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An update to the Dropbox for Android client issued yesterday allows users to automatically save every photograph taken with a phone’s camera to their Dropbox in full resolution. A new setting to Turn on Camera Upload also lets you upload existing photos and videos over wireless or both wireless and cellular networks. In case of the latter, Dropbox will not upload large videos using a data plan; although, you can override the preference in settings . Your photos and clips save in a private folder on your Dropbox called Camera Uploads . The company said people wishing to test the new feature would get an extra 3GB of free storage for a total of 5GB.
Dropbox can now automatically backup your camera roll at the touch of a button | 9to5Google | Beyond Good and Evil
Despite being touted as "free" and "open source," Android is anything but, writes Richard Stallman, prominent hacker, programmer, and software activist, in The Guardian . It's a dense piece of writing, but here's some of the nuggets we took away from it: Google said it withheld the 3.0 source code for Android because it was buggy. Stallman says that's fine for people who want to run the Android system, but the users should be the ones deciding that in order for the software to be truly "free."
Richard Stallman On Android
While Apple continues to score wins in the use of its iPad for inflight entertainment, Boeing has chosen its nemesis – Google’s Android operating system – to provide music, video and even airline-specific apps for the next-gen 787 Dreamliner. According to Mark Larson, technical manager at Boeing’s Dreamliner Gallery, all 787s now in production will be fitted with Android-based servers and touchscreens. “Those Dreamliners that are being configured right now can get (Android)” Larson told Australian Business Traveller . Panasonic has already built the first 787-certified Android touchscreen, which is available in everything from economy seats to first-class suites. However, Larson explains that “a lot of the larger screens (for business and first class) will be non-touch because you can't reach them, although they’ve also got a prototype of gesturing,” so if your monitor is too far away you can control it using simple hand gestures.
Boeing chooses Android for 787 Dreamliner's entertainment system - Flights | hotels | frequent flyer | business class - Australian Business Traveller
By Neil Hughes Published: 12:55 PM EST (09:55 AM PST) Apple's initial legal victory over rival HTC in a patent infringement suit could pave the way for Apple to collect high royalties from devices running Google Android, according to one analysis. Mike Abramsky with RBC Capital Markets believes that Apple has the upper hand over HTC, which is a smaller handset maker with a limited portfolio of intellectual property. As such, Apple could potentially push for an injunction and ask the U.S.
Apple's victory over HTC may set high royalty precedent for Android devices
A year after wireless carriers gave Google Inc. GOOG +1.43% a testy reception at their big industry conference in Barcelona, the software company's Android operating system has become the star of the show. Android powers every significant device launched at the Mobile World Congress and is benefiting from a big marketing push by Google to trumpet its arrival. Beyond the hype, it's becoming increasingly evident to carriers, handset makers and app developers that Android is on equal footing, if not surpassing in some ways, Apple Inc.'s AAPL +2.65% iOS platform. The concern now is that it could become too powerful.
Mobile World Congress: Google's Android Big in Barcelona - WSJ.com
Android Users Can Now Check In To Foursquare By Using Their Voice
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This morning Google held an event to showcase Android Honeycomb, the new version of the mobile OS that is focused on tablets. There wasn’t much news around the OS — we’ve seen it previewed in a few demos — but the team did show off some of Honeycomb’s slickest features, like widgets and an improved 3D rendering engine. But what about actually using the tablet OS?
First Impressions Using Android Honeycomb, Google’s iPad Rival
Android To Nokia: You Ain’t Cool Unless You Pee Your Pants [Video]
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This weekend, I’ve been catching up on some reading. One post that was of particular interest to me was David Beach’s article from last week about developing for Android . Beach, who is a product manager at eBay Mobile and a co-founder of 12seconds, basically says that the experience sucks for a number of reasons (all of which Google can fix, but will take quite a bit of work and time). But one quote in particular stuck out to me: Android has succeeded despite Google.
Is Android Only Surging Because Apple Is Letting It?
Like many projects in Silicon Valley (see: Twitter ), Chrome To Phone started as a mere side project at Google . Dave Burke, Google’s Engineering Manager for Mobile and the chief architect for Chrome To Phone, was just tinkering around with Google’s third party developer tools in his free time. Fascinated by the divide between mobile and desktop, he stumbled upon Chrome To Phone. “I created an early version that I sent around internally, and then I started getting sort of notes and e-mails from people going ‘Wow, this is really useful, thanks for creating it!’
Google Chrome To Phone, Soon With Phone To Chrome (TCTV)
Why go to a press conference, when the press conference can come to you? This morning Google held a press event in San Francisco to unveil a few new Android features including Google Voice Actions . Currently comprised of 13 “actions,” the sleek app allows user to verbally command their phones to perform a wide array of tasks such as to call a friend, find directions, dictate and send e-mail/text messages, call any business on Google Search, find songs, etc.
What’s Next For Google Voice Actions? A Discussion With Google’s Mobile Team
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Google: 25% Of Queries From Android 2.0 Devices Use Voice Search
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Google Unveils Awesomely Fast And Accurate Voice Actions For Android
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