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There’s been no shortage of hype and hot air surrounding the release of the Droid, from the $100 million ad campaign Verizon launched to promote the phone to the latest Apple ads firing back at Verizon’s “iDon’t” spots attacking the iPhone.

That’s not to mention the myriad head-to-head comparisons between the Droid and the iPhone that have been posted online and whether the Motorola device will emerge as a true challenger to the smartphone crown over time. One area where the Droid already appears to be having an impact, though, is in mobile advertising.

The Droid already accounts for nearly a quarter (24%) of the ad impressions generated by Android-powered phones worldwide in the two week’s following its Nov. 6 launch, according to the latest data from mobile ad network AdMob. That made it second only to the G1, the initial Android phone launched last year, which had a 36% share.

With the release of other handsets including the myTouch 3G from T-Mobile and the HTC Hero from Sprint, Android in October increased its share of impressions to 20%, up from 17% the prior month. Based on its strong start, the Droid looks likely to overtake the G1 as the pointy edge of the Android spear in advertising.

But the Google operating system still has a ways to go to catch up with the iPhone OS, which represents 55% of smartphone impressions among in the U.S. and 50% globally. But we’ll see what the Droid does in the coming months.

Google terkenal akan mesin pencarinya yang sangat handal, ringan dan akurat.

Setelah mengeluarkan Android… sebuah sistem operasi untuk smartphone, tentunya Android juga dibekali dengan mesin pencari yang handal untuk memudahkan user dalam melakukan pencarian apa aja, kapan aja dan dimana aja.

Seperti contoh gambar diatas, keyword pencarian terakhir akan ditampilkan dibawah field Quick Searech Box. Hal ini sangat membantu jika kita ingin melakukan pencarian ulang dengan keyword yang sama dan mengurangi proses typing berulang-ulang.

Gambar disampingnya adalah contoh hasil pencarian dengan keyword “ma”. Hebatnya mesin pencari di Android ini adalah, semua hal yang berhubungan dengan keyword tersebut akan ditampilkan!!! Mulai dari aplikasi yang ada di android, SMS/MMS, email, kontak dan juga link/referensi ke internet semua ditampilkan di satu layar.

Hasil pencarian juga diurutkan dengan baik oleh Android, semua hal yang berhasil ditemukan didalam internal Android akan ditampilkan di urutan teratas dan berikutnya adalah link ke internet.

Selain itu, hasil pencarian juga dikelompokkan sesuai fungsinya masing-masing. Lihat gambar diatas, jika kita tap “More results…” maka akan muncul hasil pencarian berdasarkan kelompok fungsi tertentu beserta jumlah hasil pencarian yang ditemukan.

Jika kita tap lagi kelompok hasil pencarian tersebut, maka hasil pencarian akan bisa dilihat secara detil. Seperti contoh gambar diatas, hasil pencarian dengan keyword “ma” menghasilkan 6 kontak dan juga 4 aplikasi yang ada di sistem Android.

Sekarang… coba ketikkan keyword “SyamSyah” di androidmu, dan lihat apakah blog ini muncul di hasil pencarian yang teratas ??? hehehehe…

HTC have built the HTC Hero Sim Free to offer outstanding functionality while remaining compact and appealing with some compelling features such as up-to-date Facebook and Twitter updates, high resolution 5MP camera, teflon coating and a beautiful 3.2inch multi touch screen and the ultra customisable HTC Sense user interface.

The HTC Hero sim free phone is the 3rd generation of mobile phones from HTC to feature Google’s Android operating system and they have come along way since the original G1. Google Android is creating strong competition between phone manufactuers as they can now fully focus on the hardware development. This should see some great improvements in mobile technology over the next few years.

Much to Apples dissapointment, the HTC Hero sim free is the very first phone to fully support Abobe Flash – something the iPhone can’t do. You will be able to load any flash object, including games, video, applications and other streaming media.

Setting another first for HTC, the HTC hero sim free features a large multi touch display and 3.5mm headphone jack. The HTC Hero has also recieved Teflon covering treatment to make sure it is well protected during daily use, and is the only mobile phone on the market to have this.

The HTC Hero provides everything you will need to get the best Google Android experience. The original features of Android will change how you use your phone as it becomes a great part of everyday life. Android also has its own applications market place meaning you can customize the handset to your exact needs with thousands of applications to select from.

HTC Hero Sim Free Overview

* Large 3.2inch multi-touch display
* Based on Google Android
* 5 megapixel camera with auto focus
* Connect via HSPDA, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and Quad-band
* Teflon coated to offer additional protection
* 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm / 135 grammes

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Should You Buy The HTC HERO?
Learn More At The HTC Wiki

HTC have built the HTC Hero Sim Free to offer spectacular functions while remaining concise and irresistible with some strong features such as up-to-date Facebook and Twitter updates, full resolution 5MP camera, teflon coating and a beautiful 3.2inch multi touch display and the ultra customisable HTC Sense user interface.

The HTC Hero sim free phone is the third generation of mobile phones from HTC to feature Google’s Android operating system and they have come along way since the original G1. As handset manufactuers embrace Android, this is going to create intense competition in the hardware market as the hardware is the only thing that will differ between Android based devices.

Much to Apples dissapointment, the HTC Hero sim free is the very first handset to fully support Abobe Flash – something the iPhone can’t do. You will be able to load any flash object, including games, video, applications and other streaming media.

Setting another first for HTC, the HTC hero sim free has a big multi touch screen and 3.5mm headphone socket. The mobile phone is shielded by a hard Teflon coating to ensure the phone doesnt pick up any nasty knocks or scratches from day to day usage, this is another first for the mobile phone industry.

Google Android and the HTC Hero are a couple made in paradise. Google Android will alter how you use and view a mobile phone thanks to its powerful and original features. There are thousands of free applications available from the Android Market to further extend the functionality of the mobile phone.

