Aug

2011

Google to Discontinue the App Inventor

by Ryan Brooks
tagged app, app inventor, Google, Google Labs, inventor, open source

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

2011

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

by Ryan Brooks
tagged claim, copyright, copyright infringement, Google, gpl, intellectual property, lawsuit, legal, open source, Oracle, Oracle sues Google, patent, patent dispute, sue, sun, trial

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

2011

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

by Jesse Bauer
tagged application, itunes, linux, mac, miro, music, open source, pc, software, sync, tunes, winamp

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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Apr

2011

Want the G2X source code? LG has made it available

by Adam Johnson
tagged G2X, LG, open source, source code, T-Mobile

You developers want it? You got it. LG has released the source code for the G2X. LG’s Open Source Code Distribution Center will give you access to the download. The G2X was launched a few days ago on April 20th, and at launch the device came loaded with Froyo. Once the devs get their hands on this [...]

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Mar

2011

HTC releases source kernel for Thunderbolt

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, Android smartphone, custom ROM, Custom ROM's, developers, HTC, HTC Thunderbolt, kernel, open source, source code, source kernel, Thunderbolt, thunderbolt 4G

Anyone who pickled up the HTC Thunderbolt must be getting happier by the day that they did. With all the rooting, and bloatware removal tutorials going out now, there’s really only one more thing missing…custom ROMs for the Thunderbolt. Now that HTC has released the source kernel for the Thunderbolt, it’s only a matter of [...]

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Mar

2011

Google holding Honeycomb source code – not ready yet

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, Android 3.0, Android Open Source Project, Android3.0, AndroidOpenSourceProject, AOSP, Google, Honeycomb, open source, opensource, source, source code, SourceCode, tablet, tablets

Those who may be waiting to get their hands on the Android 3.0 source code may have a little while to wait as it was confirmed by Engadget that, following a report from BusinessWeek, Google will be hanging onto the source code because they essentially don’t feel it’s ready for people to hack it into [...]

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Mar

2011

Installing Ubuntu on your Motorola Xoom tablet

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, arm, linux, motorola xoom, open source, operating system, OS, tablet, ubuntu, Xoom

There’s a stigma in the mobile world that hackers prefer Android systems because the SDK’s and software is open, therefore allowing users to customize how they please. Some hardware manufacturers on the other hand may not be totally supportive when it comes to users installing their own custom ROMs and OSs, like Motorola for example. [...]

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Dec

2010

Dell Streak Recovery Now Available For Download

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, android 2.2, Dell, dell streak, froyo, open source, recovery, ROM, source code, xda-developers

XDA Forum member mistadman has put together a recovery tool for Dell Streak owners with a nice stock appeal to it. The recovery tool will support the following features, and possibly more to be added as it is still in early stages of development; Landscape Capacitve buttons First stage of the two stage camera button [...]

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Nov

2010

LG Optimus S Source Code Released for Download!

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, Android Development, Android smartphones, developers, LG, lg optimus, LG Optimus S, open source, smartphones, source code

The source code for the LG Optimus S has been released just a couple of days after the smartphone made its launch. LG made no bones abut giving up its source code, giving developers a pain free experience, where they are used to struggling with the manufacturers for a period f time to get it [...]

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Nov

2010

Google Sending Out Free Logitech Revue to Developers!

by Jesse Bauer
tagged development, free, Google, google developers, google tv, Logitech Revue, open source

As promised, Google is sending out Google TV devices (10,000) to its Google Code web development community members and partners located in the US. This is to help stimulate development for Google TV as it becomes an open-source platform in 2011. Any developers who are a part of the community and have a valid US [...]

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