Sending links from Chrome web browser to Android 2.2 phones

Google Chrome to Phone Extension is a project consisting of a Chrome Extension, Android App for Froyo 2.2, and supporting Google AppEngine server that enables users to send links from their Chrome desktop browser to their Android device using Android's Cloud to Device Messaging service. Note that your phone needs to have Froyo 2.2 upgrade installed. You lucky ones already having Froyo on your handsets can find the set up instructions from this wiki page. It is also possible to use other browsers than Chrome using the Javascripts provided on that wiki page.

Android News Digest - Week 22

I collected some interesting Android news and articles from the past week. Enjoy:

• Android 2.2 Platform Highlights
• List of Android phones getting Froyo 2.2 upgrade
• What Android fragmentation problem?
• NVidia CEO: Hardware manufactures uniting behind Android
• 7 Ways Android 2.2 a.k.a Froyo tops iPhone
• Android challenges iPhone users win
• Palm loses mobile design guru Matias Duarte to Google to join as a Android User Experience Director

Android 2.2 Froyo Officially Announced

So, Android 2.2 a.k.a. "Froyo" was officially announced today at Google I/O 2010 event. Froyo brings lot of new powerful and useful additions to Android platform, such as a just-in-time (JIT) compiler providing up to 5X performance boost. Other new highly interesting features include WiFi tethering (i.e. portable WLAN hotspots), a cloud-to-device messaging API, new device administration APIs, capability to install apps into a SD card (wow, finally), and a new backup app that can be used to transfer personal data and settings from one Android phone to another. Google also claims that the latest version of Android's web browser is benchmarked to be the world's fastest browser thanks to its new JavaScript Engine. The next major release 3.o a.k.a. "Gingerbread" is planned to come out Q4/2010, but meanwhile - I would not mind having some Froyo, please :)

The New York Times: Google’s Andy Rubin on Everything Android

The New Your Times has published a quite interesting interview with Google's Andy Rubin about the near future of Android. Discussed topics include the next 2.2 version of Android code-named Froyo, Androids forthcoming full scale support for Flash, openness of Android platform, and competition with iPhone.