Archive for April, 2009

Unwrapping Cupcake: My Experience

April 30, 2009 No Comments

So, last night, about 3 am, I received a notification on my phone. Apparently the cupcake update was available as an OTA update for my ADP1 phone. This morning, I immediately downloaded and rebooted the phone. After about five minutes, the 44MB file was downloaded, the phone had restarted twice and Cupake was ready. ...

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Whoa Now! Android Phones Without Google?

April 29, 2009 1 Comment

Lately, there’s been a lot of news about Android.  From the release of Cupcake and all its implications for developers to the new HTC Magic being released in Europe, our favorite ‘robotic’ mobile platform has been in the spotlight lately. I believe we the first steps to creating a powerful platform are being taken ...

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Android + ARM Processors for low-cost Netbooks

April 29, 2009 2 Comments

Alpha 680 Netbook to use Android Operating System.

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Developer Tip #1: Backwards compatibility

April 28, 2009 No Comments

From the Android Developers Blog: The launch of Cupcake makes for the third iteration of post-beta Android software released by Google.  With this new release comes new functionality in the form of APIs for virtual input devices and speech recognition. When programming for the platform, remember that different devices in the future may not be running the ...

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Cupcake update ready for ADP1 Phones

April 28, 2009 4 Comments

If you have an ADP1 phone and are ready to upgrade to the new 1.5 update, now’s your chance. HTC has explicit instructions on their website on how to upgrade to the newest iteration of the Google mobile platform. For instructions go to http://www.htc.com/www/support/android/adp.html Demo Courtesy of AndroidCommunity.com Note: Droidweb does not take any responsibility for the damage ...

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