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Three Places To Shop For Android Apps? How Confusing!
ReadWriteWeb —
... Yesterday, T-Mobile stocked their stores with G1 handset, the first smartphone to feature Google's mobile operating system "Android." Along with the device itself, the Google Android Market also went live. There developers are offering a number of applications for installation on the new phone. However, the Android Market isn't the only place to get apps. Both ...
Three Places To Shop For Android Apps? How Confusing!
ReadWriteWeb —
... Yesterday, T-Mobile stocked their stores with G1 handset, the first smartphone to feature Google's mobile operating system "Android." Along with the device itself, the Google Android Market also went live. There developers are offering a number of applications for installation on the new phone. However, the Android Market isn't the only place to get apps. Both ...
Android picks up PocketFinder from Location Based Technologies
Webware.com —
Location Based Technologies, a service provider of locator devices and services that help users track and monitor others, announced today that it's bringing its PocketFinder service to Google's Android platform.
According to the company, the application aims at giving parents and ...
Meebo Launches Messaging Application for Android
The Inquisitr » Technology —
Web-based messaging platform Meebo has launched Meebo for Android, an instant messaging application that brings Meebo functionality to T-Mobile’s G1.
Meebo for Android provides on the go instant messaging for anyone with a Meebo account, or an account on a range of supported IM services. The application will be available as a download through the phone via the Android Market
Meebo for Android includes access to all IM accounts through the one login and real-time notifications with IMs pushed to the status bar.
Meebo recently passed 40 million uses and handles over 5 ...
Meebo releases IM app for Android
901am —
Meebo has launched Meebo for Android, an instant messaging application that brings free and open communication to T-Mobile’s G1, the world’s first Android-powered mobile phone. Meebo for Android provides a simple “on the go” instant messaging experience for anyone with a Meebo account, or an account on one of the popular IM services.
The application will be available as a download through the phone via the Android Market.
Meebo for Android includes:
Access to all of your IM accounts through a single login and single buddy list.
A fun and simple IM experience ...
Top Wireless Internet Predictions for 2009
Internet Evolution: —
More cellphone browsers. Last year, cellular phone browsers began getting much more innovative, as I've written . All cellphone browsers, such as Windows Mobile , will get updates this year, but the most intriguing will be Mozilla's Fennec . Fennec is still in alpha, but it promises nifty features and should be available this year. Mobile OS madness. While corporations are merging, shrinking, or going out of business, the business of smartphone operating systems is booming. We've already got Microsoft's Windows Mobile, Google's Android, Nokia's Symbian, Research in Motion's BlackBerry OS, ...
Death Match: Google Android Marketplace VS Apple App Store
T3.com All —
Death Match: Google Android Marketplace VS Apple App Store App attack We mobile phone users are demanding swines, expecting to be able to do everything on our handsets, from finding the local pub to playing Tetris. That s where mobile apps come in. Apple kick-started the app experience with the original iPhone ...
Cellular Sales: Going Down
dailywireless.org —
Three of the top 5 handset vendors grew at negative rates in the last quarter, the industry’s weakest growth rate since 2001, according to Strategy Analytics. Only 295 million cellphones were shipped worldwide during the holiday period, falling 10 percent from 329 million units in the year-ago period.
Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola continued to loose market share. Full-year shipments for the industry grew just 5% in 2008, to 1.18 billion units. The research firm predicted 2009 sales will fall 9 percent to 1.08 billion mobile phones.
In the three months ended Dec. 31, LG Electronics ...
Brain Genius Deluxe for Android: Simple, Entertaining, Buggy
LinuxInsider —
Brain Genius Deluxe, a brain training game by Glu Mobile , is available free from the Android Market . [image] When I first spotted Brain Genius, I figured it would be a fun way to while away some extra minutes and maybe beef up my brain cells a bit. This game is developed by Glu Mobile, which is one of the more prolific developers for the Android platform as well as for other mobile platforms. Glu makes several games for Android, in various genres. Brain Workout Brain Genius bills itself as a way to "train your brain," and it does require a bit of a commitment. It tracks performance PEER1 Managed ...
Vodafone Annouces Android for Europe
dailywireless.org —
Vodafone announced today that a new Android phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Called the HTC Magic, the touchscreen smartphone features a 3.2 Megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, and GPS, but no slide-out keyboard, unlike T-Mobile’s G1, the first Android phone launched in September. It was also made by HTC. The HTC Magic has a proprietary headphone jack.
The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones tries it out (video). ...
Gameloft delivers 20 games for Android Market
901am —
Publisher and developer of video games Gameloft has released its line-up of 20 games for Android-powered devices such as the T-Mobile G1. Through Android Market, Gameloft delivers “mega-games” with superior graphics and gameplay capabilities. The offerings range from Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2009 to Oregon Trail and CSI:Miami.
