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Google I/O: How do I code thee? Let me count the ways

Dan Morrill presented a great talk this morning on the 3 different ways to code for Android: Managed Code Dalvik, Ajax, and Native Code. To demonstrate the different ways Dan decided to write the same app , a k-means clustering application, 3 different ways. The first way...

Tags: Google Inc., I/O, Dalvik, Native Code, Dalvik App, Web apps/Ajax App, Android 1.5, Android Browser, NDK App, AJAX, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-05-27

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Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their money

SilverLight draws circles around Google's gimmickCompare SL's demo w/ that of ChromeOS and see it for yourself the truth: The former completely owns the latter.RE: Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their moneyWhat kool aid are you drinking? NOTHING is secure, and Google wants to take over everything....

Tags: Operating systems, Google Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Ford Motor Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Rumored HTC 'Dragon' Google phone to spar with iPhone, Droid

The problem for competitors is that Google could throw a billion or more atmobile OS market including Android and ChromeOS. They just want a flood of cheap, very functional, very powerful mobile internet devices. They do not need ANY profits on the OS itself.Hardware manufactures like Palm, Blackberry, and Nokia...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Handhelds, phone, keyboard, Google Inc., physical keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., iPhone Droid, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Google to demo Chrome OS; Detail launch plans

the windoze killer has arrivedChrome OS will put the final nail in M$ coffin!You really can't be seriousyou have to be a fake or something.Your posts are allways way off the mark.By like a continent or two.Windoze? Grow up, manI hope Chrome is good - because it will make...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Dell launches Android smartphone; Inks China, Brazil carrier deals

Compared to other Android offeringsit doesn't look like much. But it's only their first try.They do tend to try, try, and try againover the years they have moved into (then out of, then into again) different products or lines.Maybe if they stick with it they will eventually have themselves a...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Keyboards, Smart phones, Overall IT, call quality, hardware keyboard, touch-screen keyboard, smart phone, Dell Computer Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Facebook app dev posts scathing indictment of App Store

It's a surprise that Apple's App Store review process is tyrannical?Afterall, there certainly isn't anyone more open minded than Stevie Boy Wonder...is there?Gee...who'd have thunk it. so what's he going to do?So what is Hewitt going to do? Develop web apps? All the app stores have major restrictions, look at...

Tags: Smart phones, App Store, Apple iPhone, developer, Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Motorola sells 100k Droids on opening weekend

Great screen ???? Only in the specs.Have you seen the Droid?? The screen is HORRIBLE. It is like looking at an old burnout monitor. Yellowish, blurry ... just plain UGLY.The pictures posted here and pretty much everywhere else aren't lying. The quality of the display in the Droid...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Droid, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Study claims netbook users dissatisfied with Windows 7. Are you?

Very satisfiedVery satisfiedIt's a intentionaly crippled OS from a software company with lackluster QACYou should expect to be disappointed.In the Netbook realm, closed source can't compete with free.I have 7 Pro on mineand I also dual boot with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. And while I personally prefer Ubuntu, there is nothing...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Windows 7 Pro, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, netbook user

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Portions of this review were taken from our review of the HTC Hero. The two devices share similar features. The HTC Droid Eris is the second Verizon Wireless' Google Android phone after the Motorola Droid. Where the Droid was flashy and high-end, the Droid Eris offers a simpler,...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, DROID ERIS, High Tech Computer Corp., phone, HTC Droid Eris

Product reviews 2009-11-06

Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon [Q&A]

Why the hate for drag and drop?Almost every review I have read faults the Droid because you can't auto-sync music:"(You can dump your music on a microSD card and pop it in, but it?s a copy-paste files affair, not a ?load my music? integrated experience.)"The Droid ships with a 16...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Droid, Droid, Apple iPhone, Revisiting, music, Verizon Communications Inc., Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700It's been about a year since the original RIM BlackBerry Bold made its debut, and while it remains a very solid device, it's about time that a flashier, faster model took over the reigns. And that device would be the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700. Not only...

Tags: Handhelds, BlackBerry Bold 9700, RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Bold, RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, Research In Motion Ltd., T-Mobile, Bold 9700

Product reviews 2009-11-05

Google "attacking" developer community?

No.Improving their apps doesn't make them evil.Killing competition by giving away apps for "free" makes them evil.Isn't it a bit hypocritical to complain?After all Android developers are using Android which they didn't need to pay for because Google gave it to them. Where do they think those development funds...

Tags: Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-01

Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Over the next few days we will continue to test the Droid and add the results to this review.You have to hand it to Verizon Wireless: though the Google Android operating system now extends to a handful of devices, the carrier was able to get the tech world...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, display, Color Support, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., Motorola Droid

Product reviews 2009-10-29

Five interesting new details about Verizon's Moto Droid

HTML5 a "nonstandard"?Isn't HTML5 a "nonstandard", in that it hasn't been approved yet?I can't wait for my new ....... after 2 deal to arrive! Sounds like this phone rocks. That combined with Verizon Wireless coverage this should be a big winner!So the big "savings" from using a "free"...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, HTML5, Verizon Communications Inc., Moto Droid, phone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap

Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....

Tags: Web browsers, Operational accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Gowalla CEO Josh Williams on game mechanics, user experience, and competition

I'm always looking for a new social site to play with, and right now, all I can think about is Gowalla. I was lucky enough to interview Josh Williams, CEO of Alamofire, the creators of Gowalla. What sparked you to build a location-based...

Tags: Facebook, Mobile, Location, Gowalla, Games, GPS, Sales Force Management, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sales, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Yahoo: Giving users a mobile experience, not a mobile OS

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who was scheduled to speak at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this morning, has been bitten by a flu bug and didn't make it to center stage today. But that's OK - her team was on-hand for a media breakfast and shared her vision...

Tags: Mobile, Operating System, Yahoo! Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears

another nail in M$ coffinThe upcomming failure of windoze 7 and M$ going under will not leave the users exposed.Linux is here to save the day!Wrong Answerhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/windows-7-breaks-amazon-uk-pre-order-volume-record-ousts-harry/DesperationGuess it shows how desperate Vista users are to get onto Win7Windows 7 a failure?Didn't it already surpass Linux's market share? BEFORE it's GA?Failure...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, SuSE, Linux, Fedora Project, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's why

Thanks for double-checking on WiFintLooks good butNo international support. Like the Sony not available outside the US. Again Amazon Kindle is ahead of the curve even if the device is not as sophisticatedRE: B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's whyI have a Kindle, the service for...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, B&N Nook, B&N, Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21