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Archive for May, 2010

Game Review: Mystique Chapter 2: The Child – Hold On to Your Phone!

Game Review: Mystique Chapter 2: The Child – Hold On to Your Phone!

May 29, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: Mystique Chapter 2: The Child Description: Well, you asked for it…now it’s unleashed! Prepare for the horror!!! The epic Mystique story continues. You’ve managed to escape from the bathroom, but are you prepared for the terrifying hospital that awaits you in Chapter 2??? Are you brave enough to go on? Are you smart [...]

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Android Game Review – Mystique Chapter 1: A Decent Thriller

Android Game Review – Mystique Chapter 1: A Decent Thriller

May 29, 2010 | Comments (0)

Mystique Chapter 1: Foetus is, to sum it all up a demo with lower quality and a “cheap” feel. That’s ok though because the successors are great. The thing is, however, you need to play this first chapter in order for the rest of the story. Without doing so, you’ll be terribly lost. For instance, [...]

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App Review: Gameboid – Take Yourself Back a Few Years

App Review: Gameboid – Take Yourself Back a Few Years

May 29, 2010 | Comments (0)

GameBoid is an application by the developer yongzh. This same developer brought us and continues to support emulators such as Nesoid and Gensoid. The quality of all of these emulators (which I highly recommend checking out) is superb, and GameBoid is no exception. When you first fire up GameBoid, you will find that it asks [...]

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Dungeon Hunter Review, The 3D Epic Quest : Android Game Review

Dungeon Hunter Review, The 3D Epic Quest : Android Game Review

May 28, 2010 | Comments (2)

App Name: Dungeon Hunter by Gameloft Description: When the darkness awoke, evil flooded over the land of Gothicus. Dispel the darkness in your realm, uncover your memory about terrible events and fight the evil queen who tyrannizes the kingdom… the queen you loved. Dungeon Hunter is a 3D epic quest set in a dark fantasy [...]

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Chroma Circuit: An Adobe Air App

Chroma Circuit: An Adobe Air App

May 28, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: Chrome Circuit By BowlerHatGames Description: Its a puzzle game, you have to get the colors to match How it works: You swipe your finger left or right and the little piece move so that the colors can match up and you advance. Opinion: I was not sure how Air would act on my [...]

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Interview With Adobe Air Dev Of Bowler Hat Games

Interview With Adobe Air Dev Of Bowler Hat Games

May 28, 2010 | Comments (1)

Tell us a bit about yourself and your work background? I’ve been a Flash developer since 2004. I started out at a couple of startups, and eventually I joined Yahoo! to help develop tools and best practices for Flash developers there. I’ve spent much of my career building libraries of UI controls and data visualization [...]

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Samsung Behold II will not be Upgraded Past 1.6 says Samsung?

Samsung Behold II will not be Upgraded Past 1.6 says Samsung?

May 28, 2010 | Comments (0)

In a response to the community of Behold II owners who have been fighting to get the Android 2.1 update they were promised last year, Samsung Mobile USA has issued their “official” statement. In their official tweet they provided a link to a post they created “detailing” the upgrade for the BH II. The post [...]

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ShoutOUT Speech-to-text Messaging: Android App Review

ShoutOUT Speech-to-text Messaging: Android App Review

May 27, 2010 | Comments (4)

App Name: ShoutOUT Text-to-Speech by Promptu Systems Corporation Price: Free Description: ShoutOut is a full-features messaging app that includes voice addressing and dictation. Speak your message and see the results in seconds. How it works: First time you use this app you have to set it up so it can understand your voice and tone [...]

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LauncherPRO Beta v0.2.0, Excellent Home Replacement: Android App Review

LauncherPRO Beta v0.2.0, Excellent Home Replacement: Android App Review

May 27, 2010 | Comments (8)

App Name: Launcher Pro Beta v0.2.0 by Federico Carnales Price: Free Description: Based on the stock Android Launcher (Home App), LauncherPro adds some new and exciting features: – Super-smooth scrolling – Animated screen previews (like Exposé or HTC Sense) – Up to 7 home screens – App drawer with a fly-in effect and smooth scrolling [...]

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Radar Now, Lightning Fast Weather Imaging: Android App Review

Radar Now, Lightning Fast Weather Imaging: Android App Review

May 27, 2010 | Comments (2)

App Name: Radar Now byUSNaviguide LLC. Description: Radar Now is an Android mobile application that displays an animated weather radar image on a map with the user’s position. Radar Now performs one function – rapid display of the local NWS Dopplar radar, requiring no configuration or user input to operate. How it works: Radar Now [...]

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aCar: Keep Your Car In Good Shape : Android App Review

aCar: Keep Your Car In Good Shape : Android App Review

May 27, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: aCar by Armond Avanes Description: This app helps you keep your car in tip top shape by letting you know when your oil was changed, tires rotated, gas filled, etc. How it works: You input data and it spits it back out when you need the info. Opinion: Its pretty cool and way [...]

