Hop-on will Launch “Android Platform” device at 2009 International CES. Hop-on will Launch its Google Android Alliance Phone at the Consumer Electronic Show, in Las Vegas January 2009. This phone will be sold for under $200. Peter Michaels stated, “Hop-on is committed in bringing the latest technology to the market, the Android open platform makes Hop-on competitive in the high end mobile phone market. This will create market value for our shareholders.” Continue reading ‘Hop-on will Launch “Android Platform” device at 2009 International CES’
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Virtual Touchscreen Keyboard on Android OS. At the moment, Android does not support any virtual keyboard, T-Mobile G1 has a full QWERTY keyboard, but unfortunately it lacks a virtual keyboard on the screen so it’s difficult for users to use their device with one hand. They have to get at the physical keyboard every time they want to enter in some data. Fortunately, The Android roadmap aims for a Q1 2009 release of the virtual keyboard. The Android OS development roadmap now shows Input Method Framework (IMF) support in the near future:
Input method framework (IMF)
This feature will enable support for input methods other than physical keyboards, for example soft keyboards. IMF will also enable application developers to provide IME (see below) applications based on the framework.Input method engines (IME)
IME will support soft keyboards, a dictionary of suggestions, and a suggestion algorithm. The Android platform may contain few reference IMEs, and developers can provide IME applications through the Android Market.
(via htcsource)
BlackBerry Application Storefront and BlackBerry Application Center announced. Research In Motion announced two major distribution initiatives for BlackBerry smartphone applications at the BlackBerry Developer Conference. A new online application storefront and a new on-device application center will help application developers and carriers reach millions of BlackBerry smartphone users worldwide and will provide consumers with greater choice, enhanced application discovery and an easy method for managing installation, upgrades, and purchases. Continue reading ‘BlackBerry Application Storefront and BlackBerry Application Center announced’
UK Three + GetJar to Launch App Store. UK mobile carrier 3 has teamed with GetJar, the world’s most respected mobile applications portal, to offer its subscribers a huge library of free applications. Using GetJar, 3’s customers can download the most popular free mobile applications, including Google Maps for Mobile, Yahoo!Go, eBuddy, mig33, MyWaves, and Nimbuzz, and take them wherever they go. Continue reading ‘UK Three + GetJar to Launch App Store’
First Symbian Foundation Mobile Phones in 2010. Nokia said that The first devices using Symbian Foundation open-source code for mobile devices will become available in 2010. The Symbian Foundation itself will take shape in early 2009, after Nokia’s intended full acquisition of Symbian in the fourth quarter of this year–a development that is, of course, subject to regulatory approval. Continue reading ‘First Symbian Foundation Mobile Phones in 2010′
Qualcomm + Adobe : BREW Mobile Platform Integrates Adobe Flash. While Adobe to make Flash compatible with iPhone, Recently, Qualcomm and Adobe announced the BREW Mobile Platform with integrated Adobe Flash technology and new platform features. BREW Mobile Platform, which leverages Qualcomm’s widely deployed BREW Client software, greatly expands the capabilities for developers and enables them to create rich applications and Web content in Adobe Flash for the BREW environment. Continue reading ‘Qualcomm + Adobe : BREW Mobile Platform Integrates Adobe Flash’
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