Google recently announced the launch of Android Instant Apps, a new technology which allows just the bare minumum of an App to be downloaded from links, bypassing the Play Store. This sounds cool enough on its own, but the implications of this reach far deeper than at first appears, and could end up changing the entire internet.
The Garmin-Asus Android handset is announced!
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Ahead of next weeks global shindig in Barcelona, Garmin-ASUS have announced their first Android handset - the nuvifone A50. It's not their first handset, since the nuvifone line already existed, but has been met with disappointing market reaction to date. That looks all set to change however with the A50 supporting their flagship GPS technology in conjunction with voice recognition and multitouch. It also claims to surpass Googles much-publicised free turn-by-turn satnav, which all new Android models feature, by having all the maps preloaded rather than pulled in from the net as needed.
Creative Zii Trinity
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Creative - yes those same folks most famous for their audio cards during the dawn of the PC era - have announced an Android based smartphone with almost impossible specs. They stress the Zii Trinity is a concept handset which may never make it to market, but nevertheless their reference design is just sitting there waiting for ambitious manufacturers to run with this amazing phone. It has full HD 1080p video playback - that's Blu-Ray quality - with HDMI output, plus a 5 Megapixel camera and 3,1 inch OLED multitouch display.
Google to sell "Nexus One" own Android handset next year
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Now even the WSJ is reporting the Googlephone as almost certain, so it looks like all the rumours surrounding this seismic event are true. They even have a name for the Android device they plan to sell to consumers directly but without a cariier deal: the Nexus One. You'll forgive us if we skip a picture of it and the specs - will a HTC logo do? - because that's who the big G has partnered with to manufacture it. Prototypes have been handed out to employees at the Googleplex, and it's supposed to be available as soon as next year.
Motorola Motus: Blurry pics spotted
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Whatever next? Do the good folks at Motorola never sleep? Now we hear of the Motus, a snappy looking keyboard-sporting Android handset. The (alleged) specs are a 3.1 inch 480x320 touchscreen display, a 5 meg camera and 802.11b&g WiFi. It was only cleared airorthy by the FCC a few weeks ago and won't be sold until next year, but the downer is it "only" runs Android 1.6 - if indeed any of these rumours turn out to be true.
Remotely monitor patients with RS TechMedia Dyna‐Vision Android app
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[Press Release]
Broek op Langedijk, the Netherlands – RS TechMedic B.V., a Dutch based company with eight years experience in medical device development, today announced the release of their G1 Android telemedicine Application. With this application, physicians can monitor vital signs of ambulant and home-care patients at anytime from anywhere around the world.
Android enterprise apps arrive
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The Android mobile platform is about to become better-suited for business use, thanks to two upcoming software offerings from DataViz due in 2009: Documents to Go, a Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint viewing, creation and editing program; and RoadSync, a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync program.
Many business-oriented smartphones already ship with a free, standard version of Documents to Go, including new BlackBerry devices, and there's a Premium Edition with expanded functionality that sells for $69.99. Docs to Go is also available for Palm Windows Mobile and
Skype for Android released
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Skype has released a version of its calling software for Android smartphones and more than 100 Java-capable cell phones from LG, Motorola, Nokia and Samsung. The mobile Skype is a scaled-back version of the PC version of the calling service, and it enables mobile users to make Skype-to-Skype calls, send and receive instant messages from Skype contacts, see when your contacts are online, and make Skype calls to landlines and cell phones for low rates. The mobile service uses
