Still not sure if you buy-in to Google TV? It would probably do you good to mosey on down to your nearest Best Buy and check it out in person, but in cast that is just a bit too much work and you still want the fifty cent tour, the Google TV mini site has updated to include a quick look at the way the service enhances traditional TV.

The main selling points are covered from global search to dual-view to apps to using your Android phone as a controller. Head over to the site to check it out for yourself.

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Java updates for both Leopard and Snow Leopard promise improved compatibility, security, and reliability, while the latest ProKit update fixes a handful of interface issues with Apple’s professional software.

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The popular file syncing/sharing software, Dropbox, has updated the Android version of their app to build 1.0.0.7.  They have added a new button to Clear Uploads in the Settings menu, offline account information, and Apps2SD support.  The rest is mostly network related bug fixes.  It’s currently not available in the market yet, but you can grab the .apk here.  Hit the jump to see the full release notes and grab the QR to download it.

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A trio of updates released on Tuesday fix vulnerabilities in the 2004 and 2008 versions of Microsoft Word and Excel that could have let an attacker execute code remotely. The Office 2008 update also features stability and reliability improvements for Excel and Entourage.

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The future is getting very close to us. I remember watching old Star Trek TV episodes, you know, the ones where they simply scan a handheld device over someone’s body to see if anything is wrong with them, or where the injury may be. You’ve seen it too, fact is, we see it everywhere we turn in today’s world. The technology that was pictured to be “futuristic” is starting to pop up in our daily lives now.

Here we see Dutch researchers have found a way to connect a wireless receiver into an SD slot of an Android device to receive wireless data from a Body Area Network (BAN). The data streams in real time from sensors attached to the body and sends it directly to the phone. The network streams over the nRF24L01+ radio wireless standard instead of a bluetooth connection standard.

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Adobe has released an update for BrowserLab, its hosted service that lets Web developers quickly preview Websites in different browsers and operating systems. The update adds Safari 5 support, an add-on for Firebug, and a new comparison tool called Smart Align.

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I smell a launch nearing as T-Mobile’s just opened the contact form for potential Samsung Galaxy Tab customers to be informed of when the device will launch. (Well it didn’t actually say that, but most of these forms don’t send you anything until they’re ready to eat your dollars up.) Take a look at what they’re boasting:+

Featuring a big, 7″ touch screen, the slim, sophisticated Samsung Galaxy Tab^™ is perfectly designed for portable entertainment.

• Watch the latest movies and entertainment or experience thousands of Android Market^™widgets, games, and apps.
• Flash 10.1 support for rich Web browsing, Web video, and amazing browser-based games.
• Share moments on the go with a rear-facing camera for capturing and sharing photos, and a front-facing camera for video chat.

With the Galaxy Tab, there’s always a new and compelling way to enjoy media, brilliantly!

So go and do it. Now. Right now.

[via TalkAndroid]

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Google has made a significant upgrade to the Google TV website in anticipation for this months likely launch.

The new site features a visual tour, showcasing some of the various features of the Android powered Internet TV platform. For example, a page highlighting some of the various apps that will be initially available reveals that Netflix, Pandora, Twitter, Amazon Video on Demand, CNBC, and many others will come built in to Google TV.

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If you use Android on the go, chances are you’ve used Car Home on your device. Over at Google Mobile Blog, there has been an announcement that there’s been some great changes to Google’s app.

Car Home has always acted as a voice activated GPS that also handles commands, contacts, and more. But now, with updates to the app, changes include:

• One-touch access to app information
• Icon rearrangment
• Activation of Car Mode after pairing with a specific Bluetooth device
• Wallpaper customization

Developers also have things a bit easier with the update as well, as apps that support car mode will show in a “Car Applications” category to be added as a shortcut.

The update to Car Home is for Motorola Droids and Nexus Ones running Android 2.2, and can be found by searching “car home” in the market or clicking here on your android device.

