UIs, tools and APIs revealed
Google has announced the availability of an “early look” at the SDK for the next version of its Linux-based Android mobile operating system, version 1.5.
Highlights include UI refinements such as animated window transitions and accelerometer-based application rotation, a soft keyboard and support for third-party keyboards, home-screen widgets such as an analog clock, calendar, and music player.
There’s also an updated Webkit browser with the Squirrelfish Javascript engine, cut-and-paste, in-page search, and tabbed bookmarks. Other additions include video upload to YouTube and photo upload to Picasa, and a raft of new APIs and developer tools.
Read more: theregister.co.uk
