IO 2010

HTC Evo Gets Rooted Before Its Release

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May 24, 2010
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Just a few days after Google handed out an Evo 4G to every attendee of I/O 2010, a team of three hackers managed to successfully root the phone with 11 days to spare. Details aobut how the root was achieved are being kept from the public, out of fear of a last minute patch, but that doesn’t mean that ranking members of the Android Army can’t get their freak on watching a YouTube video of the root at work. Click to see the video below:

FTC Approves of Google’s AdMob Acquisition, Noting Competition From iAd

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May 22, 2010
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Google’s attempt to buy AdMob out from under Apple was looking like a victory, as the Federal Trade Commission approval of the deal hung in the balance based on concerns that Google would control far too much of the online advertising market. It’s ironic then, that Apple’s acquisition of Quattro Wireless and the introduction of the iAd platform in iPhone OS 4 is what convinced the federal agency to allow Google to complete its acquisition. The FTC says that Apple’s entry into the market will provide significant competition to AdMob, regardless of whether or not it’s owned by Google. That More >

Google Trash Talks Apple’s iPhone

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May 22, 2010
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Google’s I/O keynote from yesterday is now posted online. We wonder if Steve Jobs would have kept Eric Schmidt on board had he known something like this might occur if he didn’t. Check out the video below:

Don’t forget to check out the speed test between Android vs. Apple’s iPhone OS (the iPad was used in this case) below:

Google Officially Announces Android 2.2 “Froyo”

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May 21, 2010
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Google announced Android 2.2 “Froyo” at I/O, and the big addition is just-in-time compiler, which brings a 2-5 time speed bost to the system. There are also 20 new enterprise features, including better Exchange integration and device administration APIs, as well as a new device backup app that’ll let you transfer personal data to a new device. Android 2.2 also features a new cloud-to-device messaging API that Google called “much more than a push notification service designed to make up for a lack of basic features like multitasking,” and of course, WiFI tethering. The company used the WiFi More >

Over The Air Installation and Music Streaming Headed to Android

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May 20, 2010
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Google announcing Froyo was great, but they blew our minds with two previews of upcoming Android features: Over The Air application installation and remote music streaming. OTA installation is as simple as you would expect it to be, after browsing an app on your desktop, you can push it to your phone and install it with just a single click, all done over the air. Interestingly, Google also showed music being purchased and transferred from the Android Marketplace in the same way, which could be indicating a deeper push towards music integration, or just be a nice demo. Either way, they are More >

Google TV Coming This Fall – Sony, DISH, Adobe, and Others Join Along

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May 20, 2010
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Sony will be the first company out of the gate with a Google TV powered device, with its “Sony Internet TV” devices, which will be int he form of either an HDTV or a set-top box with Blu-ray player, arriving on shelves this fall. The rest of the partners were just as the rumors indicated, with Logitech adding a QWERTY Harmony remote, “companion box” to birdge the gap to existing home theater equipment and eventually video chat capabilities, Intel providing the CE4100 Atom processor at the heart of the devices, and an Android 2.1 OS with Chrome browser brings it all together. DISH Network and More >

Chrome Web Store Announced By Google

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May 20, 2010
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Google announced the Chrome web store for apps today at I/O 2010. The web store is set to debut later this year at an unspecified time and is set to allow users to install web-based applications that will run in native code such as Flash. Some of the applications that were shown included live demos of Dark Room, Plants vs. Zombies, and Lego Star Wars. The web-based applications weren’t the only things that were announced though, magazines were as well. Sports Illustrated was on stage and it showed off a sleek looking example which included slideshows, videos, live scores, and more. More >

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