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Springpad, save and access Anything you want to Remember: Android App Review

Springpad, save and access Anything you want to Remember: Android App Review

May 26, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: Springpad by Springpartners, Inc. Description: Springpad makes it easy to save ideas and information you want to remember. How it works: You can a quick note to keep an idea or thought fresh at your fingertips. Also, it gives the options from scan barcodes or add photos. You can also search nearby to [...]

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Layar Reality Browser, Augmented Reality Makes A Splash:  Android App Review

Layar Reality Browser, Augmented Reality Makes A Splash: Android App Review

May 26, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: Full name of the app/rom and the company who makes the AppLayar Reality Browser, by Layar.com Description: (From the maker’s Website): The official app/rom description and what the app/rom does.The Layar Reality Browser shows what is around you by displaying real time digital information on top of the real world as seen through [...]

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Where: find and discover the places and people around you: Android App Review

Where: find and discover the places and people around you: Android App Review

May 26, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: WHERE Description: Its a location based app that lets you find cheap gas, play a game (guess where), check in, find where you are, lets you know the weather and a few more things How it works: It uses GPS to find things around you and then lets you know where they are [...]

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Interview with of WHERE, the local search and recommendation Android Application

Interview with of WHERE, the local search and recommendation Android Application

May 26, 2010 | Comments (0)

Tell Android Fans a Little about where WHERE is a local search and recommendation service that helps people discover places, events and mobile coupons in their area. Using WHERE, you can find everything from the weather, news, and restaurant reviews, to the closest coffee shop, cheapest gas, traffic updates, movie showtimes and coupons from local [...]

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Fido and Android: Never to Be?

Fido and Android: Never to Be?

May 26, 2010 | Comments (2)

Well it seems Canadian carriers have finally started to catch onto the Android craze. Well, all except for Fido. Fido has been my personal preference lately when it comes to rates in Canada, especially given their FidoDollars reward program. With my huge balance of $7, I had hoped to someday put the points towards a [...]

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FeedSquares,One of the Best RSS Readers :Android App Review

FeedSquares,One of the Best RSS Readers :Android App Review

May 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: FeedSquares | Rocket-in-Bottle Description: FeedSquares in a great RSS reader, it connects to and syncs with your Google Reader account. How it works: Just download the app, open it, enter your Google account information and it syncs up. Opinion: I really like this app. The UI is nice and easy to read. As [...]

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Wikitude Drive,Reality Navigation : Android App Review

Wikitude Drive,Reality Navigation : Android App Review

May 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name:Wikitude Drive Beta , Mobilizy GmbH Description: Mobilizy created this app as an augmented reality navigation app. It takes the 3d map and overlays it on an image fed directly from the camera on your phone. The idea is to take the 3d road and overlay it directly on the road ahead. How it [...]

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Update May 27: Samsung Behold II not Getting 2.x – Legal Action Being Considered

Update May 27: Samsung Behold II not Getting 2.x – Legal Action Being Considered

May 25, 2010 | Comments (113)

In a video orginaly released to youtube on November 7, 2009 but was since removed by samsung, Samsung promises Behold II owners that they will get upgraded to Android 2.x when it arrived. These same users are still sitting at 1.5. They have waited patiently as updates rolled out hoping they would be next. Well [...]

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The HTC Droid Increcible Review, That’s Incredible!

The HTC Droid Increcible Review, That’s Incredible!

May 25, 2010 | Comments (0)

Intro: I got the HTC Droid Incredible Friday night (fri the 14th of May), I haven’t been this excited for a package in quite a long time, I opened the box up and found a little piece of heaven inside, heaven with a 1ghz soul! Heaven with a lot of internal space to use, heaven [...]

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3 (Cubed) Music Player, Listening In Style : Android Music App Review

3 (Cubed) Music Player, Listening In Style : Android Music App Review

May 24, 2010 | Comments (2)

App Name: 3 Music Player Description: It plays music in a different way, it has themes and styles and tons of options. Very unique to say the least How it works: It plays music, you can press menu and it will give you many options from getting album art to changing how its displayed. Opinion: [...]

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Interview with Creator of 3 (cubed) Music Player

Interview with Creator of 3 (cubed) Music Player

May 24, 2010 | Comments (0)

Tell Android Fans a Little about 3 music player – (aka Cubed) is an alternative music player for Android that explores different ways of visualizing (and playing) your music library. It is in some ways an experimental app, which is free and also open source. What got you started developing Android Applications? I got [...]

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We Go Hands On With Froyo – Video and Pictures

We Go Hands On With Froyo – Video and Pictures

May 23, 2010 | Comments (0)

If your Twitter home page hasn’t already been flooded with news about Google’s latest update, Google released an OTA update of Froyo. Since then, there have been numerous guides on how to flash the update. If you haven’t done so yet, I have 5 words for you. What are you waiting for? Manually updating to [...]

