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New Epic 3D game engine toolset: Fabulous, fun, and free!

This is big: Epic Games just announced the release of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free edition of the Unreal Engine 3. It’s available to anyone interested in using 3D game engine technology, including game developers, students, hobbyists, ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  5 Nov 2009

Android 2.0 FAQ

This is the last of a series of articles on Android 2.0 (”Eclair”). In part 1, we looked at the user-facing features of the new platform, while part 2 was oriented towards developers. This part will be in a different format where I try to answer some ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Motorola, Inc.,  Sony

Motorola DROID on Verizon: Is this the iPhone killer you're looking for?

Motorola and Verizon officially announced the DROID this morning, surprising many with an earlier than expected release date (November 6) and a lower than expected price ($199 after rebate). Droid is the first phone running version 2.0 of the ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Motorola, Inc.,  Yahoo!,  America Online

What's new in Android 2.0? Part 1: User features

Google has taken the wraps off the next major version of Android: Android 2.0. This is the first of a series of 3 articles covering what the new release has to offer. In part 1, I’ll cover user features and availability. Part 2 will cover developer ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Motorola, Inc.,  Sony

Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development

Software freedom activist Richard Stallman and others are trying to block Oracle’s acquisition of MySQL. Why? Because MySQL is covered by the GNU Public License (GPL), and the purchase has exposed a flaw in the GPL that Stallman says will cause a ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Richard Stallman,  Oracle,  European Commission

Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader

Barnes and Noble announced a new eBook reader today called Nook, and it’s already earned a place in our hearts (as well as our wish list). On the outside: a curvy industrial design that would make Apple engineers proud. On the inside: an ARM processor ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  20 Oct 2009

First pics of Motorola Droid with Android 2.0 build (maybe)

Small visual changes can be seen in several of the shots when compared to the stock Android 1.6 image. For example, some of the home screen icons are different, and the browser has a redesigned address line with space for the site’s “favicon”. The key ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Motorola, Inc.,  Google Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation

AT&T: Google has it in for nuns, mom, and apple pie

AT&T upped the ante in its war with Google this week with a blistering new letter to the FCC. In it, the telecommunications giant attacked not only the Google Voice service, but broadened its offensive to cover Google Search and Advertisements as well. ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: AT&T Inc.,  Federal Communications Commission,  U.S. House of Representatives

Verizon vs. AT&T: Droids for the win

Verizon unleashed a one-two punch against AT&T and Apple starting with an ad campaign last night and ending this morning with an announcement and news conference revealing that Verizon will ship a number of Android-based phones this year to compete ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  6 Oct 2009

Related Topics: AT&T Inc.

What's new in Android 1.6 (Donut)? Part 2: Developer features

Over the next several weeks, Android 1.6 will be rolling out to customers via an over-the-air update. In addition to a number of user-facing features such as a new Android Market and a faster camera application, the Donut branch has a few goodies for ...

From ED BURNETTE, ZDNet,  5 Oct 2009

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