Offshore software developer position using Ruby on Rails and web technologies to build web applications for desktop browsers and targeting mobile devices. Also using Rhomobile to make native mobile applications. Candidate should be a remote worker, must use an Intel Mac running OSX 10.5 or 10.6, should have strong communications skills, good written and spoken English. Availability… →
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Google Nexus One: what Motorola Droid should have been
Jason Chen of Gizmodo tried the Google Nexus One thanks to an anonymous source. As a result, new photos and a hands-on video surfaced. Chen said “You can call the design the antithesis of the Droid: smooth, curved, and light, instead of hard, square and pointy,” he said. “It feels long and silky and natural… →
Google "Nexus One" Android 2.1 Phone coming January 5, 2010
Two versions of Google phone were planned, Reuters reported, one to be subsidized through T-Mobile by contract and one unlocked version sold through Google’s website. The new Android based and Google branded phone could be launched as early as January 5, 2010. The phone will run Android 2.1…
iPod Touch growth silently builds a consumer base for future iPhone revisions.
“The highly publicized launch of Droid last month marked a major effort by Google, Verizon and Motorola to slow the iPhone’s growing power in the marketplace. And while the Android platform is the most legitimate challenger to iPhone smartphone dominance, it’s important to remember that the iPhone’s flank is protected by an often overlooked, powerful… →
iPhone OS vs. Android: Apple's success vs. Google's failure?
I just completed reading a 3 pages article on AppleInsider and this gave me a different perspective on Android. Prince McLean thinks Google created Android as a Windows Mobile killer to safeguard its own advertising and search market, not to compete with the iPhone. And he has some evidence you should check out. Some of… →
Mobile Advertising Networks: Google purchases AdMob Inc.
AdMob is the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace, offering solutions for discovery, branding and monetization on the mobile web. Mobile devices are a critical media platform and we are building the tools to let every business on earth leverage mobile. Google’s purchase of AdMob Inc. will make it the Internet’s largest mobile advertising company. The… →
Motorola Droid sold 100,000 in first weekend, over a million iPhone 3GS sold in its first three days of sale
Motorola’s new Android-based Droid, which launched on Verizon Wireless last Friday and aims to take on Apple’s iPhone, is estimated to have sold about 100,000 units in its first weekend according to analysts. Most stores surveyed sold at least half of their stock. With more phones based on the Google Android mobile operating system releasing… →
Samsung Bada: the new iPhone and Android platform rival
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the launch of its own open mobile platform, Samsung bada [bada] in December. This new addition to Samsung’s mobile ecosystem enables developers to create applications for millions of new Samsung mobile phones, and consumers to enjoy a fun and diverse mobile experience. The company’s… →