Google serves up Android 4.0 source code

In a statement posted to an Android developer mailing list, Google software engineer Jean-Baptiste Queru announced that the Android 4.0 source code is being rolled out to the public Android Open Source Project version control repository where it will be available for the public to download.
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Is Android Safer Without Adobe Flash?

Before you pull your hair out just yet, Flash isn’t going away, it’s just not going to be developed further. While Adobe has made it official that they are stopping development of Flash for mobile browsers, they also made it clear there will be continued bug fixes and security updates for existing devices.
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Barnes & Noble: Microsoft Using Patents To Cripple Android Competition

As Microsoft continues to languish as anything but a market leader in the mobile sector, American bookseller Barnes & Noble has this week suggested the software giant is using underhand tactics to stifle the competition.

That’s according to a Bloomberg report that reveals Barnes & Noble has asked U.S. regulators to launch a formal investigation into Microsoft’s practice of enforcing the payment of patent royalties against device makers running Google’s Android operating system.
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ConnectiCon 2011 Videos

Here are the videos that I took with my camera at ConnectiCon 2011 (July 8-10, 2011).

ConnectiCon 2011 Day 1 – Cobra Commander Dancing the Day Away

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ConnectiCon 2011

Connecticon 2011 has come and gone! >=( ConnectiCon has everything that a nerd could ever want: Anime, Gaming, Tabletop, Comics, Literature, Fantasy, Webcomics, oh and a rave, etc. I first attended Connecticon last year (2010), as I heard nothing but good things from my friend. I decided to check it out and I really enjoyed it and had a lot of fun! I was shocked to see how many people there were, and this convention will continue to grow, as indicated by its massive increase in attendance this year.
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Awesome! Pop Songs Use the Same 4 Chords

Here is an awesome video of basically all the pop songs of today are made out of. Australian comedy group ‘Axis Of Awesome’ perform a sketch from the 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Footage courtesy of Network Ten Australia.

Jimmy Howard Wallpaper

A couple of days ago I was inspired to make a wallpaper of a Detroit Red Wing player, and chose goalie Jimmy Howard.

Howard is a big butterfly goalie who covers the net well and plays with poise. He has very good balance and skating ability. A natural talent, Howard shows good concentration and focus while playing. He also has a well developed hockey sense and reads the play well. He is a solid stick-handler who isn’t afraid of using his stick to clear the crease. He possesses very quick reflexes both with his glove hand and with his pads.