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Nokia Updates Qt SDK to Version 4.7
Nokia has updated the Qt software developer kit to version 4.7, and adds a number of new features for developers. The biggest new feature of the SDK is that it makes developing animated, touch-based interfaces and applications possible from Qt. This is possible through QML (Qt Meta-Object-Language), which closely resembles what it would be like to develop in JavaScript. Qt 4.7 also lets …

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Apple released an update to iTunes 10 on Friday, which makes some big changes to how the software’s Ping music social networking portion works.

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That security hole that no one got fidgety over has been patched up by Adobe today. You can find the now-should-be-more-secure version in the Android market as version 10.1.95.1. There’s really no changelog to be had as this is only a quick fix for that critical flaw. Some other bit of news might have squeaked out of Adobe’s camp, however, and it concerns AIR for Android. According to a tip by one of AC’s forum members, Adobe AIR will be out October 8th in the Android market for users to download.

The email seems to have been sent to a developer as they’re letting AIR developers know in advance in order to ensure proper testing against their latest, near-final build. After they’ve finalized AIR and pushed it to the Android market, developers will be given the green light on uploading their cross-platform wonders. I sure can’t wait, can you?

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Adobe has update their Flash Player 10.1 certified devices page to represent all the devices currently supported. The list consists of the Droid, Droid 2, Nexus One, Incredible, Desire, EVO 4G, and coming soon, the Droid X and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

To get more information about the supported devices, hit up the source link below.

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Funny Status Updates for Facebook is a third party application for iPhone that integrates with Facebook and gives users access to a collection of a witty quips, practical jokes and even a few pictures to post them as their status update. Practical enough for people who feel the need to post regular updates, but have nothing to say or just want to entertain their friends, Funny Status Updates for Facebook contains more than 1,500 options categorized by type, as well as symbols, a randomization option, and even a “magic trick” collection.

Facebook enthusiasts can select from six primary categories or choose updates based on subcategories like birthdays, money matters, pickup lines, or strange facts. The collection of quotes, quips, and questions is quite extensive and they are easy enough to sort through when you just want to pop something off. (…)
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Subscirbers to The New Yorker have been able to read their issues—as well as archived magazines going back to 1925—online in a Web browser for a while. Now iPad users can enjoy the same functionality.

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If there is one thing you can say about TweetDeck, it would be that through the entire process of preparing to launch their Twitter client for Android they have made every effort to provide a quality product. When a lesser beta leaked, they were quick to promise the real version for public consumption would be out shortly and be improved. And sure enough it was. Now after several beta updates they are drawing nearer and nearer to a 1.0 release.

It almost comes as an added bonus that TweetDeck is shaping out to be just about as good as everyone hoped. Read the changelog below.

• Full compatibility with all phones running 1.6 and above
• Added option to remove Facebook, Buzz, or Foursquare accounts
• Added option to delete tweets sent by you
• Improved handling and refined UI for Facebook and Google Buzz attachments
• Fixed bug preventing successful updates containing multiple photos
• Added multi-Twitter account compose
• New “More” button on all Twitter user profiles and updates allowing Reply All, Sharing, Translation, Copy update text, Copy update URL
• Tapping the header when at the top of the column will refresh that column

Download it here!

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I admit, every time AppBrain rolls out a new feature I think they can’t possibly make finding apps any better, and then then they add some feature to prove me wrong and say “Wow!” all over again. In addition to overhauling the UI, AppBrain has integrated anonymous aggregated user statistics into search options to add even more ways to find that particular app that makes your life better.

For instance, you can now look for apps from the tools category that are popular among the youngest users of AppBrain, and find a Drivers Ed app. Or find out that there’s three Hello Kitty themes in the top 10 popular themes among women.
We also made it much easier to find apps that are interesting to people from a specific country. I was happy to now easily find the “Albert Heijn” application from the list of apps most used in the Netherlands, where I’m from. The 15 countries we currently provide most-used lists for are the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Australia, the Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Hong Kong, Brazil, France, Canada, Spain, and Portugal. Other countries unfortunately don’t have enough users on AppBrain to provide a ranking, but we will add more countries as soon as more people join!

