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Oct

20

2011

Ice Cream Sandwich Source Code Will Be Released Soon

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by Harold Williams
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Android developer Dan Morrill posted in the Android Building group stating “We plan to release the source for the recently-announced Ice Cream Sandwich soon, once it’s available on devices.” While the ROM community may not be the majority out there, this is still awesome news for those of us asking “Got Root?”. While the SDK has [...]

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Aug

14

2011

Dockless Root Method for Motorola Photon 4G courtesy of XDA

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by Harold Williams
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Looking to root your Photon 4G, but haven’t picked up the HD dock yet? I promise I’m not playing with your emotions here because the dock is no longer needed. Member edgan over at XDA has posted a new dockless method for your rooting pleasure. It looks relatively easy, but you will need to follow some well [...]

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Aug

10

2011

Android-powered robot tank built by London developer

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by Harold Williams
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Web developer Tamlyn from London has built an Android phone controlled RC tank. After leaving only the tracks, drive motors, gears, battery and on-off swtich, an Android phone and IOIO board were added to drive the tank remotely. Now that’s cool! Using Tamlyn’s own application, the tank can receive steering and movement commands via any web browser. [...]

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Aug

4

2011

HTC to Allow Future Devices to be Unlocked via the Web

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by Ryan Brooks
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It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about HTC’s revisions to locked bootloader policy, so [impatiently] we’ve waited for more news. We’ve gotten an update, what an update it is. Having listened to their customer’s concerns, and knowing that locking a phone is out of the question, HTC has devised the perfect compromise. Phones will [...]

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Mar

2

2011

Android 2.3.3 allows screenshots without rooting, Android SDK

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by Mikka Burrell
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Some changes have been made to the Android 2.3.3 code which allows taking screenshots without rooting your Android phone. Screenshots have always been possible with Android SDK, pictured above, as well as various apps that require your phone to be rooted. But with Android 2.3.3, screenshots can be finally achieved through applications due to changes [...]

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Jan

27

2011

Android 3.0 Honeycomb SDK released – features, images and changes

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by Jesse Bauer
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There’s been a lot of anticipation over Android 3.0, especially since CES 2011 in Vegas a few weeks ago. With the launch of so many Android tablets, and some launching with Honeycomb like the Motorola Xoom, and LG G-Slate, many are curious how different the new version of Android “built for tablets” will be from [...]

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Oct

21

2010

BuzzCity launching in-app advertising SDK for Android

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by Mikka Burrell
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Android is renowned for the majority of its apps being free in Android Market. But, that does get paid for by someone: advertisers. BuzzCity recently launched an SDK for Android which will allow advertising in games and applications. The company will see competition with the likes of AdMob and Greystripe, however. BuzzCity’s success is attributed to [...]

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Oct

13

2010

Rumor: Android Gingerbread SDK May Drop Next Week

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by Jesse Bauer
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Rumor mills are spinning, as we have seen several postings about the possible drop of Android Gingerbread SDK next week! The word on the street is that this version of Android OS will be the most radical change to the OS we’ve seen. Majority of speculation has also been that Gingerbread will be version 3.0, [...]

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Jun

17

2010

A closer look at Froyo’s new User Features

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by Chris Moor
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With the release (or anticipated release for most Android users) of Android 2.2 aka ‘Froyo’, comes some really exciting features especially user features. New on the Home screen are tips widget. These will assists new users with configuration of their multiple home screens. Also on the Home screen are new dedicated shortcuts to Phone, App [...]

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Mar

8

2008

Android Comparison With iPhone SDK

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by Chris Moor
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Here’s an interesting comparison chart detailing the developer features between Android, iPhone SDK, Windows Mobile, ToolChain and s60. Android at this point in time is very much theoretical, but is certain to give the iPhone a run for it’s money. [via Engadget]

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