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Qualcomm launches augmented reality SDK in beta form, ready to rock your Android devices

jedwan — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:03:22 +0000

By now you would’ve come across at least a handful of inspiring augmented reality apps (with a few exceptions, perhaps), and if you fancy having a go at coding one yourself, Qualcomm may be able to assist. Today, the giant chip maker is pushing out a beta release of its Android AR SDK, which has produced interesting demos like the digital photo frame concept showcased in London last month, as well as the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots game pictured above. In fact, Mattel’s so confident with the latter app that it’s planning on commercializing it, so who knows — you could be the next Peter Molyneux of the AR scene, or at least a winner of up to $125,000 from Qualcomm’s AR Developer Challenge. More details in the press release after the break.

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Verizon’s V CAST Video for Android now available, runs $10 a month

jedwan — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:20:31 +0000

Android owners on Verizon now have a new (albeit pricey) way to bide their time as they wait in grocery store checkout lines, doctors’ offices, traffic jams, DMVs, and Engadget Show entrance gates, because Big Red is flipping the switch today on its V CAST Video offering for every Google-powered handset to hit its network so far. The Droid, Droid Eris, Devour, Droid Incredible, and Ally are all equipped to take advantage of the app, which claims to offer over 230 full-length shows spanning over 40 programming providers — but the downside is that it’ll cost you $10 a month on top of your data plan, the same that V CAST Video On Demand runs on Verizon’s other phones. If you’re willing to take the plunge, look for it in the Market right away.

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FLO TV to offer time-shifted viewing, pay-as-you-go, web-based content later this year

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:32:33 +0000

It looks like FLO TV is about to get a little more interesting. Alongside your automobile and your various smartphones, you’ll soon be able to turn to your smartbooks, e-readers, and tablets to access your mobile TV service. The diabolical plot begins when when the company launches “new applications that integrate video with web-based content” for distributing “live mobile TV and rich mobile media services to a range of new devices.” What does all this mean, exactly? Aside from some additional interactivity for advertisers, the service is planning on announcing pay-as-you-go and pay-per-view billing, as well as time-shifted viewing (you know, like a DVR). We don’t know what existing hardware will be able to take advantage of this, but we’re sure that a combination of pausing shows and pay-as-you-go would make new devices much more attractive to the casual user. Look for things to start happening the second half of this year. PR after the break.

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FLO TV storms automotive lots, FLO-EV gets launched and FLO smartbook apps surface

jedwan — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:04:23 +0000

FLO TV may not have had the best Super Bowl commercial (not by a long shot, actually), but the fledgling mobile programming service is doing its darnedest to make some waves over in Barcelona. The biggest news is that Qualcomm will be on hand at MWC in order to showcase a FLO-enabled smartbook, a device will will purportedly bring together live television and live social networking updates — something that would come in handy while watching the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, for example. In other, more international news, FLO-EV is being introduced, with Qualcomm describing it as the “next evolution of the FLO air interface.” Finally, Audiovox has announced that an in-vehicle system based on FLO TV is now sweeping the nation, with Advent-branded solutions hitting up showroom accessory departments en masse. Now, if only these guys and gals could convince people to care about TV on-the-go…

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Nazomi Communications makes friends by suing everyone you know

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:01:31 +0000

When the Java programming language burst onto the scene in the mid-’90s, the mantra was “write once, run anywhere.” Any Java coder will tell you that dream never quite became a reality, and while plenty have worked on ways to make Java code run like instructions specialized for this or the other family of processors, Nazomi Communications wants there to be only one: its way. The company was founded in the late ’90s by Sun expatriates and created some processors capable of running compiled Java code natively. Now its biggest production is a lawsuit against Amazon, Microsoft, Nokia, Garmin, Sling, and others for patent infringement. Exactly which patent hasn’t been made clear at this point, but we wouldn’t be surprised if it’s 6,332,215, the same one the company referenced when suing ARM back in 2007. Nazomi lost that suit (plus a subsequent appeal) and, given how much we dislike these annoying patent disputes from tiny, seemingly struggling companies (Nazomi currently has four whole employees according to LinkedIn), we’re hopeful that all these lawsuits go away soon too.

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Android Rising: O'Reilly Android Apps Gaining Ground on iPhone – O …

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:00:30 +0000

O’Reilly sells apps in both the iPhone App Store and the Android Market. Most apps (for now) are just app presentations of our ebooks, built using ereader apps popular on each platform (Stanza on iPhone, Aldiko on Android ).

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Googling Mobile Phones Could Be Trouble – Wall Street Journal …

jedwan — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:30:50 +0000

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HTC – Most Prolific Smartphone Manufacturer? – Justin's Blog

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:30:42 +0000

So I have a theory.. that HTC has the most smartphones available on the market today, with a myriad of possible combinations

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Samsung to launch new mobile phone OS | Managing Mobile Devices …

jedwan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:45:26 +0000

Wireless phone applications will have a new platform on which to run with the launch of Samsung’s Bada smartphone operating system. Company executives.

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Android Programming Tutorials: Easy-To-Follow Training-Style Exercises on Android Application Development

jedwan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:55:58 +0000

Product DescriptionAndroid Programming Tutorials show you what you can do with Android, through a series of 42 individual exercises. Android Programming Tutorials gives you hands-on instruction in how to build sophisticated Android applications, using many of the technologies outlined in CommonsWare’s other Android books. These exercises lead you through the basics of creating Android applications, all the way through many fun Android features like Internet access, locati. . . More >>
Android Programming Tutorials: Easy-To-Follow Training-Style Exercises on Android Application Development