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Missing Bluetooth Under the Google Android Pillow

The main complaint now with the new v0.9 Android SDK released by Google is that there is no Bluetooth support.
Google stated in their documentation, due to significant API changes in the upstream open-source project and due to the timeline of getting certain Bluetooth profile implementations certified, a comprehensive Bluetooth API will not be possible or present [...]

Google Releases New & Improved Android SDK Version 0.9

Google has just released the new and greatly improved Android software development kit version 0.9.
This is the first release of the Android SDK that is formally on the path to Android 1.0 which the previous m5-rc15 version was not.
This beta SDK release contains a large number of bug fixes and improvements from the early-look SDKs [...]

Google Android Trend - Delay Merger Delay Leak

There has been a noticeable trend in the reports on Android for the past few months as Google and the Open Handset Alliance members echo the party line:
“We’re still on track to announce Android-powered phones this year” specifically “the 2nd half of 2008” and “we do not provide comments on rumors and speculation“.
Since Google is [...]

Learn Android from Google Developer Justin Mattson and Founder Rich Miner

Workshops and books in developing Android are now advertising for Fall dates as they align their timing with the first gPhones that are Android-enabled hitting the market.
There will be an Android Developers Workshop at Mobile Internet World in Boston on Tuesday October 21st hosted by Justin Mattson, the Android Developer Advocate at Google.
Justin will introduce [...]

Android Developer SDK Petition Grows to Over 120

The Android developer petition to Google for an updated public SDK has grown to over 120 signatures as of today from less than a week ago.
The petition was started by Nicolas Gramlich, aka by his handle PlusMinus, first in Android’s Google Groups and then recently on AndDev.org.
The German echoed the frustration expressed by many developers [...]