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Google issues Android 4.2 Jelly Bean SDK to developers
Google released its Android 4.2 SDK, which it first unveiled late last month. Developers can leverage new engagement features like interactive widgets placed directly on Android device lock screens, simplifying access to the user's favorite applications and content.
Samsung's Yahoo Connected TV reminiscent of early America Online
When it comes to accessing Web content on the TV, Samsung and Yahoo! are treading along the same worn trail that America Online used to introduce the American public to the Internet. "We don't think
Liberty Global picks vendors for new multimedia home gateway
Not to distract from all the chatter around The Cable Show in Los Angeles this week, but international cable operator (for now?) Liberty Global said it's going to work with Samsung, Intel, NDS and
Tech advances: interactive advertising, tru2way set-top
Puerto Rican cable operator OneLink San Juan has launched FourthWall Media's Ad Widgets advanced advertising system across an EBIF-provisioned network already built to support a collection of
Google acquires app publisher LabPixies for $25 million
Google announced an agreement to acquire web and mobile applications publisher LabPixies--financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but various reports peg the purchase price at $25 million.
Samsung ponders TVs with built-in Android OS
Korean TV set maker Samsung is reportedly considering building sets with Google's Android operating system built in as a way to provide quick and relatively inexpensive access to websites through the
Novatel positioning MiFi device as apps platform
LAS VEGAS--As part of a quest to establish its MiFi Intelligent Hotspot as a device-agnostic application platform, Novatel is working on a plan to help developers commercialize apps for the device.
Opera Widgets extend to feature phones
Mobile web solutions provider Opera Software announced its Opera Widgets platform is now available for virtually all mobile handsets, including mass-market devices. Opera Widgets enable operators and
Orange provides Widgets for non-smartphone users
Not forgetting that around 80 per cent of its customer base does not own a smartphone, Orange has launched a widget-based service that will allow its feature phone users to access popular widgets
Keynote sparks debate on carriers' role in the world of apps
BARCELONA, Spain--The role of a wireless carrier in an app store world became a divisive issue during this morning's keynote session here at the Mobile World Congress trade show. On one side of the
