Tag Archive for 'open-handset-alliance'
Qualcomm is at CTIA these year showing off the incredible functionality of some of their chips. One way they decided to show off this functionality was throwing together an Android phone. Then they put Quake on it.
Quake, a Doom-Like FPS from the good old days of PC gaming, is a fairly demanding game, especially considering [...]
So some guy (Read: Eric Burke) decided to build a case/computer in dedication to the Open Handset Alliances’ new development platform known as Android. The logo for the platform is some Clip Art quality green robot and this PC essentially looks like the head of said robot.
In a not-so-surprising move, Verizon, days after announcing they were opening up their network, joined the Open Handset Alliance. The only question is, is Verizon playing along to lure Google away from the 700MHz auction, or are they sincere in their efforts for a more open wireless world?
Early next year VZW will publish a set of standards allowing anyone to make a device or a program to run on their network. As long as it follows the standards, and passes their tests, you are in.
That means you could literally build a phone on a breadboard, send it in, and as long as [...]
Well, it appears that SkyPop has an Android reference device, basically a phone they can install the OS onto and use to test out their apps. And they have been putting it to good use.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyxWnIalDcY
Seemingly on the same day the SDK came out, due to its ease of use, the engineer for SkyPop threw together [...]
It’s been a long week waiting around for more updates or really anything new regarding the Open Handset Alliance or Android. Alas, today is November 12th, and they have released the SDK for Android.
Not only have they dropped the SDK on us, but $10 millions dollars up for grabs by the developers who make the [...]
Today the OHA started its newly formed alliance by having a conference call for the press. There were a lot of the members of the conference present, and they all had something to say. The best part however, was the Q&A.
The most important things to note are, they aren’t announcing a Google Phone, now, if [...]
