Google Confirms Google Voice App for Android 3.0 in Development
Google Voice support has confirmed that a version of the Google Voice app currently available for Android smartphones is in development for Android Honeycomb-based tablets. This comes after complaints that the current app does not function on the Motorola Xoom tablet after attempts to sideload and install. Google Voice support is also recommending users to […]
Google Adds Real-Time Traffic Routing to Maps Navigation Beta on Android
Google has now added support for real-time traffic routing to the Maps Navigation Beta on Android. The addition will now let users re-route based on real-time traffic information taken from both historical cached data as well as data taken from other Google Maps Navigation users to find the best way around a jam. The new […]
Google Launches New Android Market Portal, More Changes
This morning during its press event dedicated to Android, Google has officially unveiled and opened its new web-based Android Market portal with over the air installs now possible after purchases are made. Along with the new portal, multiple devices can now be tied to one account and managed with nicknames to better manage application libraries […]
Android 3.0 SDK Developer Preview Available
The Android Developers Blog has been updated with the preview version of the forthcoming Android 3.0 SDK, also known as Honeycomb. Google has continuously insisted that Android 3.0 is strictly for tablets and that no Android phones will be made available with Honeycomb. The preview SDK features a new user interface framework for scaling of […]
Google Voice Expands Number Porting to All Current Users
Following up on last week’s report, Google has officially enabled inbound number porting to the service for existing users, with new users that register from today onward receiving the option in the next few weeks. As previously reported, Google will charge users that wish to port a desired number into the service $20 for the […]
Google Launches Cloud Print Apps for iOS and Android
Following its first announcement last year as part of Chrome OS along with intergration with Gmail and Google Docs, Google has launched the first app for its Google Cloud Print service for iOS and Android. Unlike Apple’s competing AirPrint protocol, which requires the printer and computer to be on the same network as well as […]
Proprietary Oracle Code Found in Android Source Code
Noted developer Florian Mueller has claimed discovery of new evidence which he believes may turn the tide against Google in the ongoing litigation between Oracle surrounding Android and its implementation of Java. In 47 pages and six total files, 38 copyright notices and lines of directly copied code have been found within Android source code […]
Google Voice Testing Inbound Number Porting
Google is currently testing inbound number porting for a select number of Google Voice users. The process involves a $20 fee paid to Google in order to process the port and all the steps typical of processing a number port (account information and ETF, if applicable). Google has also confirmed that it will roll out […]
Samsung Claimng Carriers Not Being Charged for Froyo on Galaxy S
Following up on the previous report whereby an anonymous whistleblower outed Samsung’s Android update strategy, the manufacturer has issued a statement via email refuting the claim and is promising a further update on the situation. “No. Samsung is not charging carriers for Froyo updates to Galaxy S. We hope to have more detail on status […]
Samsung Quietly Presents Google TV Blu-Ray Set-Top Box and Blu-Ray Player
Image courtesy of CNET Today at CES, Samsung presented a Google TV enabled set-top box that also offers Blu-Ray support. Samsung has built two demonstration units that are still in testing as the company has yet to fully to commit to further development of the devices. The company is concurrently promoting its own line of Smart […]