“With digital distribution being the platform of the future, Android Market continues the momentum by providing new channels for consumers to find, buy and download games,” said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president, publishing, Gameloft. ...
TeeDroid Caddy Does Everything but Carry Your Clubs
LinuxInsider —
TeeDroid Caddy, an application for Android phones with versions for BlackBerry and iPhone, is available on the Android Market as a free trial. The premium services subscription costs US$19.95 per year after a two-week free trial period. [image] There are as many dedicated gadgets out there for golf range finding as there are gadget makers. Since I only play golf a couple of times a year, it doesn't really make sense for me to buy a $200 range finder. TeeDroid Caddy, which costs less than 20 bucks for an annual subscription and resides on my phone -- which I carry with me anyway -- is just a better bargain. ...
Mobile App Stores: Huge and Growing
dailywireless.org —
On July 11, 2008, Apple announced the first iPhone and simultaneously opened the App store. By December, 2008, 300 million applications had been downloaded. By January, 2009, the App Store had over 15,000 applications and just three monthlys later, in March 2009, it has already jumped to 25,000, reports MocoNews.
The most popular pricepoint is $0.99, not free.
Some 10,274 applications cost $0.99 versus 6,044 that are free. Unlike the BlackBerry applications, which cost a minimum of $2.99, 80 percent of iPhone apps are $1.99 or less. ...
Where's Got Everything You Need Right There
LinuxInsider —
Where is a location-based application that's been around for a while in BlackBerry and iPhone versions, as well as for the Symbian More about Symbian S60 platform. Now, there's an Android version , which is free and available at the Android Market , Handango and MobiHand . [image] Where aggregates content from a variety of content providers, and they're all location-based. Need a fill-up, or a cup of coffee, or maybe a quick dozen roses? No problem. The main page is a grid of icons. There's one for Yelp, which brings up a list of Yelp categories such as restaurants, ...
QuickOffice for Android: Fills a Need but Not Worth the Price
LinuxInsider —
QuickOffice for Android, a productivity application by QuickOffice , is available from the Android Market for US$7.99. [image] If nothing else, you've got to give the people over at QuickOffice credit for being early movers. They are the first to bring us an application that will open Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) More about Microsoft Word documents and Excel spreadsheets on an Android-based phone. They're also the first, to my knowledge, to figure out how to reorient the screen of a G1 using only the accelerometer. More on that later. The Android Market just recently began accepting paid ...
'Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile': Head-Bangin' Good
LinuxInsider —
"Guitar Hero: World Tour Mobile" is a mobile version of the popular console game from Activision and Hands-On Mobile. It is available from the Android Market for US$9.99. [image] I'm not what you would call a major gamer, but I've played the console version of "Guitar Hero: World Tour," and I didn't get booed off the stage every time. So that makes me an expert, right? Roam If You Want To When you're playing "Guitar Hero" on a mobile phone, the most important thing to bear in mind is that you're playing it on your phone. That means, mainly, that you're not going to get the console experience. ...
Google’s Mobile Planetarium ‘Sky Map for Android’
D' Technology Weblog —
Google Sky Map for Android turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a dynamic window on the night sky, and have access to a compass reading as well as the other sensors, and so they can also determine the direction you’re facing. Once you have a phone with a compass (”magnetometer”), a plumbline (”accelerometer”), and you can pinpoint your position (using GPS) and your time (using a clock), that’s enough to work out which direction you’re pointing in the Universe. Point the phone ...
Need a Multi-IM Client For Android? Check eBuddy [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network —
I’ve complained in the past that I want one social network to deal with, not several. Although eBuddy won’t solve my issue entirely, it sure goes a long way towards easing the pain. One log-on and one environment save a ton of time and effort, which is especially useful on a small handheld device. The free instant-messaging client arrives today for Android devices, and it provides one centralized place for IM conversations.
The software supports AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Yahoo! and MSN Windows Live Messenger within a single interface. The Android version even adds Facebook ...
eBuddy Launches Instant Messaging Application for Android
AndroidGuys —
eBuddy for Android Now Available via ...
Appy Endings: A Head-To-Head Comparison of iPhone's Store, Blackberry's World
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone —
It's safe to assume that, upon hearing the recent news that Blackberry handsets outsold iPhones in 2009 Q1, more than a few people at Apple HQ retorted "Yeah, but WE'VE got thousands of apps for our phone! Nyah, nyah!" (Or to put it another way, they've got the guns but we've got the ...
5 Trends in Digital Music
Mashable! —
Dana Oshiro is a Canadian PR strategist and writer. She blogs regularly at Villagers With Pitchforks.
It’s unlikely that you’ve wooed someone by holding an iPod over your head in the rain. How we enjoy, share, discover, market and remix music has dramatically changed in the last two decades. While many of us are still rabid fans, technology allows us to wear the hat of producer, musician and distributor. Below are some of the latest trends in music and technology.
If you’d like to contribute to the list, please add your thoughts in the comments ...
