document.write('\x3cmeta http-equiv=\x22x-dns-prefetch-control\x22 content=\x22off\x22/\x3e\x3col class=\x22tumblr_posts\x22\x3e\x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://boingboing.net/2012/01/02/roboto.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eDomo Arigato, Mr. Roboto\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eFor those who don\x26#8217;t know, Roboto is Android\x26#8217;s new system-wide default font, replacing the older Droid Sans. \u00a0I really like the new font, but then most things look stunning on the Galaxy Nexus\x26#8217; high-density screen, particularly if they\x26#8217;re designed for it.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eTo be honest, most of this analysis is beyond me, but it has a high-quality feel to it which makes it interesting to read\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.androidcentral.com/barnes-noble-nook-tablet-release-date-pricing-specs\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eNew nooks!\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eI\x26#8217;ve got an original 3G/wifi nook, and a nook Color - neither of which are easily available to me outside the US - and in principle I\x26#8217;m very happy with both. \u00a0I don\x26#8217;t use the e-ink nook, partly because I can\x26#8217;t be bothered to carry a single-use device, but mainly because I read in the dark (in bed) more than I read outside (in sunlight), so one of e-ink\x26#8217;s main features isn\x26#8217;t much use to me. \u00a0And I don\x26#8217;t use the nook Color so much since I got a Galaxy Tab 10.1.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThat said, they\x26#8217;re both pretty decent devices, and I think B\x26amp;N deserve a lot more credit than they\x26#8217;re getting for blazing the path down which the Kindle Fire is following them. \u00a0We\x26#8217;ll see if they can keep up with Amazon when the two new tablets hit consumers!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_video_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_video\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ciframe width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22225\x22 src=\x22http://www.youtube.com/embed/elKxgsrJFhw?wmode=transparent\x26autohide=1\x26egm=0\x26hd=1\x26iv_load_policy=3\x26modestbranding=1\x26rel=0\x26showinfo=0\x26showsearch=0\x22 frameborder=\x220\x22 allowfullscreen\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eThe Galaxy SII has a very thin plastic back and a relatively thin Gorilla Glass (chemically hardened glass) front. The iPhone 4S has a glass back, and a (apparently) chemically hardened glass front.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWhen you drop them both from waist and shoulder height, well\x26#8230; watch the video!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx2WLlaznRA\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eRooting a very very large phone...\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eJust a fun little vid of a guy showing off the \x3cstrong\x3eenormous\x3c/strong\x3e\u00a0demo Nexus S in a store, which he\x26#8217;d rooted for all the world to use.\x3c/p\x3e\x3cp\x3e(Source: \x3ca href=\x22http://gizmodo.com/5832063/man-roots-six+foot-nexus-s-display-at-best-buy\x22 title=\x22Gizmodo\x22\x3e\x3cem\x3eGizmodo\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.googlelabs.com/show_details?app_key=agtnbGFiczIwLXd3d3IUCxIMTGFic0FwcE1vZGVsGPOaIgw\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eApp Inventor for Android (no more)\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eApp Inventor was always a bit of a strange beast - one in a long long line of building-block development environments, but with the bonus features of being at least partly web-based, and having the resulting app actually run for real on your phone. \u00a0It was never going to replace a full development system, and as far as I know it couldn\x26#8217;t generate apps which could be published in the market, but still, it was a interesting idea.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThe interesting thing, of course, is that if it\x26#8217;s open sourced \x3cstrong\x3eproperly\x3c/strong\x3e, it could well go on to bigger and better things. \u00a0Or it could die in possibly-deserved obscurity\x26#8230;.\x3c/p\x3e\x3cp\x3e(Source: \x3ca href=\x22http://www.androidcentral.com/google-app-inventor-killed-google-labs-will-live-open-source-code\x22 title=\x22androidcentral.com\x22\x3eandroidcentral.com\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.xcubelabs.com/the-android-story.php\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eThe Android Story\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eHow did we get here? \u00a0Well\x26#8230; it started in October 2003, and this infographic tells the story from there.\x3c/p\x3e\x3cp\x3e(Source: \x3ca href=\x22http://mashable.com/2011/07/26/android-history-infographic/\x22 title=\x22Mashable\x22\x3e\x3cem\x3eMashable\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://amzn.to/nA7iZP\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eLogitech Revue - Google TV box for $99.99\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eTwo closely-connected links today - both about Logitech\x26#8217;s Revue device. \u00a0Google TV is Google\x26#8217;s Android-based set-top-box platform, which has so far been pretty much a flop, but which is available integrated into Sony and Samsung TVs, and as a standalone device from Logitech, the Revue. \u00a0A few days ago, Logitech admitted that sales of the Revue had been dire, and slashed the list price from $300 (although it had been selling for not much over $200) to $99.99 - and at that price, it\x26#8217;s the top-selling device right now in Amazon\x26#8217;s TV listings, and has sold out at Best Buy.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eOne of the reasons why GTV has been a flop has been that it\x26#8217;s languished with an old, closed build of Android, while they\x26#8217;ve been promising an upgrade to Honeycomb, complete with Android Market support. \u00a0Today, I suspect not entirely coincidentally, an \x3ca target=\x22_blank\x22 href=\x22http://forum.gtvhacker.com/revue-f12/topic15.html\x22\x3einstallable beta build of Honeycomb\x3c/a\x3e for GTV has leaked out. \u00a0It\x26#8217;s not obvious how much the leaked beta is a result of the sales boost or a cause but\x26#8230; I put my order in at Amazon a couple of hours ago!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-08-01/apple-suit-puts-samsung-tablet-sales-in-australia-on-hold.html\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eApple Suit Puts Samsung Tablet Sales in Australia on Hold\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eApple \x3cstrong\x3ejust\x3c/strong\x3e\u00a0pipped Samsung to the lead in the global smartphone market in the last quarter, after Nokia\x26#8217;s spectacular implosion. The iPad is probably the best mass-market tablet on the market (although I couldn\x26#8217;t let myself be tied down in the way iOS does it), but the Galaxy S2 is the best phone in the world right now - and it shows that Apple are choosing to compete with litigation. \u00a0You might almost wonder if Apple\x26#8217;s one-phone-per-year(ish) strategy is starting to show how limited it is, as their competitors simply innovate faster\x26#8230;\x3c/p\x3e\x3cp\x3e(Source: \x3ca href=\x22http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-sales-halted-in-australia-by-apple-suit/\x22 title=\x22Engadget\x22\x3e\x3cem\x3eEngadget\x3c/em\x3e\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.techumor.com/2011/06/google-fears-it-may-have-inadvertently-stolen-future-technology/\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eGoogle fears it may have inadvertently stolen future technology \x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://bit.ly/fYj7tx\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22 \x3eAll About Android\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eA new Android podcast from Leo Laporte\x26#8217;s TWIT network. Frost show was okay, with some rough edges needing smoothing, and there\x26#8217;s still a little too much comparison with everything \x26#8216;i\x26#8217;  - but otherwise, a good start!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');