You might have heard that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the bringer of Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), doesn’t support Flash. It's not a hardware issue limited to the that model, the problem lies with the software - Flash doesn’t support ICS. Yet.
Adobe is expected to release an update by the end of the year that will add support for Ice Cream Sandwich to Android's Flash player. But pay attention at how Adobe worded its statement:
Adobe will release one more version of the Flash Player for mobile browsing, which will provide support for Android...
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IDC: Samsung, ZTE see jump in mobile shipments, Apple slides to fifth place
Q3 earnings reports have been pouring in over the past few days, which means it's time to check in with IDC on the state of the mobile market. The research firm's latest report, released today, is something of a mixed bag. On the one hand, Q3 global shipments increased by 12.8 percent year-over-year -- higher than the 9.3 percent that IDC had predicted for the quarter and the 9.8 percent growth observed last quarter. At the same time, however, the...
Google CEO Larry Page explains reasoning behind Motorola acquisition (spoiler: patents)
In a post penned by Larry Page on Google’s company blog, the CEO explains why Google decided to shell out $12.5 billion to purchase smartphone vendor Motorola Mobility. While Page had plenty to say about Motorola’s extensive history and its leading role in Android’s explosive growth, he also points to what many believe to be one of the leading factors behind the deal: patents. “We recently explained how companies including Microsoft and Apple are banding together in anti-competitive patent attacks on Android,” the CEO wrote on Google’s blog. “The...
Is Google’s Motorola buy the only way to save Android?
It’s only Tuesday, but the big news this week is already behind us: Google intends to shell out $12.5 billion to acquire Motorola Mobility and its portfolio of roughly 25,000 patents. The deal was covered far and wide, but some of the most interesting thoughts surrounding the news came late Monday night from Apple pundit John Gruber. The initial intent of Gruber’s piece was to point out the irony of reporter Dan Lyons’ repeated use of baseless speculation in an effort to discredit “Apple fanboy MG Siegler” of TechCrunch, but it evolved into an...
Samsung blows past Apple to take No. 1 smartphone spot in Q3
Following Samsung’s third-quarter earnings report on Friday morning, the South Korea-based electronics giant is now confirmed to have passed Apple to become the top smartphone vendor in the world by volume. Reports from last week suggested Samsung had bested Apple’s stalled smartphone shipments during the September quarter to take the No. 1 spot, and now Samsung has confirmed that it surpassed the 17.1 million iPhones Apple shipped by a wide margin. Read on for more.
Headed by the company’s popular Galaxy S II line of handsets, Samsung shipped...
Gartner: Android market share to near 50 percent
According to the market researcher, more than 296 million smartphones shipped last year. Out of that, Symbian secured 37.6 percent market share, followed by Android's 22.7 percent share, and BlackBerry OS with 16 percent of the market. In 2011, the number of smartphone shipments around the world will explode to nearly 468 million units. That growth will help Android snag 38.5 percent market share by the end of the year, followed by Apple's iOS at 19.4 percent, and Symbian at 19.2 percent, Gartner said.
But it's next year that might just be the...
Android version history : Android 4.x Ice Cream Sandwich
Ice Cream Sandwich was previewed at the May 2011 Google I/O event, and officially launched at the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich release event on 19 October 2011. The SDK for Android 4.0 was publicly released on 19 October 2011. Gabe Cohen from Google said that it is "theoretically compatible" with any Android 2.3.x device currently in production. The source code for this version is scheduled to be released after the Galaxy Nexus ships.
Features include:
Virtual buttons in the UI, instead of taking up a capacitive screen
Voice typing,...
Android version history : Android 3.x Honeycomb
3.0
Motorola Xoom introduced Android 3.0.1 "Honeycomb"
3.0.1. Based on Linux kernel 2.6.36. On 22 February 2011, the 3.0 (Honeycomb) SDK was released, for tablet computers only. The first device featuring this version, the Motorola Xoom tablet, was released on February 24, 2011.
Changes include:
Optimized tablet support with a new virtual and “holographic” user interface
System Bar: Quick access to notifications, status, and soft navigation buttons available at the bottom of the screen
Action Bar: Access to contextual options, navigation,...
