Oops: No copied Java code or weapons of mass destruction found in Android
Stop the presses! Juicy "evidence" of Google's evil side turns out to be much ado about nothing.
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Who said computers have to be all work and no play? Software developer and author Ed Burnette shares his unique view of industry trends, technologies, and personalities.
Ed Burnette
Ed Burnette is a software industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience as a programmer, author, and speaker. He has written numerous technical articles and books, most recently "Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform" from the Pragmatic Programmers.
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Google is removing native support for Apple's favorite video format in their popular Chrome browser. They say they're doing us all a favor to support openness, but what's the real reason?
Google makes $5million code contribution to Eclipse
Google is releasing two of the products it acquired from Instantiations into open source under the care of the Eclipse Foundation.
Big changes in store for Android Market
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Top 10 features in Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
The long awaited Gingerbread release is out with lots of cool features for users and developers, but for tablet computers, this isn't the droid you're looking for.
Hungarian Lisp developer walks away with Google AI contest
Think Lisp is a dead language? Not according to Gábor Melis, the winner of the PlanetWars Google AI challenge. His bot bocsimacko dominated a field of over 4600 contestants, but was one of only 33 programmed in Lisp.
It's youth vs. experience in the Google AI challenge, and the kids are winning
The 2010 Google AI challenge is a programming contest designed to help push the limits of artificial intelligence and game theory. Seasoned computer industry professionals are competing but the leader board is currently dominated by university students.
Google expands Market for paid Android apps, but still snubs 85% of the world
Google allows buyers and sellers of Android apps to hail from more countries, but the number still falls far short of the total number of countries in the world.
How to build the perfect Android tablet, part 5: The price of perfection
Previous installments have been all about the features. But how much is this thing going to cost? In one sense, Apple has made the answer easy.
Apple lets in Java and Flash; should Android be worried?
Apple just relaxed all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps. Get all the juicy details here including a complete before and after comparison of the developer agreement.