Sony makes Google-TV available in Germany

Some manufacturers have introduced new Google TV gadgets for us. In Europe those products aren't very popular.
There is simply no well-developed Google TV ecosystem that provides enough media content so that it would currently be worth buying a new TV with Android. Perhaps this might still change this year.

Sony has announced two products at CES, which doesn't need a new TV. You can connect it on your TV. 
Both devices, the network media player NSZ GS7 and the Blu-ray player NSZ GP9 should be available to us according to Sony in mid-year. The two players are not only with remote (included QWERTY keyboard) and can be controlled with gestures or language will be able to operate the equipment. 


The Operating System of the Sony - Networkplayers is the actual Google TV Software which contains the Android Market.




If the summer is going bad this year, it might be a interesting equipment.

 

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Ice Scream Sandwich hidden features

"Dreams" by an unknown Screen Saver, which has no function other than to look chic. But that's also something nice, right?
The Screen Saver let your icons fly over yor display. If you are fast enough you can click the icon.
To activate this feature you need the App Launcher Pro.


Follow this Video-Guide to get this cool App

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Adobe Touch Apps Family out now

Tablets want to be used by their owners. Not only for gaming or checking emails.
Have you ever tried to be creative with your Tablet? The big display is very useful for that.
So Adobe released there new Toch Apps Family for that.


While Adobe recently announced that the development of Flash for mobile devices is abandoned, they did something positive too.
So also the Touch Apps Family, which was announced in October, and where there is a bundle of six Apps for Android Tablets is, can be used to hire a whole lot of creative things. These apps are:

• Adobe Photoshop Touch: Basic Photoshop functions, with which images can be edited 
• Adobe Proto: creating interactive wireframes and prototypes for web pages and apps
• Adobe Ideas: A digital sketch pad that allows fast vector-graphics werstellt
•  Adobe Debut: For presentations of selected Adobe Creative Suite Design
•  Adobe collage: creating mood boards from pictures, drawings and text
•  Adobe Kuler: generate color schemes and themes  

Each App costs about 7,99 € in the Market.

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Open source robot with Android remotecontrol

Not bad!
It seems the QBO open source robot seems to be there for a while. But you couldn't controll it with Android. That's why I didn't recognize the QBO so long. 
In conjunction with a smartphone it's a pretty cool thing.

Of course you can phone someone if you want to talk to him. 
I Hope the world won't turn too geeky
 

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Backdoor in Android HTC devices

On serveral HTC smartphones is an Android version installed, which contains a logging programm.

This logging programm was developed by HTC. This logger should be helpful for developers to find mistakes in their code. Due to a report from Android-Police, this logger opens a backdoor to the private data of the user.

It is enough to permit the right android.permission.INTERNET. A lot of aps use this to get an connection to the internet. So they can show the user advertisment. 

This rule opens a Port and you can connect to this device and read its data, including GPS, SMS, calling list and serveral other logs.

Known affected devices are the Evo3D, Evo4G and Thunderbol.

Maybe there are other devices affected too !!!

Hackers asks for owners of these devices to help them.They provided a software to check the deviced.

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New action game on Android market: 9mm out now !!!

 
If you like Max Payne or the GTA seasons then you will like 9mm. The player to slip into the role of John “Loose” Kannon, a policeman who doesnt care about the law really.
The player of this third-person shooter will be able to use guns/machinenguns/rocketlaunchers and finally pumpgungs. 
Also the game supports multiplayer. You will be able to play a 1on1 match, or with twelve players on four diffrent maps. 
A first impression on this game delievers the video below.

You can buy 9mm on the Android Market for €5.19

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Google strikes back: 1023 IBM patents to defend Android

Due to the patent battle Google decided to buy over 1000 technology patents from IBM.
In Googles e-mail statement they said:
“Like many tech companies, at times we’ll acquire patents that are relevant to our business.”


The acquired patents from Google,are about the architecture and fabrication of microprocessor and memory chips, but also to servers, routers and online search engines.

Google has been trying for some time to catch up with the patents to other IT companies like Microsoft and Apple. It has already bought from IBM in July 1000 patents. With the recent acquisition of the smartphone business of Motorola by Google, it should also be gone including the approximately 17 000 briefs, which go to the owner.

So Google wants to prevent their vulnerability.

  

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