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android

The Top 5 Android Developer Challenge Round 1 Winners

Round 1 of the Android Developer Challenge has come to a close and 46 of the 50 winners have been made public (the remaining four opted not to disclose their work). For your convenience, we dug through the winners and picked five of the apps we think might be in the mix for that sweet $275,000 prize in the final round. More »

4:30 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Sean Fallon
12,942 views, 34 comments

Latest by justinpe: @howie_in_az: idk, super monkey ball and other apps look a lot better than any of this crap, and a lot less time to develop too. I will admit, though, that they have no hardware to work with, but still..... more »

google

Google Street View Becomes Google Bag View in Alaska

One of the occupational hazards of Google Street View is, I guess, having the camera obscured by something. It could be a pterodactyl, perhaps, flying low for a closer view, it could be a giant Monty Python-style animated brogue homing in on the car as if it were a roach ripe for the squishing. Or it could be a plastic bag. One minute it's dancing around, American Beauty-style, the next it's spread-eagled over the camera rather like an over-amorous spinster at a barn dance. This is what Minnie Street in Fairbanks, Alaska, looks like, according to Google Street View. [Google Maps via Google Sightseeing]

8:40 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Addy Dugdale
7,278 views, 25 comments

Latest by xkl: thats in several random places.. but believe me just the fact of having gg street view here in the banks was already a reason for celebration.. more »

tunewiki

TuneWiki Music App Gets Ported to Android

The fantastic TuneWiki app, which was previously seen on iPhone/iPod Touch, just got a port to the not-yet-released Android. The idea is the same: play back songs and it'll automatically download lyrics and album art if you don't already have it. More »

4:00 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Jason Chen
1,416 views, 2 comments

sprint

WiMax Just Might Make It: Sprint's WiMax and Clearwire Officially Merge

The massive WiMax joint venture expected to be announced today is official, though the rumored details were a bit off. Sprint's WiMax division is merging with Clearwire to form a single WiMax company called...Clearwire. (But Sprint will own most of it.) Happily, the clusterfuckiness factor is lower than we figured. Google, Intel, Time Warner and Comcast are all contributing in ways that actually seem helpful and logical. Here's what they're gonna do, besides chip in $3.2 billion, all told. More »

1:41 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By matt buchanan
4,273 views, 18 comments

Latest by Zlevee: Voltron an the awesomeness of Voltron was the only reason i read this post. more »

wimax

WiMax Joint Venture: Sprint, Clearwire, Comcast and Time Warner With $$$ from Google and Intel, Maybe Announced Tomorrow

Sprint and Clearwire are apparently set to do the almost unthinkable: Get WiMax off the ground. Fortune is reporting that Sprint and Clearwire are expected to announce as early as tomorrow the formation of a massive WiMax joint venture with Time Warner and Comcast. Intel and Google are rumored to be throwing money at the new WiMax party (more?). If you'll notice, this basically rolls up most of the past WiMax rumors into one convenient ball of fun—indicating they were spot on, or that this is just repackaged BS, so don't throw away the salt lick just yet. Godspeed, WiMax. UPDATE: Matt Richtel at the NYTimes corroborates it. More »

7:43 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By matt buchanan
2,212 views, 9 comments

google

Google Maps Goes Gangsta - GTA IV Maps Ahoy

Even Google Maps is getting in on GTA IV fever, making an online version of the map that came with the game. In a way, it's much better than the paper map because you can click on and off different points of interests (missions, restaurants, safe houses, gun shops) and know where you're going. What with Google mapping out the ocean, an imaginary world isn't that much of a stretch. Are we the only ones here that wishes they were playing GTA IV instead of working? [Google Maps IGN via Kotaku]

12:15 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Jason Chen
25,734 views, 23 comments

