Upgrading to new git version on Mac OSX

Mac OSX comes with git pre-installed. You can find the installation here: /usr/bin.

To check its version, type the following:

$ git --version

To upgrade to the latest version of git, do the following:

1. Download and install latest git from http://git-scm.com. This will install it in /usr/local/git folder. Make sure it did that.
2. Open terminal and run the following

   $ vi ~/.bash_profile
   

3. Go to insert mode (press "i" on your keyboard)
4. Paste the following

   export PATH=/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH

5. If there already stuff in .bash_profile file, just append "/usr/local/git/bin" appropriately. For example, in my case, the android sdk path was already set in it. So it was appended at the end as shown below:

   export PATH=/Users/sukamat/android-dev/sdk/platform-tools:/Users/sukamat/android-dev/sdk/tools:/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH

6. Save the file.
7. Quit terminal
8. Reopen terminal
9. Type the following:

   $ git --version

It should show the version you installed.

On a break – Will be back soon !

I am on a break for couple of weeks. I will start updating the blog very soon.

18, 26, 40 and now 70 Gigapixel Photo : See all of Them

The new entry in the Gigapixel photo releases in the one of Budapest with a whooping 70 gigapixel beating out the previous releases of 18 gigapixel photo of Prague, 26 gigapixel photo of Paris and 45 gigapixel photo of Dubai. Check out the photo and enjoy! Hit the source link for more details.

 

Source: Gadling

EVO 4G will Taste Froyo Soon

Sprint is the first wireless carrier to bring Android 2.2 to customers using the award-winning HTC EVO™ 4G beginning Tuesday, Aug. 3

Sprint is going to release Froyo (Android 2.2) to few of their customers on August 3rd. If everything goes well, then Froyo will be released to the larger audience. Lot of enhancements and feature additions have been made to HTC EVO 4G. Check out the press release here. Hit the source link for all the enhancements and feature addition details.

 

Source: Engadget, Sprint Community

IE9 Beta Hitting this September

“Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner revealed today at the company’s annual financial analyst meeting that the first beta of the Internet Explorer 9 Web browser is planned for release in September. This is a little later than expected; leaked documents that emerged last month pointed at an August release date for the beta.”

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Source: Ars Technica

Google Earth Tells you Weather: Now in RealTime

It’s the middle of summer, but for those of us who long for the return of cold winter weather and warm cups of cocoa, throw on your favorite poncho and check out the weather in Google Earth 5.2. The latest version projects images of rain and snow over the areas with those weather patterns as it’s actually happening! First enable the clouds layer, then zoom in to a particular location where it might be raining or snowing. I’m willing to bet London is a likely spot, even these days, or the Lone Star state (pictured below) which is in the midst of tropical storm season. Currently, our precipitation data cover some areas in North America and Europe; you can see if it’s available in certain places by enabling the radar layer.

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Source: Google Lat Long

Droid 2 Manual Leaks, Cases seen at Best Buy

Droid 2 manual has been leaked and is now available at Droid Life. Droid 2 cases have also been seen at Best Buy. Is Droid 2 coming soon? Rumor is that Droid 2 will be releasing 3rd week of August to compete with the Samsung’s EPIC 4G for Sprint and Fascinate for Verizon. Hit the source links for more.

 

 

Source: Droid Life, Engadget

Android Based Tablets from Samsung in Q3

Seoul (Reuters) — "Samsung Electronics Co plans to introduce tablet computers this quarter based on Google’s Android operating system, joining a growing list of firms seeking to challenge Apple’s popular iPad."

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Source: Yahoo Finance

Motorola Droid getting Froyo Next Week

The hugely popular first edition of Motorola Droid will be getting the sweetness of Froyo (Android 2.2) next week. Hit the source link for more details.

 

Source: Engadget

Samsung confirms September release of Froyo for Galaxy S

Samsung has confirmed the release of Android 2.2 a.k.a. Froyo for their Galaxy S series in UK. Sources say that it will also be released in US too to all the carriers namely Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Hopefully we will be getting some sweet Froyo in September.

 

Source: Samsung (Twitter)