http://www.ohadev.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:40:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en    What are the two things we know about Android? Scratch that - if you're anything like me, you already know a lot more than two things about it. So let me rephrase: what are the two things that your average casual but somewhat informed Digg or Slashdot reader knows ... http://www.ohadev.com/uncategorized/the-android-bait-and-switch-how-google-could-save-the-cellphone/ Updated 11/13 12:12pm, see bottom of article. It's now been over twelve hours since the Android SDK and documentation hit the web. Before I sleep, here is a rundown of one of the technical aspects of the Android release that surprised and impressed me the most. By far the biggest, ballsiest ... http://www.ohadev.com/blog/dalvik-vm-icicles-abound-no-sun-in-sight/ OHAdev's own Greg had the featured story on ZDNet Community today (SDK day), discussing the role of developers and community in the success of Android with his post "Why you should care about Google Android". From Greg's posting: [...] With an open standard such as Android to build upon, Google's mobile ... http://www.ohadev.com/blog/why-you-should-care-about-google-android-featured/ Not quite, but you can get to us through the emulator! We'll be performing a more thorough analysis of the Android emulator applications and the ~2000 SDK classes later today. http://www.ohadev.com/blog/ohadev-on-an-android-phone/ We're still digging through the Android SDK's overwhelming documentation, but I thought I'd share with you some initial impressions about the emulator and code samples. Because Android-compatible hardware isn't scheduled to hit the market until the second half of 2008, the Android SDK includes an emulator that mimics the environment ... http://www.ohadev.com/blog/first-look-at-the-android-sdks-game-demos/ From our forum discussion, here is a quick and dirty rundown of the technical specs of Google's Android SDK release: Core SDK features Linux 2.6 kernel BSD-based libc Dalvik VM - mobile optimized WebKit-based browser 2D graphics lib - SGL (custom library) 3D OpenGL ES 1.0 FreeType bitmap/vector font SQLite Media formats (based on PacketVideo's OpenCORE): MPEG4, H.264, MP3, ... http://www.ohadev.com/uncategorized/android-sdk-technical-specs/ As expected, the Android SDK is out! And it looks like a pretty substantial release! Google has put up an official Android developer blog, and a developer discussion group. There is also a mirror of the codebase up at Google Code. We'll all be playing around with the SDK as ... http://www.ohadev.com/uncategorized/google-releases-the-android-sdk/ Santa Clara touchscreen OEM company Synaptics announced today that they will be providing the interface for developers to create touchpad applications in the Android platform. This is confirmation of a feature that many assumed would be key for the Android platform, now a reality. Pictured, left, is the Synaptics Onyx ... http://www.ohadev.com/hardware/synaptics-to-provide-android-touch-interface/ If you're as excited about the SDK's launch today as we are, you may be wondering how the Open Handset Alliance defines "November 12, 2007". Unfortunately, it appears they do not define it as 12:01AM EST, November 12, 2007. The forums are bumpin! http://www.ohadev.com/blog/patiently-waiting-for-sdk/ I currently work as a game developer at Javaground, a mobile phone game company based in Southern California. My coworkers and I are all well aware of Google's Android announcement, and I'm sure everyone in the mobile game industry is waiting with baited breath to get their hands on the ... http://www.ohadev.com/blog/what-might-android-do-for-mobile-gaming-look-to-tokyo/