Webopedia Term of the Day: What is Cupcake? | Linux Today

Webopedia Term of the Day: What is Cupcake?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 15, 2010

“The codename for the first major release of the open source
mobile operating system, Android. Cupcake, which bumps the
software’s version to 1.5, the first significant upgrade since
Android’s initial Fall 2008 release. Key features of the 1.5
upgrade include speech recognition tools, a virtual keyboard, video
upload support for YouTube and support for live data feeds and live
folders, which store real-time updates without having to open an
application. It will also support a wide range of phone
designs.

“See also “Android Cupcake Served to T-Mobile G1 Users” on
internetnews.com.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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