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Android Tablet : MSI's 10-inch tablet launching this year at $500, patently ignoring the elephant in the room?

Ready for some more tablet news? Yeah, we know, this one's different. Promise. It's MSI's 10-inch, Tegra-powered machine we checked out a few weeks back at CES. We were reasonably smitten then and, despite the new competition, we still think it looks promising. But, a $500 MSRP probably isn't going to help things much when it launches sometime in the second half of this year, if a report from DigiTimes proves to be correct. Specifications are said to be "flexible" and the company will "launch different models based on market demand," meaning if everyone coughs at that price point there's a good chance MSI will dig deep and release an even cheaper model. Sounds like a good idea to us.

By Tim Stevens posted Jan 28th 2010 10:54AM

Source : engadget.com

Lenovo LePhone Android Smartphone

Lenovo release a new Android smartphone called Lenovo LePhone with build-in 1GHz Qualcomm SnapDragon processor inside and Android OS 1.6.

The features of Lenovo LePhone likes 3.7-inch touchscreen with 480×800 pixel resolution and touch panel below the display, smart keyboard/case accessory which can be convert into clamshell phone with QWERTY keyboard.

Also this Lenovo LePhone support wi-fi, GPS, bluetooth, WCDMA and also 2 camera with resolution 3M pixel and the front for video calls. The price is not available yet and will be available this February or March 2010.

Lenovo LePhone Android Smartphone

Mendapatkan Geopoint Google Maps

Untuk mendapatkan GeoPoint, salah satunya bisa melihat pada Google Maps (http://maps.google.com), misal kita menuju ke Indonesia. Dan disini kita akan mengambil GeoPoint untuk kota Yogyakarta, pilih salahsatu titik, yaitu misal pada Alun-alun yogyakarta. Klik kanan pada titik alun-alun, pilih pada What’s here?

Sehingga pada jendela sebelah kiri akan muncul angka GeoPoint dari titik tersebut, atau pada field searching. Misalkan pada titik Alun-alun yogyakarta, deretan angka integer, -7.811799,110.363281 , itu merupakan GeoPoint pada titik tersebut.

Mungkin akan bermanfaat ketika kita membuat semacam Aplikasi Android yang berdasar pada Maps.

Happy Coding

Mass Effect 2 Disambut Gegap Gempita (main ini di Android kapan ya?)

Jakarta - Action RPG terbaru dari BioWare, Mass Effect 2, mulai hadir di pasaran. Game ini disambut dengan gegap gempita dalam berbagai ulasan.

Gamer di seluruh dunia akhirnya bisa melanjutkan petualangan Commander Shephard setelah Electronic Arts (EA) resmi meluncurkan Mass Effect 2. Game untuk Xbox 360 dan PC ini bertipe Action - Role Playing Game (RPG) dengan mengedepankan unsur tembak-tembakan.

Seperti disampaikan dalam keterangan tertulis yang diterima detikINET, Rabu (27/1/2010), Mass Effect 2 mendapatkan ulasan yang gegap gempita dari berbagai media. Nilai yang dicapai oleh game ini umumnya sempurna atau mendekati sempurna.
Official Xbox Magazine edisi Inggris, Total PC Gaming, Eurogamer hingga The Guardian memberikan nilai penuh bagi game ini. Sedangkan Metacritic, situs yang menyusun rata-rata nilai ulasan dari berbagai sumber, menempatkan game ini pada angka 96 (dari 100).

Mass Effect 2 adalah bagian kedua dari trilogi Mass Effect. Petualangan luar angkasa ini telah menjadi salah satu teladan bagi industri game dalam mengembangkan RPG yang kental dengan adegan laga tembak-tembakan.

Pembeli game ini, versi asli tentunya, akan mendapatkan konten tambahan (Downloadable Content/DLC) gratis. Konten gratis yang tersedia pada hari peluncuran akan menampilkan misi tambahan di lokasi jatuhnya pesawat Normandy.

Konten lain juga dijanjikan BioWare akan segera hadir. Termasuk tokoh baru bernama Zaeed yang sedianya muncul pada hari peluncuran namun akan ditunda beberapa hari.


Detik.com
Mass Effect 2 Disambut Gegap Gempita

GempaDroid (beta) : Made In Indonesia

GempaDroid (beta) for the G1 Google Phone is a post-earthquake notification system for Indonesia. Lists the latest earthquake information, shows the earthquake location on a map, and overs user notification via vibrate, sound, and led. This application is free.

GempaDroid (beta) has been rated 5 stars by the Android Market community.

Scan the QR barcode on the right with your Android phone to capture the information about this application!

GempaDroid (beta) for the G1 Google Phone is a post-earthquake notification system for Indonesia. Lists the latest earthquake information, shows the earthquake location on a map, and overs user notification via vibrate, sound, and led. This application is free.

GempaDroid (beta) has been rated 5 stars by the Android Market community.

SDK 1.5 , 1.6

OS Android Bakal Libas RIM dan Apple

Jakarta - Masa depan sistem operasi Android diramalkan bakal cerah. Pangsa pasarnya diprediksi akan terus meningkat, bahkan bakal menjadi salah satu yang terbesar di dunia.

