You could be forgiven for thinking that Garmin may not be on the best of terms with Google and Android after the announcement of Google Maps Navigation but it seems they may actually be thinking “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em”.

The slide above is from Garmin’s Q3 2009 Earnings Call Webcast and clearly shows that the nüvifone family will be extended to Android in 2010. Of course, no further details are given but it seems Android can expect two new turn-by-turn applications, the more the merrier.

Mik

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Everybody knows Adobe Photoshop for PC and Mac but now there is a mobile version for you Android phone with “Photoshop.com Mobile App“.

You’ll be able to edit and tweak pictures…in fact I’ll let Adobe explain:

Perfect your pictures with the Photoshop.com Mobile App on your Android phone. Simply drag your finger to crop, adjust color, apply effects—you name it.

• Crop, rotate, and color-correct with the touch of a finger.
• Add soft focus or change to black & white with a click.
• Go classic by adding a sepia tint.
• Intuitive Photo Browser for viewing local and online images.

When your image is perfect, make it your phone background.

Once you’ve created a Photoshop.com account you’ll also be able to upload your photos and store them online. This is great to see on Android as well as the iPhone and a sure sign of the recognition that the platform is gaining. The Adobe site states that the app is available now on the Android Market but I found nothing when following their QR Code so I assume it’s location dependent at the moment i.e. U.S. only.

Here’s a tutorial video from Adobe to show you more:

Cheers,

Mik

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Everybody is busy making their own custom UI for Android and not to be outdone by SE’s UX Platform or Motorola’s MOTOBLUR, Samsung have produced TouchWiz which you can expect to see on the Behold II handset.

This is a cube based navigation system, perhaps reminiscent of the Linux cube, but I’ll let you see that for yourself…here’s the vid:

Cheers,

Mik

Filed under: Android, News, Videos
Tags: Android, Samsung, TouchWiz

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The Android Developer Challenge 2 has now entered the second round so download or update the ADC2 app on your Android phone for your chance to vote.

There are 20 applications in 10 categories now competing for the honours and the prize money is quite impressive!

Categories:

• Education/Reference
• Games: Casual/Puzzle
• Games: Arcade/Action
• Social Networking
• Lifestyle
• Productivity/Tools
• Media
• Entertainment
• Travel
• Misc

Awards:

For each category:

• 1st prize: $100,000
• 2nd prize: $50,000
• 3rd prize: $25,000

Overall:

• 1st prize: $150,000 (meaning the overall winner will receive $250,000)
• 2nd prize: $50,000 (meaning the 2nd prize winner will receive up to $150,000)
• 3rd prize: $25,000 (meaning the 3rd prize winner will receive up to $125,000)

The final judging and announcement of winner is expected to be later this month.

Filed under: Android, Competition, News
Tags: Android

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Sumit Malhotra, Global marketing manager for Xperia X10, has answered some questions about the device on the Sony Ericsson Product Blog.

Here’s what he had to say:

One of the benefits of using an open operating system is that we can tailor your phone to your specific needs. As an example, there is not a document editor preloaded, but there are and will be free and premium applications available in the application store.

Now to your questions. I haven’t been able to answer all of them at this point but have tried my best to get to as many as possible.

* Will it have multi-touch in future updates?
Xperia X10 has a capacitive screen. It does not support multi-touch functionality at launch, but is considered for the future.

* What’s a scratch-resistant screen?
Xperia X10 has mineral glass to prevent easy scratching and fingerprint coating.

* Is it based on OpenGL 1.1 or 2.0 for games and other stuff?
Xperia X10 supports Open GL 2.0.

* What is the size of the battery?
It is 1500mAh.

* How many colors does the screen support?
I noticed the confusion in the communction around this topic, but the correct number is 65,536.

* Will the X10 receive Android 2.0 update (for those who bought from the initial batches with Android 1.6) ?
The UX platform used for Xperia X10 will evolve to Android 2.0 over time.

* What would be the camera like?
We’ll try to post a tutorial video of the camera interface within short, but in short it’s quite similar to what’s seen in our earlier touch screen phones like Satio, X2, and Aino.

* When will this be available in the UK?
X10 will be available in selected markets during Q1 next year. We will get back with more details as to more exact timing and where.

So there you go, confirmation that an upgrade to Android 2.0 will come and that the device will support multi-touch when it does.

Cheers,

Mik

Filed under: Android, XPERIA
Tags: Android, Questions, X10, XPERIA

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