Worlds Smallest GPS Chip

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Latest Android Phone HTC EVO 3D

Now your photos can have as much depth as the moment itself. HTC EVO 3D captures your photos and videos in 3D, plus you can view them without the glasses. The stunning 4.3-inch qHD display gives you crisp websites, vivid images and incredibly fluid videos.

Source :  http://www.google.com/phone/detail/htc-evo-3d

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Latest Android Version 3.2

What’s New in Android 3.2

Android 3.2 is an unexpected little update, especially with Ice Cream Sandwich coming later this year. But good on Google for making its less-than-amazing Android tablets a little bit better all the time until that major new hotness happens.
So! Here's what's new and better in Android 3.2, which is already rolling out to Motorola Xooms—other tablets will probably follow suit pretty shortlyish.

It's Just Better

In addition to all that goodness, Android 3.2's also got a ton of bug fixes and crowd-pleasers like improved hardware acceleration—faster faster kill kill—and proper SD Card support. Plus, updates to Movie Studio, Movies, Music and widgets to make them better.

It Brings Everyone to the Party

Android 3.2 will finally go where no Honeycomb's gone before: seven-inch tablets. Where you once had an interface designed for 4-inch screens, now you have one that's actually designed for tablets. A blessing for everybody with an HTC View 4G, for example. It also supports new Qualcomm chips that'll be powering Android tablets in the near future—which means more tablets from more folks.

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/?hl=en

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how to change the microsd card to bigger microsd in android

1.Put your microSD in a cardreader connected to your computer.

2.Make a folder named "whateveryoulike" on your desktop.

3.Copy ENTIRE contents of microSD to that folder. (make sure you can see hidden folders)

4.Insert new microSD into cardreader.

5.Copy entire content to new microSD.

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What is Android?

What is Android?

Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.
Features
Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components
Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices
Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine
Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0 specification (hardware acceleration optional)
SQLite for structured data storage
Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
GSM Telephony (hardware dependent)
Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent)
Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer (hardware dependent)
Rich development environment including a device emulator, tools for debugging, memory and performance profiling, and a plugin for the Eclipse IDE

Source : http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html

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Android 2.2 Froyo still rules the roost

Google has released the numbers for the different platform versions accessing the Android Market ending Aug. 1, and there are no big surprises. Froyo still leads the pack with over 55 percent of devices running it, down about 10 percentage points because we're seeing a jump in devices running Android 2.3.3 or 2.3.4. The full breakdown is in the chart above, but if we take a quick comparison to the last time we looked at numbers, we see Android 1.5 shrinking by 0.4 percentage points, Android 1.6 dropping a half-percentage point, Eclair dropping a whopping 6 percentage points, and Honeycomb being split up into three versions for 1.3 percent total, up a full percentage point.

In simpler terms, like the ones used for other mobile operating systems, only 3.3 percent of all Android phones are not running version 2.x of the OS.  In more realistic terms, well outside of any reality distortion machinery, 18.3 percent of Android phones can't run applications designed for all devices.  It's a number that's slowly improving, and we hope to see the trend continue.

Source: Android Developer

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Top 10 Free Google Android Apps With GPS

1. Loopt – One of the most popular mobile social networking providers available. The Loopt Android app lets you see where you and your friends are located and display status updates of what you’re all doing. Loopt makes it easy to connect while on the go and easily share comments, photos, and cool places to visit

2. Glympse – This Google Android application lets you share your location and movements in real-time with your family, friends, and coworkers. Instead of automatically updating your location, Glympse gives you greater control by allowing you to manually publish such information and a brief message for a specified amount of time. When you’re ready to send out a “Glympse”, you simply select recipients from you contacts list, select the time frame for which they will be able to track your location/movements, and choose the method of contacting them (i.e. SMS message or email). The recipient will then receive a link to view your location, message, and real time movement on a map. Check out the video below to hear more about Glympse.

3. Locale – Allows you to preset your phone’s settings according to conditions, your location, and the time of day. This can be particularly helpful to prevent your ringer from going off during important meetings, events, or when you’re at a specified location. Hence, you’ll never have to worry about forgetting to turn off your ringer again; you simply set it and you’re done. The Locale SMS Plug-in Android app works directly with the Locale app to automatically send SMS messages based on the time and your location. There’s also a Locale Twitter Plug-in that automatically sends out tweets based on your location and the time of day. Both plugins permit you to easily and automatically update your family, friends, Twitter followers, and coworkers about where and what you’re up to

4. Droid Tracker – Lets you share your location via SMS messages, Twitter (via Twidroid app), and email. Friends and family members can easily find you by simply sending an SMS message with a passcode to your phone which triggers a response to shoot them back your location. This can be particularly helpful if your T-Mobile G1 is ever lost of stolen. Interestingly, you can also set the app to take a picture and upload it to your Picasa album when sending the location to the recipient.

6. Tweetabouts – This Google Android application automatically updates the location on your Twitter profile via GPS. You can configure the radius and duration settings to tweet your exact location or an approximation of where you are.

7. Places Directory – An Android app that helps you find nearby businesses such as restaurants, theaters, and stores. It indicates the distance and direction to the place of interest as well as providing photos, ratings, and a phone number.

8. My Tracks – A Google android app that records your movements via GPS and tracks them on a map to include such statistics as time, distance, speed, and elevation. This Android app can be useful for many types of activities such as running, cycling, and hiking. The app also allows you to share your tracks, add them to Google Spreadsheets, see them on Google My Maps, as well as share them using Twidroid. Check out the My Tracks video tutorial below for more information about this Android app.

9. Speed Proof – A simple Android app that records your location and speed for later retrieval.

10. SIM Checker – Permits you to enter a phone number and email address to receive an alert if your phone is ever lost or stolen. If a different SIM card is added to your stolen Android phone, you’ll be sent the phone’s location.

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How do I enable AGPS on Android?

If you’ve ever used an older GPS device before you might have noticed that it takes time for the GPS signal to lock on. This is known as a cold start, and can range anywhere from 20 seconds to a minute or so. With today’s mobile devices that have mobile data, this time can be cut down substantially by employing Assisted GPS (AGPS), which uses cell tower location and/or wifi network location to help locate you faster. On an Android device (and most mobile devices), this results in location finding from cold in a matter of seconds, anywhere from 2 seconds up to around 15-20. Do note that this will may use some mobile data, but this is generally extremely miniscule.

Here’s how to enable AGPS on an Android device:

• From Home => Settings => Location & Security
• Use Wireless Networks => On
• From here on, your location based programs which utilise GPS (Maps, Places, etc) will use AGPS.

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