The hugely popular Tune Wiki has announced has a media player version for the android platform. Key features will include an easy-to-use iPhone style interface along with iTunes syncing support and their well known karaoke-like lyrics functionality.
You can find out more information on the Tune Wiki project by watching the following video.
[via TuneWiki]
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Here at Talk Android we’ve covered many of the leading Android applications currently in development ranging from simple 2-D video games to more complex mobile social networks. A new application on our radar is Auto Home Theatre Network (AutoHTN) which is sure to be a big hit with home entertainment enthusiasts
If you thought home theatre automation was just a play toy of the rich, then you’re probably right. But thanks to the guys at Hometheatrenetwork.com and the Android project, such automation just got a little bit more affordable!
AutoHTN is an Android application that allows the user to control their home theatre network, giving them the ability to automate and control lighting, security sensors, cameras, electrical outlets, thermostats, streaming video from a HTPC, window blinds, and receivers.
Here’s a few examples of the capability of AutoHTN with the android platform:
HTN believe Android has the capability to bring home theatre automation to the masses:
“we lacked a device that would make home automation practical and useful. An internet enabled phone capable of running home automation software is what is missing”.
[Read more about AutoHTN]
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HTC’s global press event planned for May 6th has been surrounded by reports that HTC plan to use the occasion to show of their Android powered wares, sadly it’s now sounding like that may not be the case afterall.
Latest rumors floating around the various tech blogs is that HTC will instead use the event to unveil two new Windows Mobile powered Smartphones, the HTC “Touch Diamond” and the HTC “Touch Pro”. These two new models will be the successors to Touch Cruise and the TyTN II respectively.
Whether these latst reports are true or not remains to be seen, although it is now looking unlikely that HTC will be using showcasing their Android debut at this event.
The HTC global press event is scheduled to take place May 6th.
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Could we be poised for a Q4 battle between Apple and Google?
Amoungst the many rumors surrounding these two products, analysts believe that the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference starting on June 9th in San Francisco will be the place Apple will unveil their new 3G iPhone.
According to T-Mobile’s VP, Joe Sims, the company plan to start shipping handsets based on the Google Android platform during the Q4 2008, having already seen prototypes of the Andrid powered phones, Sims was quotes as saying, “We will have more than one product”.
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QuickOffice have revealed a version of it’s Microsoft Office editing software for the Android platform.
QuickOffice for Android will allow users to edit various Microsoft Office documents including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Thanks to a partnership QuickOffice and SoonR (a company providing remote-access technology), users will also have the ability to access documents on home PC systems via the internet.
Here’s some screenshots from the QuickOffice for Android software:
[via PCMag]
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According to Sayeed Choudhury, a product manager for systems software at Qualcomm’s chip division, the company plan to launch five Android powered handsets within the next 12 to 18 months.
Choudhury also commented on the development of Android software, mentioning the use of location-based services and system optimization to achieve the lowest power and maximum throughput.
“Google has really thought through what Apple has just begun to unlock,” said Choudhury.
Comparisons between the features of iPhone and Android were also touched upon with Choudhury stating that the Android phones will have similar features to the Apple iPhone but at prices closer to mass market feature phones. He also went on to add that Android will sport better links to Web services for photo, video and more.
Qualcomm was one of the first companies to demonstrate a working Android powered device.
[via EETimes]
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Analyst firm ABI Research are predicting that Linux will power some 20% of mobile phones by the year 2013. This prediction is based on a series of market dynamics including:
“Linux OS solutions will be far more cost-effective than incumbent solutions, even when silicon requirements are taken into account, given that a fuller application layer will be included in the standard package and that the burden of customization falls mostly on the independent software vendor,” - Stuart Carlaw, a VP with ABI.
ABI also predict that mobile Linux solutions will in effect become a cornerstone in which to enable web-based apps and web/native applications. The firm also believe that Linux will be a central figure in bringing more content-rich environemtns to users with lower end mobile devices.
[via InformationWeek]
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Here’s a look at 6 upcoming gaming titles currently in development for the Google Android platform.
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Google have released some of the submission details to their recently expired Android Developer Challenge. In a blog posting on the official Google Android blog, Google revealed that as the April 14th deadline loomed they were receiving submissions at a rate of over 170 applications an hour.
I’m thrilled to share the news that developers from over 70 countries submitted 1,788 entries to the Android Developer Challenge! - Azhar Hashem, Product Marketing Manager for Android.
The android team also commented on the next stage of the selection process. A group of 100 judges will be sent judging packets and laptops preloaded with the submissions received by Google. The judging panel will be comprised of member companies of the Open Handset Alliance.
In May, 50 Semi-finalists who will be awarded $25,000 each to further develop their winning Android applications.
[via Google Android blog]
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Here’s 7 of the best/scariest mobile social networking applications currently in development for the Android platform.
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