Archive for March, 2009
Live Folder Demo for Android (VIDEO)
This is where the fun begins! One of the new (and extremely cool) features of the Cupcake development branch is the Live Folders. Better Android, the guys behind the recent Open Home desktop tweak, have released some video of what is possible with Live Folder. Imagine being able to check your stock quotes, RSS feeds, fantasy sports, and more [...]
Return Of The Carphone
According to the Mayo Clinic, adults should get about 8 hours of sleep per night. The argument that we spend 1/3rd of our life sleeping supports the claim we should invest in a comfortable mattress. If we had to think of other places humans (or at least Americans) spend a large percentage of their day, cars would certainly be near the top of my [...]
Phandroid Podcast – Episode 2
It’s our second edition of the Phandroid Podcast! This time brought to you by myself (Rob Jackson) and Joey Sochacki (Devolio on AndroidForums.com). I’ve linked to some of the topics we cover below for your convenience. Hope you enjoy the show and we’d love to hear you feedback! (I blame my rapid-fire talking on 1 too many cups [...]
Android Market merchant system fixed, says Google
After would-be Android developers reported problems registering their merchant accounts with their developer accounts, and as such were prevented from releasing paid-apps into the Android Market, Google informs us that the situation has been addressed. According to a Google employee on the official support forums, the ongoing issue has been [...]
Latest Cupcake Video Demo
Android Developer Joey Sochaki put the latest build of Android’s Development Branch, more fondly referred to as Cupcake, onto his Dev Phone 1 and played around with some of the new features. Thankful for us he also recorded it on video and shares some insight: According to Joey, this version of the Cupcake is pretty solid and within 2-3 [...]
Android Around the World: ABC Mobile Announced in Australia
Sorry guys, it’s not that ABC. We’ll have to continue to wait and see if we’ll ever get LOST on our Android handsets. Today, we’re talking about The Australian Broadcasting Company and their new mobile application for the Android and iPhone platforms. Announced today, ABC’s specifically designed the website for [...]
AsteroidsSP (Version 1.0.0)
This is a not so accurate (but fun to play) Asteroids spin-off. This port is based on the open source project BrainJar.com. The code from BrainJar.com was heavily modified during the port, but the general game play is similar. Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
K9 (Version 0.102)
K9 is an experimental fork of the core android POP/IMAP client. Primarily, K9 is focused on making it easy to chew through large volumes of email. It's our hope that K9 leads to improvements in the core Android mail client. Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
4 in a Row (Version 1.3)
A version of the classical 4 in a Row game. The game features seven levels of difficulty, a two player mode and touchscreen support. Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
AndFTP (Version 1.0RC4)
AndFTP is a FTP client for Android devices. It allows managing several FTP servers. It comes with both a device file browser and a FTP file browser. It provides download and upload features with resume support. Use device menu to rename, delete, copy, set permissions and create folders. Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
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