Prediksi ini dilontarkan oleh lembaga riset, IDC. Menurut IDC, sistem operasi (OS) Android bakal tumbuh lebih cepat daripada para kompetitornya.

Saat ini yang menjadi raja di pasar sistem operasi smartphone dunia adalah Symbian, yang banyak digunakan di smartphone Nokia. Disusul OS milik RIM dan OS Apple.

Sementara untuk pasar Amerika Serikat (AS), OS Symbian tidak terlalu bersinar. Pasar AS didominasi oleh RIM dan Apple, sementara di posisi ketiga ada Windows Mobile besutan Microsoft.

Namun, peta persaingan diramalkan bakal berubah. OS Android akan terus melesat dan di tahun 2013 bakal menjadi yang terbesar kedua di dunia. Ini berarti Android akan melibas lawan-lawannya seperti RIM dan Apple.

Salah satu kunci keperkasaan Android adalah karena OS ini dapat digunakan secara luas oleh berbagai manufaktur ponsel. Tidak seperti RIM dan Apple yang penggunaannya terbatas pada perangkat besutan mereka.

"Meskipun ada banyak sistem operasi di pasar, tidak banyak kesempatan bagi produsen perangkat yang tidak memiliki software sendiri," ujar Stephen Drake, analis IDC.

Dikutip detikINET dari Cnet, Selasa (26/1/2010), selain melibas Apple dan RIM, diyakini Android juga bakal mampu membungkam sepak terjang Windows Mobile, karena gratis dan merupakan software open source, sementara Windows Mobile membutuhkan biaya lisensi. Sehingga kemungkinan para produsen ponsel akan lebih memilih Android.

Geliat Android sebenarnya sudah mulai terasa saat ini. Sejumlah manufaktur ponsel, seperti Motorola, HTC dan Samsung telah mengadopsi sistem operasi besutan Google itu. ( faw / fyk )

http://www.detikinet.com/read/2010/01/26/110048/1286131/319/os-android-bakal-libas-rim-dan-apple

Nokia Has An Android Phone After All : NOKIA 900 Dual-Boot Solution

In a recent hack, a user found a way to dual-boot the native Maemo-Linux operating system on the Nokia N900 and also the Android operating system. This hack may be the boost that is needed to give the N900 more traction as it is a powerful device, but due to the developer/hacker-centric approach to Maemo-Linux, the device may not find its way into the hands of many consumers. Having Android as an alternative may make the device more attractive as consumers can still get all the easy to use apps from Android and if they want more power, they can switch back to the versatile and extensible Maemo OS.

At this time, the solution is still a proof-of-concept showing that the dual-booting idea can be done. Hopefully, it can get packaged and loaded onto more N900s out there.

(via: SlashGear)

By: Chuong Nguyen | Date: 25-Jan-10

Droid's impressive showing has revived Motorola's hopes of its halcyon days coming back. To say that Android rescued Motorola from the brink would be an understatement of Android's contribution and Motorola's woes. In fact, Motorola was already past the brink and was helplessly waiting for the earth below to put it out of its misery when the Droid plucked it out of thin air.

Now, it is banking on Android to turn the tide in its favor. Spiros Nikolakopoulos, Motorola's VP for Asia Pacific, told Cnet Asia that his company plans to launch 20 to 30 Android-based smartphones in 2010. Interestingly, the company currently has no plans to launch a non-Android smartphone.

However, the company's faith in Android may not yield as much as it expects. Google's decision to confront the Chinese government could not have come at a worse time for Motorola. The mobile phone maker hopes to make serious inroads into the lucrative Chinese smartphone market with Android-based offerings. But Google's latest decision to postpone the China launch of two Android phones, including one from Motorola, has cast a gray cloud over its plans.

Motorola Launching up to 30 Android Phones Worldwide in 2010

Posted 01/20/10 at 08:22:54 PM by Pulkit Chandna

Motorola Unveils Another Android Phone, the Backflip

Motorola has a new Android smartphone out, and judging by the looks of it, it’s going to be one of those love-it-or-hate-it devices.

Its most prominent feature is a full QWERTY keyboard that opens up in an unusual way, like a book in reverse; the device also packs some interesting innovation in an otherwise not-too-exciting package.

First, a quick rundown of the specifications. It’s an Android () 1.5 device (it should get Android 2.1 support later on); it has a 3.1-inch, 320 x 480 pixel TFT display, a 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus and a LED flashlight, 2 GB of memory (a bit low for today’s smartphone standards, but it can be expanded to 32 GB with memory cards), and it supports EDGE, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and aGPS.

If those specifications and the look of the device seem familiar to you, you’re right: It’s very similar to Motorola’s first Android device, the CLIQ. The innovation part, besides the “reverse QWERTY flip” form factor, comes in the form of a touchpad on the back of the screen, which can be used to control the phone… well, from the back of the screen. We’ll have more about that bit when we actually try out the device.

How useful (and practical) these innovations really are, only time will tell. The phone’s form factor is odd, and it does make it a bit chubby, which (together with the fact that it launches on the outdated Android 1.5) will probably make the Backflip a niche product, aimed primarily at users who loved the CLIQ but wanted something slightly different – if such a niche exists.

