Tech Mania: Android 2.2 aka Froyo officially announced plus 3 more articles |
- Android 2.2 aka Froyo officially announced
- iPad app store now live internationally
- Nokia E73 Mode soon to be coming to T-Mobile in a month
- Dell Inspiron M301z goes AMD way with Athlon II Neo K325
| Android 2.2 aka Froyo officially announced Posted: 20 May 2010 05:22 PM PDT Google finally unveiled the Android 2.2 OS aka Froyo (‘Frozen Yogurt’) at the final and concluding day at the Google I/O event.Froyo has been unveiled with many improved features with the biggest addition being the just-in-time compiler, which brings a 2-5x speed boost to the system, along with many other enhancements.
There are also 20 new enterprise features, including better Exchange integration and device administration APIs, as well as a new device backup app that’ll let you transfer personal data to a new device. Android 2.2 also features a new cloud-to-device messaging API that Google called “much more than a push notification service designed to make up for a lack of basic features like multitasking,” and of course, WiFi tethering.
Google also demoed a new JavaScript engine in the Android browser, which is billed as “the world’s fastest web browser,” and a Chrome browser plugin that allows you to send directions from Maps on your desktop directly to your phone. Do check out Engadget’s LiveBlog about the I/O event and comparison between Android 2.1 and Android 2.2.
Google has just come out with the claim that the web browser that comes as part of Android 2.2, aka Froyo, is the world’s fastest for mobile devices. Google’s implemented the V8 JavaScript engine that’s already made an appearance in its desktop Chrome browser, and the result has been somewhere in the vicinity of two to three times better JS performance relative to previous Android versions.
In addition to this Google also adding over-the-air app installation and iTunes streaming to Android.Google did two previews of upcoming Android features at the I/O event namely OTA application installation and remote music streaming. OTA installation is just as simple as you’d expect, after browsing to an app on your desktop, you can push it to your phone and install it with just a single click, all done over the air. Interestingly, Google also showed music being purchased and transferred from Android Marketplace in the same way, which could indicate a deeper push towards music integration.
With regards to the remote music streaming this is a little crazier.Google bought a company called Simplify Media, which makes a bit of desktop software that can stream all your music directly from iTunes to your phone. You just open the app and push “all,” and all your music is instantly available.
The Android 2.2 SDK also has gone live and made available to developers.You start out by downloading a modest 18-odd megabyte package that just contains tools with no target platforms, then you open a separate app to pull and install only the platforms you want (you can go all the way back to version 1.5, if you’re so inclined). So kick off that download now.  Related Posts : |
| iPad app store now live internationally Posted: 20 May 2010 04:14 PM PDT When iPad preorders and orders were made available, this was only limited to US Customers and the international release was delayed too.Then there were news that May 28 would be the date when the iPad would be available internationally.This might seem a surprise that its international a week before the mentioned date.
Most people from US and our dear readers might have their hands on the ipad thanks to pricing and all the hype surrounding it.But the consumers from other countries would either get it either from ebay or through paying the customs duty which would come more compared to the original price.From now on you wont need to worry about as its gone live in European countries like Dutch, UK, German and Swiss and also in Australia. Start Slide Show with PicLens LiteRelated Posts : |
| Nokia E73 Mode soon to be coming to T-Mobile in a month Posted: 20 May 2010 03:30 PM PDT The much rumored next smartphone from Nokia E 73 Mode is expected to released by June 16th on T-Mobile.Sources from Engadget hit up with a screen shot suggesting that T-Mobile USA will be launching a portrait QWERTY handset from Nokia on June 16 known as the E73 ‘Mode.’We imagine that this phone will end up launching globally simply as the E73 as it takes over the E72’s throne as Espoo’s top productivity beast. This would feature Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity social media features.As of now nothing much is know about this as T-Mobile hasn’t confirmed yet.
This would be a good for professionals who are looking to balance all the aspects of their busy lives and want to try devices which help optimize their productivity. Start Slide Show with PicLens LiteRelated Posts : |
| Dell Inspiron M301z goes AMD way with Athlon II Neo K325 Posted: 20 May 2010 12:44 PM PDT Dell starts to go off the AMD way from its usual Intel based ones. This is the first time Dell has moved the AMD platform way.Dell Inspiron M301z is a 13.3 inch laptop powered by AMD mobile processor Athlon II Neo K325 with ATI Mobility Radeon integrated graphics improving its performance and battery life.The display comes with a High definition glossy WLED and laptop weighs only 1.5 kgs and 1 inch thin so it’s damn portable.Inspiron M301z features optional AMD Athlon Dual Core II Neo K325 or AMD Turion II Neo K625 processor and supports upto 8 GB of memory.
The choice of OS is left to the consumer but default comes with Windows 7 Home Premium or Home Basic 64 bit. The users have the ability to select hard disk 250GB to 640 GB 7200 RPM.Other features include a 1.3 magepixel webcam, SRS Premium Sound, 6-cell battery, Bluetooth, 802.11 wireless, card reader etc.The starting price of the laptop is $999 and the top end version comes with a price tag of $1999. So AMD fanboys are you buying it ?
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