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Feb

4

2012

Xiaomi Open Sources MIUI ROM and Application Source Codes

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by Jack Holt
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This is a big day for ROM developers everywhere as Xiaomi, a Chinese technology company, has open sourced its MIUI ROM for Android. For those that live under a rock, MIUI gives Android an iOS flair in both look and feel and is based on both Android 2.3.7 and CyanogenMod 7 sources. MIUI 4 (based [...]

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Jan

21

2012

Google’s Sky Map Officially Open-Sourced

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by Roy Alugbue
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One of Google’s more interesting apps is set for a major evolution. The Sky Map application has gone from being a modest app highlighting the Android platform’s capabilities to becoming one of the most popular apps on Android devices, as 20 million Android users use it. As part of the app’s continued growth, Google has [...]

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Jan

11

2012

The CyanogenMod Team Wants You to Weigh, Do You Want a CM App Store for Rooted Apps?

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by Jack Holt
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I know what you’re thinking. Why the heck do we need yet another app store on our phones, what with Amazon, GetJar, and the Android Market and a slew of other apps that do this same thing. However, I think you’ll want to hear me out on this one because this proposes to be a [...]

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Nov

19

2011

Google’s Chris DiBona Calls Out Mobile Antivirus Companies

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by Jim Farmer
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Google’s Open Source Programs Manager, Chris DiBona, recently posted a to his Google+ page a rant of sorts calling out mobile antivirus companies. “Sometimes I read an article about open source that drives me nuts. A recent one stated, without irony, that ‘critics have been pounding the table for years about open source being inherently [...]

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Sep

28

2011

T-Mobile Backs Open Source Android In Letter To Customers

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by Justin Routhier
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T-Mobile USA’s Chief Marketing Officer, Cole Brodman posted a letter in the company’s Issues and Insights Blog this week that addressed the absence of the iPhone from its line-up, explaining their desire instead, to go with “no-compromise” devices from Android. If, in the unlikely case that Apple makes a major swing in that direction, Brodman suggests [...]

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Aug

24

2011

Android picking up Chromium practices?

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by Jim Farmer
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Many have wondered why Android does not feature the Chrome browser, or for that matter, why Google developed Chrome OS alongside and separate from Android.  Thus far Android has simply featured “Browser,” which like Chrome is based on the open source WebKit. Unlike Chrome and its Chromium counterpart, however, Android’s browser comes in only one [...]

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Aug

17

2011

App Inventor gets a new take on life thanks to MIT

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by Jim Farmer
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Last week we heard the news that Google’s Android App Inventor was to be shut down. Speculation is that this is due in part to newly appointed CEO Larry Page’s desire to focus the company’s efforts. Of note, App Inventor isn’t the only product affected by this. The entirety of Google Labs is also “being [...]

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Aug

10

2011

Google to Discontinue the App Inventor

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by Ryan Brooks
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With the exit of Google Labs, Google today announced that they will also discontinue the App Inventor. Because of the App Inventor’s success in fields of education, Google will open source the code to anyone that would pick up the project. App Inventor was an excellent tool for non-developers, giving your everyday user the ability to [...]

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Jul

25

2011

Oracle Ordered to “Rethink” $2.6 Billion Claim Against Google

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by Ryan Brooks
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Google and Oracle have long been in a legal war over Google’s “brazen” disregard for intellectual property rights. While originally Oracle sought to sue for $2.6 billion, the case has been largely dismissed in court on the basis that their case was almost entirely based on just damages. Things are looking increasingly difficult for Oracle, [...]

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May

26

2011

Miro 4 released – will sync tunes to your Android device – and it’s free

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by Jesse Bauer
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Similar to what Winamp can do for syncing your local tunage to your Android device, Miro 4 has launched, and is on a mission to take over your computers ability to sync music and video to your Android devices. Just looking at the interface is almost enough for me to want to use it over [...]

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