Feb 10, 2012 : Comments
Samsung Vibrant back on official CyanogenMod list, 911 issues fixed
Multi-Touch
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is ready for all of your fingers and toes
Sony Ericsson's upcoming Xperia Play--a.k.a the PlayStation Phone, Zeus, and Z1--continues to reveal unexpected features, despite a myriad of previous leaks. The latest comes from Swedish Android site, Swedroid, who noticed evidence of something special in Kotaku's tear down of the gaming gadget: Cypress True Touch technology. After some digging, Swedroid found... Read more » Better video of homescreen pinch-and-zoom in Sense
When I posted that long, sideways, blurry video of the pinch-and-zoom homescreen to be found in the forthcoming version of Sense, I did so because it was the only such video I was aware of. Thanks to @froncoissmexy for putting together a brief, high quality version that gets right to the point without... Read more » What does the Nexus One update mean for the future of Android?
This Tuesday, Google announced that Nexus One users would get an over the air update. The announcement surprised everybody. What was supposed to be an update to fix the Nexus One’s 3G issue turned out to be much more important: it finally brought pinch-to-zoom functionality to an Android phone in the U.S. (I know HTC’s Sense has multi-touch, but it was added by... Read more » Nexus One OTA Update Brings Multi-Touch
A lot of folks went and grabbed the update online and installed manually. I am a patient boy. I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait. And when something does happen, I turn on my camera. So here's a video of me hitting a button, waiting a long time, and then testing pinch-to-zoom in the stock browser, gallery, and in Google Maps version 3.4. I threw in a little music so the... Read more » Multi-Touch Maps for Motorola’s Droid
I welcomed an update for my Nexus One last night with open arms, as it brought pinch-and-zoom functionality to Maps and the stock browser and gallery apps. I filmed the update for the obsessively curious and will post later today. But if you're a Droid user, there's no need to wait for that multi-touch jazz. Go download Google Maps v. 3.4 from the Market right now.... Read more » Nexus One Gets Pinch-To-Zoom
Nexus One owners will see an OTA update rolling out very soon with some really great changes inside, changes you've all been waiting for. Starting today, the Nexus One will be able to fully utilize multitouch in native apps. The multitouch support will include web browser, picture gallery, and Google Maps for starters. It gets even better. The update will also... Read more » Erick Tseng, Android Senior Project Manager, on the Engadget Show
If you're curious about the inner workings of Google, specifically within the Android realm, this video is fascinating. You'll also get a little hint of what's up with multi-touch and insight into Google's position in the mobile space, among other interesting tidbits. Since multi-touch is likely one of your burning questions, here is a summary of what Erick said:... Read more » 