Stan Schroeder

Motorola Unveils Another Android Phone, the Backflip

Vega : Android Leaps from Phone to Tablet

One of the promises of Google’s Android operating system has always been that it need not stay confined to powering cell phones. That’s already starting to come to fruition, with an Android netbook on the way from Acer and both the Barnes & Noble Nook and the Spring Design Alex eReaders also launching soon with Android under the hood (thought apparently it’s no accident the latter two devices are so similar).

Now there’s another AndroidAndroid device on deck that’s not a phone, dubbed Vega. Made by Seattle-based company Innovative Converged Devices, the Vega is a tablet-like device with a detachable stand to prop it up, running Android 2.0 (the same version used in the Motorola Droid).

The device, slated to launch in the first half of 2010, will actually come in three sizes: 7, 11 and 15-inches. It will support connectivity via Wi-Fi as well as 3G, and be available at reportedly “low cost” (read: subsidized) from major carriers throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Designed to be put to flexible use throughout the home, the Vega will feature high-definition entertainment and a touchscreen along with a webcam, BluetoothBluetooth support, accelerometer, 512MB RAM and storage via microSD. The brain of the machine will be NVIDIA’s Tegra processor, a high-powered combination CPU and graphics chip that was designed for low power consumption and long battery life.

There’s no word on what that “low cost” price may be, and it may end up varying by carrier as well (no word on whether you’ll be able to buy it outright without 3G yet, either). Nonetheless, the Vega is certainly an interesting entrant into the once again nascent tablet device playing field, with the Apple Tablet and the Microsoft Courier being the two hot tablets that no one will admit are real yet.

Check out a few more images of the Vega below. Do you see a place for these tablet devices in the home? What would the price need to be for you to pick one up? Would you rather it run Android, Mac OS X, WindowsWindows, or something else?

[via VentureBeat]

mashable.com

Dell Announces Android Powered Tablet

We brought you news before that Dell was working on an Android powered tablet and now they have announced a new Android powered Tablet PC, named the Dell Mini 5, at this year’s CES in Las Vegas.

The new tablet boasts:

• 5 inch screen
• SIM card slot for use outside of a Wi-Fi hotspot.
• 2 cameras, a 5MP camera on the back of the tablet and one on the front.
• Prototypes at CES ran Android 1.6.
• Various colors including red, black, and pink.
• Multitouch display

It will be interesting to see which tablet reigns supreme between the new Dell Mini 5 and the Archos Tablet. Any guesses out there?

[via PocketLint]

Dell Announces Android Powered Tablet

Maps API Key Location Based Services (LBS) Android Map

Salah satu untuk menggunakan Map pada Location Based Services (LBS) pada Android, adalah dengan mempunyai apa yang disebut API Key. Untuk mendapatkanya, terlebih dahulu menginstall Peralatan Perangnya langkah sederhananya di sini membuat aplikasi Android dengan Eclipse + ADT

Kemudian, Cari MD5 Fingerprint terlebih dahulu, pada komputer kita, Untuk Windows XP umumnya akan berada pada C:\Documents dan Settings\.android\debug.keystore misal : C:\Documents dan Settings\Adi\.android\debug.keystore

Trus, untuk membuka Digest MD5, masuk pada DOS Mode (Start>Run> ketik cmd). Setelah itu pindah ke instalasi JDK/bin kita. misal pada C:\jdk1.6.0_16\bin

Setelah itu ketikkan ini :


keytool -list -alias androiddebugkey –keystore -storepass android -keypass android


misal :

keytool -list -alias androiddebugkey c:\Document\adi\android\debug.keystore –keystore -storepass android -keypass android

Kemudian Enter, dan terlihatlah Fingerprint Digest MD5 kita.


Sesudah itu masuk ke sini http://code.google.com/android/add-ons/google-apis/maps-api-signup.html

kemudian masukkan Fingerprint Digest MD5 kita, tekan Generate Key,

Dan kita akan dibawa ke halaman login, masuk dengan Account Google dan akan terlihat Map Api Key kita, dan bisa kita gunakan untuk mengakses map google.


Happy Coding

Android Hilfe.de rooted Motorola Milestone

Android Hilfe.de proudly presents: Root for the Motorola Milestone!

Root was made possible by:

1. Soda
2. SeraphimSerapis
3. nodch

Many thanks to baking soda and nodch for the exciting wave . . Special thanks to Fritz and my fiancee . . . Furthermore, many thanks to the Italian Andrea by Milestone-Dev Androidiani.com for many hours full of ideas (by the developer MarketEnabler) and also to Zinx veritus, who took advantage of the exploit at the droid and then cleared the path for root.

A detailed root-root instructions are set at the Milestone forum: Root / Hacking / Modding milestone for Motorola on Android-Hilfe.de.

Flashing, there is an error: Please may simply need a flash to make sure that it worked (the error is normal). It should be noted that the root hack can theoretically lead to equipment damage and void the warranty. Your Motorola Milestone remains in Android 2.0, the rest have to make the Rome-Cooker.