HTC Hero Sim Free Spec Overview

* Large 3.2″ multi-touch display
* Powered by Google Android
* Sharp 5MP digital camera
* Connect via HSPDA, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and Quad-band
* Teflon surfaced to offer additional protection
* 135g / 112×56.2×14.4mm

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Should You Buy The HTC HERO?
HTC HERO – A Mobile Dream

After the release of OS 2 for Android and Droid earlier this year, came Adobe’s Photoshop version for Android phones. Photoshop.com released it’s Mobile application for Android this month.  This new App competes with Photoshop’s Mobile App for Iphone. This new App gives  users the ability to batch edit their photos, to color correct them and to enjoy many other photoshop features on the Android phone.

Techchee comments on the new version, stating that “Of course, the mobile version of the Photoshop is different from the full-fledged version. You could only carry out some simple tasks on your Android phones. But it should be more than sufficient for those who’d love to twist some photos before uploading them to Facebook for sharing.”

In order to use the application users are required to open a ‘free Photoshop.com’ account and get the application from the Android market. The best bit about this App is that now you can edit your images online anywhere/anytime through your phone.

The Android 2.0 platform comes with new features, one of them being it’s camera. The features of the camera include:

• Built-in flash support
• Digital zoom
• Scene mode
• White balance
• Color effect
• Macro focus

Check out the Photoshop.com Android video:

http://mobile.photoshop.com/android/howtovideo.html?sdid=FBNUA

images from mobile.photoshop.com/android

Also posted on http://www.amvona.com/blog/photoshop-com-mobile-app-for-android.html

Are you  a mobile device interaction designer with experience of Google Android? I’m unable to tell you lots more about this project as I have signed an NDA – but I can tell you that you will be responsible in helping shape a new product. You will be working at concept stage during the project and helping to figure out the design requirements and sketch these out with a team of designers and techies. You will then be asked to design any of the interaction that was noted from the discovery phase.

This is a freelance project to start ASAP. Day rate around £350pd

Clear and compact, the HTC Hero sim free does not compromise on features with some compelling features such as up-to-date Facebook and Twitter updates, full resolution 5MP camera, teflon coating and a beautiful 3.2inch multi touch display and the ultra customisable HTC Sense user interface.

This is the third Google Android based device to be released by HTC and they have sure enough built on the success of the original G1 phone. Android has been embraced by a large range of mobile phone manufactures which is exciting for consumers as manufactures fight it out over raw specifications.

The HTC Hero sim free is the first handset to feature full support for Adobe flash player. This will allow you to play any flash based application, whether its a game or streaming media.

HTC have also introduced multitouch engineering and a 3.5mm headphone jack to use your preferred headphones. It is also the only handset on the market to feature a complete Teflon coating protecting it from scrapes, bumps and bumps which is important during day to day usage.

The HTC Hero provides everything you will need to get the best Google Android experience. Androids open source compelling features will alter the way you communicate and use your phone forever. Like the iPhone, Android has its own marketplace that is busting with thousands of original applications to provide for every need.

HTC Hero Sim Free Specifications

* Rich, vivid 3.2″ display
* Google Android OS
* High resolution 5megapixel camera
* Connect via HSPDA, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and Quad-band
* Fully Teflon surfaced for protection
* Dimensions 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 millimetres / Weighs 135grams

Learn More
HTC HERO And Android A Match Made In Heaven
Learn More At The HTC Wiki

Mês passado tivemos o Motorola Droid, o primeiro handset com Android 2.0. Para alguém vendo de fora, parece apenas mais um smartphone Google, mas o 2.0 é mais do que isso: é a prova de que o Android finalmente veio para dominar o mundo.

Peraí, o que é exatamente o Android?

Nas palavras do Google, é “a primeira plataforma verdadeiramente aberta e ampla para aparelhos móveis”. Não significa muito, então eis uma explicação: é um SO móvel open-source baseado em Linux, completo com um gerenciador personalizável de janelas, kernel Linux 2.6 modificado, navegador baseado no WebKit e câmera embutida, calendário, mensagens, discador, calculadora, media player e aplicativos de álbum. Se isto lhe soa meio escasso, é porque é mesmo: o Android por si só não acrescenta muita coisa; na verdade, um telefone com Android puro mal pareceria um smartphone. Ainda bem que estes telefones não existem.

O Android é o Linux, visto que seus componentes principais são open-source e gratuitos e o Google deve publicar o seu código-fonte com cada release. Mas o verdadeiro cerne da experiência do telefone Android são os aplicativos Google como Maps, GChat, Gmail, Android Market, Google Voice, Places e YouTube, que são closed-source, o que significa que o Google é dono deles integralmente. Todo telefone Google vem com estes aplicativos de uma forma ou outra; assim, para o usuário, a distinção não é tão importante assim. Dito isto, de vez em quando ele levanta a cabeça, como daquela vez em que o modder Cyanogen teve que remover os aplicativos do seu Android personalizado para evitar ser processado pelo Google:

O assunto levantado é a redistribuição dos aplicativos proprietários do Google como Maps, GTalk, Market e YouTube. Eles são propriedade intelectual Google e a minha intenção é respeitar isso. Eu não distribuirei mais estes aplicativos como parte do CyanogenMod.

Isto pode levar a problemas mais mainstream (e confusos), como o tocante (foi mal o trocadilho!) problema do multitoque: os SO Android suporta multitoque no sentido de reconhecer múltiplos pontos de entrada simultaneamente na tela. Mas os aplicativos Android do Google não! Ou seja, quando uma empresa como a HTC vem e decide por diligentemente acrescentar multitoque ao SO, eles só podem acrescentá-lo às partes open-source, como o navegador (ou os seus próprios aplicativos closed-source), não aos aplicativos proprietários do Google. É por isso que o Hero possui controle de zoom com beliscada no seu navegador e nos álbuns de fotos, mas não no Google Maps.

