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Attending Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona

I will be attending the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona. It’s always a great conference to see and it’s a great way to meet new people in the mobile spance. There will be also the developer conferences.
Also I will be attending the various parties and events during the week.

Mobile Sunday Barcelona
Mobile Premier Awards 2012
GoMo [...]

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1Billion app downloads over the Holidays!

Via EngadgetMobile, looks like mobile application usage is exploding since over the holidays there were more than 1 Billion downloads on the various mobile application stores.
These are impressive numbers but also pose a challange for developers. On one side is a great opportunity but on the other is a very difficult business to be in.
Alessandro

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AIR runtime not compatible for Google TV ?!

I am doing some development for the Google TV with the Sony Internet TV but looks like the AIR runtime is not available for this device. It’s strange since Adobe is saying that AIR is supported.
I was trying to do is to install an AIR application I created. Once installed and selected it ased to [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus launched

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus launched and here is review about the device.

Alessandro

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Flash for Mobile browsers dead, finally !

Here is a surprising news from Adobe, they are closing development for Flash on Mobile browsers. Finally! Why I say finally? Because there are no developers who are targeting the mobile browser with Flash, cannot make money with it!
I have always mentioned this to developers, how do you make money from Flash withing a mobile [...]

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Sony Internet TV Google TV 2.0 update available

Via Androidcentral.com, looks like an update for the Sony Internet TV Google TV 2.0 is available bringing Android 3.1 to the Sony Google TV.

Alessandro

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My new toy: Logitech Revue Google TV

Here is my new toy: Logitech Revue Google TV
I got this for Android development and really looking forward to the new OS updated coming in few days!

Also will post more impressions about the device soon!

Alessandro

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Google TV getting an update

Via Google TV Blog, looks like that Google TV is getting an update soon.

“This software update will be coming to Sony devices starting early next week and Logitech devices soon thereafter. We look forward in the coming months to announcing new software updates as well as new devices on new chipsets from [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Via Endgadget, a video on the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Here is the official announcment

Alessandro

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Article: AIR3 secure data persistance

An interesting article on Adobe blogs about AIR3 secure data persistance.
“A second feature in AIR 3 which can make data persistence more secure is the introduction of the mobile EncryptedLocalStore (ELS) API. ELS has been available for the desktop profile since 1.0, but AIR 3 is the first version which makes it available on [...]

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My new toy: Sony Google TV

Looks like I got a new toy to play with, Sony Google TV.

The tv is pretty cool since it’s a LED TV and has a very clear picture. Google TV is integrated in the TV. The Google TV is pretty simple to figure out, a smartphone is much more complicated. It has some applications already [...]

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Native extention for AIR Mobile, good or bad?

Got a tip from Stuart about a new site extensionsforair.com focusing on native extention for AIR 3.0 for mobile devices. While I think native extention are a great solution I personally think it’s not the best.
As usual the developer community covers technology deficiency by extending functionalities. But this is a short cut by technology provider [...]

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AIR 3 and Flash 11 available from the Android Market

AIR 3 and Flash 11 are available for your PC but also for your Android device. Just downloaded and installed on my Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Here are the information on all AIR 3 changes which are quite a lot !
Alessandro

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Adobe AIR for Digital Home on LG, TiVo and others

Another announcment today from Adobe MAX 2011 is about Adobe AIR expanding its reach to LG tvs and TiVo. Read press release.

“Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that LG and TiVo have become the latest partners to bring Adobe(R) Flash(R)-based applications via Adobe AIR(R) to [...]

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Adobe Tooling goes mobile with Adobe Touch Apps

Today at the Adobe MAX 2011 keynote, Kevin Lynch announced the Adobe Touch Apps which are a set of apps running on Tablets making their tools mobile. Look at the videos to look how Adobe tools become mobile!
Check out Photoshop touch and Proto, pretty impressive.
Alessandro

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PhoneGap acquired by Adobe goes Open Source with Apache Foundation

Today an interesting announcment from Adobe which acquired PhoneGap and that the framework will go open source with Apache Foundation license.
“PhoneGap has proven to be an industry-defining app solution for HTML5 developers,” said Danny Winokur, vice president and general manager, Platform, Adobe. “PhoneGap is a fantastic solution for developing a broad range [...]

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Amazon Kindle Fire era!

When Apple launched the iPhone I made a post about Apple becoming a Mobile Content Network Operator. History reapeats itself!
I think Amazon Kindle Fire might be the same idea. The secret behind the iPhone success is iTunes! iTune has been the platform that lead Apple to drive all paying customers into the iPhone/iPad era. Yes, [...]

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Adobe AIR: Multi-Screen application running on Android, iOS and Playbook

Here is a video showcasing Adobe AIR application running on multiple devices and OS, such as Android, iOS an PlayBook.
While the press always point to Flash on the web or mobile web, the power of Adobe AIR to develop for multiple devices is a very good proposition which does get much attention.

by the way, Adobe [...]

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