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Adobe AIR 2.7 brings improved speed to iOS, cordial installation to Android
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Adobe AIR 2.7 may be a sad joke for Linux users, but it's likely to be a true zinger for the mobile crowd. Take iOS, where the runtime now delivers noticeably faster performance, along with render speeds that are up to four times faster in CPU mode -- quite a punchline, if you ask us. For those on the Android side of the fence, you now have the option to install AIR to your device's SD card (and thus, make room for less considerate applications). Sadly, there's no monumental leaps in speed for Google's users, but you're getting used to this, right? For a quick peek of what the Apple constituency can expect, you'll find a video after the break with two iPads -- one running 2.6, the other feat...
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Android gets new increasingly advanced malware
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Lookout is now warning us about a new threat that could possibly infect our Android phones. The latest development is a new type of malware that bypasses Google’s jurisdiction to get direct access to your phone. It’s scary stuff.
Last month Google remotely removed more than 25 applications from the market on the conviction that these were hiding a malware called DroidDream within its files. After Google handled the applications, these same guys went on to develop this new browser-based malware that is more advanced than any other ever developed for a mobile phone.
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Nexus S hacked and tweaked to slaughter benchmarks, reality be damned
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It's always a good idea to take benchmarks with a grain of salt -- their synthetic tests don't always match up with real-world performance. But, we wouldn't blame you if you wrote them off completely after spying these results from Android Community forum member Simms22. Simms took his Nexus S, blessed it with a little Cyanogen Mod 7 pixie dust, overclocked it to 1.544GHz, and made a few other tweaks for good measure.
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Android 3.2 Honeycomb due soon, includes support for 7-inch screens, Qualcomm chips
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Yesterday's launch of the Huawei MediaPad included the tidbit of news that Android 3.2 Honeycomb is coming down the pipeline, and now we have a bit more info on the latest version of Google's tablet OS - thanks to This Is My Next.
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Huawei M886 Glory runs Gingerbread on a 1.4GHz chip, coming to Cricket for $299
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Huawei partnering with Cricket Wireless might not sound like a team bringing earthshattering news, but for the budget-savvy consumer they just did – the Huawei M886 Glory is an Android handset running on a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8655T chip all for the unmatched price tag of $299off contract. Did we mention the 4-inch screen with cream of the crop resolution of 480x854 pixels, adornished with an 8-megapixel auto-focus camera with flash and the promise for swift update to the upcoming Android Ice Cream Sandwich? Currently, the Huawei Glory runs Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread.
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Google's Chrome Frame Lets IE Users Bypass Sysadmins
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Stuck in the shackles of a subpar browsing experience because your boss swears by the robust feature set offered in IE6? Want IE9's HTML5 support, but can't get it because your company's still using Windows XP? Google wants to help. They've offered the "Chrome Frame" plug-in for older versions of IE as a technological band-aid for years, but you've always needed admin privileges to install it. Not anymore – the newest Chrome Frame iteration bypasses the need for admin rights entirely, allowing tech-savvy corporate computers users to give the middle finger to IT departments throughout the world.
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Google Quietly Testing Docs Offline Support
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The initial response to the first Chromebooks has been rather lukewarm. But that is unlikely to deter Google, which is in it for the long haul. Now all eyes are going to be on the first few installments of changes and new features. Lack of offline functionality is being seen as the Achilles heel’ of Chrome OS. It will become a touch more usable offline when Google Docs offline support returns later this summer after a long hiatus. There are signs of the much awaited return of Docs offline support being just around the corner.
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Google to digitize 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the British Library
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Google today announced a partnership to digitize 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the British Library's collections. Both organizations will work in partnership over the coming years to deliver this content free through Google Books and the British Library's website. Google will cover all digitization costs.
The project's goal is to digitize a huge range of printed books, pamphlets, and periodicals in a variety of major European languages. The focus will be on books dated between 1700 and 1870 which are not yet freely available in digital form online. This is the period that saw the French and Industrial Revolutions, The Battle of Trafalgar and the Crimean War, the invention of rail trave...
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Oracle to Google: we want $6.1 billion for patent infringement!
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Oracle has lawyered up and sent the suits at Google into a frenzy. The company is reportedly asking between $1.4 and $6.1 billion in compensation from Google for alleged patent infringement. That’s a hefty bit of change even for the search giant.
This is not the first we’ve heard of Oracle suing Google. In fact, this is the same lawsuit filed in 2010 when Oracle accused Google of infringing on some of its Java patents in the Android mobile OS.
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eBay Mobile app for Android updated with selling functionality
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Good news for mobile eBay sellers. The auction company revamped its Android application allowing users to actually sell stuff while not on their computer. Using your Android-powered device, you will be able to list an item from start to finish and even include up to 8 photos. What’s more, you can rely on RedLaser’s barcode scanning technology to prefill item details for an array of products. Moreover there are options to revise items from your “Active Selling” list, relist them from the “Unsold” list, “Sell one like this” capability (when viewing a similar item on eBay), as well as the ability to schedule an auction (start immediately or choose a later date), end an active auction, mark an i...
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HTC Thunderbolt getting Android 2.3.4 update, Skype Video on June 30th
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HTC Thunderbolt owners, here’s a piece of good news for you. Your LTE-enabled smartphone will get the Android 2.3.4 update on June 30th! And while that’s great news for itself, there’s more — aside from the latest flavor of Gingerbread, the software upgrade will also bring video calls, including GTalk and check this, Skype Video. Yep, we’ve been waiting this for quite some time now and had to rely on other apps like Tango to beam our ugly faces to the unlucky recipient on the other side of the line. No more, he or she will soon be able to “enjoy” the sight using the familiar Skype interface. That said, I do expect to lose a contact or two from my Skype list in the next few days, but hey – so...
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Google Panda 2.2 starts rolling out
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Google looks to have started rolling out its latest Panda update over the weekend, with many sites claiming they are seeing a boost in their search traffic.
Search Engine Optimisation forums online are abuzz with website owners saying that they’ve either been forced further down the search results page, or as in some cases, are enjoying a higher ranking and therefore more traffic than they did earlier in the week for no apparent reason.
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Sony Ericsson dates XPERIA X10 Gingebread update, teases with video demo
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Sony Ericsson has confirmed that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the XPERIA X10 is scheduled to arrive in early August, though not everybody with the handset will get the new ROM. Those with generic trade models – i.e. sold unlocked and SIM-free – will get the update first (you can see Sony Ericsson’s demo of Gingerbread on the X10 after the cut), but only select operator-supplied X10 variants will get it after that.
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Chrome 13 makes Instant Pages a reality as Google plays with new search look
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Earlier in the week Google announced that it was introducing a new feature to it’s search engine – Instant Pages, and now those that are happy to ride the Beta wave can experience the feature for themselves.
If you’re running Google Chrome, then all you need to do is restart it. On doing so you’ll find that you’ve been upgraded automatically to Chrome 13 and that means you’ve got the new feature.
Now when you search Google you’ll find that the first choice loads automatically once you’ve clicked on it making your surfing a lot quicker, like instantly quicker.
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Device Analyzer Android study wants to track your every move, if you'll let it
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And here we thought folks were concerned about protecting their personal data. As it turns out, however, a surprising chunk of Android users have volunteered to give a group of University of Cambridge researchers a look at exactly how they use their cellphones. By downloading the Device Analyzer app from the Android market, more than 1,000 participants have allowed the data collection program to harvest statistics in the background while they use their phones. Those statistics -- varying from when the power is switched on, to which apps are in use -- are then made available to users via the Device Analyzer website. Of course, this is Cambridge, a rather well respected institution of higher l...
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