Android 2.0 source code finally released

Android 2.0 source code finally released
Motorola Droid is out in the market and is the only device currently available that sells with Android 2.0.
Android developers have now released the source code of Android 2.0 mobile OS.
And it has already been compiled to run on the previous generation Android devices like the Google G1. [...]

Google Android 2.0 support comes to Android SDK

Google Android 2.0 support comes to Android SDK
Google Android developers have announced that the software development kit for this platform now support Android 2.0 edition codenamed Eclair.
This new edition of Android smartphone has support for new developer APIs for sync, Bluetooth and other technologies.
Android developers said in a blog post:
Android 2.0 brings [...]

Eric Schmidt: Google Android is all set to explode!

Eric Schmidt: Google Android is all set to explode!
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has claimed that they have reached the stage where Android mobile platform is all set to explode.
It is already being used by around 12 smartphones available in the market today.
Around 32 mobile service providers are selling these devices in around [...]

Palm webOS 1.2 now available for Pre owners

Palm webOS 1.2 now available for Pre owners
Palm has released the latest update to their webOS mobile platform which powers their Pre smartphone.
This updated edition is now available as a free download.
Palm has incidentally not update the OS to enable syncing with the latest edition of Apple iTunes.
Apple iTunes 9.01 update broke the [...]

Apple iPod Touch OS 3.1 is USD 4.95 for users still on OS 2.x

Apple iPod Touch OS 3.1 is USD 4.95 for users still on OS 2.x
Apple has reduced the price of the iPod Touch OS 3.x for the users of the device with the older operating systems.
The original price of the OS 3.x for the iPod Touch users was around USD 10.
Market reports said that [...]

Google Android Market now has 10,000 apps

Google Android Market now has 10,000 apps
Google has finally managed to cross an important milestone with their Android platform.
Google Android Market now has more than 10,000 mobile applications.
Around 64% of these apps are free while the rest are paid ones.
This number is nowhere near the apps that are available through the Apple [...]

Palm WebOS 1.2 released accidentally to some users!

Palm WebOS 1.2 released accidentally to some users!
Palm has accidentally managed to leak the upcoming update to their webOS mobile platform to some users.
Here are some of the new features that might be coming to Palm Pre smartphone:
Updates through LEDs: Palm Pre could soon showcase updates for new events through a new channel. [...]

Nokia launches Ovi SDK

Nokia launches Ovi SDK
World’s leading mobile phone maker Nokia has launched a beta version of the software development kit for their OVI platform.
The company said that this SDK would enable developers to deploy applications across multiple devices, quickly and easily.
It now comes with navigation APIs that would enable the coders to ‘bring navigation directly [...]

Microsoft Office to come to Nokia mobile devices

Microsoft Office to come to Nokia mobile devices
Microsoft and Nokia have announced a collaborative deal which would see Microsoft providing their mobile Office suite for Nokia mobile devices.
Nokia has sold millions of smartphones powered by Symbian platform and Microsoft aims to provide their office productivity solutions to these users.
Microsoft would initially provide their solutions [...]

Google aims to make Android enterprise friendly

Google aims to make Android enterprise friendly
Apple has worked hard to make sure that their iPhone smartphone is useful to corporate user.
Now, Google also plans to do the same with their Android mobile platform.
The company said that they are now working on making Android platform friendlier to business users.
The aim is to [...]

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