Download: Download:
http://www.sera-apps.de/milestone_root.zip
oder: or:
RapidShare Webhosting + Webspace


Kurz-Anleitung: Quick guide:

1. zip file to rename and copy Update.zip root on the SD card (directory)
2. Switch off phone
3. With camera button and pressed power button to boot up / '\ comes.
4. Whenever Lautertaste and camera button and text appears
5. Update.zip flash

Learn more about this also nodch.de - Root for the Motorola Milestone is completed. General discussions about the Motorola Milestone in Motorola forum at Milestone Android Hilfe.de.

Now begins the play -

PS : Terjemahin sendiri ya ..... he he he

Top 10 free apps for Android

The Android operating system may not have as many applications as the iPhone, but it is still growing at a pace that can make it difficult to keep up with all of the applications out there.

We’ve gathered up 10 of what we feel are the best applications in various categories to give you some guidence in what you should be taking up valuable space with on your Android based phone. Communicate with friends, play games, check the weather and more because it’s all here!

All of the apps in this list are free, so feel free to explore and try as much as you like!

Bonsai Blast: An addictive and highly professional looking puzzle game that features 90 levels of increasing difficulty for you to master. You can test your skills in the never ending Survival mode or play Adventure mode, collect treasures in bonus levels, swap between multiple shooters and more.

Foursquare: Foursquare is one of the hottest properties in social media right now, and while it may fall out of favor a few months down the road, for now it is the place to be, and this Android app does a very nice job of allowing you to connect with the service.

Meebo: Meebo for Android allows you to talk with all of your friends across the various instant messaging services such as AIM, MSN, GTalk and many others. The program stays on all the time to allow you to receive messages from all of your contacts at all times.

Google Listen: Podcasts keep growing in popularity, and Google Listen allows you to search for podcasts that contain keywords that interest you. You can download those podcasts over the air and listen to them at your convenience.

MySpace: Say what you will about what has become of MySpace, a lot of the problem has been in the form of clutter on the site. Luckily the mobile apps for the service strip the site down to the most essential parts, making it usable again.

Pandora: Just like Netflix is trying to add its streaming service into every conceivable device, it seems Pandora is doing the same by coming to every mobile device it possibly can. Use all of your favorite Pandora features while you are on the go for the day.

Ringdroid: An open source project that is built around the simple concept of clipping MP3 files to make your own ringtones for your phone.

ShopSavvy: ShopSavvy allows you to use your phone’s camera to take a picture of a product’s barcode and receive information on pricing from numerous online shopping sites so you can compare pricing while on the move.

Twidroid: A full-featured Twitter app that gives you support for the vast majority of your favorite features of the service, and even features native image support for Tweeting.

WeatherBug: WeatherBug provides you with live images of your neighborhood, always on emergency alerts, seven day forecasts and more.

Source : Top 10 free apps for Android

January 18, 2010

by Sean P. Aune

How To: Backup protected and paid Android applications for root users

First off, this is not a guide to pirating apps. There are legit reasons for wanting to backup your applications. Sometimes an older version of the app worked better, or had features you liked better. Sometimes new versions don’t work with specific phones and you need to revert back.

Now, you can use AppManager to backup most apps, but protected apps are not included in this because they are stored in a different directory. With a rooted phone, you can access this directory and copy the apps to your SD card or to your computer. After all, you paid for it, it’s yours. If you want to pirate apps, or buy an app, copy it then return it, that’s on you, I’m not advocating that.

First method, copy with your phone to SD card:

1. Install and open a Terminal Emulator on your phone.
2. Enter su to be superuser (root).
3. Enter cd /data/app-private/ to enter the protected application directory.
4. Use ls to view the apps in the directory.
5. Enter cp filename.apk /sdcard to copy a single app to your SD card.
   (Or to backup all the protected apps: cp * /sdcard)
6. If you want to backup all your apps, they can be found in /data/app/

Second method is to use Android Debug Bridge with your PC:

1. Install the Android SDK on your PC
2. Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable, and make sure USB debugging is enabled on your phone (Settings > Applications > Development)
3. Enter adb shell to fire up Debug Bridge and enter shell mode
4. Enter su to become superuser
5. Enter cat /data/app-private/filename.apk > /sdcard/filename.apk to copy the file to the SD card.
6. exit
7. exit
8. And finally adb pull /sdcard/filename.apk filename.apk pulls the .apk file from your SD card to your computer.

Success? Problems? Moral issues with copying software? Let us know in the comments.

http://theandroidsite.com

1. December 22nd, 2009 at 14:08 | #1

   Reply | Quote

   I installed eclipse + droid sdk with the most recent updates. When I run the commands above I get this.

   $ su
   su
   su: permission denied

   *Also, I cannot see anything in the /data directory, thus a directory /data/app-private is not found either.

   Is there a way to elevate permissions without rooting my phone?

2. spaz
   December 28th, 2009 at 00:02 | #2

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   No there is not

3. aziz
   January 2nd, 2010 at 13:34 | #3

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   i tried the adb method.

   when i type in “cat /data/app-private/filename.apk > /sdcard/filename.apk” replacing filename.apk with the app im tryin to backup…i get error saying cannot create /sdcard/filename.apk: read-only file system.

