Archive for August, 2010
(Updated) Bing for Android Now Available for Verizon Customers Only
The long awaited Bing for Android application was unveiled today by Microsoft. The app is extremely sharp and features a daily featured image, just like Bing on the desktop. In addition to this, you can also swipe through seven days' worth of images. Microsoft's own voice search also works with Android's speech-to-text function, and you can [...]
More Details on the Motorola Flipout Leak Out
Android Central has given us some more details about the new Motorola Flipout coming soon to AT&T. The phone is going to be running Android 2.1 with version 1.5 of Blur, and will have the option to resize widgets, but it doesn't have the best screen resolution. With only a 2.8" screen, the resolution is only about 120 pixels, but coming from [...]
Ball, Bounce, Destroy! Lite [V1.0]
![Ball, Bounce, Destroy! Lite [V1.0]](http://www.theandroider.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/1e1f2_scqHeKbjbvE "Ball, Bounce, Destroy! Lite [V1.0]")
Destroy balls by colliding with them three times, all while keeping your attacking ball from bouncin... Read more @ AndroLib : New Apps and Games
Motion and Sound Alarm (Version 1.7.4)
Triggered by motion and/or sound, three alarm modes to choose from: Audible Alarm: Warn of someone trying to sneak into your hotel-, dorm-, or bedroom while you are sleeping. Or, just for fun, substitute your own sound file for the alarm sound and prank your friends. Phone Call: Call a second phone and catch someone in the act. By default, [...]
Koush’s Bootstrap Recovery Works for Droid 2, As Well
When the Motorola Droid X got all of the attention a couple of weeks ago when Koush was the first to provide a faux recovery for which to flash custom ROMs (and perform other functions), many Motorola Droid 2 owners hoped for something similar. It just so happens that the two devices – which are very similar internally and software wise [...]
Samsung Fascinate Launching September 8th?
Didn’t fancy September 9th as a rumored launch date for the last of the US-bound Galaxy S phones, the Samsung Fascinate? Why not try September 8th on, for size? A newly leaked product launch guide suggests that we’ll be seeing the device that Wednesday instead of that Thursday. There’s no real reason to go into too much detail [...]
Motorola Charm Gets Rooted
Don’t all you Charm users go at once and crash the servers, but the Universal Androot root method, has been said to be able to root your Motorola Charm perfectly, along with a lot of other Android handsets. You can navigate over to here, and get your root on, but before you do that we would suggest going on over to XDA-Developers to do a [...]
Sony Ericsson Confirms On Twitter that 2.1 Will Come Sometime In September
Sony Ericsson has replied on Twitter saying that the update from the stale 1.6 to 2.1, will happen sometime in September like they had promised for Q3 2010. This has to be good news for Xperia owners, after hearing all the recent news of devices that are getting the 2.2 Froyo update lately. So let’s look at the bright side, it is September [...]
Google Acquires Mobile Social Gaming Startup SocialDeck
Google’s quick loss of their newly-hired gaming advocate Mark DeLoura isn’t going to stop them from realizing their goals: to push Android gaming forward. Today, SocialDeck’s announced that they’ve been formally acquired by Google. No details on the acquisition have been revealed yet, but it’s worthy to note that [...]
Motorola XT300 Graduates From Blurrycam, Jumps on Video
Remember this little piece of Blackberry Torch-like magic? It seemed like just yesterday that the interwebz gave birth to the Motorola-crafted device, but it’s all grown up and gotten rid of the blurrycam that most infant devices are plagued with. We can at least confirm its name to be the Motorola XT300 as the last time we visited this [...]