O problema fica ainda menos trivial conforme os aplicativos ficam mais centrais à experiência Android. Você se lembra de como o Google Maps Navigation era, digamos, o recurso propaganda para o Android 2.0? Bem, ele era, mas tecnicamente falando, ele não faz parte do Android. É apenas parte de um aplicativo feito pelo Google para o Android e que irá junto com a maioria dos handsets Android. Exceto nos países onde o Google não possui dados de mapeamento bem-organizados. É isso o que está acontecendo com o Droid europeu, que, por sinal, tem multitoque no seu navegador, como o Hero. É por isso que a distinção importa.

Ou seja, por que se preocupar tanto com a definição e proteção deste componente open-source quando certamente o Google poderia simplesmente organizar um sistema operacional móvel closed-source e distribuí-lo gratuitamente, não é? claro, isto impossibilitaria que os fabricantes de handsets exercessem sua capacidade de livremente modificar certos componentes chave do SO, mas a verdadeira motivação, por mais estranho que possa parecer, tem menos a ver com telefones e mais a ver com, bem, todo o resto.

Como chegamos aqui

Vamos voltar até 7 de novembro de 2007, quando a aliança Open Handset – uma enorme coalizão das empresas da indústria móvel – apertou as mãos e anunciou ao mundo seu novo filhote. O seu nome era Android e nos disseram muito pouco sobre ele. No entanto, o que nos disseram foi praticamente tudo com chavões frustrantes e vagos:

Os fabricantes de handsets e operadoras wireless terão liberdade para personalizar o Android de modo a trazer ao mercado novos produtos inovadores com mais rapidez e custo muito menor. Os desenvolvedores terão total acesso às capacidades do handset e ferramentas que permitirão que eles criem serviços mais atraentes e user-friendly, levando o modelo de desenvolvedor de Internet ao espaço móvel.

Ficamos um pouco desapontados com o fato de o GPhone não ser exatamente um telefone mas, como para a maior parte das pessoas, isto soou bastante empolgante para nós. Vago, mas empolgante.

E foi assim que esperamos, pacientemente. E esperamos. Daí, quase um ano depois, pusemos nossas mãos no primeiro hardware a usar de fato o Android. Ele era chamado T-Mobile G1 e ELE ERA BOM. Então, seis meses mais tarde, chegou outro telefone – o Magic, ou MyTouch, que era mais ou menos idêntico ao primeiro, tirando o teclado. Mas somente dois anos completos após a primeira aparição do Android – quando não apenas a HTC, mas também a Motorola, Samsung e a Sony começaram a mostrar produtos fresquinhos – que ele começou a dar a sensação de ser mais do que apenas um experimento. E mais importante do que ter hardware sempre novo, o SO Android havia mudado também. E muito.

O T-Mobile G1 veio junto com o Android 1.0, que não estava exatamente carente de recursos, mas ainda dava a sensação de ser meio pelado. Tivemos que esperar até fevereiro de 2009 para termos aplicativos pagos aparecendo no Android Market, e em abril vimos a primeira grande atualização, o Android 1.5 “Cupcake” (as atualizações vêm todas em ordem alfabética e com nomes temáticos de docinhos). A seguir veio o 1.6 “Donut”, com o qual vem a maior parte dos novos handsets de agora. Depois o 2.0 (“Eclair”), que traz também integração com networking social, uma melhorada na interface, suporte a novas resoluções dos aparelhos, um SDK desenvolvedor fresquinho e suporte para o opcional Google Maps Navigation. Esta versão atualmente só é encontrada no Motorola Droid, mas deve começar a aparecer em outros lugares dentro de alguns meses. E aqui estamos. E isto é só metade da história.

O Android não é apenas um SO de telefone

Sabe aquela declaração que eu mostrei logo acima? Aquilo veio da aliança Open Handset, um consórcio de gente relacionada a telefones – fabricantes de handsets, fabricantes de chips móveis e afins. Mas vamos olhar ainda mais atrás outra declaração, dos primórdios do projeto Android, ainda no início de 2008:

O Android não é uma peça única de hardware; é uma plataforma completa de software ponta-a-ponta que pode ser adaptada para trabalhar com qualquer número de configurações de hardware. Tudo está lá, desde o bootloader até os aplicativos. Mesmo que você não esteja planejando lançar um aparelho móvel tão em breve, o Android tem muito a oferecer. Está interessado em trabalhar com um software de reconhecimento de fala? Procura fazer pesquisa com máquinas virtuais? Precisa de uma solução já pronta com Linux? Tudo isto está disponível, agora, como parte do Projeto Open Source Android, junto com bibliotecas gráficas, codecs de mídia e algumas das melhores ferramentas de desenvolvimento com as quais já trabalhei.

Praticamente todo o papo sobre o Android ao longo dos últimos dois anos tem sido sobre Android o SO de telefone, não o Android distribuição leve de Linux. Enquanto o Google estava ocupado lançando fortes atualizações voltadas a telefones, o Android começava a adentrar sorrateiramente em outras áreas, como se fosse uma doença. Uma boa doença, daquelas que todo mundo gosta! Sim, uma daquelas. Foi aí que as coisas começaram a ficar estranhas.

Você se lembra daqueles quase-netbooks Android? Tudo parte do plano. E o Nook da Barnes & Noble movido a Android? Não deveria ser surpresa. Navegadores Android? Por que não? PMPs? A Creative tem um. Molduras de fotos e set-top boxes? Já a caminho.

A maioria destes dispositivos não se parecerão como hardware Android para nós porque as nossas associações mais fortes com o SO são todas visuais e voltadas a telefones, como a tela inicial, a gaveta de aplicativos e o discador. No entanto, isto faz tanta parte da visão Android quanto os telefones – só não será tão óbvio.

