Just speak it: introducing Voice Actions for Android - Official Google Mobile Blog

Just speak it: introducing Voice Actions for Android - Official Google Mobile Blog

B&N postpones Nook for Android

On July 31 Barnes & Noble told Fandroid that they have withdrawn the version of their Nook e-reader "to allow more time to further test and perfect the application". 
When it becomes available, they add, users will have to be in the continental United States before it will even display.
"Because selling eBooks to international customers involves issues regarding international copyright laws, tariffs, VAT taxes, currency conversions, etc., only US and Canadian residents are able to purchase eBooks on the Barnes & Noble website at this time.  This is the most probable reason we have no release date for this program outside of the US and Canada," they state.
When it comes back up, it will only run on Android 1.6 devices.

• Note: Amazon's Kindle for Android e-reader is currently available for customers in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States.It also requires Android 1.6.

Android surges past iPhone in smartphone sales [printer-friendly] • The Register

Android surges past iPhone in smartphone sales [printer-friendly] • The Register: "Android surges past iPhone in smartphone sales
RIM and Windows Mobile continue to slide
By Rik Myslewski in San Francisco

Posted in Mobile, 2nd August 2010 21:43�GMT

Sales of Android-based smartphones are surging, tearing chunks of market share out of Apple, RIM, and Windows Mobile's hides.

According to a report�[1] released Monday by the analysts at The Nielsen Company, although RIM and Apple still hold their number one and two positions as the top two suppliers of smartphones in the US, Android phones are catching up — fast."

Android's UK phone sales quadruple [printer-friendly] • The Register

Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/27/uk_android_sales/

Android's UK phone sales quadruple
iPhone shrinkage, RIM on the up
By Rik Myslewski in San Francisco

Posted in Mobile, 27th July 2010 05:02�GMT

Sales of Android-based phones more than quadrupled in the UK during the most-recent quarter."

Microsoft Producer For PowerPoint � IT Professionals

Microsoft Producer For PowerPoint � IT Professionals: "Microsoft recently released Microsoft Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Using Producer you can capture video, audio, and images from a camera or computer screen and integrate them into your presentations. You can also use it to synchronize narrations with your video and PowerPoint presentations. Once you’re done, you can publish the presentation for others to view.

Although there are many third party solutions available for accomplishing similar tasks, they are often quite expensive. Microsoft Producer on the other hand is available for free. It may not come with all the bells and whistles of other solutions, but the price tag makes up for it.

If you’re interested in trying Microsoft Producer, you can download it here."

PIXresizer v2.0.4 � Windows Fanatics

PIXresizer v2.0.4 � Windows Fanatics:

"PIXresizer is a photo resizing program to easily create Web and email friendly versions of your images with reduced file sizes.

The reduced files are saved in a different folder, so your original images are not altered at all. PIXresizer offers several different resizing methods to choose from and can automatically recognize image sizes to calculate the best fit. In addition, it can convert between image formats (JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, and TIFF), rotate images, convert to grayscale, and resize multiple images in batch mode. A great companion for webmasters and digital photographers."

Linux News: Mobile: Opera Raises Curtain on Mini 5.1 for Android

Linux News: Mobile: Opera Raises Curtain on Mini 5.1 for Android:

Opera Software on Wednesday released its Opera Mini 5.1 browser for the Android mobile platform . . .

With more than 61 million users worldwide, Opera Mini is the world's most popular browser for mobile phones, and it delivers the best Internet experience on more than 3,000 mobile phone models, Opera Software says.

One of its primary advantages over other mobile browsers is that Opera Mini compresses data by up to 90 percent before sending content to the phone, resulting in significantly improved page-loading speeds and reduced data costs for the user.

For example, Opera Mini can display a BBC News page nine times for the same cost it would take most browsers to display it once, its maker claims.

The software was recently released for the iPhone, generating a million downloads during the first 24 hours of availability.

Note: So far, while we have installed Opera Mini to an Android G1 phone, we have been unable to run it.

Sharp launches Android netbook - in Japan

According to the Register (http://www.reghardware.com/2010/07/20/sharp_arm_netbook/), "On 23 July, Sharp will release Lynx, a 5in clamshell smartphone that combines a Qwerty keyboard and a touch-sensitive 960 x 480 screen, though there's also a trackball. . .
". . . the Lynx - model number SH-10B - also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on board. It has a GPS pick-up too.

"There's a 5.3Mp camera on the base of the Lynx that's been designed for snaps and scanning barcodes. A front-facing 0.4Mp camera can be used for video calls."

No info on availability outside Japan."