Talking RSS Reader for Android

Keeping informed in a fast moving world can be a challenge. What if you could use those moments when your body is busy but your mind is idle... Read more »

SIP Communicator's Summer of Code Adventures: Part One

So, here we are: we have just completed our third Google Summer of Code™. Despite the nostalgia that has settled in after the end of the sum... Read more »

Now available: Android 1.6 NDK

Today Android 1.6 NDK, release 1 is available for download from the Android developer site. To recap, the NDK is a companion to the SDK tha... Read more »

Zipalign: an easy optimization

The Android 1.6 SDK includes a tool called zipalign that optimizes the way an application is packaged. Doing this enables Android to intera... Read more »

A Note on Google Apps for Android

Lately we've been busy bees in Mountain View, as you can see from the recent release of Android 1.6 to the open-source tree, not to ment... Read more »

ADC 2 Judging Has Begun!

I am happy to announce that Android Developer Challenge 2 's first round of judging has begun! As a reminder, user voting determines whi... Read more »

An introduction to Text-To-Speech in Android

We've introduced a new feature in version 1.6 of the Android platform: Text-To-Speech (TTS). Also known as "speech synthesis",... Read more »

Get Started in Free and Open Source at Ohio LinuxFest

The Open Source Programs Office's Cat Allman will be in Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the seventh annual Ohio LinuxFest , which runs... Read more »

Notes from Oregon State University Open Source Lab

Many Open Source projects grow too large for free services such as Google Code Project Hosting and SourceForge.net , or simply have infrast... Read more »

Introducing Quick Search Box for Android

One of the new features we're really proud of in the Android 1.6 release is Quick Search Box for Android. This is our new system-wide se... Read more »

Endless Summer in Atlanta

Celebrating Software Free Day at Atlanta Linux Fest ? Should you happen to find yourself in Georgia's capital this Saturday, please st... Read more »

Spritify with SpriteMe

Using CSS sprites makes web pages faster, but they can take hours to create. Neophytes to this advanced performance optimization technique ... Read more »

Report from the Gov 2.0 Summit

Clearly designed as a conference to start but certainly not finish the conversation, last week's Gov 2.0 Summit assembled an impressive... Read more »

Android 1.6 SDK is here

I am happy to let you know that Android 1.6 SDK is available for download . Android 1.6, which is based on the donut branch from the Android... Read more »

Tasty New Google Summer of Code Stats

It's time for more tasty statistics about Google Summer of Code 2005 - 2009. After much crunching and gathering, we have added the 2009... Read more »

Endless Summer of Code ... Google Style

While many students might be spending their summers backpacking around Europe, working at an investment bank, or catching up on their studie... Read more »

Ogg Theora Book Sprint

What's the best way to spend a summer week in Berlin? Writing a manual about Ogg Theora of course...at least that was the opinion of 6 ... Read more »

Some News from Android Market

I'm pleased to let you know about several updates to Android Market. First, we will soon introduce new features in Android Market for A... Read more »

Eclipse Day at the Googleplex 2009

After months of anticipation, we finally put on Eclipse Day at the Googleplex, 2009 . This event was hosted by the Google Open Source Progra... Read more »