We all know that there are many virtual keyboards on the Android Market, and that has been one of the benefits of Android over iOS since the very beginning. The Android stock keyboard hasn’t been one of the best historically, and Android 4.0′s keyboard will go a long way to fix that problem. But [...]
Back in 2008 AT&T predicted that the internet would be full by 2010. Now althought this clearly hasn’t happened, carriers like AT&T are clearly concerned about the increasing levels of traffic over their mobile networks and in particular the amount of video being streamed onto our handsets. In the States, Canada and to a lesser degree Europe these concerns are reflected in the gradual disappearence of unlimited mobile data plans.
Where once we merrily downloaded massive files onto our phones and streamed audio and video to our hearts’ content – these days increasing numbers of us have to watch what we do lest we overstep our data allowance. As my Granny used to say, “Look after the kilobytes and the megabytes will look after themselves dear.”
When I bought my HTC Wildfire S it came pre-installed with a weather widget. The graphics of this widget were about the finest I’d ever seen – magnificent animations and beautifully drawn. The way these swish and artistic little videos blew me away left me thinking “Who needs an iPhone?”. I don’t think I have [...]
Exclusive sneak peek at the new game coming to the Android Market very soon called “CrimeStory”. From the creators of Paradise Island and MyCountry comes a Mob genre style of simulation game much like the Mafia Wars and Mob Wars but much better for Android OS. Crime Story is a game where you can narrate [...]
Top 20 Hottest Android Apps Today Free GOWidget Theme – Transparency New by GO Launcher Dev Team GOWidget Transparent Theme, designed by Go Launcher Dev Team, is available now! Transparent, black, crystal as a design … 1,000-5,000 downloads, Rating 4.49 (100) Free Better Battery New by Uni Droid Boost your battery now! Save incredible power, [...]
The Box Mobile Developer Challenge: Win $50,000 in cash & prizes, along with the chance to present your app to Venture Capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson and become a funded business! The Box Mobile Dev Challenge is designed to bring out the best in mobile development. It is Box’s first developer challenge and Android, iOS, and webOS developers are [...]
It has been months since the Motorola Xoom arrived in eager arms. Googles first tablet attempt seemed good on paper with a gorgeous new look, same great handling of notifications and the ability to build tablet optimized apps. But wait where are those apps? Over 100,000 apps are available to iPad users yet only a [...]
Android has never been truly known as a “gaming platform”. Sure, the Xperia Play is widely considered to be the “PlayStation Phone” and has Android, but the bulk of its games are made specifically for that device, and that’s not the Android way. With devices getting better graphical abilities and the overwhelming market share Android [...]
Top 20 Hottest Android Apps for Today Free Do it (Tomorrow) New by Adylitica, Inc. Do you love procrastinating? Why do today what you can put off till tomorrow? That’s the spirit! Do It (Tomorrow) is the … 500-1,000 downloads, Rating 4.79 (14) Free Facebook Mobile App by FonterYang An App designed to go to [...]
With the hype and selling of Google+ invitations going for sale on eBay, I’m very lucky to have had Chris Y., owner of AndroidHeadlines.com and friend, to have sent me an invitation after I had seen Transformers 3. Was I excited? Hell yeah! Those two events had me giddy well into the night. Okay, [...]
It seems to be an overly broad statement, but it really is true. No matter how you look at the Android Market, app quality is low. Pathetically low. I’ve not looked at the numbers lately, but the iOS App Store has around 500,000 apps and Android Market is hovering in the 300,000 app range. It’s [...]
Gaming has long been a strong suit for Apple and iOS while being an easy target as a weak spot in Google’s Android OS. Apple has Game Center a dedicated gaming platform that works across their range of offerings and it is about time Google start taking gaming more seriously and release a dedicated gaming [...]
Top 20 Hottest Apps Today Free Office Jerk Free New by Fluik Fluik Entertainment & Big Fat Simulations, the original creators of Office Jerk, is proud to bring the iPhone hit to the … 10,000-50,000 downloads, Rating 3.98 (60) Free Honeycomb Launcher New by ISAmobile-Apps This is basically a clone of the stock launcher from [...]
App compatibility has been getting its fair share of press lately, and most of the time I’ve noticed that the most obvious fix is not being put into place by most developers. A feature that has been around for a while now is the ability to have your application not show up in a persons [...]
TOP 20 HOTTEST Apps Today Free Coins Vs Zombies New by NUBEE PTE LTD Get the funniest zombies into your phone now! Coins VS Zombies, the latest smash-hit game released in May 2011! One of … <50 downloads, Rating 3.39 (61) $1.99 My Coffee Card Pro by birbeck My Coffee Card (formerly Starbucks Card [...]