O seu DVR Android não terá uma gaveta de aplicativos, mas compartilhará o kernel e um sistema de widgets inesperadamente bom. O seu PMP Android pode rodar uma interface personalizada, mas terá acesso a milhares de aplicativos, como se fosse um iPod Touch open-source. A sua moldura de foto Android pode se parecer como qualquer outra moldura de foto, mas quando cai a sua conexão wireless, ele terá uma tela decente e completa de configurações para ajudá-lo a retomar a conexão. Além de atualizações online. E talvez ainda custe alguns dinheiros a menos do que se esperaria, afinal, como devemos lembrar, o Android é gratuito. Este é o nosso futuro Android e ele parece ser animal.

O que acontece agora

O primeiro passo na dominação Android é necessariamente pelos telefones. O Android 2.0 significa que os handsets não são mais apenas interessantes; eles são verdadeiramente compráveis. Como disse o Matt recentemente:

Com o tempo, o Android pode muito bem vir a ser o telefone Internet, sem sombra de dúvida, em termos de capacidades puras….o potencial do Android 2.0 finalmente passa a sensação de ser tão enorme quanto a do iPhone e eu fico até arrepiado só de pensar nisso.

Os problemas que os telefones ainda têm – entre eles, péssima reprodução de mídia e a falta de um cliente de desktop nativo para gerenciar mídia – não são por conta do Android e sim do Google, que na verdade é apenas um grande patrocinador do Android. Ou o Google os resolve logo, ou o sonho das comunidades open-source e de desenvolvedores de aplicativos crescendo para preencher as lacunas virarão realidade. O que é certo é que o Google – ou alguém precisa cuidar deles se as futuras legiões de telefones Google quiserem ter sucesso com todo o seu potencial.

Falando em potencial, ele é enorme. Além de tudo o que rola com o Android, o timing é perfeito. O Windows Mobile está mancando com não uma, mas duas pernas quebradas, e os seus parceiros de hardware já se ligaram: a Motorola, recentemente um pária por si só, não quer mais saber da Microsoft; a HTC continua dando suporte mas silenciosamente tem largado as fileiras WinMo; a Sony Ericsson, que não vê nenhum verdadeiro hit dos seus telefones Microsoft há anos, está flertando com o Android. E, pelo que os consumidores podem ver, qualquer coisa que o Windows Mobile consegue fazer, o Android faz melhor.

E não para com a Microsoft. A Symbian, cujo chefe chamou o Android de “apenas mais uma plataforma Linux”, está perdendo terreno e perder parte da fatia da Sony Ericsson não ajuda. O Palm Pre, por mais polido e bonito que seja, não consegue acompanhar a explosão do inventário de aplicativos Android, multiplicando parceiros de hardware e incrível capacidade de atrair talentos. O BlackBerry da RIM em geral não é visto como concorrente do Android, mas o Android 2.0, junto com o WebOS da Palm e o iPhone OS da Apple, são as principais razoes para o BlackBerry OS parecer pesado e velho. Isto importa. A partir daí, o futuro fica claro: o Android e o iPhone serão as próximas superpotências de smartphones de consumidor.

E mesmo que leve 10 anos para o Google ajeitar os problemas do Android e fomentar a sua adoção, você pode esperar que o Android – ou seu pseudônimo não-oficial “Telefone Google” – torne-se um nome comum. Ademais, o Android começará a adentrar as nossas vidas e nossos lugares onde menos esperamos. Ele alimentará nossas set-top boxes, leitores de e-book, PMPs e sabe-se lá o que mais. Ele não será apenas o próximo grande SO de smartphone; ele será a silenciosa e invisível camada de software que fica entre todos os nossos gadgets portáteis e os nossos dedos.

Foto cortesia da NASA.

via Gizmodo Brasil

via: Mediapost

Droid Does Ads

There’s been no shortage of hype and hot air surrounding the release of the Droid, from the $100 million ad campaign Verizon launched to promote the phone to the latest Apple ads firing back at Verizon’s “iDon’t” spots attacking the iPhone.

That’s not to mention the myriad head-to-head comparisons between the Droid and the iPhone that have been posted online and whether the Motorola device will emerge as a true challenger to the smartphone crown over time. One area where the Droid already appears to be having an impact, though, is in mobile advertising.

The Droid already accounts for nearly a quarter (24%) of the ad impressions generated by Android-powered phones worldwide in the two week’s following its Nov. 6 launch, according to the latest data from mobile ad network AdMob. That made it second only to the G1, the initial Android phone launched last year, which had a 36% share.

With the release of other handsets including the myTouch 3G from T-Mobile and the HTC Hero from Sprint, Android in October increased its share of impressions to 20%, up from 17% the prior month. Based on its strong start, the Droid looks likely to overtake the G1 as the pointy edge of the Android spear in advertising.

But the Google operating system still has a ways to go to catch up with the iPhone OS, which represents 55% of smartphone impressions among in the U.S. and 50% globally. But we’ll see what the Droid does in the coming months.

read article here.

The HTC Hero Sim free offers great connectivity, accessibility and camera in a sleek and stylish design with a range of delicious treats such as HTC Sense user interface, customisable homepage, up-to-date Twitter and Facebook feeds, 5 megapixel camera, Teflon finish, full Adobe flash support and large 3.2inch multi-touch display.

The HTC Hero sim free phone is the third Google Android powered handset made by HTC since the launch of the original Android handset the G1. Android has been embraced by a large range of mobile phone manufactures which is stirring for consumers as manufactures battle it out over raw specs.

HTC have also integrated full support for Adobe Flash on the HTC Hero sim free for the first time on a phone. This will allow you to play any flash based application, whether its a game or streaming media.

There is also a common 3.5mm headphone socket present on the HTC Hero sim free and a multitouch screen, both firsts for HTC Android handsets. The phone is shielded by a hard Teflon finish to make sure the phone does not pick up any serious bumps or scrapes from day to day use, this is another first for the mobile phone industry.

