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Google: Android 2.2, apps aren’t built for tablets
Sep 11th
In spite of attempts to use it, Android 2.2 isn’t a good fit for tablets, Google said late Thursday. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab may use the current OS, but it’s “not optimised for use on tablets,” mobile product director Hugo Barra told TechRadar. It wasn’t designed for the larger screen size, and many apps in the Android Market may break without knowing how to cope with the extra size, the manager said.
He nonetheless hinted strongly at the upcoming Honeycomb update to Android, noting that there will eventually be a way to get tablet-ready apps. “We want to make sure that More >
Multi-robot command center built around Microsoft Surface (video)
Aug 30th
Posted by admin in PC Technology
While we’ve given up on ever winning an online match of StarCraft II, that doesn’t mean top-down unit control schemes are only for nerds in their mom’s basement with their cheap rush tactics and Cheeto fingers and obscene triple digit APMs (we’re not bitter or anything). In fact, we kind of like the look of this robot control interface, developed at UMass Lowell by Mark Micire as part of his PhD research. The multitouch UI puts Microsoft Surface to good use, with gestures and contextual commands that make operating an unruly group of robots look easy, and a console-inspired touch More >