Planet Android

Pragmatic Programmers series has come up with a book on Android development. The book has been named Hello, Android.

Android fans were waiting pretty anxiously for Agora Android phones but to much of their disappointment, Kogan Agora and Agora Pro phones has been delayed indefinitely.

It may sound weird to some that what on the earth an Android workshop is doing in Pakistan but that the truth is that this South Asian country is often misunderstood by people in the west.

Jonney Shih, the Chief Executive Officer of ASUS, has revealed in his recent interview that his company is working on Eee phone. Shih was talking about the display products of his company.

CompuLab has announced its dual-booting Android based device Exeda. According to company claims, the device has the ability to boot-up in WinMo as well as in Android. So the choice rests to the customer.

Android is making its way on smart devices other than cell phones and GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet is one example of that. The device was put on display in Consumer Electronics Show.

A North-American company, Mocana, has announced a security suite named NanoPhone for Android. The security suite includes a secure browser and virus/malware protection features for Android.

Visa has announced its Visa Mobile App for Android-based phones. The application will enable the Chase Visa credit and debit card users to get extra services right on their cell phones.

People who frequently use Google Maps website would be aware of the "My Maps" feature. This feature enables the users to customize the map with help of lines and shapes etc. Users can also do different other things like placing icons for people, places and cars.

Android needs boost and favor from major handset manufacturers and seems like things are shaping up well for the "Google" mobile OS. Last week, 14 new members (handset manufacturers, operators and software development companies) joined Open Handset Alliance.