Latest by Sockpuppet: h@Sockpuppet: huh irony. My talentless typing fingers typed talentless wrong. more »

google

Google Goes Back to 1500, Plans to Map the Oceans

As a natural progression from Google Earth and Google Sky, the Mountain View monolith now plans to create 3D maps of the Earth's oceans and seas and make it available via Google Ocean. The software will allow users to navigate the aquatic bottom and see the topography that exists down there. Google also plans to include interactive data about various subjects such as weather patterns, coral reefs, shipwrecks and currents. The goal for Google Ocean is to use as much high resolution photography of the underwater terrain as possible, offering more than just a map. But researchers say such a process could take upwards of 100 years. And Google, if you're going to include an Easter egg similar to Google Earth's flight sim, could we get a guided tour with a virtual Team Zissou? [CNet News]

9:00 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Adrian Covert
7,974 views, 26 comments

Latest by wineaux: Instead of Street View... Sub View! Maybe now we'll be able to avoid some of those troublesome data cables and fishing boats... more »

drm

Five Stores That Hosed Customers With DRM

Sure, it's easy to blithely state that DRM is annoying and sucks. But the fact is, it really can leave you holding vaporous media that you paid real money for, like when a vendor closes up shop or switches to new DRM. Last 100 rounds up five stores that have done just that: Major League Baseball (switched DRM, nuking any video bought pre-2006); Google (killed video store, and any vids you bought); Sony (ditched ATRAC and shut down Sony Connect); Virgin Digital (closed store, told customers to burn tracks to CDs and re-import as MP3); and most recently, Microsoft, which is shuttering MSN Music and its PlaysForSure (now officially worst DRM name ever) authentication servers in August. More »

12:15 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By matt buchanan
8,033 views, 44 comments

Latest by null: Comment on Five Stores That Hosed Customers With DRM Another story of a digital store that hosed customers is that of Triton ( http://en.wikipedia. ) "Triton was a digital delivery and digital rights management service created by Digital Interactive Streams, which more »

cellphones

Helio Becomes First Carrier to Offer Push Gmail

If you are the proud owner of a Helio Ocean, Fin or Mysto, you have the honor of being the first to enjoy push Gmail on your cellphone. Using the "ultimate inbox" feature, simply set up your Gmail account and press Menu > Send/Receive. Then you will be prompted to enable new mail notification. It's just that easy, baby.

4:29 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,456 views, 28 comments

google

Is Google's Next Product Google Poo?

You know, one of the most common typos I make when I try to go to Google is googlemotherfucker.com. Happens all the time. Luckily, Google actually owns that domain name, so I won't happen upon a bed of pop-up nastiness. Uptime monitoring service Pingdom has come up with a massive list of domain names Google owns after analyzing the root zone file and some WHOIS snooping. Other domain treasures include gmailsucks, gmailblows, googlepoo, fuckengoogle, omgoogle and thesecretofburritos. There's a freaky porn-obsessed Google domain underbelly too. Check these out. More »

9:45 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By matt buchanan
21,704 views, 46 comments

Latest by smeee: shitfuckcunt.com wow, someone actually owns that? In Brea, Ca to be exact. more »

google

Did Google "Game" the 700MHz Spectrum Auction? Yep!

Republican Congressmen Fred Upton, Cliff Stearns and John Shimkus are huffing and puffing that Google hosed the government in the ballyhooed 700MHz auction, only bidding to lock in the open access rules. They're right! Google totally "gamed the system" and had no interest in winning. But that's a good thing for us. If they hadn't, there probably wouldn't have been any open access rules, and it's very likely Verizon wouldn't be promising to open up their network to practically any device and service, which should spark real mobile innovation. Hurray for screwing the government! [Bloomberg]

4:50 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By matt buchanan
3,826 views, 36 comments

