Q3 2012 Numbers for smartphones: Top 10 manufacturers, platforms
Interesting numbers in the Q3 report on smartphone markets by platform and companies…
Google officially releases Android 4.2 SDK and source code
Google has finally made the official announcement about the release of Android 4.2 SDK, which is now available for download and has also pushed the source code to AOSP.
Google Improves their Cloud SQL service; Adds Free Trial
Google has announced a number of changes for their Cloud SQL service that improve the service and bring more options for those considering the service.
Android completes five years since it was first announced
Android was announced exactly five years ago by the Open Handset Alliance on 5 November, 2007. Today after all these years, it has captured almost 75 percent of the phones in smartphone category.
SMS phishing vulnerability detected in Android
A Smishing vulnerability in Android has been discovered by researchers at NC State University that allows a running application to fake the reception of a message coming from an arbitrary number, possibly from the user’s contacts.
Chrome Apps can now run a Web Server
Google has just introduced a new API for packaged Google Chrome apps that allows them to accept TCP connections.
Android catches up to iOS with its 700000 apps
Android has finally beaten Apple’s iOS in the number of apps available on each platform. The statistics released by Google and Apple indicate that both the platforms now have nearly the same number of apps available for their users. This indicates how fast Google has managed to catch up with Apple and it still has a bright future ahead.
Google Simplifies NaCl Development
Google has created an add-on for Visual Studio, making it easier to develop and test NaCl applications.
Google Open Sources the Supersonic Query Engine
Google has recently open sourced a library that is designed to be a fast query engine for column-oriented database backends. The Supersonic Query Engine is their latest open source offering.
Google announces first milestone release for Dart
Google reached the first milestone release of Dart which also marks a year of development into the language for web apps. It was announced around the same time last year as a technology preview. The current milestone release of Dart makes a number of improvements in performance and aims to generate more interest by showing off accompanying tools like the Dartium browser and code editor.