Android version history : Android 2.3.x Gingerbread
2.3
Based on Linux kernel 2.6.35.On 6 December 2010, the 2.3 (Gingerbread) SDK was released. Changes included:
System: Updated user interface design for simplicity and speed
Display: Support for extra-large screen sizes and resolutions (WXGA and higher)
Internet calling: Native support for SIP VoIP telephony
Virtual Keyboard: Faster, more intuitive text input, improved accuracy, better suggested text. Voice input mode
Copy/Paste: Enhanced. Select a word by press-hold, copy, and paste
Near Field Communication lets the user...
Android version history : Android 2.2 Froyo
2.2.2 latest release.Based on Linux kernel 2.6.32. On 20 May 2010, the 2.2 (Froyo) SDK was released.Changes included:
System: Speed, memory, and performance optimizations
Additional application speed improvements courtesy of JIT implementation
Integration of Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine into the Browser application
Improved Microsoft Exchange support (security policies, auto-discovery, GAL look-up, calendar synchronization, remote wipe)
Improved application launcher with shortcuts to Phone and Browser applications
USB...
Android version history : Android 2.0/2.1 Eclair
2.0
Motorola Droid introduced Android 2.0
Based on Linux kernel 2.6.29 On 26 October 2009, the 2.0 (Eclair) SDK was released. Changes included:
Sync: Expanded Account sync. Multiple accounts can be added to a device for email and contact synchronization
Email: Exchange support, Combined inbox to browse email from multiple accounts in one page.
Bluetooth: 2.1 support
Contacts: Tap a contact photo and select to call, SMS, or email the person.
Messaging: Search all saved SMS and MMS messages. Auto delete oldest messages in a...
Android version history : Android 1.6 Donut
Based on Linux kernel 2.6.29 On 15 September 2009, the 1.6 (Donut) SDK was released. Included in the update were:
- Search: Voice Search & text entry search enhanced to include bookmarks & history, contacts, the web, and more
- Search: Developers can now include their content in search results
- Text to speech: Features a multi-lingual speech synthesis engine to allow any Android application to "speak" a string of text
- Android Market: Allows easier searching, app screenshots, etc.
- Camera, camcorder, and Gallery: Updated integrated...
Android version history : Android 1.5 Cupcake
Based on Linux kernel 2.6.27. On 30 April 2009, the official 1.5 (Cupcake) update for Android was released. There were several new features and UI updates included in the 1.5 update:
- Virtual keyboard: Support for 3rd party keyboards with text prediction & user dictionary for custom words
- Widgets: Miniature application views that can be embedded in other applications (such as the Home screen) and receive periodic updates
- Camera: Video records
- Gallery: Video playback (MPEG-4 & 3GP formats)
- Bluetooth: Stereo support added (A2DP...
Android version history : Android 1.1
On 9 February 2009, Android 1.1 update for Android was released for T-Mobile G1 only. Included in the update were resolved issues, API changes and:
- Maps: Adds details and reviews when a user does a search on Maps and clicks on a business to view its details.
- Dialer: In-call screen timeout default is now longer when using the speakerphone, Show/Hide Dialpad
- Messaging: Saving attachments
- System: Adds support for marquee in layou...
Senin, 24 Oktober 2011
Android version history : Android 1.0
The version history of the Android operating system began with the release of version 1.0 in September 2008. Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. Android has seen a number of updates since its original release. These updates to the base operating system typically fix bugs and add new features. Generally, each version is developed under a code name based on a dessert item. The code names were released in alphabetic order: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich.
Released...
Android Market
Android Market is the online software store developed by Google for Android devices. An application program ("app") called "Market" is preinstalled on most Android devices and allows users to browse and download apps published by third-party developers, hosted on Android Market. As of December 2010 there were about 200,000 games, applications and widgets available on the Android Market. In April 2011 Google said there had been more than 3 billion Android apps installed and at end of June 2011 there are 6 billion apps installs from the Android market....
Android History (part 2)
Foundation
Android, Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, United States in October, 2003 by Andy Rubin (co-founder of Danger), Rich Miner (co-founder of Wildfire Communications, Inc.), Nick Sears (once VP at T-Mobile), and Chris White (headed design and interface development at WebTV) to develop, in Rubin's words "...smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its owner's location and preferences". Despite the obvious past accomplishments of the founders and early employees, Android Inc. operated secretly, revealing only that it was working...
Android History
Android is an operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.
Google purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005. The unveiling of the Android distribution on November 5, 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 84 hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open...
