The developer of CyanogenMod, an “unofficial” build of Android based on Cupcake that incorporates parts of Donut and a number of contributions from the xda-developers.com community, has received a cease and desist from Google.
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.
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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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.
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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I’m not a betting man, but if you want to learn how to write applications for the iPhone, I’d put money on Stanford’s CS 193P iPhone Application Programming course being a good start. Of course, it’s a good start that requires a successful application to join the school, and tuition fees. Until now that is.