The HTC Hero provides everything you will want to get the best Google Android experience. The fresh features of Android will alter how you use your phone as it becomes a great part of everyday life. Like the iPhone, Android has its own market place that is busting with thousands of new applications to provide for every need.

HTC Hero Sim Free Specs

* multi-touch 3.2inch display
* Based on Google Android
* Sharp 5MP digital camera
* Large range of connectivity options such as 3G, QuadBand, Bluetooth, Wireless and HSPDA
* Teflon coated to offer extra protection
* 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm / 135 grammes

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Get More Out Of Android With A HTC HERO SIM FREE
Official HTC Website

So as I prepare to leave the corporate world (hopefully forever), obviously the most pressing question I’m struggling with is what will replace my crappy blackberry. I currently have an old beatup blackberry (8707v) and a God-awful plan because my company has issues with being on an intelligent or efficient smartphone plan, but that’s another post. Anyways, it has gotten me through some rough patches and definitely saved my butt a few times so I will miss it and the times we had – sigh.

But I’m THRILLED to be moving into the modern era and get me a smart phone that the rest of the connected world is actually using. I believe I’ll take a break from RIM for a while so am now considering the iPhone or an Android phone. In Hong Kong, the primary offering is the HTC Hero though I will likely hold out until a new version with Android 2.0 hits the market. Anyone know when that will be???

I found this video from Dogfight to be useful and sway me towards an Android phone. Long-story short, the “open-ness” of the Hero and the re-engineered focus on connectivity across networks certainly makes the Hero a contender to iPhone, though the initial versions of Android (“cupcake” and “donut“) fell a tad short of the iPhone experience. The early reviews of the Android 2.0 OS suggest a much better user experience and hence, a bloody rematch where Android phones may emerge victorious.

stumbled upon this article at pcworld today. Found it tantalizing. Here it is :

http://www.pcworld.com/article/182695/android_vs_iphone_which_has_the_more_advanced_users.html

Android vs. iPhone: Which Has the More Advanced Users?

JR Raphael, PC World

// Nov 20, 2009 3:56 am

It seems the mobile world is full of silly little battles these days. You’ve got the AT&T-Verizon ad assault. There’s that ever-popular Droid-iPhone rivalry. And then, of course, everyone’s favorite Google Phone debate: Is there a Google Phone? If there were one, would it harm other Android phones? Or could it become — gasp — the elusive iPhone killer?

We won’t be discussing the Google Phone any further here today (you can thank me later), but we will be keeping with the spirit of trivial competition. Personal preferences aside, I think we can all accept that the Android and iPhone platforms both have their strengths and weaknesses. So our new battle: Which mobile system has the more advanced users?

Android vs. iPhone: The Mobile Web

Ready? Our first measure of advanced functionality is the mobile Web. Both the iPhone and the Android platform are designed for easy Internet browsing — so which platform’s users are most likely to take advantage of the InterWebbial SuperSpeedway?

Turns out it’s Android’s. According to new data collected by Nielsen and compiled by eMarketer, owners of Android phones are the most likely to use their device’s Internet functionality. Ninety-two percent of Androiders say they take utilize their phone’s Web connection, compared to 88 percent of iPhone owners. Both devices are well above the curve for smartphone owners in general, however, where the overall Net-using percentage is only 71.

Android vs. iPhone: Social Activity

If Android owners are slightly more Web-enabled, iPhone fans are slightly more social. As this chart of ComScore data demonstrates, iPhone users come out on top when it comes to most advanced social-oriented phone activities — everything from sharing photos to spending time on social networks and blogs.

Only in video-specific social activity does the Android clan pull ahead again, with significantly higher percentages of users capturing video and sharing it over the Net. (More Android users also watch video on their phones, according to Nielsen’s numbers.)

Android vs. iPhone: Mobile Apps

How ’bout them apps? This one may be a bit surprising — after all, you’d expect to see iPhone owners apping it up more often, given the 100,000 options at their fingertips. Android owners, however, come out just barely ahead in the relative realm of application usage: Seventy-six percent of them say they utilize apps, according to Nielsen, while 74 percent of iPhone owners say they make use of their mobile programs.

Android vs. iPhone: The Big Picture

Here’s the good news: Both iPhone and Android users can grab some bragging rights from these studies. The truth is the two platforms are neck-in-neck when it comes to using most of the so-called “advanced functions” — and practically every other mobile phone system is struggling to keep up.

See? We all have something to celebrate. Just don’t tell AT&T and Verizon, or they’re liable to start another ad war over it.

JR Raphael is co-founder of geek-humor site eSarcasm. You can keep up with him on Twitter:

1. 取得 XML 內定義的文字字串
CharSequence str = getString(R.id.strID);

2. 取得手機螢幕的解析度大小
DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);
width = dm.widthPixels;
height = dm.heightPixels;

3. AlertDialog
new AlertDialog.Builder(project.this) 
.setTitle(R.string.title_string)
.setMessage(R.string.message_string)
.setPositiveButton(“OK”, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
      pulblic void onClick(DialogInterface dialoginterface, int i) {
            //設計按下對話框按鈕時, 所要執行的事件
      }
})
.show();

4. 變更字型 (字型需為 TTF [True Type Font] 格式, 置於 fonts 目錄下)
mText.setTypeface(Typeface.createFormAsset(getAssets(), “fonts/HandmadeTypewriter.ttf”));
除上述外, 也可用 import 方式匯入專案資源
Resources.StyledAttributes resFont = getContext().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.UnicodeTextView);
String fontName = resFont.getString(R.styleable.UnicodeTextView_font);   // 需注意判斷取出的字型是否為 NULL

5. Menu 選單
需複寫二個 Method: onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) & onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item)
public static final id1 = Menu.First;
public static final id2 = Menu.First + 1;
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
      menu.add(0, id1, 0, R.string.app_opt1);
      menu.add(0, id2, 0, R.string.app_opt2);
}

public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(menuItem item) {
      super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
      switch(item.getItemId()) {
            case id1:

                  break;

            case id2:

                  break;
      }
}

6. ProgressDialog 執行中
ProgressDialog myDialog = ProgressDialog.show(project.this, strDialogTitle, strDialogBody, true);
卸除: myDialog.dismiss();