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Whats The Big Deal With FroYo, I Should Tell You

Whats The Big Deal With FroYo, I Should Tell You

May 23, 2010 | Comments (2)

FroYo (Android 2.2) is coming out and its bringing Change, its the Obama of Android firmware. The new firmware update is not minor, its not just bug fixes and it doesn’t just change one aspect, it basically will enhance and change your phone in MANY ways. The update got announced officially at Google IO on [...]

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RepliGo Reader, Adobe Like Reader : Android App Review

RepliGo Reader, Adobe Like Reader : Android App Review

May 21, 2010 | Comments (0)

Description - Get the #1 PDF viewer on the Market. RepliGo Reader is from Cerience Corporation andthey are so right with that statement. It is available in the Market for 3.99. How It Works -Toget to your documents you have a few options. If you have a document to view from a email you can [...]

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bTunes, plays Android sweet music : Android Music App Review

bTunes, plays Android sweet music : Android Music App Review

May 21, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name:BTunes by Brandon Ayers Description:BTunes is a music player that has a similar layout to the iPhone music player and the iPod Touch music player. There are apps for both 1.6 (Cupcake) and 2.0 (Eclair) for 1.49. How it works:BTunes is a nice audio player app. BTunes has an abundant amount of options in [...]

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Interview with the Mint.com about their Money Management App for Android

Interview with the Mint.com about their Money Management App for Android

May 21, 2010 | Comments (0)

1) Tell Android Fans a Little about Mint/Mint.com Mint.com is a leading online personal finance software service from Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), providing more than 3 million users a fresh, easy and intelligent way to manage their money. And it’s free. Launched in September 2007, Mint.com’s innovation is in applying advanced technology to deliver breakthrough [...]

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Mint.com, Bank Account Management, Android App Review

Mint.com, Bank Account Management, Android App Review

May 21, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: Mint.com Personal Finance developed by Mint.com Description: The official app/rom description and what the app/rom does. How it works: Simply log into mint.com and create your account, add you bank/credit card accounts, download the mint.com app from the market, and log in to the app. Opinion: It is a good app, makes it [...]

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On No, FroYo Forgot Some Things!

On No, FroYo Forgot Some Things!

May 20, 2010 | Comments (18)

Bad bad Froyo and Google, you forgot a few things. A few minor or major things, depends on who you are and how you look at it. I am going to go over a few of those things, some things that are wishful thinking, maybe they are there but didn’t get shown? Take a look [...]

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Video: Official Android 2.2 Release Walk-through

May 20, 2010 | Comments (0)

The official Andriod 2.2 release video snuck out just a few minutes ago and it provides a nice walk-through of some of the new features which we highlighted in our photo thread.

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Armored Strike, Be The Last Tank Standing: Android Game App Review

Armored Strike, Be The Last Tank Standing: Android Game App Review

May 19, 2010 | Comments (1)

App Name: Armored Strike byRequiem Software Labs Description:Get behind the turret and lock your sites on your enemies, this is going to be an epic battle! You will have to use every ounce of your skill to destroy the cunning tank commanders that are out to destroy you. Take refuge behind a tree, radio for [...]

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Phone Widget, A Great DialPad for your Phone : Android App Review

Phone Widget, A Great DialPad for your Phone : Android App Review

May 19, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: Phone Widget by Maplekey Company Price: US$1.00 Description: Make your phone a phone again. Put a dialpad on your home screen to make fast and easy calls and texts. How it works: This is a very app simple that consists of a full screen size (4×4) dialer widget. It is actually a very [...]

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Super Tumble, maddening physics game : Android Game App Review

Super Tumble, maddening physics game : Android Game App Review

May 19, 2010 | Comments (0)

Possible Title: Super Tumbler, Super Fun, Super Addicting! App Name: Super Tumbler by Camel Games Description: Addictive, sometimes maddening physics game! Fantastic graphics! Fun for all ages and all genders! Remove the blocks to get the star safely onto the platform. Come on, lots of different kinds of blocks and levels are waiting to challenge [...]

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MortPlayer Music, A good Daily Music Player : Android Music App Review

MortPlayer Music, A good Daily Music Player : Android Music App Review

May 19, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: MortPlayer Music by sto-helit.de Price: Free Description: Simple to use music player for all those who prefer folder structure over tags. How it works: MortPlayer Music is a music player for android based on songs locations rather than tags. The first step when opening this app should be hitting the Menu Button and [...]

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Drop Box, Cloud storage that you never knew you had : Android App Review

Drop Box, Cloud storage that you never knew you had : Android App Review

May 18, 2010 | Comments (0)

App Name: Dropbox Description: Syncs your info in the cloud from almost anywhere you have access to the web, phone, computer or website How it works: It accesses a program that accesses your files on the cloud (internet storage) Opinion: Drop box, ever used it, a month or so ago, I did not! I still [...]

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