   I followed the steps exactly as specified… i have a HTC Hero rooted running firmware 1.5.

   Help would be appreciated.

4. Brian
   January 5th, 2010 at 13:48 | #4

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   This has worked for me, however one thing everyone should be aware of (that I just ran in to) if you are planning to perform a hard-reset _for the purpose of changing the primary google email address_ is that you may have issues with the Android Market recognizing which apps you’ve purchased.

   Backing up the applications works fine, however if you perform a hard-reset and then change the primary google email address, the Market will no longer acknowledge that you’ve purchased an app (because it is associated with the original gmail address) and you won’t be able to receive app updates from the market unless you actually re-purchase & download the app via Android Market.

   So far the developers I’ve asked about this have been okay with issuing a refund for the second purchase if I could prove that I actually paid for the app, but this can definitely be a hassle so keep it in mind.

Augmented Reality di Android

Menurut Om Wiki

Realitas tertambah, atau kadang dikenal dengan singkatan bahasa Inggrisnya AR (augmented reality), adalah teknologi yang menggabungkan benda maya tiga dimensi ke dalam sebuah lingkungan nyata tiga dimensi dan menampilkannya dalam waktu nyata.^[1] Tidak seperti realitas maya yang sepenuhnya menggantikan kenyataan, realitas tertambah sekedar menambahkan atau melengkapi kenyataan.^[2][3]

Benda-benda maya menampilkan informasi yang tidak dapat diterima oleh pengguna dengan inderanya sendiri. Hal ini membuat realitas tertambah sesuai sebagai alat untuk membantu persepsi dan interaksi penggunanya dengan dunia nyata. Informasi yang ditampilkan oleh benda maya membantu pengguna melaksanakan kegiatan-kegiatan dalam dunia nyata.

Realitas tertambah dapat diaplikasikan untuk semua indera, termasuk pendengaran^[4][5], sentuhan, dan penciuman. Selain digunakan dalam bidang-bidang seperti kesehatan, militer, industri manufaktur, realitas tertambah juga telah diaplikasikan dalam perangkat-perangkat yang digunakan orang banyak, seperti pada telepon genggam.

"Realitas tertambah" .... he he he aneh ya

ya mudahnya menurutku sih, misal kita melihat pertandingan bulutangkis di televisi, kemudian di dalam lapangan kita lihat ada iklan atau skor nilai yang seperti muncul dari layar padahal itu dilapangannya (keliatanya pemain bisa nginjek layar tuh - he he he ).

..... nah kalo pake HP Android misalnya, kita pake aplikasi augmented reality yang kemudian menyalakan kamera video, terus kita arahkan ke satu tempat misal monas, nah nanti akan muncul informasi tentang monas diambil dari internet (server augmented reality) .... gitulah kira-kira

Gimana cara bikin aplikasi Augmented Reality di Android ya? ... lets find now .. he he

bisa lihat di http://phandroid.com Layar: Augmented Reality Browser For Android

Apa itu android #2

Wew setelah sekian waktu Android hadir, masih aja ada yg bertanya Android itu apa sih??? .... ya wajar sih, mungkin saat ini yg sudah kenal lengket ya Gadget mania, tukang browsing, sama Developer aplikasi.

Dan Pertama kita tegaskan kita bukan bicara, tentang Robot Android

Ok untuk yang belum kenal dengan Android, Pertama kita bisa berpikir tentang dunia komputer. Dalam dunia komputer (PC Specially) ada yg namanya Hardware & Software. ...., Hardware itu ya perangkat keras (CPU, Keyboard, Monitor dll),

lha kalo Software? ... ya anggap saja program yg berjalan di Hardware itu (SO -Sistem Operasi -Windows XP, Linux dll, Aplikasi Office - MS Word dsb) .

Nah sama saja pada dunia Handphone/Ponsel ada juga Hardware & Software nya ....,

Hardwarenya ya (Ada Layar LCD, Cassing, Keypad, beserta Jeroanya). Sedangkan Software, ya sama aja ada Sistem Operasi (OS / SO : misal Blackberry OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Limo dll) , Aplikasi misal : buat kirim SMS, kirim/terima email, game, dll.

Nah lalu Android?

Android itu ya mudahnya ya Sistem Operasi ,

..... lha kalo begitu kayak di komputer bisa nggak HP/Ponsel diganti-ganti, Diinstall sistem operasinya, ..... wah, kalo yg ini sih kita musti tau dulu, .... bahwa Hardware HP itu Arsitekturnya berbeda-beda, jadi gak standar kayak di komputer ..

Tetapi apabila spesifikasi hardware-nya sama, dengan kebutuhan yang disyaratkan oleh suatu Sistem Operasi. maka kita bisa mengganti Sistem Operasinya.

Misal HTC Tytn II yang memakai windows mobile, itu pada saat sekarang sudah banyak yang bisa menggantinya dengan Android (Android standar yang dioprek). Karena memang banyak HP/ponsel HTC yang memang dibuat untuk Android ini, dan kemudian ada orang-orang pinter yang ngoprek Android agar bisa berjalan di HTC Tytn II.

