Google i/o 2013: some juicy details about meeting places (Google Babel) and Android 4.3

By Jean-Louis-Petrod 6 may 2013

Mentioned several times in the last few months, the new service by Google develops a few days from his presentation on the Google i/o. We also learn that until then Google Babel frequents actually be calledat that time. While a few days ago, a member of the Forum of the verge was told us, that this new to Android solution is a similar application messages but green icon and UI UI holo this is had, that it returns more information.

Therefore, Google is Babel frequents. A name that is not in contrast to Google + video chat feature. As we learn also Ryan socio, the final application supports not synchronization of the SMS and MMS, everything from downhill, not last but functionality will probably be included in the next update.

We learn from the same source, the Google now very soon propose that a function should grow a new user interface, which is based on a holo location based reminders and Gmail. Some additional details about Android 4.3 remain however very short as far as obviously not work sources of social on the program of the next beta of the operating system internal.

Still assuming that socio-already in the past had, unless some exclusive information about different products from Google as the nexus-4, nexus 7 and 10, can it be considered a reliable source.

Google Babel will be called after all meeting places.

It remains the fact that 10 days after the opening of the Google i/o-2013 there is finally some juicy details on Android 4.3 and in particular on the new Unified Messaging service Google Babel venues on which seems enormously dependent on Google.

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HTC apologises for the delay, for more about the dev edition

We have just received some more information about HTC, as well as the delay in shipping 32 GB SIM-unlocked HTC is one of the 64-gigabyte "developer edition" in the locked bootloader.

The official wording of the HTC is still "before the end of April," but things very well might not be so bad.

We will tell you ...

Here is the complete, official announcement from HTC:

"We are thrilled that HTC One is now available on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and numerous national retail partners; However, we are experiencing unexpected delays in the delivery of pre-order 32 GB and 64 GB SIM-unlock the developer edition. We are working to fullfill the orders as soon as possible but no later than at the delivery to customers before the end of April. We apologize for the delay to those customers. We know a lot of the excitement of this phone, and we can't wait to get this device to all of our customers hands. "

At the end of April, is, of course, only a week and a half today. And, we are told, it is actually quite the worst delivery scenario at this stage. There is no production problems or anything scary as that-it's just that it has trickled down to the HTC one sorry shipping nationwide have been affected by the floods, as well as the sustained terrorist event in Boston in the Midwest.

It is possible, we have heard, the delivery status can be updated in the afternoon, and we could very well see the phones already before the end of the month. We recommend checking out the HTC's order status page later today.

And if you hear anything new, screaming in our forums.

What mutant surgery is this Nexus 4 about to undergo?

Well, would you look at that. Someone went and dissected their Nexus 4. 

But that's not just any someone. That's Rod Whitby of webOS Internals fame who's taken apart his Nexus 4, with the intent of swapping out the Qi wireless charging for the tried and true, old-school (and now defunct) Palm Touchstone. (As we showed last year, the Nexus 4 and Touchstone are not compatible.)  "Qi charging (or at least the physical implementation of it on current devices) is inferior to Palm Touchstone charging," Whitby wrote recently on Google+.

Nexus 4 wireless charging became a bit of a thing this week when webOS Nation editor -- and like many of us here a multi-platform tinkerer -- expressed his loathing for the Nexus 4's official wireless charging orb. So Whitby, as any good Android hacker should appreciate, is doing something about it. And he's no stranger to this sort of mod, having performed iit on the Galaxy Nexus as well as on the Nexus 7.

Will this one be successful? It's going to be a tight fit, Whitby writes. But if anyone can do it, it's him. 

Source: +Rod Whitby

apps Android: what you need to know about them

apps Android are applications that have been conceived in general with the language, in collaboration with the Android Java programming Software Development Kit. However, there are other Android NDK development kits as indigenous tools for extensions or applications in c++.

There is a visual environment called Google App Inventor used by beginners and the developers of apprentice. This is also used by the framework of multiple phone web-based application.

End users can get Android applications on two methods. You can get them in an app store as the Amazon App store and Google Play. You can also download and configure the APK file from the application of a third-party web site.

If you use Google Play Store, you can navigate through download and modify applications that are created by developers and launched by Google. These applications appear in Google Play Store and can be pre-attached to gadgets that conform to the criteria of compatibility of Google. The list of applications that are suitable for the gadget is defended by the application. In addition, application developers may limit your specific application carriers or transporters for commercial purposes.

Until September 2012, the number of applications available for Android crossed 650,000 and the projected number of applications that you have downloaded the Google Play Store exceeded 25 trillion. Statistics say that the number of devices it was installed the operating system Android cross 400 million.

Multi-tasking of apps for Android

Android apps multitasking feature has been updated with the release of Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0. If users keep pressing the multitasking button or the start of an Android device, a task manager are that it has a list of applications that have been opened lately. Users may choose to start using the application in the State which was used on the previous occasion.

Android software development

This is the procedure where you are generating new applications for the Android operating system. A survey conducted in June of 2011 confirms that more than 67% of cell phone developers have used Android for application publishing platform. Mobile developers are finding extremely easy-to-use platform. In the second quarter of 2012, have been sold approximately 105 million Android smartphones representing a total fee of 68% of smartphone sales up to that room.

Application development tools for Android

The following tools are used for the development of the application process:

Android Software Development Kit (SDK)
Open accessory Android Development Kit
Native Development Kit
HyperNext creator Android
App Inventor for Android
The Simple project
Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
Basic4android

It is worth mentioning that application developers always face challenges associated with Java standards since no standard set is used to develop them. To do this, have developed many tools that help in the activities of conversion of Android. To check the credentials and the perspectives of developers of Android apps, make sure of to take into account, including the location, experience, skills etc, that following the advice.

Development company of Android apps with team of experts and the experience of developers of Android and iPhone Developer who develops applications for many platforms that adapt to the needs of the business.

Samsung isn't forgetting about devices for emerging markets

Samsung may be spending tens of millions of dollars to put on events for the unveiling of the Galaxy S4, but it hasn't forgotten about making devices targeted at emerging markets. We see a lot of new Samsung devices come through that are targeted at the mid range -- such as the Galaxy S3 Mini -- but the Korean manufacturer is also targeting the hyper low-end of emerging markets such as India and Indonesia. In areas where the landscape until recently has been dominated by feature phones, Samsung has gained considerable market share with devices that cost about $100 unlocked. The Wall Street Journal points out that Samsung's market share in Indonesia has risen from 2-percent in 2010 to over 50-percent last quarter.

While there is still a huge untapped market of feature phone users trying to make the move to smart phones, some are worried that Samsung's race to meet the low-end demands will cut into profits. Analysts calculate Samsung's operating margin on these low-end devices at about 12-percent, or less than half of what it is for high-end devices. It's hard to fault Samsung for trying to grab every piece of the market, however. In many cases these consumers are either buying a cheap phone or no phone at all, so choosing to not offer a low-end device to them is a completely lost sale. And with a company the size of Samsung, there's hardly a fight for resources to push into a new market.

Samsung is likely smart to push into emerging markets, if for no other reason than to get consumers acquainted with their smart phones for future purchases. Building up both market share, but also mind share, is extremely important for the long-term viability of sales in a market. They may be buying just $100 entry-level smart phones today, but in a couple of years there's a good chance that the same group of consumers will be ready for the higher end device -- and Samsung will be waiting there to sell them one.

Source: WSJ