Archive for September, 2009
App Review: Listen
Podcasts are addicting. This is a fact that I’m sure Google had in mind when they created Google Listen, their latest Android Labs addition. Though touted as an audio search engine, its included features more closely mimic a standard podcast client. With tools to discover, subscribe, download, and listen to your internet audio all in one [...]
Loot (Version 1.4.4)
Loot is a bank account ledger. It supports simple budgeting, multiple accounts, repeating transactions, tag- and party-based searching, automatic transaction purging, account transfers, and sorting. FAQ and version changelog can be found at the project website below. Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
Wapedia: Mobile Wikis (Version 1.5.1)
Wapedia is the fastest way to access the 3 million articles of Wikipedia and many other wikis on your phone. Features include: - very fast, even on 2G networks - featured Wikipedia content such as news - more than 150 languages - alternative wikis - beautiful image rendering - Customization including font size, number of search results and much [...]
ReaderScope (Version 1.1.5)
Google Reader client for Android. Read your news in the Android way! Online/Offline. Share news over SMS, Email, Twitter, Del.icio.us. Check the buzz on Digg, Reddit, Friendfeed. Periodic updates. Customizations to save battery, network, storage. Collapsible UI. Discuss at: http://groups.google.com/group/readerscope Also in ADC2. Read more @ [...]
Eff Google, Screw Android: The Backlash Begins
This is bad. Really bad. So bad that one of the lead Android developers themselves are insinuating this is worth walking away from the platform. Jean-Baptiste Queru has just tweeted, “To my Apple, Microsoft and Palm buddies: are you hiring to work on mobile stuff?” OUCH. First we heard it as a rumor – Google sent Cyanogen a [...]
Google Responds To Cyanogen Uproar
If you haven’t heard about the cease and desist letter that Google sent to famed Android OS modder Cyanogen, I suggest you read up before continuing this post. Google has posted a “response” of sorts, hoping to clear the air of their good name in light of “misconceptions” amidst the criticism. Here is an excerpt of [...]
Google Responds [CYANOGATE '09]
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You know something’s a pretty big deal when Google feels obligated to respond to a situation. Such is the case with the recent situation going down between the Android team and Cyanogen. Today sees Dan Morrill dropping by the official Developer blog to weigh in on the confusion surrounding what is considered Google, Android, and/or open [...]
Fast Call (Version 1.4)
Tired of scrolling for contact to call, using search option and keyboard to find contact? This simple app can help you. Just choose starting letter, then choose contact and/or one of his phone numbers and voila - it's calling. :) Read more @ AndAppStore.com New Listings
A Note on Google Apps for Android
Lately we've been busy bees in Mountain View, as you can see from the recent release of Android 1.6 to the open-source tree, not to mention some devices we're working on with partners that we think you'll really like. Of course, the community isn't sitting around either, and we've been seeing some really cool and impressive things, such as the [...]
Unboxing an HTC Hero for Sprint [VIDEO]
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I had the privilege of unboxing an HTC Hero from Sprint today and wanted to share the experience. It was my first time playing with the HTC Sense UI and something beefier than the G1. The video you’ll see is raw, unedited footage but still something you might enjoy. Check back over the coming days and weeks as I put it to the test! If [...]