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With contributions from my colleague James Cull Yesterday I followed the Apple WorldWide Developers Conference. Like so many other thousands of people I was interested in seeing the new software and hardware Apple is so famous for. Though there was no new hardware, there was new software by the bucketload. Besides OSX Lion and iCloud [...]
Mobile gaming has really taken off ever since the advent of apps, and it keeps progressing each year thanks to hardware and software developments on the handsets. At E3 this week, we’re bound so see some new and exciting developments in the mobile gaming landscape, but the past few months have produced some interesting news [...]
Anyone who knows me knows I like to gamble from time to time; nothing major, just a few trips a year to a casino for some blackjack or poker. I also like to hold small poker games at my house (don’t worry, the house doesn’t take any money). Naturally, when looking for games on Android [...]
Android started life with a fairly geeky image. It was billed as an ‘open-source mobile operating system by Google’, a phrase full of terms that geeks can never get enough of. And yet it was cool because it was new, different, and had potential. Once the phone manufacturers saw this potential and Android became mainstream, [...]
Most people are aware of the subscription periodical options that are available on the iOS platform. If you aren’t familiar with it, users of iOS devices can subscribe to newspapers and magazines for delivery right on their device. Users get the content that they want and Apple gets their typical 30% cut of revenue. Publishers [...]
There was this article at CNN.com a few weeks ago, and in reading it you can see that the author is really upset that Google Maps on her Android phone doesn’t allow you to set a location pin while Maps on iPhone does. She wrote 300 or so words bemoaning starring and My Maps on [...]
Tesco are always trying to make it even easier to find the food you want in stores and have released an Android app to do just that. The app will be able to guide customers around the store to the food they want. Create a shopping list and Tesco will list its isle ensuring you [...]
Time for some Playoffs and Season opening Action! Hey sport junkies, it’s that time of year where for some sports playoffs are taking place, while the season is just starting for others. You can only find NBA, NHL, NFL Apps only? There is no doubt that there are a pretty large amount of sports app [...]
Ten Reasons Google Music Beta Bit the Big One A number of announcements were eagerly awaited at Google I/O 2011, but some of them were more expected than others. Since Google had made a big Google Music announcement at Google I/O 2010, we expected something from them despite their known issues in negotiating with the [...]
Can you smell what TNA is cooking? Well.. wrong show, but TNA (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) is making their debut to the Android Market. They are releasing their own mobile game to come out on May 19th, so now you can kick butt on the go. You can create epic matches with your favorite TNA [...]
Top 20 Hottest Android Apps Today $1.37 Guns’n’Glory by HandyGames Take up a smart, strategic position and lie in wait at the canyon to ambush settlers, stagecoaches and the gold train. … 10,000-50,000 downloads, Rating 4.59 (1449) Free 5001 Amazing Facts – Free by XIMAD CAUTION – EXTREMELY INTERESTING AND ADDICTIVE! Did you know that [...]
We told you about the news that paid app support in Android Market was coming to 99 additional countries soon, and now we have the list. I assume that this means that if your country is on this list you can start buying your apps now. Confirmation would be nice. Here’s the partial list: Albania [...]
Many have been waiting for it and many have taken advantage of Netflix not having an app by making their own but today the official, the one and the only Netflix has dropped their app in the Android Market for some, not all to enjoy though. If you have one of the following phones will you be [...]
You will be hard pressed to see any desktop or laptop that is unable to create PDF documents and now some may find it useful to have the ability to do so on your mobile phone or tablet,as long as it is running Android 2.1 or higher. When you have created your PDF you can [...]
A fan of blowing people and things up without the fear of actually having any combat experience yourself and loved the first round of Modern Combat? If so you can get a second serving in the form of Modern Combat 2 : Black Pegasus as it is in the Android Market now. As in the first [...]
The most visited health website on the internet is finally coming to Android. The website itself houses a wealth of information about diseases, including symptoms and suggested medications. They are now releasing a native app for the Android market. It’s nice to see an app for WebMD finally coming to Android, considering that it has [...]
All frequent travels rejoice, Tripit has received a fresh new update. Here is a breakdown of the new updates. Create, edit, or delete trips and plans Two new TripIt for Android widgets – app needs to be installed on phone memory Enhanced sign-in and sign-up including list of emails stored on device Long-press action menus General bug fixes [...]
MOG is an incredibly popular online radio streaming applicaton. How popular? Oh only Billboard’s 2010 best music streaming app, beating out other popular applications such as Rhapsody. MOG users are loud and proud, and will easily welcome the new additions to the Android application. The new features as indicated by MOG themselves are; Favorites: [...]
Navigon has always been a huge supporter of the Android platform. They also never skimp on the features either. When I read that the new update of Navigon has FULL Honeycomb support, it didn’t come as a shock to me. I believe this is the ONLY nav app that shows you the weather in the [...]
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