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Nissan plans to make Leaf data available to app developers
Posted On 14 May 2013 By Myriam Joire. Under: Uncategorized.
Those of you familiar with the Nissan Leaf will know about its Carwings system, which lets you check the vehicle's charge, turn on the AC, rate your driving efficiency against others and even read RSS feeds out loud -- all over an always-on cellul...
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Android chief says Google I/O will focus on devs, not new products
Posted On 13 May 2013 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
Sundar Pichai, Andy Rubin's replacement as Android chief, has been talking to Wired about his new job. He poured ice water on the idea that we'll see a raft of new hardware at Google I/O, the company's annual developer conference. Instead, he said...
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Mozilla offering free phones in hopes of bolstering Firefox OS app development
Posted On 09 May 2013 By Mark Hearn. Under: Uncategorized.
Attention HTML5 virtuosos: Mozilla is thirsty for your talents. So much, in fact, that the outfit is baiting developers with a free smartphone in the hopes they'll return the favor with fresh Firefox OS apps. In order to qualify for a device, you'...
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Google updates I/O 2013 Android app, details streaming schedule
Posted On 09 May 2013 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Google's spreading the love around to both I/O 2013 attendees and non-attendees alike with an update to its official conference app and a schedule of live-streaming videos, events and interviews. After signing in with your Google+ account, the app...
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Android metrics show Jelly Bean adoption overtaking Ice Cream Sandwich
Posted On 01 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Google's big shake-up of Android version metrics has already given us a better understanding of where the platform's active users truly stand. Now that we're a month into the new methodology, we have a good sense of where those users are going -- ...
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Google policy change requires apps like Facebook to update via the Play Store (updated)
Posted On 25 Apr 2013 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Google just released a new Play Store version (4.0.27) that, at first glance, contains only very minor tweaks -- except for one little thing. A new policy change will no longer permit any apps to update without going through the Play Store's inter...
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Roku 2 menu update gets a new ‘end of May’ deadline in message to devs
Posted On 25 Apr 2013 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
We loved the Roku 3's new UI when we reviewed it recently and eagerly anticipated its arrival on "current-gen" hardware this month, but that may not be in the cards. Dave Zatz points out an email sent to Roku developers today that mentions "the ne...
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App Store hits 45 billion total downloads, iCloud notches 300 million users
Posted On 23 Apr 2013 By Alexis Santos. Under: Uncategorized.
After cluing us in on the state of its ever-stuffed coffers, Apple's given us a quick progress report on its App Store, noting that it's reached a total of 45 billion downloads -- a 5 billion jump since the end of its last quarter. Cook's crew als...
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Adapteva shows off production Parallella mini ‘supercomputer’ boards
Posted On 20 Apr 2013 By Joe Pollicino. Under: Uncategorized.
With its ambitious Parallella computing project funded on Kickstarter since last October, Adapteva's now showing off its first mass-production boards. These Raspberry Pi-esque devices are capable of supercomputer-like parallel computing performanc...
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Google Play to display tablet-optimized screenshots, once developers do their part
Posted On 16 Apr 2013 By Mark Hearn. Under: Uncategorized.
Tired of accidentally downloading apps to your Android tablet that look best on a smartphone? If so, it appears that Google has heard your cries. The company recently updated its developer console to accept app screenshots that are specific to 7-inch...
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