Jadi tidak semudah menginstall sistem operasi di HP, apalagi kalau Sistem Operasinya bukan Open Source seperti Android. Misal Symbian, Windows Mobile, Blackberry OS itu saat ini kita "relatif" nggak bisa dioprek. Itu juga karena HP/Ponsel itu secara Arsitektur Hardware berbeda-beda.

Nah di Android sendiri, selain mudah dioprek, juga kita bisa membuat aplikasi sendiri secara mudah, yaitu dengan pemrograman bahasa java. Tentu ini sangat menyenangkan, kita bisa membuat aplikasi berkirim SMS, email, atau bahkan aplikasi berbasis peta dengan GPS yang menyenangkan.

Tentu saja, faktor keamanan pada Android juga diperhatikan, mengenai kemungkinan Virus dan sebagainya. Tentu pada saat ini tidak satupun Sistem Operasi yang kebal dengan virus, tetapi pada Android dibuat seaman mungkin, ingat Android pada dasarnya dibangun pada sebuah kernel Linux, yang tangguh.

Kemudian untuk pengguna umum, apa keuntungannya?

Android dibangun untuk platform mobile masa depan - dan mnurutku komputer PC pada beberapa segi akan digusur oleh mobile computing ini pada saatnya nanti . Dengan bagitu, akan sangat menyenangkan mampunyai dan menggunakan aplikasi yang memenuhi kebutuhan kita sebagai pengguna. Dan tentu saja, Android menawarkan pengalaman menggunakan Handphone atau ponsel yang "Dedicated untuk Internet Connection" . Tentunya juga hal lain, misal Bisnis Productivity, Multimedia, Games, dll juga didukung oleh Android.

Dalam satu kata, mnurut-ku :

"Pada saatnya nanti kita akan menikmati pengalaman menggunakan Handphone, seperti kita merasakannya pada saat menggunakan Komputer, atau bahkan lebih menyenangkan, .... dan Android salah satu yang terbaik yang akan mewujudkannya"


.... he he he ... ini mah banyak kata ya .... satu lagi, Android sudah banyak dipake untuk OS Netbok, Tablet, Ebook Reader, dll ..... tar microwave dirumah kita juga .. he he he

OK, segitu dulu ..................... coba baca2 juga, ttg Android postinganku setahun yang lalu, ... Apa itu Android ?


Salam
Mazadi

Nama Versi Android Selanjutnya : Buaya

He he he .....

Seperti kita tahu, sampai saat ini Google menamai versi Android dengan nama-nama kue. Mungkin diibaratkan Android itu sesuatu yang enak untuk dinikmati, ... ataupun juga karena Android itu Open Source, jadi seperti kue bisa dinikmati bersama-sama.

Well untuk yang Versi 1.5 dinamai cupcake

Kemudian versi 1.6 dinamai dengan Donut :

Kemudian versi yang 2.0 namanya Eclair (Yg versi 2.1 juga kayaknya -cnas=cek nek aku salah) :













Yang versi selanjutnya kalau aku sih usul Buaya, maksudnya Roti Buaya itu lho ... he he he, biar inget disatu masa di indonesia pernah ada kasus Cicak & Buaya .. wk wk wk :






















Kalo versi 1.0 / 1.1 itu namanya apa ya ?? ......

Motorola Shadow , Nexus 2 ?

Mobile01 telah meletakkan dua lebih foto dari apa yang disebut Motorola Shadow (jangan dikelirukan dengan T-Mobile Shadow), yang sepintas mirip dengan Droid / Milestone dengan keyboard dan putih tali telepon. Bahkan yang lebih menarik adalah pernyataan bahwa ini bisa menjadi perangkat utama Google berikutnya, ddan diberi julukan Nexus Dua.

Source Engadget

2010 : Ponsel China Beralih ke Android

INILAH.COM, Jakarta - Setelah fitur TV pudar, ponsel China sukses menangkap fenomena Facebook. Untuk 2010 sekarang, ponsel China siap menawarkan Android, dengan harga tetap di bawah Rp2 juta.

President Director Taxco Indonesia Djong Surianda mengatakan, pasar ponsel QWERTY yang cocok untuk jejaring sosial masih akan sangat dominan di 2010. Namun begitu pihaknya juga menyiapkan ponsel berbasis sistem operasi Android.

“Ponsel Android itu untuk lebih menerobos pangsa pasarnya,” katanya di Jakarta, kemarin. Menurut Surianda, pihaknya siap mengeluarkan produk dengan harga tidak lebih dari Rp2 juta.

Ia menyebut hasil pengamatan internal terhadap tiga produk yang diluncurkan di 2009 terjadi fenomena menarik, karena yang lebih laku ternyata yang berharga lebih mahal. “Ini berarti ponsel China bukan dari segi harga saja yang diinginkan konsumen, melainkan juga kualitas dan fitur,” jelasnya.

