Technology

This week Google has released the new programming tools for the Android mobile phone alliance for download. This will give developers the ability to start writing personal software for their phones.

The software development kit (SDK), an open-source package available for download for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X machines, shows that Java is indeed the programming language for software running on the Linux-based phones. Accompanying the SDK is a raft of details that wasn’t available when Google and its partners announced the Open Handset Alliance a week ago.

The Pantech Duo is the newest smartphone to hit the market. It is much like the Helio Ocean – but like most phones that evolve – it is smaller and has more features. One of the great features that consumers love about the Duo is the two keypads built into it. The phone flips out to reveal the QWERTY keypad and up to reveal the phone pad. The keypad makes surfing the web simple – especially since you don’t have to worry about a stylus.