Android

The Nokia N1, Nokia’s first device after Microsoft, is a blatant copy of the iPhone 6/6 Plus design in the size of the iPad mini.

Off to a great re-start, Nokia. That’s irony, folks.

The ‘before and after’ screenshots here also show new user interface design bits for Gmail, Email and Calendar widgets.

Google’s “open” is something neat, right?
Ashlee Vance and Peter Burrows’ article, for BusinessWeek:

Google has been demanding that Android licensees abide by “non-fragmentation clauses” that give Google the final say on how they can…

Engadget posted a leaked memo from Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop confronting the troops with the harsh naked truth:

“The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don’t have a product that is close to their experience. Android came on the scene just…

Nice catch by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, by crossing Vic Gundotra’s statement regarding “open-ness” at Google I/O developer conference in May and the recent Skyhook Wireless filed suit. A must read.

Don’t get me wrong, I use Google’s products, but the concept of “open” in Android is a bit volatile, isn’t it?

Adobe announced today a new Digital Publishing Platform targeting particularly mobile devices like tablets and smartphones. The aim of this platform is to enable print publishers to create digital versions of their magazines to life. For that Adobe is…