mobile operating system

AsiaD Adventures: Walt and Kara in Seoul (Video)

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on August 3, 2011 at 4:01 pm PT

Walt and Kara take in the digital sights in Seoul, including starring on Samsung’s video wall.

Video: Steven Levy Talks About Google Book "In the Plex"

Kara Swisher in News on April 21, 2011 at 6:15 am PT

Earlier this week, BoomTown interviewed longtime author and tech journalist Steven Levy about his new book, “In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives.” I met Levy at the Plex in question–the Googleplex–to chitchat about what he learned after being embedded at the Borg, um, search giant for years.

Apple App Happy Sonos Also Goes Android

Kara Swisher in News on February 10, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Sonos–the maker of innovative wireless music systems that has been boosted by its Apple iPhone and iPad Controller app–is set to roll out one for Google’s Android mobile operating system. The Sonos Controller for Android will officially introduce the app at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, although the Santa Barbara, Calif., company is announcing it today.

Android 2.2 Lands on Nexus One

John Paczkowski in News on June 29, 2010 at 5:01 am PT

Froyo, a.k.a. Android 2.2, has arrived. Google began a staggered release of the latest version of its mobile operating system Monday, delivering it via an over-the-air update to Nexus One users.

Microsoft Live Labs Creates Web ‘Synth’ For 3-D Photo Tour

Walter S. Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 20, 2008 at 6:02 pm PT

Microsoft Live Labs’ Photosynth turns multiple photos of a site into a 3-D scene you can virtually “walk” through on the Web. The service is a dramatic new way to use your photos and to share them with others, writes Walter S. Mossberg.