Although the Adam I was not up to the standards of the current market, Notion Ink have confirmed that they would be developing Adam II. Equipped with Android 4.0, an OMAP44xx processor, Wi-Link 7.0, and audio parts.

Notion Ink would also be releasing what it calls a “Modular Based Software Architecture” which would basically be able to facilitate in the drag-and-drop application development. The company claims this would enable humans to create, “logic analyzer, media imaging [...], 3D modeling, and multi-media” apps.

It would be interesting to see if this can take the market share from giants like iPad and others.

(The image above is that of Adam I.)

Wikipedia has officially announced its app to released on android platform. Previously this app was unavailable on Android OS and only iOS users could enjoy the access to limitless information from one of the most authentic sources in the world.

The app allows user to read any article in almost any language of the world. The app is more over capable of remembering the history for a stealthy future reference. However, the seemingly most important part is the saved pages where a user is allowed to save any given article on wikipedia onto the memory for offline use. Also it carries the ability to bookmark pages and the ‘Nearby’ button gives search results for the entries located near the point of access of the app. Share is also one of the added android features. Though being just a week old, this app is hitting big on android market, making its way up to the top downloads.

You can download the app through the Link.

Android 4.0 powered Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now becoming available to customers of the Canadian mobile carrier TELUS Communications on 13th of Januaary 2012, according to the official announcement on Twitter. Despite of the late endorsement than some other carriers like Virgin Mobile, TELUS has not announced any price for the smart phone up till now. Nevertheless, experts are making approximations of the price tag at around $150.

So lets see what 13th Jan brings to us!

Source Android Community

A fine start for Datawind this year with getting over 1.2 million pre-orders for its $45 Akash tablet, amazingly in just 2 weeks. The tablet market saw an increasing boost with a launch of Nook, Kindle fire, Ipad 2 and many more. It is at such a crucial time Datawind stepped in and introduced its Akash tablet; the cheapest tablet pc in market. Datawind reports to have been receiving so magnanimous orders that it has decided to open up two more factories to speed up production. The tablet features Android Froyo 2.2 OS interface with a 2GB SD memory card, 256 MB ram and a 7” display. CEO Datawind Sunit Singh Tuli says he’s really amazed to see such a great response from both corporate and private sector.

Google has released a beautiful news-reader app for iOS and Android. The new Google Currents app acts like a magazine for your device, and let you read all your news whether you’re connected to internet or not. The app gives your favorite blogs a magazine touch, and make everything simple and easy to access. Google Currents includes different categories featuring a large variety of sites from lifestyle to business.

The app also packs Facebook, Google+ and Tumblr integration to let you share the contents with a single click. If you don’t find your favorite blog there, you can add it via your Google Reader account.

Google Currents app is fully optimized for iPad, and Android tablets running Android 2.2 or later. iOS users can download the app from iTunes App Store [link]. While Android users can get the app from Android Market [link].

More screenshots and video tour of Google Currents app:

A good news for mobile gamers. Rockstar Games has just announced the GTA III: 10 Anniversary Edition for iOS and Android devices. The game will be available for select iOS and Android devices. The price is as nominal as $4.99 and the game will hit the iTunes App Store and Android Marketplace on 15^th December.

The iOS and Android game will be the port of the original version that was released back in October 2001 for PC and other gaming consoles.

Here is the list of devices capable of running GTA III:

Apple iOS Devices:

• iPad original
• iPad 2
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 4S
• iPod touch 4th generation

Android smartphones:

• HTC Rezound
• LG Optimus 2x
• Motorola Atrix 4G
• Motorola Droid X2
• Motorola Photon 4G
• Samsung Galaxy R
• T-Mobile G2x

Android Tablets:

• Acer Iconia
• Asus Eee Pad Transformer
• Dell Streak 7
• LG Optimus Pad
• Motorola Xoom
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1
• Sony Tablet S
• Toshiba Thrive

Source: Rockstar Newswire

Those people engaged heavily in texting throughout the day have some good news from Yahoo! Inc. Hub is an Android app that allows you to send unlimited number of SMS to anywhere very easily from your device. The app is in beta currently, and is absolutely free to download and use.

Using Hub, individual as well as group messages could be sent to the mobile users of any network who are not even required to have the Hub app installed. For the incoming conversations, it notifies the user beforehand. Groups of friends could be made and simultaneous conversations could be done through it.

Hub beta is available for download at Android Market [link], and is compatible with devices running Android 2.1 or above and having US SIM cards with a texting plan. While you can send text messages to numbers in Canada, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, America and Vietnam.

Via: Pocketnow Source: Yahoo! Mobile blog

Google Maps has already been a thriving navigation paraphernalia for users who are able to find their location as well as of any other place in the world. Unfortunately, when a person was inside a huge Mall lost in the labyrinth of unknown twist and turns, Google Maps did not hold good there. Now with the release of Google Maps 6.0 for Android users, the ‘My Location’ feature has been added which shows your indoor location.

Instead of asking your way from a receptionist or a passerby, you could just use Google Maps My Location which would show you as a blue dot. It also displays some additional details as places, landmarks and geographical features which show you your surroundings and the happenings.

It shows the complete floor plan: you can see the floor you are standing upon, where you are moving inside, to which place nearby you could go and share your location. 3D tilting of buildings is also present. You could zoom in and out on a building whose inside map is available.

Mall of America in Minneapolis before and after, with a floor selector

For now, this service available in US and Japan for about 60 stores, airports and stations. This is just the beginning and Google is increasing the number indoor plans to public buildings across the world.

Google Maps app is compatible with smartphones and tablets running Android 2.1 or later. You can download the latest Google Maps 6.0 for Android from here.

Source: Google Blog