Friday, July 9, 2010

HTC Corp used to be High Tech Computer Corp

http://www.htc.com/us/about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Corporation

Taiwan based company.  Started out making portable computers but right now makes the most awesome Android phone on the planet.  (See Nexus One, HTC EVO™ 4G).

http://www.hardwarezone.com.au/img/data/nnews/2010/15420/Image/google-nexus-one-front.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_one

http://www.htc.com/us/content/images/phones/evo-sprint-Support-1013.png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_EVO_4G

HTC for Use in Lowlevel Android Linux Development ($200)

This is a very good price.  I could use the phone for testing with low level Linux changes on the phone and for test application, without the fear of messing up the phone I rely upon daily.

USED HTC G1 T-MOBILE GOOGLE ANDROID PHONE BLACK  MINT

USED HTC G1 T-MOBILE GOOGLE ANDROID PHONE BLACK MINT

CISCO's new Android Tablet 7'' Screen and 1.15 lbs

Has a seven inch screen and special software for business calls and video conferencing. Its target is business.

GCN articale about the new device:  http://gcn.com/articles/2010/07/08/cisco-intros-cius-teleconferencing-tablet.aspx?s=gcndaily_090710



http://gcn.com/articles/2010/07/08/%7E/media/GIG/GCN/Web/2010/cisco_cius_400.ashx

Cisco talks about the new device:  http://cio.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11156/index.html



http://cio.cisco.com/assets/prod/uc/vid/cius-ogilvy-188x115.jpg

Monday, July 5, 2010

Example Android Map Program

http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-12-15-n14.html

UAC - User Account Control

The Android permission security mechanism is not suppose to be as big of a pain in the neck as the Vista UAC.  Both let the user decide what risks they are willing to take.

UAC compared with Android premissions:  http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-12-15-n14.html

How to tweak UAC setting in Vista:  http://www.tweak-uac.com/what-is-uac/

This contains a nice description of UAC with a really cool parable or allegory:  http://netsecurity.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/UAC.htm