Google Earth on the Nexus One

from geo2web.com by geo2web

Earlier this week, Google unveiled the “Nexus One”, an Android-powered cell phone manufactured by HTC with lots of input from Google.

During the keynote presentation when the phone was unveiled, they showed off a version of Google Earth on the phone, and the app will be available for Android devices soon. While the app looks very similar to the iPhone version, there are some key differences.

The advantages of each:

Nexus One

• Voice Commands: With Google Earth open, tell it where you want it to fly and it’ll go there. The video below shows an example of this.
• High resolution: The Nexus One’s screen is a touch bigger (3.7″ vs. 3.5″ on the iPhone), but has muchhigher resolution — 800×480 vs. 480×320 on the iPhone, resulting in a much sharper view of the earth.
• Faster Processor: The processor in the Nexus One is quite a bit faster than the processor in the 3GS, which should make the application run more smoothly. However,due to the higher resolution, the application needs to deal with more than double the pixels. Until we can get them side-by-side, it’s hard to say which one will run better.

iPhone

• Multi-touch: This is really the only advantage that the iPhone has, but it’s a good one. Instead of having to pull various sliders around on the screen, you can just use two fingers to zoom, pan, tilt, etc. Holding the phone sideways and using your thumbs is a great way to do it.

Android’s App Storage Limit Will Be L...

Android’s App Storage Limit Will Be Lifted With A Future Software Update

from TechCrunch by Jason Kincaid

8 people liked this

>> Interesting detail that implies that we Nexus onwers and others(?) will get a steady stream of technical adjustments and innovations that will likely govern our software designs for years to come? <<

Today during Google’s Nexus One event, Android lead Andy Rubin revealed something that’s sure to be a relief for Android users and developers alike: you’ll eventually be able to store a vast number of applications on your phone — even large ones — the same way you can on an iPhone. The change will come with a future software update, when Android begins storing applications as encrypted files on the SD card. Rubin didn’t say how long it will be until we see the update, but it’s clear that the team is working to resolve the problem.

Up until now, developers have been hampered by the fact that every Android phone to date has had a relatively small amount of storage available for applications (a couple hundred megabytes as opposed to the iPhone’s many gigabytes). Apps are stored in the phone’s ROM rather than the phone’s removable (and cheaper) SD storage, which grants developers enhanced protection against having their apps pirated. But it’s also proven to be a handicap.

Many of the iPhone’s most popular applications are graphics intensive, rich games. But these games often require high quality visual assets to go with them. The iPhone handles these fine — you can download massive apps over Wi-Fi or through iTunes sync. On the other hand, while the newest Android phones are certainly capable of rendering high quality graphics, their ability to handle large apps is limited by the phone’s available storage. Yes, developers can choose to download their app’s assets to the SD card after the initial install, but this isn’t a good experience for the end user.

Moto Planning Android 2.1 Update for ...

Moto Planning Android 2.1 Update for Droid

from Phone Scoop - Latest News by Rich Brome

2 people liked this

At the Google event today, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said that he "thinks" they will update the Droid to OS 2.1, the same version as the Nexus One.

>> This is very interesting... is Motorola's 2.1 the same as Googles?  This may soon start defining how manufacturers and carriers attempt to differentiate.. I doubt it will be on price but maybe network speed and ubiquitousness of 3G+ everwhere? << 

24 Month Ownership Cost of iPhone Nea...

Nexus versus iPhone, Pre, and Droid Cost to Own

.Erik Chang

January 5, 2010

Android_Request_Share

Mobile ad network AdMob has just released its latest stats tracking the rise of Android, and it’s clear that Google’s mobile platform is quickly gaining steam. AdMob writes that between October and December, the number of ad requests worldwide from Android devices increased a whopping 97% to over 1 billion ad requests. In other words, the number of requests from Android devices doubled in just two months.

http://www.helloandroid.com/

Android Interests for Applications and Developer Information

Motorola Droid has been out really two months or so.  I find it quite interesting that the mostly developer community that visits Helloandroid.com.  While all of the Andorid smart/touch phones only represent a small fraction of overall SmartPhone units, remember these have come from essentially nowhere less than 18 months ago.  And if rumors hold Google themselves may endorse a Google Droid in the next few days?

Nokia Image Space - Compassed Nokia Only?

Nokia Image Space browser  

Please go to : http://imagespace.nokia.com/beta/

• Adobe Flash 10 plugin for browser
• Tested with Firefox, IE or Safari browser (Some differences in behavior between PC and Mac)

Please see IS browser guidelines

Nokia Image Space Capture for S60 

 

 (SIS, 239KB)

• Tested on: N97 mini, N97, Nokia 6210 Navigator, Nokia 6710 Navigator, Nokia 6720 Classic.
• Reported to work on: E52, N86 8MP
• Should work: other S60 3.2 and 5.0 devices with inbuilt compass (Currently E72, E52, 5730 XpressMusic, E55)
• Known issues: N97, some sensor issues with IS Capture

Please see IS Capture guidelines

Nokia Image Space Mobile for S60 

 

Install in the following order:

 (SIS, 10,7MB) Qt for S60. Link points to ftp-address linked to Qt-download pages.

 (SIS, 663KB) Image Space Mobile

For browsing content on your mobile in Augmented Reality or from distance.

• Tested on: N97 and N97 mini.
• Should work on S60 5.0 devices with built in compass
• Known issues:
  • N97: some sensor issues with IS Mobile.
  • All devices: Relatively high power consumption when browsing content due system requirements and beta nature

Please see IS Mobile guidelines