Latest by ManekiNeko: One of these idiots is calling the shots in my home state. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, knowing that corrupt bastards like these guys are in charge of our country. more »

iphone

Fring is the World's First True iPhone VoIP App

Ignoring previous "iPhone VoIP" apps like Jah Jah, which are only VoIP after you connect to their analog to VoIP bridge, this Fring app seems to be the first real VoIP solution for the iPhone/iPod Touch. To get in on this action you need a jailbroken iPhone, Wi-FI access, and you'll be able to call regular phones using either SkypeOut or SIP (your prices will be determined on which SIP provider you use and how much SkypeOut charges for your particular call). Best of all Fring has built-in IM capabilities for Skype, Google, ICQ, MSN, Twitter, AIM, and Yahoo contacts. The download and install are free. [Fring Install Instructions]

1:53 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Jason Chen
7,538 views, 28 comments

Latest by jackfrost132: @lyndwode: Is the battery made by sony? If so, drop it run and call a bomb squad, preferably with a mooninite as your background. more »

cellphones

Android Beta Running on AT&T Tilt

The Windows Mobile hackers over at XDA forums seem to have gotten Android working on an AT&T Tilt (HTC TyTN II), meaning that eventually you might be able to get an Android phone working without actually buying a particularly "Android" phone. The stability is pretty nonexistent, but you can see that it actually works insofar as you can load it up on top of Windows Mobile and do stuff with it. Entirely replacing the phone with Android's ROM is another story, but if anyone can do it, the nerdlingers on XDA can. [XDA Developers via WM Experts via Boy Genius]

3:00 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Jason Chen
5,056 views, 19 comments

Latest by SomeAudioGuy: "hello world" more »

cellphones

Android Running on a Nokia N810

We've seen Android running on some phones before, but none of them have gotten us as psyched about the upcoming OS as seeing it on Nokia's powerhouse N810 internet tablet. It just looks plain slick. We can't wait to get our hands on a more complete version of Android, especially if we get to do so on hardware like the N810.
[TalkAndroid]

2:14 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Adam Frucci
8,115 views, 11 comments

question of the day

Do You Use Google Maps Mobile to Check Traffic Alongside Your GPS?

That blurry GPS shot above is of the Dash Express with its IP-enabled mesh network of traffic monitoring. But most of you don't have such tech in your GPS, you've got something else without live traffic data. For those of you who have GPS devices without live traffic, do you use a phone with Google Maps Traffic to check live road conditions as you navigate with your car's GPS? More »

7:16 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Brian Lam
6,874 views, 40 comments

google

Google's Zurich HQ: Office Fun For Everyone... Who Works There, Anyway

Ever looked around your office and thought "surely there's a better way than this soulless cubicle hell?" Well, there probably isn't. Unless you happen to work for Google in their Swiss HQ, that is. Because, frankly, their new office is awe-inspiringly amazing: it's an exercise in lateral-thinking, creativity-run-wild interior design. Slides to the canteen, cable-car meeting rooms, beanbags, fake snow, a multitude of colors. Check it out... you'll be as filled with envy as an envious person with a degree in enviousness. More »

6:15 PM on Sun Apr 6 2008
By Kit Eaton
25,396 views, 53 comments

Latest by SonOfMagicFact: What I just don't understand is how they expect anyone to get any work done under these circumstances. I get that they're "trying to facilitate creative energy" but it just doesn't make sense. They're a business, not a play-school. And yes, more »

cellphones

AT&T Could Release a Customized 'AT&T' Android Phone

When we spoke to AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega a few months ago, he said AT&T was open to the possibility of Google's Android phones being on their network. Today, at CTIA, he followed up on this and said that he's already met with Google executives and is "encouraged by the idea that an Android phone could host AT&T branded apps." More »

5:04 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Jason Chen
4,543 views, 10 comments

news

Google Docs Get Offline Support, T Not Happy

Google is furthering the migration of pretty much everything to the cloud by offering offline Google Docs support, which will be powered by Google Gears. Effectively, the applications you use will have data stored locally until you get back in range of your Wi-Fi hotspot, where updating will then occur seamlessly. The functionality will start to roll out in the coming week, with some users being granted immediate access. More »

6:51 AM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Haroon Malik
3,073 views, 5 comments

Latest by Jason: Can we get an iPhone/Touch app please? more »