2.2 demolishes iOS4 in JavaScript benchmarks” — blog Carrypad has put MeeGo through the same Sunpsider …
comScore: Android gains 4 points in U.S. smartphone market share, Samsung top overall OEM
Today, analytics company comScore released their report on the “leading mobile original equipment manufacturers and smartphone operating system platforms in the U.S. according to their …
YouTube launches HTML5-enabled mobile website, native YouTube apps soon to be obsolete
YouTube announced on Wednesday that it has launched an improved mobile website with HTML5-friendly video. YouTube’s refreshed mobile web site, m.youtube.com, now offers faster performance and …
Ars Technica: Android 2.2 JavaScript performance "destroys" that of iOS 4
Ars Technica just pitted Google’s Android 2.2 against Apple’s iOS 4 in a JavaScript benchmark test…and Ars isn’t mincing words with their results. In a …
Do Android developers outnumber iPhone developers?
Do Android developers outnumber iPhone developers? If you believe this survey of 401 mobile developers than yes, yes they do. Vision Mobile, a “market analysis and …
YouTube hit with cross-site scripting vulnerability, Justin Bieber videos targeted
Sunday, users of Google’s video service YouTube were exposed to a cross-site scripting vulnerability that put the cookies of those visiting affected video pages at …
LG launches new Optimus brand featuring Android 2.2 smartphones and a tablet
LG announced on Monday that it plans to roll out ten new Android devices, including an Android tablet, under the new “Optimus” brand. The Optimus …
India asks Google, Skype, and RIM for access to email and other data
According to the Economic Times, India’s government has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) to send a notice to RIM, Skype, and Google requesting that …
Google VP: Music service to launch in Q4 alongside Android 3.0
According to Israeli newspaper Calcalist, Google VP of Engineer Gaurav Jain has gone on the record as stating that his company will launch its oft-rumored music …
Nexus One Froyo update gets update, FRF91 available OTA
A few days ago, Google officially released Android 2.2 (Froyo) Build FRF85 to its army of Nexus One owners. Yesterday, Google began making a small update to …
Unreleased desktop version of Google Voice demoed on video
Thanks to TechCrunch, the world can get a sneak peek at an unreleased version of Google Voice for the desktop. Running on OS X, the …
Google acquires flight information software company ITA for $700 million
Google announced on Thursday that it is acquiring flight information software company ITA for $700 million in cash. Based in Cambridge, ITA mines flight data …
Yahoo! launches Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger for Android
This morning, Yahoo! announced the release of Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger app for Android. Available for download in the Market, the Yahoo! apps provide …
Cisco Cius: An Android tablet with video conferencing for business types
The iPad might be the cool tablet to own, but for busy business people who really need to get things done, there are things like …
Android 2.2 test build for Motorola DROID leaks out
This isn’t the first time that Android 2.2 has been made available to adventurous DROID owners, but it is the latest, and therefore, to many, …
Google feels pressure, stops redirecting China search traffic to Hong Kong
In a statement released today, Google announced that it would stop redirecting search traffic from China’s landing page google.cn to Hong Kong’s page google.com.hk. Google …
Android 2.2 gets official for the Nexus One
Sexy Nexy owners rejoice, as Google has officially announced the availability of Android 2.2 (a.k.a. Froyo) via an over-the-air download. Google had the following to …
OTA software update pushed out for the EVO 4G
No real surprise here, considering we said this was going to be the case, but an OTA software update has been pushed out for the …
Chrome grabs #3 spot in U.S. browser usage, ousts Safari
For the first time since the browser’s inception, Google’s Chrome has overtaken Apple’s Safari in percentage of U.S. market share. Web analytics company StatCounter reports Chrome …
T-Mobile Vibrant: $199.99 on July 21st
The Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant has been a long time coming, but today an official release date and pricing were finally announced. As of July 21st, T-Mobile will …
Verizon enters the Galaxy S fray with the Fascinate, U.S. Cellular tags along
AT&T has the Captivate, T-Mobile has the Vibrant, and now Verizon Wireless has the Fascinate, it’s very own iteration of the Samsung Galaxy S. Featuring the same 4″ …
EVO 4G to get a software update on June 28th?
We’ve not yet independently confirmed this, but one of our Sprint connects just dropped us a line to let us know that Sprint is gearing …
Android 2.2 source code now available for Android developers
At the DROID X launch on Wednesday, Andy Rubin confirmed that Google is uploading the Android 2.2 source code to its Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository. With …
Motorola DROID X first impressions
So we’ve had the DROID X in our dirty little mitts for about and hour, and while that isn’t nearly enough time to give a …
Live from the New York City DROID X event
Oh, hey kids! We’re here live and in living color in the Mandarin Hotel Ballroom to see what Verizon & Company have in store for …
