Google and Android

This will definitely not be the biggest surprise coming out of CES in Las Vegas as AT&T and Dell have reached an agreement for AT&T to carry Dell’s Mini 3 Smartphone that features Google’s Android. There is already a lot known about the Dell Mini 3 as it was released in Brazil and China first before heading over here to the US. Features on the Dell Mini 3 should look something like this:

• Google Android OS
• 3.5 inch capacitive touch screen (360×640 )
• 3.2-megapixel camera

Looks like the Dell Mini 3 should launch sometime the middle of next year and we should see some more infromation as AT&T and Dell get closer to the launch date. So stay tuned and we will bring more on the Dell Android Mini 3 exclusively through AT&T.

Full Press release after the break.

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December 7^th, 2009 – SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer, is proud to inform that SPB TV, its mobile IPTV software, has received one of three winner’s awards in Media category of Google’s prestigious ADC2 contest. SPB Software has won this award in competition with 199 other nominees of Round II, 19 of them in the same category.

The competition was especially tough due to Google’s innovative and inventive approach to the voting system. Users could participate in the evaluation process only by downloading ADC2 software from Android Market. During the second stage of the competition users were randomly offered two hundred applications, one by one. After they evaluated an application and gave it a respective rating, it disappeared from their smartphones. We believe such conditions make our achievement even more exciting.

The Android Developer Challenge is something really special for us, – says SPB Software CEO Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, – This victory is important for two reasons. First, SPB Software regards Android as one of the most prospective platforms with growing deployment base. Second, SPB TV is one of our strategically most important products, and the award will earn it a wider acceptance.

SPB Software thank all the users who voted for our product. We regard such an honor as an obligation to broaden our line-up of Android software along with improving the quality of existing applications.

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Key Facts:

• Taptu, the fastest way to search the touch-friendly web, has launched an Android app, providing users with search results that are optimized for viewing on Android phones.
• Android users now have the ability to quickly and easily discover new touch-friendly content in an easy-to-use interface, including web content, images and the freshest, most buzzed-about realtime content delivered through OneRiot’s API. 
• Taptu returns touch-friendly results, eliminating the frustrations caused by using a search engine designed for the desktop on an Android phone, which can provide results that take upwards of a minute to load over cellular networks.
• This is the first release of Taptu’s Android app and a light application utilizing the platform’s browser; additional capabilities such as sharing onto Twitter and Facebook and market app searching will be available in the next version along with improved app functionality

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EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, a member of the ARM® Connected Community™, today announced it is participating in the ARM Solution Center for Android (SCA).

SCA is a collaborative resource for designers and developers of ARM technology-based products running on Android, the open source platform from the Open Handset Alliance™. EVE joined the center to make its ZeBu-Server, a scalable emulation system capable of handling up to one-billion application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) gates, more accessible to ARM-based wireless mobile designers and developers.

As the market for smartphones, other connected mobile and home devices grows, so too do consumers’ expectations for these devices. The ARM Solution Center for Android provides designers and developers of Android-based devices, the assurance that the components used to develop these next-generation consumer electronic devices are up to the task.

“We applaud ARM for opening the Solution Center for Android and believe that it will drive innovation and accelerate the opportunities for wireless mobile devices,” remarks Lauro Rizzatti, EVE’s vice president of worldwide marketing. “We are pleased to be an inaugural partner.”

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HTC Hero and Samsung Moment each reduced to $99, including instant rebates, with new two-year activation

 

Special offers on two Sprint smartphones, the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment. Both devices run on Google’s Android operating platform and retail for $99.99, including instant rebates, with new two-year activation. Both phones were $179. The special offers, which run through December, help Best Buy Mobile deliver the advantages of the popular Android operating platform to more customers.

This holiday, Best Buy Mobile will serve as a one-stop-shop for consumers with smartphones and accessories on their holiday shopping list. Their vast assortment of smartphones, accompanied by advice and guidance from highly-trained Best Buy Mobile associates, will ensure holiday shoppers have all the information they need as they shop for themselves or for gifts loved ones.

“Best Buy Mobile is committed to offering a great shopping experience and helping holiday consumers get the most out of mobile technology, whether it’s for them or as a gift,” said Shawn Score, president of Best Buy Mobile. “This fall has brought an unprecedented amount of highly-anticipated mobile devices to the market. We are excited to offer customers great selection, value and support to help them make sense of it all.”

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