Born to be Wireless

Google co-founder Sergey Brin told CNET that he expects the company's new Chrome browser to end up on the Android platform in a later version of the yet-to-be-released mobile phone operating system. Brin said Android and Chrome were developed separately but that a "subsequent version of Android is going to pick up a lot of the Chrome stack."

Source: www.moconews.com

Labels: android, chrome, google

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the US telecom government agency, has homologate HTC Dream, first Android mobile phone.
HTC Dream is probably going to be the first mobile using Google's Android. And according to The New York Times, it will be sold in the US by T-Mobile starting October.

Labels: android, htc

It seems that Motorola is working on an Android phone... check this job post on LinkedIn

Labels: android, motorola

There are some speculations about this phone would be the HTC Dreams that would be released on May 6th

Labels: android, htc

Check it out! http://elinux.org/Android_on_OMAP

Labels: android

The Opera Mini mobile web browser is now available for Google's mobile OS.

A preview version of the software is available for Android developers to download at labs.opera.com, with Opera encouraging its community to build and share feedback for an upcoming beta release.

Jon von Tetzchner, CEO at Opera Software, said: "Opera Mini will be able to empower users of Android-based handsets with access to all of their favorite web sites with popular features for smooth effects and scalable, tailored viewing."

Labels: android, Opera mini

I've downloaded the SDK and started to play with the code. No integration with Eclipse yet! Use the command lines is not as painfull as i thought.

Now it's time to think in a way to get at least $25.000. Uh!

Labels: android

How It Works

The award money will be distributed equally between two Android Developer Challenges:

• Android Developer Challenge I: We will accept submissions from January 2 through March 3, 2008
• Android Developer Challenge II: This part will launch after the first handsets built on the platform become available in the second half of 2008

In the Android Developer Challenge I, the 50 most promising entries received by March 3 will each receive a $25,000 award to fund further development. Those selected will then be eligible for even greater recognition via ten $275,000 awards and ten $100,000 awards.

Build Your Favorite Mobile Application

Here are some suggested areas of focus to get you started:

• Social networking
• Media consumption, management, editing, or sharing, e.g., photos
• Productivity and collaboration such as email, IM, calendar, etc.
• Gaming
• News and information
• Rethinking of traditional user interfaces
• Use of mash-up functionality
• Use of location-based services
• Humanitarian benefits
• Applications in service of global economic development
• Whatever you're excited about!

Labels: android, gphone