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Android 2.2, “Froyo” Detailed
May 20th
This is a big day for Android users.
Firstly, the platform is growing at an extraordinary rate. It has increased to nearly 30% US market share in less than two years.
The daily run rate is now 100,000 units per day! This is seriously good.
There are 50,000 applications in the Android marketplace. Not all of them are good, but it’s still a huge milestone.
And, recently, Android 2.1 became the most-used version of the OS at 37%. But Android 2.2 is the big news today, and here is what you will see:
- JIT Compiler to speed up non-native apps
- App data backups instead of just app backups
- Much better exchange support
- Built-in wireless tethering and wi-fi hotspot support(!!)
- WAY faster browser
- Flash and AIR support
- Auto-update from Marketplace
- Apps to SD Card support
- Music downloads from the Marketplace (!!)
- Streaming your own non-DRM music from your desktop to Android
- Google TV was announced
- Four new mobile ad types (www.google.com/mobileads)
The SDK has been released already, and the update will start being released to OEM manufacturers in the coming weeks. As for when the Nexus One, Google’s flagship device, will get the update, that is still up in the air. For most people, though, it probably won’t be soon enough!
Do Cellular Phones Cause Brain Cancer?
May 18th
We eat, work, drive, run and sleep with them. If you are reading this blog, chances are you have a smartphone which you greatly rely on, and would feel naked if you ever left home without it. Since cellular phones came to be, I can remember news coverage indicating they might cause brain tumors and even cancer. If you’re anything like me, you just turned a blind eye and kept on with your day.
Back in February of this year, EWG (Environmental Working Group) posted Tech Expert rankings on Smartphones for 2010, which included radiation levels of various phones. My beloved Bold 9700 proved to have the highest radiation level of all devices tested. Guess what? I didn’t care. I said to myself, “Hey, maybe radiation is good.” Then went on with my day. Even though I brushed it off, I couldn’t help but think about it from time to time.
Today, I noticed an article on PRNewswire. The article is titled, “Biggest Study Ever Reports on Mobiles and Brain Cancer.” It covers a wide range data analysis published by The International Journal of Epidemiology. To cut to the chase, the story goes on to say that there is proof that heavy cellular phone use for 10 years does NOT show any increased health risks. Amen. The article goes on to say many studies are going to continue, but things are looking very positive. At least we now have some peace of mind.
You can click on the link to read: “Biggest Study Ever Reports on Mobiles and Brain Cancer.”
