Microsoft Released SmartGlass App For Android And XBox 360
Microsoft has released the SmartGlass integration for Android users. The app allows user to have direct control of some console features from Google-powered gear. The Android port lets users move through the Dashboard, input text, browse the web, search for local content, and control media playback.
Microsoft also released the XBox SmartGlass. This app will be free and will essentially turn tablets, phones and PCs into a second screen for your TV and XBox 360.
Microsoft XBox SmartGlass app allow users to control and stream media content to their Xbox 360 via their handheld devices for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. This is similar to Apple’s AirPlay technology. Gamers will be able to use their iPad, iPhone and Android devices to access XBox.
Looks like Microsoft beat Nintendo to it with SmartGlass trumping the Wii U. Both has similar features but Microsoft SmartGlass can talk to more devices such as the iPad and Android phone.
The SmartGlass is not just for games, it can be used to watch movies and tv.
Microsoft XBox SmartGlass App Launching October 26
Microsoft will be releasing the XBox SmartGlass on October 26 which is the same day Windows 8 and Surface will be released. This app will be free and will essentially turn tablets, phones and PCs into a second screen for your TV and XBox 360.
Microsoft XBox SmartGlass app allow users to control and stream media content to their Xbox 360 via their handheld devices for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. This is similar to Apple’s AirPlay technology. Gamers will be able to use their iPad, iPhone and Android devices to access XBox.
Looks like Microsoft beat Nintendo to it with SmartGlass trumping the Wii U. Both has similar features but Microsoft SmartGlass can talk to more devices such as the iPad and Android phone.
The SmartGlass is not just for games, it can be used to watch movies and tv.
The SmartGlass app will support this games at launch:
- Ascend
- Dance Central 3
- Forza Horizon
- Halo Waypoint
- Home Run Stars
- Karaoke
- Kinect Sesame Street TV
- Prima Games
Goggle Killed Off Adobe Flash
Google has now officially booted out Flash from all their services including from Android and Google Play Store. Adobe will disable new installs of Flash on Android, effectively cutting it off from the future of the mobile web.
This outcome has been expected for a while now. Ever since the late Steve Jobs predicted the death of Flash on mobile and now it is finally coming true. Previously, Adobe has announced that it will pull away and will not provide Flash Player support for devices running Android 4.1. Flash plugin will be removed from the Google Play Store by August 2012. The retreat comes five years after the introduction of the iPhone, the device which killed Flash’s mobile ambitions.
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen previously took a jab at Apple by saying: “Anyone who wants to design for a multi-platform world is our customer. Apple would like to keep it closed and proprietary. Well, let the games begin.” As a CEO, he failed to see HTML5 will dominate web animation in the future? … and the death of Flash is now here. Shantanu is not applied strategic thinking when he made that comment.
Ouya Android-Powered TV Game Console
Ouya reveal their open source free to play console based around Android for $99. The Ouya team wants $950,000 from Kickstarter.
The system feature a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, HDMI, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, Android 4.0.
Facebook Launches App Centre For iOS and Android Devices
Facebook is opening up an App Center for Android, iPhone and iPad devices. Not too sure why Facebook is doing this because will Facebook users try out Facebook apps when they can get it from Apple’s App Store and Android’s Marketplace.
From Facebook:
The App Center is launching with more than 600 social apps, including Nike+ GPS, Ubisoft Ghost Recon Commander, Stitcher Radio, Draw Something, and Pinterest. Each person will have a personalized experience in the App Center, with recommendations based on the apps they and their friends use, whether that be games or fashion, food, fitness, travel, or other lifestyle apps.
Microsoft XBox SmartGlass Hands On
Over at E3 2012, Microsoft show cased XBox SmartGlass app that allow users to control and stream media content to their Xbox 360 via their handheld devices for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. This is similar to Apple’s AirPlay technology. Gamers will be able to use their iPad, iPhone and Android devices to access XBox.
Looks like Microsoft beat Nintendo to it with SmartGlass trumping the Wii U. Both has similar features but Microsoft SmartGlass can talk to more devices such as the iPad and Android phone.
The SmartGlass is not just for games, it can be used to watch movies and tv.
Microsoft XBox Smart Glass Streams To iOS, Android and Windows Phone
Over at E3 2012, Microsoft will soon reveal XBox Smart Glass app that allow users to control and stream media content to their Xbox 360 via their handheld devices for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. This is similar to Apple’s AirPlay technology. Gamers will be able to use their iPad, iPhone and Android devices to access XBox.
More info will roll out as E3 2012 progresses.
Google Launches Chrome For Android
Finally after 3 years, Google has released the beta version of Chrome for Android devices. Chrome for Android comes with the desktop version’s V8 JavaScript engine, the gesture-based controls for moving among multiple tabs, synchronizes with the desktop version of Chrome, and more.
From Google blog:
Chrome is now available in Beta from Android Market, in select countries and languages for phones and tablets with Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. We’re eager to hear your feedback. Finally, we look forward to working closely with the developer community to create a better web on a platform that defines mobile.
Apple Patent Win Over Android Functionality
A federal agency ruled that a set of important features commonly found on iPhone are protected by Apple patent. The Apple patent in question relates to data detection and the ability to tap on a phone number or address contained in an email to immediately call the number or find the address on a map. T
The implication is an import ban on HTC and this decision could force changes in how Google’s Android phones function.
From Steve Jobs Bio: In his belief that Google had improperly copied many of the iPhone’s innovations with Android and he was going to “destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product.”
India’s $35 Android Tablet
Only a few days ago Amazon announced a cheaper Kindle Fire tablet to the Apple iPad. Now India has unveiled a $35 tablet running on Android OS. It is called the Aakash tablet and will feature a 7-inch touch screen, Android 2.2 OS, a pair of USB ports, and 256 megabytes of RAM. The Aakash will be ideal for the rural poor.
