Archive for the ‘Google’ Category

The Android Developers blog has announced the latest update to the Native Development Kit, which now includes support for the proper extensions needed for developing 3D games using the newer Open GL ES 2.0 standard, placing games and applications developed with the NDK closer in performance to the games available on iPhone 3G/3GS and Palm [...]

The forthcoming HTC Droid Eris Android 2.1 update has been leaked ahead of its official release and has also been ported to the functionally identical Sprint Hero with near complete functionality. The beta build does require a full wipe and restore and features the updated HTC Sense user interface along with other improvements with varying [...]

Google has released Google Earth for Android 2.1 via the Android Market. The application is currently only compatible with the Nexus One, with more devices becoming compatible once the Android 2.1 update begins to roll out for other devices, such as the Motorola Droid.

In an interview with 60 Minutes aired last night, Bloom Energy startup founder K.R Sridhar made the claim that his Bloom Box can power an average European household with one unit, or power the average American household with two units. Sidhar goes on to elaborate that the technology for the startup came from a scrapped [...]

Google has just announced its new microblogging service designed to compete with established services such as Twitter with Google Buzz. Google Buzz will be integrated within GMail and will allow for automatic contact and friend lists by email correspondence, public/private sharing and inline inbox integration with real-time updates and multiple source browsing in a single [...]

Following up on the previous information leak, Verizon has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Motorola Devour Android device set for next month. The Devour will be the first Verizon-branded Motorola Android device with the manufacturer’s popular Motoblur social-networking oriented user interface. The technical specifications for the device consist of a touch-sensitive optical directional [...]

Google has announced the first major software update for the Nexus One designed to add new functionality and fix a longstanding issue with 3G connectivity. The biggest feature added is pinch to zoom support in the browser, gallery and maps applications in lieu of complete multitouch support. The newest additional features included in the new [...]

The Google Voice blog has confirmed that the Google Voice online portal now features SMS group messaging via the online portal. The service supports up to five recipients and will then be extended to the mobile version at a later date.

Google has placed the desktop dock for the Nexus One for sale on its dedicated portal for $45 that will activate the Clock application when docked (also features an alarm clock, weather indicator, photos and music playback) while charging the device.

The FCC has expanded its formal inquiry into wireless carrier practices first conducted last month by sending formal letters to AT&T, Google, T-Mobile and Sprint along with Verizon Wireless regarding each respective companies methods for explaining the early termination fee to their customers. The FCC stated in letters to the companies on Tuesday that since [...]