This one is eager to hear details about what came out of Google I/O. I thought I should post this link to a news article I found on the subject:
"Google shows off smart phone software 'Android' comes with a compass, video game and Web bookmarks" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24864375/ Highlights of said article: " The bells and whistles unveiled Wednesday included: a way to unlock phones by drawing a specific shape on the touchscreen instead of entering a password; bookmarks for favorite Web sites on the device's home page; a "compass" tool that automatically roams with the phone while a user looks at photographic images of a city map; a magnifying tool to zoom in on Web content; and a mobile version of the video game "Pac Man." " Now I'm gonna go take a look at what I can find on youtube, starting with this link: "Google IO2008 Android Fireside Chat - meet the Android leads" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quM0S3ZXhEw the user SlashGear seems to have uploaded lots of Google IO2008 videos. On May 30, 8:41 am, Seni Sangrujee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If someone is interested in writing a short review on his experienced > > during Google IO, to share it with the community, please let me > > know :) > > Hi plusminus, this isn't a full review, but here are some takeaways I > got from Google I/O for those that couldn't make it. If I remembered > anything incorrectly, someone please correct me. > > You should definitely check out the Android Fireside Chat clips when > they put them on YouTube. I thought this session was the best one. I > have to admit that I was pretty burned out on Android for the last > couple of months after much initial enthusiasm, but this session in > particular fired me up again. > > Random stuff off the top of my head: > > - The actual handset demo during the keynote was great. (see > youtube) It had been hinted a while ago that it would look very > iPhone-like, and this was definitely true. > - Developers will be able to get phones at the same time they're > available to the general public. > - The browser will have no location info available for pure webapps. > The recommendation is to build an app using WebView if you're eyeing a > mostly web-based app that requires location info. > - xmpp is off the 1.0 feature list, but likely soon after > - Gears will likely not make it in the 1.0 release. The priority is > to get something shipped. > - complete NMEA sentence should be available to the app layer > - debugging on the device sounds very smooth with some killer tools > available > - The patching system to provide updates sounds impressive > - There were a couple of vague mentions about a "YouTube-like" site > for Android apps where users could "favorite" apps so that popular > apps would get visibility. There weren't a lot of details about > this, but it was interesting that both times I heard this mentioned, > they used the same terminology (youtube/favorite). > > On May 28, 2:50 pm, plusminus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If someone is interested in writing a short review on his experienced > > during Google IO, to share it with the community, please let me > > know :) > > > Regards, plusminushttp://anddev.org > > # Worlds largest Android Development Community / Tutorials > > > On May 28, 11:04 pm, AKIRA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi. Lordhong. > > > > Now, I met Ariyama in Room7, now. > > > We stand at front of left side. > > > > On 5月29日, 午前5:34, Lordhong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm at the same hotel!!! > > > > Room 2001 > > > > I'm at room 7 now > > > > > On May 27, 2008, at 7:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > At Intercontinental as well. Anyone meeting up tonight? At hotel at > > > > > the moment. > > > > > > Finn > > > > > > On 5/27/08, AKIRA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Hong. > > > > > >> I arrived at SF. > > > > >> And I stay InterContinental Hotel. > > > > > >>> Your phone looks HOT!!! > > > > >> Thank you!! > > > > > >> I would like to meeting you! > > > > > >> On 5月26日, 午前8:06, Hong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >>>> My signpost, I will bring "Original Android Phone" to there. > > > > > >>>> "Original Android Phone" > > > > >>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2522413826/ > > > > >>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2521595371/ > > > > > >>> Your phone looks HOT!!! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
