Archive for July, 2009
Puzzle Blox Lite (Version 1.2.4)
Puzzle Blox is a new casual game with a lot of puzzling and fun for your mobile. It is inspired by games like Tetris, SameGame and Bejeweled with a different twist. Literally! Clear the levels just by tapping, twisting and tilting your phone: * Unique touch & tilt game play * Colorful graphics * Four different difficulties * [...]
HTC Hero Bluetooth profiles detailed
HTC have told Android Community exactly which Bluetooth profiles the HTC Hero supports, useful details if you’re considering coding a wireless app for the platform or just wondering whether it will work with your car kit. According to the official spec sheet, the Hero – which we reviewed earlier this week – has support for the [...]
Android set to come home
Android was first conceived as an operating system for smartphones, but the OS may have far more use than that. We already know that some computer makers are eyeing Android as an OS for netbooks and other low cost systems. Android my not stop at computers though. Forbes reports that Touch Revolution says several Android-powered household gadgets [...]
Android now a contender in smartphone fight
It’s been months now since the first Android powered device the T-Mobile G1 hit the market. The problem for Google was that the G1 had some serious issues at launch that didn’t show Android in the best light. BusinessWeek reports that this summer and fall will mark Android becoming a true contender in the smartphone war against the iPhone [...]
Enabling the Ecosystem: WIKITUDE, Part Two
Today, we continue our interview with Martin Lechner of Mobilizy GmbH, makers of the WIKITUDE augmented reality application and engine for Android. AG: What will the user experience be like when other applications integrate WIKITUDE? Will they know that WIKITUDE is the provider of the AR component? ML: The strategy of Mobilizy is to let as many [...]
Android Scripting Environment (Version 0.10-2 alpha)
The Android Scripting Environment (ASE) brings scripting languages to Android by allowing you to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device. These scripts have access to many of the APIs available to full-fledged Android applications, but with a greatly simplified interface that makes it easy to: * [...]
HTC Highlights Hero In Video Series
Just found this HTC Hero promotional video on YouTube that I thought might interest some folks. Our own HTC Hero Review includes an hour (add it up) of video… for most people that is probably TOO much so perhaps looking at these HTC Hero quickies is more your style. Meet the HTC Hero - Hardware Overview Make It Yours - Customize The [...]
HTC Click: Free Android Phone?
It was only yesterday we heard about the low-end HTC Click Android Phone and we filed it firmly in the rumor bin. But a new image of the phone has popped up that looks more promotionally convincing and could suggest the HTC Click is closer to launch than we might think: And perhaps even more compelling… the HTC Click could potentially be [...]
Verizon: Inner Android Conflict
Verizon Wireless is rumored to be launching an Android Phone later this year, presumably the Motorola Morrison during the holiday season. A year ago I said Verizon would have an Android phone… and they will. All these years, Verizon has been holding back their customers from access to readily available features and capabilities in the name [...]
HTC Hero Review
We’ve been using the HTC Hero for several days now and its time to put it through the Phandroid gauntlet to determine if it is truly the best Android Phone out there… or maybe even the best mobile phone on the planet. For starters, I think anyone picking this phone up for the first time should do a few housekeeping things that will [...]
