Geeks abound at Google I/O. So do surprises!
In addition to the demonstrations, Google announced that each of more than 4,000 conference attendees will receive a free Google phone.
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Free Google Phones at Google I/O
Microsoft Mobile Incubation Week winner announced
Last week, Microsoft hosted a competition for Windows Mobile developers at its Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, CA. Six finalists were chosen from 50 applications:
Brightkite – Location-aware social networking
DJ Nitrogen – Legal sharing of user-generated content incorporating copyrighted works
Motolingo – Vehicle diagnostics for businesses
Networks in Motion – Turns GPS-enabled phones into full-featured navigation devices
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Android 1.5 SDK preview released
Google has released an “early look” build of the Android 1.5 SDK, allowing developers to prepare their applications for compatibility with Android 1.5, based on the Cupcake branch of the Android Open Source Project, ahead of its final release around the end of this month.
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Push notifications on the iPhone: great for users, not so great for small developers
From day one, Apple has kept a staunch “no background processes” policy on the iPhone, claiming that the preservation of battery life is their main motivation for doing so. As a result, you need to open an application for it to check for new data, like new e-mails or items in an RSS feed.
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Apply for access to the Palm Mojo SDK
While only VIPs have had access to the Mojo SDK until now, Palm have started taking applications (no pun intended) from the rest of us who want to write applications for the Palm Pre – complete with an assurance that you’ll “see how easy it is” once you’re in.
