Archives for the ‘Software News’ Category

Golfzilla For Android

By Jamie Hunter • Jul 11th, 2008 • Category: Developer News, Recent News, Software News

With a seemingly unlimited number of courses to play on around the world this will definitely be a title golf enthusiasts will want to keep on their radar.



Symbian Foundation Vs. Open Handset Alliance

By Jamie Hunter • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Developer News, Editorials And Opinion, Google News, Open Handset Alliance News, Recent News, Related News, Software News

In the end I give Google’s Android a better chance of “sticking” here in the US than I do the Symbian OS. There are very few S60 handsets available in the USA today, and I don’t see that changing just because the platform is now open.



Voyager Offers Android Runtime Support

By AndroidGuys • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Recent News, Related News, Software News

The Voyager platform picks up where browser applications leave off by forgoing a centralized server architecture.



Closer Look: Rayfarla

By AndroidGuys • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Closer Look, Developer Challenge News, Developer News, Recent News, Software News

We ask Steve Oldmeadow about his application for the first Android Developers Challenge. What was the inspiration? What were the challenges? And what’s with that name anyways?



Lamity to Come Installed on NTT DoCoMo Handsets

By AndroidGuys • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Carrier News, Hardware News, Leaks, Rumors, and Hacks, Recent News, Software News

The “Second Life” for handsets is set to roll out on a new line of phones from the carrier.



Closer Look: Splash Play

By AndroidGuys • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Closer Look, Developer Challenge News, Developer News, Recent News, Software News

Find out about the unique music program for Android and the man behind the application. He’s got more up his sleeve than you were aware of.



Handling Multiple Resource Sets, Part One

By Mark Murphy • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Building Droids, Developer News, Recent News, Software News

The new series that looks at Android from the developer’s perspective, poking around dusty corners of the Android SDK, and showing how you can create interesting and effective Android applications.



Sprint: Instinct $199 Price Is Not a Rebuttal To 3G iPhone

By Vamien McKalin • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: Carrier News, Related News, Software News

After reading our previous post Sprint Answers Apple With $199 Samsung Instinct
our readers may be led to believe that the sudden $199 price announcement for the Sprint Samsung Instinct is in direct reprisal to Apple’s announcement that the iPhone 3G will sell for the rock bottom price of $199 next month. According to Sprint, […]



Android Shaves 20% off Phone Costs

By AndroidGuys • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: Google News, Recent News, Software News

Speaking with the press earlier today, Andy Rubin said that software costs represent about 20 percent of a phone’s manufacturing costs and that a manufacturer deciding to choose Android as the mobile platform could save that much on development.



Google Android Gets Dating Application

By AndroidGuys • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Recent News, Software News

Start chatting up your next girlfriend with your Android handset. Nerds and geeks rejoice!