Last week Adobe released a demo video showing their Flash Player 10.1 software up and running on the Google Nexus One. Well this week it's the turn of the popular Motorola Droid to receive the same Flash treatment. In newly released footage, Adobe's Adrian Ludwig showcases Flash Player 10.1 running well on the Droid with the Android 2.0 software. When compared to the Nexus One and Android 2.1, the Droid's Flash video playback does seem to stutter a little bit more than the N1, whether this is down to the 2.0 software remains to be seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8wuJ129d0w Flash...

It appears that the HTC Sense interface could soon be made available to existing Android handsets. According to Pocket-lint, HTC's CEO Peter Chou confirmed to them that, "HTC sense will be available on some other existing devices." Chou didn't say which current Android devices would receive the new HTC Sense interface, but with only the HTC G1 and HTC Magic currently available, it seems likely that the purely touchscreen Magic would be the chosen handset. [via pocket-lint.com] HTC Hero Android Phone: HTC Hero Android Phone HTC Sense Interface Update For...

Vision Objects are currently developing one of the first handwriting-recognition solutions for the Android platform. Known as "MyScript", the system is capable of recognizing all manner of hand-printed and hand-written gestures in some 16 different languages. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCpwfUD024E As shown in the video footage below, the software doesn't require a stylus, and can confidently absorb the inputted characters quickly and easily. Whilst Vision Objects provide their handwriting-recognition software to a number of companies, there isn't any...

Google have added label functionality to their Gmail for mobile client. Only available for Android powered handsets and the iPhone, the new mobile feature enable users to tag their inbox with color-coded labels to better manage their incoming emails. To label an email, select a message then tap 'Label as..." from the drop-down menu on the Floaty Bar. In the pop-up menu, select the label(s) you would like to use and tap 'Apply'. Please note, you can add and remove existing labels to your emails in Gmail for mobile, but labels can only be created, renamed and...

Adobe have announced that Flash 10 will be making it's way to the Android platform by the end of the year. In an announced at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Adobe revealed that they plan to release their first full-fledged Flash multimedia player for smartphones by the end of 2009. "We've made a lot of progress, but there is still a lot of engineering work to be done," said Anup Murarka, director of partner development and technology strategy for Adobe's platform business unit. Adobe are expected to demonstrate the Flash Player 10 for smartphones...

Opera have today released a new version of their mobile internet browser on the Android Market. Opera Mini 4.2 includes a number of fixes and new features including the ability to now save web pages and downloads directly to the G1's microSD memory card. Other new features in Opera Mini 4.2 include: Now you can upload and download files through Opera Mini and save pages for offline viewing Videos will be redirected to the system’s video player Double tap now works for zooming in and out Inline URL entry instead of using native input Fixed password text...

News from CES 2009 is that Skype are set announce the release of Skype Lite for the Android platform and other Java-enabled handsets. We have it on good authority that the Skype Lite software will be uploaded to the Android Market on Thursday morning although it is not known how long it will take to appear available for download. Skype Lite will also be available on Thursday to around 100 other handset models including Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, LG, and Samsung phones. Stay tuned for more details as soon as we get them! Edit: Skype Lite is now available...

Android Central (via Gizmodo) brings us the latest in a long — long — line of… er… iPhone inspired smartphones. This one, however, will be running the Google mobile OS: The OPhone is 1mm bigger than the original iPhone, has a dedicated camera button, 5MP camera, flash, microSD slot and 3.5mm headphone jack. Yeah. Sounds pretty flippin’ sweet to us too.Source: The iPhone Blog

28-Dec-2008 Make it through the post-apocalyptic wasteland... Bought FALLOUT 3? Getting it for Christmas? Either way, Making your way through this massive post-apocalyptic wasteland isn't an enviable task, as there's a vast assortment of vile creatures ready to rip your limbs off. And with over 50 hours of travelling in front of you, we reckon you'd best go out there equipped Source: Computer and Video Games UK

Open Source Software is about more than just the Linux operating system, and 2008 brought advances in the form of OpenOffice.org, IBM Lotus Symphony, Firefox and Android. But Linux is still the heart of the FOSS movement, and this year brought key developments in the operating system as well.Source: LXer