If you’re never visited AppBrain before, it’s definitely worth checking out. In addition to tons of search options, every app has a QR code for easy scanning, or you can sync your phone with AppBrain for even easier downloads right to your phone.

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If  you remember, a few months ago TD Bank brought their mobile banking app to the Android Market. The bad news however, was that the app was only available on the Canadian Market; TD Bank customers living in the United States were out of luck.

Well, that luck has changed. TD Bank is now available on the American market. Visually, it does appear to be slightly different from the original app; but it’s still a free download.

TD Bank customers, the wait is over. Get your bank app by clicking HERE from your Android device, or scan the code below.

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Yesterday we reported that a Samsung employee tweeted about optimization software being tested to solve the infamous Galaxy S navigation woes.  Well, Samsung decided they needed to be (slightly) more official about it, and answered with a tweet from the official Samsung Twitter account.

The current state of GPS on the Galaxy S is bleak, with things like navigation and Google Maps rendered essentially useless indoors or in dense, urban areas.  So for all you Galaxy S owners, help is on the way, albeit slowly.

Samsung officially announces GPS updates for September

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You would be hard pressed nowadays to find someone who hasn’t used PayPal, and most of those people continue using it on a regular basis.

Yesterday, PayPal released an update to their app for the Android platform that really bumps it up from it’s previous standings. No longer will the app only send money (in a… how would we say… non-pretty interface), new features now include:

• Bump support: Bump is an app that lets two users swap contact info by fist-bumping their smartphones together.
• Split the Check: You and your friends go out and spend a ton of money on a meal, and the restraunt only allows one credit card? That’s okay, because with this new feature, you can tally up the total, divide by number of cheapska- er, people who didn’t pay, and sends out a payment request to their PayPal accounts. Simple!

You can bet that you’ll be seeing more and more features on PayPal’s mobile platform, as reports from the company indicate they saw more money come and go through their service in the first half of 2010 than all of 2009 combined.

To download the update, open up the market and go to your downloads, or, for those who don’t have the app at all, simply search “PayPal” in the Android market.

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Barnes and Noble has today updated its Nook app for Android with a few new features that you might like. Firstly, they’ve added the ability to search your library – a useful addition for bookworms that have too much to scroll through. They’ve also gone inclusive with the ePub standard for eBooks allowing you to open any of those present in your My Documents folder.

Other changes include new themes for pages and text (day, night, butter, and sepia), performance enhancements, and new brightness control options. Finally, those that originally thought the app was too big of a download can now install it to their SD card if they’re on Android 2.2.  Go ahead and upgrade now by heading to the Android market.

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If you’ll recall, yesterday, we reported on Three’s statement to the public on the upgrade status for their HTC Hero phones for 2.1. According to the statement, their end of the development was complete, and they were simply waiting for the go-ahead from Google. Well, now it seems that they’re giving us an update on their plans for the HTC Desire as well, but this time it’s for the Froyo update.

According to the statement:

Although the HTC Desire update was released for unlocked phones last week, HTC are building a specific version for Three which will take them a few weeks. Once we have this version it will be tested, approved by Google and then rolled out to customers. Although it goes without saying that we will get the update to customers ASAP, it’s likely to be towards the end of summer until we can guarantee a problem free version for our customers.

In other words, it looks like some relatively major testing on the new OS is going on now, and hopefully we’ll see an update for the Desire around September.

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Three UK updates status on HTC Desire upgrade to Froyo

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According to the twitter account of a PR spokesman for Orange, consumers on their network using HTC Desires will have the update to Froyo in about 4 weeks. The exact quote from his tweet says:

We are working with HTC to bring the 2.2 Android update to Desire customers as soon as we can. This process normally takes about four weeks

It is probably best (for the company) that consumers aren’t given an exact date for the upcoming release, as Android devices are notorious for having updates pushed back beyond release dates.

What do our readers on Orange think about this? Be sure to let us know in the comments!

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Updates for HTC Desires on Orange should take about 4 weeks

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