Android Market finally opens for paid (they prefer to call them priced) applications.
This is a milestone in the evolution of Android ecosystem. The ability to monetize the applications makes the platform more attractive to professional developers and software shops thus broadening the reach of the platform.
This is definitely a biased opinion as for the past few months I've been developing an application for Android-based phones. You are welcome to check ActionComplete.com.
Only time will tell if priced applications are going to be a game changer for Android Market... Excuse me, have to check how the sales go ;-)
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Groovy 1.6 Released
Guillaume Laforge reports on his blog that Groovy version 1.6 is out waiting to be downloaded.
The release contains a number of new features and enhancements. Feature number one on the list is "great runtime performance improvements".
More details are promised in an article on InfoQ "in the coming days".
This is the first Groovy release under SpringSource umbrella.
The release contains a number of new features and enhancements. Feature number one on the list is "great runtime performance improvements".
More details are promised in an article on InfoQ "in the coming days".
This is the first Groovy release under SpringSource umbrella.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Vodafone Announces Android-based Mobile Phone
Greg Kumparak of TechCrunch reports that Vodafone announced HTC Magic - a mobile phone powered by Android operating system.
HTC Magic is positioned to become the second Android-based mobile phone to hit the market after T-Mobile G1. The phone will initially ship in a number of European countries this spring.
Feature-wise the phone is similar to G1 barring the keyboard, which it doesn't have. My guess is the phone targets the "Cupcake" release of Android that supports on-screen or "soft" keyboard.
Android applications are written in a Java dialect that provides richer functionality as compared to the traditional Java ME technology. The organic growth of Android ecosystem is crucial for the continued success of Java in the mobile space.
HTC Magic is positioned to become the second Android-based mobile phone to hit the market after T-Mobile G1. The phone will initially ship in a number of European countries this spring.
Feature-wise the phone is similar to G1 barring the keyboard, which it doesn't have. My guess is the phone targets the "Cupcake" release of Android that supports on-screen or "soft" keyboard.
Android applications are written in a Java dialect that provides richer functionality as compared to the traditional Java ME technology. The organic growth of Android ecosystem is crucial for the continued success of Java in the mobile space.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
JavaFX 1.1 Released, Supports Mobile Devices
James Sugrue of Javalobby reports the availability of JavaFX 1.1 SDK. The focus of this release is support for mobile devices.
It looks like Sun did a good job building a support alliance for JavaFX technology in the mobile space. Current partners include Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics, Sprint, Orange, and a number of smaller players.
First demos of JavaFX mobile applications are to be seen at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.
On the part of Sun this is definitely the move in the right direction. As I wrote before, mobile devices are the biggest (and likely the only) opportunity for JavaFX technology.
It looks like Sun did a good job building a support alliance for JavaFX technology in the mobile space. Current partners include Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics, Sprint, Orange, and a number of smaller players.
First demos of JavaFX mobile applications are to be seen at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.
On the part of Sun this is definitely the move in the right direction. As I wrote before, mobile devices are the biggest (and likely the only) opportunity for JavaFX technology.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Grails Case Study: Product Reviews at Wired.com
Graeme Rocher announced availability of a Grails case study.
The article goes about how happy Wired.com is because of the choice of Grails as a technology for building Product Reviews portion of the site.
Along with the usual testimonials to moderately flat learning curve, the speed of development, and ease of maintenance, there is a noteworthy section on performance. Paul Fisher, Manager of Technology at Wired.com, says:
The article goes about how happy Wired.com is because of the choice of Grails as a technology for building Product Reviews portion of the site.
Along with the usual testimonials to moderately flat learning curve, the speed of development, and ease of maintenance, there is a noteworthy section on performance. Paul Fisher, Manager of Technology at Wired.com, says:
The performance we have seen from Grails has been extremely encouraging, especially against other rapid development frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails and Django. In my experience Grails runs much faster.However unsubstantiated, this is a very encouraging statement.
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