7. 監聽輸入文字時的事件: onKey() (View 需要取得 Focus 才能觸發 onKey 事件)
(EditText) mEditText.setOnKeyListener(new EditText.OnKeyListener() {
      public boolean onKey(View arg0, int arg1, KeyEvent arg2) {

      }
});

8. 土司事件 (Toast)
Toast.makeText(project.this, “Toast_str”, showLength).show();
除此用途外, Toast 也允許使用自定的 Layout 來顯示,
Toast mToast = new Toast(this);
ImageView mView = new ImageView(this);
mView.setImageResource(R.drawable.icom);
mToast.setView(mView);
mToast.show();

9. RadioGroup 單選功能
(RadioGroup) mRadioGroup.setOnCheckedChangeListener(mChangeRadio);

private RadioGroup.OnCheckedChangeListener mChangeRadio = new RadioGroup.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
      public void onCheckedChanged(RadioGroup group, int checkedID) {

      }
}

10. 設定 ImageView 底圖
(ImageView) mImageView.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.icom));
(ImageView) mImageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.icom);

11. Spinner 下拉式選單
ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, string_array);
// 設定下拉單樣式
adapter.setDropDwonViewResource(R.layout.mySpinnerLayout);
(Spinner) mSpinner.setAdapter(adapter);
// 監聽事件
mSpinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(new Spinner.OnItemSelectedListener() {});

12. 在 XML 檔中自訂動畫 (Animation)
// 取得 Animation 定義在 res/anim 目錄下的 XML
mAnimation = Animation.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.my_anim);
(View) view.startAnimation(mAnimation);
// XML 格式
<set xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android>
      <translate
            android:fromXDelta=”0″
            android:toXDelta=”-100%p”
            android:duration=”300″
            />
      <alpha
            android:fromAlpha=”1.0″
            android:toAlpha=”0.0″
            android:duration=”300″
            />
</set>
Animation 主要有二種動態方式:
tweened animation (漸變動畫)
      AlphaAnimation (transparency changes): 透明度轉換
      RotateAnimation (rotations): 旋轉轉換
      ScaleAnimation (growing or shrinking): 縮放轉換
      TranslateAnimation (position changes): 位置轉換
frame by frame animation (畫面轉換動畫)

13. 以程式碼產生 Layout
// 新增 LinearLayout
LinearLayout mLinearLayout = new LinearLayout(this);
mLinearLayout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
mLinearLayout.setBackgroundColor(android.griphics.Color.WHITE);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams param = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
      LinearLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LinearLayout.LinearParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
TextView mTextView = new TextView(this);
mLinearLayout.addView(mTextView, param);
ImageView mImageView = new ImageView(this);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams param1 = new LinearLayout.LinearParams(
      LinearLayout.LinearParams.FILL_PARENT, LinearLayout.LinearParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
mLinearLayout.addView(mImageView, param1);
setContentView(mLinearLayout);

14. 載入記憶卡中的圖片
File file = new File(filename);
if(file.exists()) {
      Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filename);
      (ImageView) mImageView.setImageBitmap(bm);
}

15. 縮放圖片大小
Bitmap bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.darwable.icon);
// (float) scaleWidth: 縮放寬度
// (float) scaleHeight: 縮放高度
bmpWidth = bmp.getWidth();
bmpHeight = bmp.getHeight();
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.postScale(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);
Bitmap resizeBmp = Bitmap.createBitmap(bmp, 0, 0, bmpWidth, bmpHeight, matrix, true);

16. 旋轉圖片
Bitmap bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.icon);
bmpWidth = bmp.getWidth();
bmpHeight = bmp.getHeight();
Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.postScale(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);
matrix.setRotate(-5);
Bitmap resizeBmp = Bmp.createBitmap(bmp, 0, 0, bmpWidth, bmpHeight, matrix, true);

17. 自動判斷輸入類型 (Linkify)
(TextView) mTextView = new TextView(this);
Linkify.addLinks(mTextView, Linkify.WEB_URLS | Linkify.EMAIL_ADDRESSES | Linkify.PHONE_NUMBERS);
// 在 XML 中的 TAG 為 android:autoLink = “web|phone|email”

18. 判斷電話格式, 並自動撥打電話
(需增加撥打電話的權限才不會發生 Runtime Error, android.permission.CALL_PHONE)
String phoneNum = mEditText.getText().toString();
if(isPhoneNumberValid(phoneNumber)) {
      // Intent mIntentDail = new Intent(“android.intent.action.CALL”, Uri.parse(“tel:” + phoneNumber));
      Intent mIntentDail = new Intent(“android.intent.action.DAIL”, Uri.parse(“tel:” + phoneNumber));
      startActivity(mIntentDail);
}

public static boolean isPhoneNumberValid(String phoneNumber) {
      boolean isVaild = false;
      /* 可接受的電話格式有:
        * ^\\(? : 可以使用 “(” 開頭
        * (\\d{3}: 緊接著三個數字
        * \\)?: 可以使用 “)” 接續
        * [- ]?: 在上述格式後可以使用具選擇性的 “-”
        * (\\d{3]): 再緊接三個數字
        * [- ]?: 在上述格式後可以使用具選擇性的 “-”
        * (\\d{4})$: 以四個數字結尾
        * 可比對的電話格式如下:
        * (123)456-7890, 123-456-7890, 1234567890, (123)-456-7890
        */
         String expression = “^\\(/(\\d{3})\\)?[- ]?(\\d{3})[- ]?(\\d{4})$”;
         String expression2 = “^\\(?(\\d{2})\\)?[- ]?(\\d{4})[- ]?(\\d{4})$”;
         CharSqeuence inputStr = phoneNumber;
         Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(expression);
         Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(inputStr);
         Pattern pattern2 = Pattern.compile(expression2);
         Matcher matcher2 = pattern2.matcher(inputStr);
         if(matcher.matches() || matcher2.matches()) {
               isValid = true;
         }
         return isValid;
}

