Archive for September, 2009
Android Performance (Version 1.0.2)
Client-server android application to collect metrics on your android device. It collect metrics (Memory available, CPU, Battery charge, GPS data) on specified intervals and send it over tcp/ip to server for analysis. For more details please visit http://androidperformance.dyndns.org Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
Playing Catch Up?
So… it’s clear to many of us (especially given that they’re the only provider in the U.S. offering android phones at the moment) that T-Mobile has being playing a bit of catch-up to get their 3G network up and running. This has just left me sad and disappointed being that I’m a T-Mobile customer… as are the rest of you U.S. Android [...]
Zipalign: an easy optimization
The Android 1.6 SDK includes a tool called zipalign that optimizes the way an application is packaged. Doing this enables Android to interact with your application more efficiently and thus has the potential to make your application and the overall system run faster. We strongly encourage you to use zipalign on both new and already published [...]
App Review: Aldiko
Electronic books should have replaced the printed books for years now, so we had been told. We are not there yet but some efforts are made such as with devices like Amazon’s Kindle or Sony’s reader. You can get (read: buy) most new books as an electronic version, the latest example is the new book from Dan Brown, already a best seller [...]
Tiger G3: Phony Hero
When we say “phony” we don’t mean the type that allows you to place mobile phone calls. Nope, not at all – we mean FAKE. Put the Tiger G3 right next to the HTC Hero and let us see what we have: It even has the chin! But wait a minute? Interestingly enough, the cloning company doesn’t seem to have skimped when it [...]
Motorola Sholes (Motorola Tao?) Slides Through FCC
We were hoping to get a glimpse of the Motorola Sholes -along with an official announcement – at Mobilize 2009 where the Motorola CLIQ was announced. Afterall, it is rumored to be Verizon Wireless’ first Android Phone and Big Red is the most popular carrier in arguably the most important mobile market in the world. And while Moto and [...]
OpenSearch (beta) (Version 0.9.9)
Shows a search box like the preinstalled Google Search, allowing you to add custom search providers like in Firefox. Supports search suggestions! 0.9.7: Create Desktop Shortcuts for specific search engines 0.9.6: Wikipedia & Market Search preinstalled Press MENU->Add Provider to download more engines! Read more @ AndAppStore.com New [...]
T-Mobile Pulse Shipping October 12th!
Take a look at the page for the T-Mobile Pulse in the Netherlands and notice in the lower left hand corner a little phrase that says “Levering vanaf 12 oktober”? I’m not exactly bilingual but my friend Google translate is and in English that means “delivery from October 12th”! That’s right, the T-Mobile Pulse is [...]
Archos Phone Tablet On Video, Archos 5 Unboxed
Google’s mobile operating system is awesome for consumers, but one of the greatest opportunities to capitalize on Android is for device manufacturers. Companies that might not otherwise share the global spotlight can really shine by crafting something spectacular and ARCHOS appears to be doing just that. A couple weeks ago the company [...]
Eye-Fi Droid (Version 1.0.1)
Eye-Fi Droid allows you to upload photos from Eye-Fi SD card to your Android Phone without Eye-Fi manager. New: + Languages: Russian, Chinese + Save GPS location in Jpeg Exif on the fly or manualy + Show your photos on Google Maps More details http://eyefidroid.leshak.com Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
