Android News
Week 3 (Jan. 25 - 31)
- Twitter launches tweet translations for mobile apps and web (Jan 22, 2015) [1] (Peter Liu 1/25/2015: read Tweets in multiple languages)
- Microsoft releases office and outlook for Android. LibreOffice also coming soon (Jan 31, 2015) [2] (Elsi Nushaj 1/31/2015: Now Microsoft alternatives to google supported apps for android)
- WhatsApp testing voice calls on Android(Feb 06, 2015) [3] (Hyungryul Steven Chun 02/06/2015: Whatsapp is testing voice call over data
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Week 4 (Feb. 1-7)
Week 5 (Feb. 8 - 14)
- Twitter confirms deal with google that tweets will show up in search results (Feb 5, 2015) [6] (Elsi Nushaj 2/9/2015: Developers can now integrate twitter in new ways in their apps)
- Google Launches Private Docker Repositories For Cloud Platform Users [7] (Sandeep Saldanha 2/9/2015: Developers can store data on the cloud using Google's Cloud Computing platform)
- The new Dropbox extension for Chrome lets you quickly add file links in Gmail (Feb 11, 2015) [8] (Kelvin Ng 2/13/2015: Chrome users can now easily attach Dropbox files in Gmail)
- Android Lollipop takes surprising win over iOS 8 (Feb 13, 2015) [9] (Shianne Lee 2/13/2015: Android Lollipop reportedly crashes less than iOS 8)
- Move Over Apple, Google’s Newest Android Operating System Is Coming (Feb 13, 2015) [10] (Tai Nguyen 2/14/2015: Move Over Apple, Google’s Newest Android Operating System Is Coming)
Week 6 (Feb 15 - 21)
- Beta channel for android webview launches (Feb 14, 2015) [11] (Elsi Nushaj 2/15/2015: Developers can now test out new web appearances inside their applications)
- Xposed Framework For Android Lollipop Now Available: What You Need To Know(Feb 15, 2015) [12] (Tai Nguyen 2/15/2015: Xposed Framework opens rooted Android devices up to the installation of modules that can change the mobile OS' appearance or improve its performance)
- Advocating Against Android Fragments (October 8, 2014) [13] (Albert Kim 2/17/2015: An article which advocates the use of Fragments and their overly complicated lifecycle in Android development)
- Google deprecating Google Talk for Windows on Feb. 23 (Feb 13, 2015) [14] (Kelvin Ng 2/20/2015: Google Talk users need to consider switching to Google Hangouts)
Week 7 (Feb. 22-28)
- Android developer has found a way to get Android Wear to work with an iPhone (February 22, 2015) [15] (Shianne Lee 2/23/2015: A developer found a way to get Android Wear to work with iPhone)
- Microsoft announces new OneDrive API for all of your devices (February 25, 2015) [16] (Kelvin Ng 2/25/2015: Microsoft introduced a new API to integrate the OneDrive cloud storage service into all major platforms, including the web, Windows, iOS, and Android)
- BlackBerry Ltd working with Google Inc to secure Android devices (Feb 25, 2015) [17] (Luong Van Chuong 2/26/2015: BlackBerry Ltd working with Google Inc to secure Android devices)
- Google Releases Work Tools Designed for Android Phones (Feb 25, 2015) [18] (Tai Nguyen 2/27/2015: Google is releasing a set of tools designed for businesses and employees who want to get work done on Android-powered smartphones)
- A New Way To Promote Your App on Google Play (Feb 26, 2015) [19] (Albert Kim 2/28/2015: Article about promoting your app)
- Android pay is coming out soon to compete with Apple (Feb 28, 2015) [20] (Elsi Nushaj 2/28/2015: Developers can now build applications with virtual credit card/payment features)
Week 8
- Android as well as iOS own the mobile market (Feb 28, 2015) [21] (Elsi Nushaj 2/28/2015: Developing exclusively for Android is not as problematic anymore)
- Google previews new features for Contacts; brings new interface, easier management (March 4, 2015) [22] (Kelvin Ng 3/4/2015: Google brings a new interface and management functions to Contacts)
- A new debugging platform for Android (March 7, 2015) [23] (Albert Kim 3/7/2015: Facebook's new Android debugging platform)
Week 9 (March 8 - 14)
- 360 degree videos are now supported by youtube on Chrome and Android devices (March 13, 2015) [24] (Elsi Nushaj 3/13/2015: Can utilize 360 videos for VR and new applications)
- Google's new reference app shows devs how to do multi-screen apps right (Martch 14, 2015) [25] (Kelvin Ng 3/14/2015: Google published a sample app, called Universal Music Player, to demonstrate new features in Lollipop and universal design guidance for screen size compatibility on multiple devices)
- Android Studio 1.2 Preview (March 13, 2015) [26] (Albert Kim 3/14/2015: Android Studio 1.2 Preview)
- Android based TV system's are coming back in 2015 using 5.0 Lollipop(March 19, 2015) [27] (Norbert Curiciac 3/19/2015: Android TV System 2015)
- Free apps everybody! Amazon’s latest bundle is worth $105 (March 13, 2015) [28] (Tai Nguyen 3/14/2015: Amazon’s latest bundle is worth $105)