Este post de um usuário da lista de discussão do LoCoTeam Brasileiro do Ubuntu-BR, dá vários links para informações de hardware compatível para Linux. O usuário se identificou como niquelplatina, portanto, os créditos vão para o nick, ao invés do nome verdadeiro. O tópico está aqui: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-br/2009-November/066061.html

A resposta ao tópico está transcrita abaixo:

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Ao invés de hardware incompativel, algumas listas de hardware compativel.
Isto é, se você for montar o computador ,ou,. se tiver chance de saber qual
é a placa-mae do computador que voce esta comprando.

Lista de Placas-Maes da Intel compativeis com Linux – Intel:
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-028648.htm

Linux OS Resource Center – Intel:
http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/products/linux/feature/index.htm

Lembrando que a combinacao intel + nvidia é recomendada, então:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_archive.html

Artigo sobre essa questão de compatibilidade, com links uteis:
http://www.linux.com/news/hardware/drivers/8203-is-my-hardware-linux-compatible-find-out-here

Ubuntu hardware compatibility list
http://www.ubuntuhcl.org/

Ubuntu-Wiki — Hardware Support
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport

Opensuse
http://en.opensuse.org/Hardware

RedHat/CentOS
https://hardware.redhat.com/

Outros links:
http://www.linuxcompatible.org/
http://www.linux-drivers.org/
http://www.linux-tested.com/
http://www.linux.org/hardware/
http://br-linux.org/pesquisa-hardware/?q=pesquisa-hardware (já citado por
Clayton)

Mas se for pra comprar um computador com o Linux já instalado, é difícil de
encontrar. Acho que a cce é uma das poucas que fazem isso.

Espero ter ajudado

2009/11/20 Adriano Oliveira <xxxxx@gmail.com>

> Nunca compre processador Via.
> Adriano
>
> 2009/11/20 Rafael Pezzi <nnnnnnn@hotmail.com>

>
>
> > Ola pessoal,
> >
> > Um amigo que praticamente só usou windows está planejando comprar um
> > desktop e está considerando instalar o Ubuntu.
> > Gostaria de saber se tem alguma lista de hardware (motherboards, video,
> > network, etc) incompatíveis para ajudar na escolha e facilitar a
> > instalação.
> > Alguma sugestão do que evitar?
> >
> > Muito obrigado,
> > Rafael
> >
> >
> >
> > –
> > Mais sobre o Ubuntu em português: http://www.ubuntu-br.org/comece
> >
> > Lista de discussão Ubuntu Brasil
> > Histórico, descadastramento e outras opções:
> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-br
> >
> –
> Mais sobre o Ubuntu em português: http://www.ubuntu-br.org/comece
>
> Lista de discussão Ubuntu Brasil
> Histórico, descadastramento e outras opções:
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-br
>

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在 Android 專案裡 res/values 目錄裡
可以自行定義 “變數名稱” 與 “值”
像是語系檔、字串、陣列… 等

XML 檔需放置於上述目錄中, 檔名可以自行定義
內容文字需在 <resources></resources> TAG 中
字串: <string name="str_name">str_value</string>
陣列: <string-array name="ary_name"><item>value</item></string-array>
顏色: <drawable name="color_name">color_value</drawable>
樣式: <style name="style_name"><item name="android:textSize">18sp</item></style>

HTC have built the HTC Hero Sim Free to offer spectacular functionality while remaining compact and attractive with some strong features such as up-to-date Facebook and Twitter updates, full resolution 5MP camera, teflon finish and a stunning 3.2inch multi touch screen and the ultra customisable HTC Sense user interface.

The 3rd handset from HTC to feature Google Android, The HTC Hero sim free phone has built on the first design of the G1 with some substantial advances. This is an thrilling time for consumers as more and more phone manufactuers take Android on board and are forced to battle over hardware specifications.

The HTC Hero sim free is the first mobile phone to feature full support for Adobe flash player. This means you will be able to watch flash videos or games in full screen on the handset.

The HTC Hero sim free is also the first android device from HTC to have multi touch technology and a common headphone jack. All of which is covered in a Teflon covering to help protect the handset from every day knocks, bumps and scratches. A mobile phone industry first.

The HTC hero provides the ideal hardware partner for Google Android. The advanced features of Android will change how you use your mobile phone as it becomes a great part of everyday life. Like the iPhone, Android has its own market place that is exploding with thousands of original applications to cater for every need.

HTC Hero Sim Free Tech Spec

* Bright, vivid 3.2inch display
* Based on Google Android
* 5 MegaPixel camera with auto focus
* Large range of connectivity options such as 3G, QuadBand, Bluetooth, Wireless and HSPDA
* Protected by a Teflon coat
* Weight: 135g / Dimensions: 112×56x14 millimeters

Find Out More
HTC HERO – Android With Style
Visit the HTC Site

Clear and compact, the HTC Hero sim free does not compromise on features with features such as the HTC sense extremely customisable user interface, protective teflon coating, 5MP digital camera, native Adobe flash support and a spacious 3.2″ touch screen to display everything on.

This is the 3rd Google Android based device to be released by HTC and they have sure enough built on the success of the original G1 phone. Google Android is creating strong competition between mobile phone manufactuers as they can now fully focus on the development of hardware. This should see some important improvements in mobile technology over the next few years.

Full support for Adobe flash player is embedded with the HTC hero sim free, which is a first in the mobile phone industry. This will enable you to play any flash based application, whether its a game or streaming media.