Manager Marketing Byon Indonesia Tan Bunarta mengatakan persaingan ponsel China di 2010 akan semakin ketat. Hal itu karena jumlah vendor yang masuk akan bertambah, apalagi dengan dibukanya kerjasama perdagangan bebas dengan China. “Kami menargetkan pertumbuhan penjualan 30% di 2010,” kata Abun panggilan Tan Bunarta.

Senada dengan Taxco, Byon mengeluarkan produk dengan kisaran harga di bawah Rp2 juta. Harga rendah itu untuk mendorong penjualan produk ponsel QWERTY low end dan mid end.

“Kompetitor ponsel lokal lain di 2010 ini akan banyak mengeluarkan ponsel low end, sehingga arah Byon akan menggarap lebih serius di pasar low end dan mid end,” imbuhnya.

Selain Android, ponsel China juga memantapkan messenger antar sesama ponsel mirip dengan BlackBerry. Lokal Messenger berbasis Java itu akan lebih dikembangkan pada 2010 dan saat ini sudah tahap persiapan teknis dari beberapa merek.

Surianda mengatakan messenger ponsel China diharapkan bisa meluncurkan layanannya paling lambat pada Maret 2010. Konsorsium pun telah dibentuk bertujuan memperluas pangsa pasar ponsel lokal di Indonesia. “Ada beberapa merek ponsel China yang masih belum sepakat karena masih memonopoli server messenger,” tandasnya.

Ia menambahkan messenger lokal ini bisa digunakan seluruh vendor ponsel China, sehingga penggunanya bisa mencapai di atas 100 ribu. “Lokal Messenger itu memang kesepakatan antara sesama ponsel China untuk dikembangkan dengan tujuan menyaingi BlackBerry Messenger,” tambah Surianda.

Namun begitu operator bergeming dengan langkah ponsel China itu. Head of Marketing Indosat Teguh Prasetya mengatakan perkembangan BlackBerry di 2010 akan terus tinggi. Indosat menargetkan pengguna BlackBerry bisa mencapai 500 ribu atau tumbuh minimal 100% dari saat ini yang sudah lebih dari 250 ribu pelanggan.

“Untuk layanan data mobile, Indosat berusaha mempertahankan posisinya sebagai market leader terutama pelanggan BlackBerry diharapkan ada pertambahan,” katanya. Teguh mengatakan meskipun kuat di layanan data, layanan voice Indosat masih menyumbang revenue terbesar sebanyak 60%. Sementara 40% dari layanan data dan SMS. [mdr]

(istimewa)

Syamsudin Prasetyo

Android, BlackBerry dengan Server Lokal

Jakarta - BlackBerry besutan Research in Motion (RIM) dinilai memiliki kelemahan berupa kontrak eksklusif dan kontrol yang tersentralisasi oleh perusahaan asal Kanada itu.

Berbeda dengan sistem aplikasi Android buatan Google yang memiliki basis piranti terbuka dan pusat datanya bisa ditempatkan di mana saja.

"Lain halnya dengan BlackBerry, nanti server Android akan kita kelola sendiri," kata Chief Marketing Officer Indosat, Guntur Siboro, kepada detikINET, Jumat (15/1/2010).

Pengguna BlackBerry dalam mengakses konten lokal maupun internasional, trafiknya harus terlebih dulu melewati Internet Protocol (IP) lokal ke gateway RIM yang ada di Kanada. Baru kemudian kembali lagi ke akses regional, hingga akhirnya sampai tangan pengguna di Indonesia.

Alur jaringan yang berputar-putar ini menyebabkan delay panjang untuk mengakses konten data di BlackBerry. Berbeda dengan Android yang menggunakan konsep Open Cloud Computing agar pusat datanya bisa dikelola dari mana saja.

"Nanti, Android akan kami jadikan BlackBerry dengan server lokal," ujar Guntur.

Android juga diklaim akan memiliki kemampuan yang tak kalah hebatnya dengan layanan data yang disediakan BlackBerry. Khususnya untuk akses layanan data internet tanpa batas.

"Itu sebabnya, Android harus ada unlimited package. Kami hitung-hitung, per user Android setiap bulannya memerlukan kuota 2 GB," pungkas Guntur. ( rou / faw )


Ponsel Android (letsgomobile)

Achmad Rouzni Noor II - detikinet

2010, LG Luncurkan 5 Ponsel Android

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Perang ponsel berbasis Android bakal seru di 2010. Setelah Motorola, Nexus, dan HTC, kini LG ikut mengenalkan ponsel mereka yang berbasis Android. Bahkan, tak tanggung-tanggung, LG Electronics Indonesia mengaku siap memasukkan lima produk Android di 2010 ini.

Rencananya mereka akan memasok lima jenis ponsel Android itu dalam waktu dekat ini.
"Kita melihat Android semakin popular namanya di dunia, tentunya kita ingin memasok ponsel dengan OS tersebut di tanah air. LG akan memasukkan sekira 3 sampai 5 ponsel Android di tahun 2010 ini," jelas Product Marketing LG Indonesia, Richard Susilo, di MU Cafe, Jakarta, Senin 11 Januari.

