Archive for August, 2010

[Video] One Second Android Boot

I found this really cool video that shows a new technology called QuickBoot, which allows Android devices to be booted literally in a second. Have a look yourself, it it truly amazing.

New Application Licensing Service for Android Cracked

A few weeks ago Google announced a new licensing service for Android applications. The service, once added to software, would force an online ID check each time it was launched to ensure the person using the application did, in fact, pay for it. Piracy is a huge concern for Android developers, and it’s one of [...]

Is Amazon Working On New Devices?

Amazon’s Kindle is arguably the most successful e-reader on the market. That success comes courtesy of the team working in Lab 126 – Amazon’s hardware development lab. Lab 126 has recently begun hiring on some new talent. The new job openings could simply be a sign that Amazon is planning on releasing a new version [...]

New Snapdragon Processor to be Introduced Soon

Smartphones have gotten incredibly complex over the years. Today’s mobile phones can easily outperform computers from just few years ago. Qualcomm has been leading the pack for some time now when it comes to mobile processors, and their latest Snapdragon chip is poised to blow the competition completely out of the water.

Google Places for Android

Google Maps for Android recently hit version 4.4, and the update brought a lot of great new features with it. Google Maps now makes it easier than ever to find new places around you with a new, dedicated Places application. If you already got the update to 4.4, you should now have a new Places [...]

Rumors About Google And Verizon Launching Chrome OS Tablet PC This Year

Google has been having a tremendous amount of success with its Android mobile Operating System over the past year. Currently, over 200,000 Android devices are activated each day, and the Android OS has overtaken Apple’s iOS in terms of user base. What you may have forgotten is that Android is not Google’s only OS.

BlackBerry Devices Banned in Saudi Arabia and UAE

Despite the good news that BlackBerry is having for its release of the new Torch slider smartphone few weeks ago, BlackBerry is having a rough time abroad with two foreign governments.

New Design and Update to Google Images

Since its start in 2001, Google has been improving its technologies to make it faster and easier to search for exactly the right images online.  Indexing about 250 million images in 2001, increasing that to over 1 billion in 2005, and blowing out to a massive 10 billion images today.

Microsoft Security Essentials Beta

Microsoft has announced the release of the beta for the next version of its Microsoft Security Essentials.  The software will include a few changes and enhancements to the original release of its free, light weight anti-malware service, back in September 2009.