HTC have also introduced multi touch engineering and a 3.5mm headphone socket to use your favorite headphones. The handset is shielded by a strong Teflon finish to make sure the phone does not pick up any nasty knocks or scratches from day to day usage, this is another first for the mobile phone industry.

The HTC hero provides the perfect hardware partner for Google Android. The fresh features of Android will change how you use your handset as it becomes a great part of everyday life. Like the iPhone, Android has its own marketplace that is busting with thousands of new applications to provide for every need.

HTC Hero Sim Free Spec Overview

* Large 3.2″ multi touch display
* Powered by Google Android
* High quality 5MegaPixel digital camera
* Large range of connectivity options such as 3G, QuadBand, Bluetooth, Wireless and HSPDA
* Protected by a Teflon finish
* Dimensions 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 millimetres / Weighs 135grams

More Information
Meet The HTC Hero
HTC HERO – A Match Made In Android Heaven

Original em: http://www.linuxmagazine.com.br/noticia/enquete_sobre_windows_7_mostra_brecha_para_linux

Publicado em 16/11/2009 às 14:22

Se alguém ainda tem dúvidas de que as novas versões do Windows abrem caminho para a adoção do Linux, uma enquete na seção de informática da Folha Online mostra que não se trata de “achismo”.

A enquete – aberta a todos os visitantes – faz uma pergunta simples sobre o interesse dos internautas em migrar para o Windows 7, e mostra que 14% dos internautas afirmam preferir o sistema do pinguim.

Dentre as opções oferecidas, isso significa que o Linux fica à frente dos Macs e do próprio Windows Vista com relação à simpatia dos usuários – mas ainda atrás de outras versões do sistema da Microsoft.

O grande problema do mundo Linux é a falta de profissionais de marketing competentes…

Se você usa GNU/Linux e está cansado de colocar seus pendrives em máquinas Windows infectadas com vírus, e depois ter de formatá-las constantemente, SEUS PROBLEMAS ACABARAM!!!

Uma ótima dica de Fabiano Caixeta Duarte, postada no site Dicas-L, ensina como fazer para proteger seus pendrivres usando um pequeno script que você pode copiar e colar em um arquivo de texto.

Você pode até oferecer o serviço de “limpesa e proteção de pendrives” para seus amigos e conhecidos que usam Windows. A solução do Fabiano, segundo o próprio, não só identifica e remove o vírus, como impede que o pendrive seja infectado novamente. Abaixo, o início do texto do Fabiano, mas o resto você vai ter de ler no Dicas-L. Vale a pena dar uma lida no texto disponível em: http://www.dicas-l.com.br/dicas-l/20091007.php.

Dispositivos USB de armazenamento de massa (pendrives), amplamente utilizados nos computadores pessoais e corporativos, são frequentemente infectados por vírus executáveis em sistemas operacionais da Microsoft.

…

Até onde pude observar, os vírus de pendrive se aproveitam do mecanismo de execução automática (AutoRun/AutoPlay) presente em sistemas operacionais da Microsoft. Este mecanismo utiliza um arquivo chamado autorun.inf que é lido no momento em que uma mídia removível é montada pelo sistema operacional.

Uma das informações constantes do arquivo autorun.inf é a localização absoluta do arquivo infectado dentro do pendrive.

O Papavírus identifica o arquivo infectado e o remove, bem como remove o arquivo autorun.inf. Além disto, para evitar que o pendrive seja infectado novamente, o papavírus aplica um simulacro de vacina que consiste na criação de um diretório autorun.inf que recebe os atributos oculto e somente leitura. A existência deste diretório impede que um vírus crie um arquivo com o mesmo nome, proporcionando uma espécie de imunização.

Sergey Brin, one of google founder’s, predicts that Google Chrome (newly arrived in its Google Chrome OS form) and Google’s mobile device OS Android will eventually merge.

Though Google Chrome and Android were developed separately, Brin said he expects the two will become closer and more integrated now both projects are public.

“A subsequent version of Android is going to pick up a lot of the Chrome stack,” said Brin, suggesting that Android will take advantage of some of Google Chrome’s programming advances.

Brin also suggested that the brand name is likely to change: “My guess is we’ll have ‘Chrome Lite’ or something similar.” Looks like Brin’s planning to take a leaf out of Adobe’s playbook with Flash Lite.

Chrome and Android both use WebKit, an open-source project, at the heart of their browser, so it’s understandable that Google is looking to combine the two.

found @ http://www.electricpig.co.uk

Clean and compact, the HTC Hero sim free does not compromise on features with a changing feature set that is always evolving with new applications, the HTC Hero features a stunning 5 megapixel digital camera, instant Twitter and Facebook notifications, full support for Adboe flash and the solid custom HTC Sense UI.

The HTC Hero sim free mobile phone is the 3rd Google Android powered handset produced by HTC since the launch of the original Android handset the G1. This is an thrilling time for consumers as more and more phone manufactuers take Android on board and are forced to battle over hardware specifications.

Much to Apples dissapointment, the HTC Hero sim free is the very first mobile phone to fully support Abobe Flash – something the iPhone can’t do. You will be able to load any flash object, including games, video, applications and other streaming media.

The HTC Hero sim free is also the first android device from HTC to have multi-touch technology and a standard headphone jack. The HTC Hero has also recieved Teflon surfacing treatment to make sure it is well protected during everyday use, and is the only phone on the market to feature this.

The HTC hero provides the ideal hardware partner for Google Android. Google Android will alter how you use and view a mobile phone thanks to its powerful and advanced features. There are thousands of free applications available from the Android Market to further extend the functionality of the phone.

HTC Hero Sim Free Spec Overview

* Rich, intense 3.2″ display
* Google Android OS
* Sharp 5MegaPixel digital camera
* Connect via HSPDA, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and Quad-band
* Protected by a Teflon finish
* Dimensions 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 millimeters / Weighs 135grams

More Information
Should You Buy The HTC HERO?
Visit the HTC Site