Comments on: Digg, Telenav, Mint Android Applications Coming Pre-Loaded On CLIQ?

By: Crypto

Crypto — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:24:04 +0000

Maybe they took it down to add something really really big:

Motorola paid Nero to write it for them for the CLIQ … It performs the same basic functions as iTunes but much better.

http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20090928/FRONTPAGE/909289995/-1

By: Crypto

Crypto — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:09:35 +0000

I guess that Motorola might be paying the developers of non-free apps a percentage of the download price and add it in to the price of the phone. That is good for:

(a) Motorola to add to the lure of the phone, (b) it is good for the user to get all these apps,
(c) it is good for the developer to advertise their app and to have thousands/millions of sales of their app they might not normally get.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:27:31 +0000

Not to rain on the parade, but that Motorola applications page has a disclaimer at the bottom saying, “Some listed applications may be trial versions.” While none of the apps has the * next to them to signify the disclaimer, I’m betting apps like Telenav will be trial only then become subscription based, like Nick wrote in post #12, or require the user to purchase the full version.

By: kedmond

kedmond — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:45:21 +0000

Maj, you’re kidding, right? 3.1″ is a deal breaker?

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:48:29 +0000

Just a few things….

Telenav will most likely be just like the pap on the Android Market. It’s been included on many non-Android phones on the T-Mobile network. Users sign up for the 30 day free trial and then are subject to the $10 monthly charge.

Quickoffice has alreayd been included on the HTC Hero, so this is not the first time we are seeing this App on an Android phone.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:36:33 +0000

why is no one else excited about the calculator?!

By: Maj

Maj — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:08:54 +0000

The inclusion of Quicoffice and ExchangeSync is the best, it this phone only had 3.5 inch screen i would have instantly bought it

By: tke789

tke789 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:45:56 +0000

Is Quickoffice might be new to Android too? While I can find info on their site there is nothing on the home page referencing Android. Quickoffice is a scaled down mobile (non-Microsoft) version of Office that can use doc and xls files. This is one of those applications that I would pick up immediately…as soon a Verizon get’s an Android phone anyway.

By: tke789

tke789 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:29:17 +0000

gmail is listed under “Google Services” so Yahoo mail is not the only communications service. It is just the only none Google one.

By: Bad Johnnie

Bad Johnnie — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:14:54 +0000

Is that the same “mint” application? Its listed under news and weather. If mint is a finance application, wouldn’t it belong under “personal productivity” with the other finance app that’s listed?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:43:11 +0000

The Digg app is under the MotoBlur tab. So that would lead me to believe that is one of linking services, i.e. you are always logged into it so you can submit, digg, bury, message, comment, receive notification when you get replies, etc. much like the MotoBlur services of Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.

By: AndrewKam

AndrewKam — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:37:08 +0000

Notice that Digg is listed under the MotoBlur services tab. It’s probably not an app, just another form of integration into the MotoBlur UI like we’ve seen with Twitter and Facebook. I’d wager a couple other things on that list aren’t full native apps because having so many preloaded ones wouldn’t leave much space for stuff users want to download on their own.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:09:17 +0000

I agree with Jeff. If there were an official Digg Android app it would have been leaked by now, or at least rumored.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:49:36 +0000

Somehow I have a feeling Motorola’s idea of a “Pre-Loaded App” is to put a bookmark to a web page on the home screen. I have a hard time believing they managed to built all of these applications and keep them all a complete secret.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:31:06 +0000

gizmodo does have an app already …not sure if its by them or not but it also includes a widget…been running it for a month now