Android SDK Refresh looks sex-eh!

Posted by Bhavishya Kanjhan on Feb 13, 2008 in Default | 0 comments

Google has released a refresh to the Android SDK. The improvements are most noticeable in the GUI which now look a lot more acceptable. I still think they’re very candy-ish but it’s a huge improvement from what we saw recently on the dull palm-esque devices. Developers will now also be able to create their own animations for their applications. In addition the platform now supports OGG among other media codecs. This is a big step forward in maintaining the same concept the platform is built on, openness. While Microsoft may boast of the big depth of 3rd party applications available for it’s products, the WM platform’s openness is limited. Apple at this point is not even worth mentioning. But they should take a page from Google’s book and the direction it has taking the Android platform in. I believe the platform will take off even more once the initial wave of devices start coming out this summer.

Screenshots: http://www.helloandroid.com/node/258

P-Per Concept Phone: Sex in your hands

Posted by Bhavishya Kanjhan on Feb 2, 2008 in Default | 1 comment

I can swear for my life I have never seen a sexier concept phone in my life. The display on both sides is customisable to the last inch and, is context sensitive. But like most concepts, this too will probably remain in our imaginations for a long time to come, but that still won`t stop me from drooling all over it. Check out the video:

Skyfire: PC Style browsing with Flash support.

Posted by Bhavishya Kanjhan on Jan 28, 2008 in Default | 0 comments

Skyfire is bringing PC like browsing to the mobile devices. This means content needn’t be changed in any way for the smaller screen, nor will existing content look like shit. While the video looks promising, it’s only available as a closed beta to US customers, so I won’t be getting a chance to review it for a long time. Right now support is included for Windows Mobile devices, but a Symbian version is in the works.

But a very important part of their Privacy policy is that they will be tracking usage “anonymously” but a user’s identitiy may very well be disclosed by the website(s) they visit.