Sony Electronics Inks Interactive Cable-TV Deal
(NewsFactor)
29 May 2008 20:47 GMTNewsFactor - Six cable-TV operators that serve more than 82 percent of U.S. cable households have inked an agreement with Sony Electronics that will soon make it possible for cable subscribers to forego the use of stand-alone set-top boxes. The enabling Tru2way technology, based on Sun Microsystems' Java runtime environment, enables interactive capabilities in TV sets, gaming consoles, portable media players, and even mobile phones.
Source: Yahoo Developers praise Android at Google I/O 29 May 2008 19:33 GMTDevelopers praised the programming experience and the potential of Google's Android mobile platform at the Google I/O conference as the company emphasized its flexibility and showed cool new features.
Source: InfoWorld Devices lag behind as mobile networks pick up speed 29 May 2008 17:19 GMTMobile network bandwidth is increasing quickly, with some operators supporting 14.4Mbps transmission using HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access). But users won't be able to take advantage of the higher speeds for a while.
Source: InfoWorld iPhone SDK 6 requires Leopard 10.5.3 29 May 2008 15:32 GMTApple has introduced the sixth beta version of its iPhone SDK, explaining developers intending to upgrade to the new version must also upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5.3, which was released last night.
Source: InfoWorld Google shows off Android capabilities
(InfoWorld)
28 May 2008 22:30 GMTInfoWorld - Google's eye-catching demonstration of an early Android-enabled mobile phone Wednesday appeared to mimic Apple's iPhone. But Google officials downplayed the notion that they will face off against iPhone in the handset market.
Source: Yahoo