Salah satu handset yang disebutkan Richard akan dibandrol sekira Rp3 jutaan. Harga ini termasuk murah, dengan desain ponsel menggunakan papan ketik QWERTY hingga teknologi layar sentuh.
Ponsel Android besutan Google itu juga akan dibarengi dengan peluncuran 3 ponsel lainnya yang berbasis Windows Phone atau Windows Mobile 6.5.

Menurut Richard, ponsel-ponsel itu akan diluncurkan secara bertahap dan akan digelontorkan mulai kuartal pertama di 2010. Richard juga membocorkan, ponsel LG yang menggunakan Windows Phone akan dipatok lebih murah dari ponsel Android, dengan harga kisaran Rp2,5 juta.

"Mengapa lebih mahal? Karena Android merupakan teknologi baru, banyak orang awam yang belum mengetahuinya. Salah satu ponsel Android tersebut adalah GW620 yang akan menyasar segmen menengah ke atas," tambahnya.

Sementara itu, dikatakan Richard, pihaknya juga akan menyiasati keterbatasan aplikasi Android dengan menekan operator dan pengembang aplikasi lokal untuk memperkaya aplikasi.
"Pola bundling dengan operator atau tidak, masih akan kita pelajari. Namun, LG akan menyiasati aplikasi Android dengan menekan para pengembang untuk membuat aplikasi Android tersebut," terangnya.

Seperti diketahui, ponsel Android yang masuk ke tanah air masih menggunakan sistem Open Handset Distribution (OHD), yang artinya pengguna tidak bisa mengunduh ke Android Market, selama tidak ada lisensi yang diberikan Google. (bs)

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CyanogenMod-4.2.13

Another build in the “stable” series which should greatly improve stability. The services code should be backwards compatible so apps with persistent services should behave better. All-new multitouch code using the 2.0 API was added. Contacts app updated. Many other bugs fixed!

Get it with CM Updater or check out the XDA Developers thread!

PS : untuk Android 1.6

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How To: Load a Custom ROM on the Nexus One (Updated 1.11.10)

Have root access, but now you want to load some custom ROMs for even MORE features?! We’ll we’re here to help

Thanks Paul at Modaco!
Thanks Amon Ra!

I. Before You Begin

1. You MUST have root access! Do our How To Root the Nexus One procedure and THEN come back to this procedure and continue.

II. Flash a Custom Recovery Image

1. Download the Nexus One Amon Ra Recovery Image below:

Nexus One Recovery Image (Link under Download in the first Post)

2. Save the recovery image file inside the superboot folder you used to root the phone.

3. Turn the phone off and then plug it in via USB cable.

4. Turn it on by holding down Power and the Trackball to get into fastboot mode.

5. Open a command prompt and type the following with hitting enter at the end of each line:

cd\
cd c:\superboot
fastboot-windows devices

*this is to check that the computer can see the phone (a serial should pop up if it can)

6. Then type:

fastboot-windows flash recovery recovery-RA-nexus-v1.5.3.img

7. This should flash the recovery image onto the phone.

III. Flash the Custom ROM

1. Download the ROM you want from our Android ROMs section. (Make sure to choose a ROM for the Nexus One and not another phone!)

2. Turn off the phone.

3. Turn it back on by holding down Home and Power until the recovery screen comes up.

4. Select Nandroid Backup (to save a backup just in case)

5. Then select Mass Storage On and plug your phone into the computer.

6. Copy the ROM .zip file to your phone’s SD card then unplug the phone.

7. Click USB MS Toggle.

8. Click Apply .zip from SD Card and then select the ROM you just copied.

9. Wait for it to finish loading and click Reboot. All done!

How To: Root the Nexus One (Updated 01.11.10)

Multitouch, custom ROMs, maybe even Sense UI on your Nexus One? We’ll it all begins with rooting it first. So thanks to Paul at Modaco here’s how.

I. Root the Nexus One

1. Download Superboot (first download link on the page)

Superboot

2. Once it is saved to your computer, unzip it to your C: by right clicking it and clicking Extract Files…
Once it is extracted to the C:, rename the folder to Superboot (this will make life easier later).

3. Turn off your Nexus One and then plug it in to your computer via USB cable.

4. Turn the phone back on by holding down the trackball and hitting power (keep holding it down until the fastboot screen comes up).

5. Open the Command Prompt on your computer by opening the Start Menu, then either typing cmd and hitting enter in the search box (for Vista and higher) or by clicking Run and typing cmd and hitting enter (for XP).

6. Once it opens type the following with hitting enter at the end of each line:

cd\
cd C:\Superboot
fastboot-windows devices

*Your phones serial number should display proving that it is connected and your computer can see it.

Then type:

fastboot-windows oem unlock

7. Then follow what the screen says to do on your phone and select Yes.

*You may get an error in the command prompt, just ignore it.
**Also your phone may reboot, if it does just turn it off, then turn it back on by holding down Power and the Trackball to get back to fastboot before continuing on to the next step.

8. Now, while the phone is still connected, go on your computer to the Superboot folder and open it. Inside you will see a file called, install-superboot-windows.bat

9. Double click install-superboot-windows.bat and wait for it to finish. All done, rooted!

II. Load a Custom ROM (OPTIONAL)

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