Nearly every tool, utility and application that we’ve tested has a fairly standard list of complaints and among them are the fact that (1) When you open the keyboard, your “place” in the application is lost and, (2) When you change the direction you are holding the screen, its orientation does not change.
Now, thanks to [...]
It looks like our nifty, new little OS is getting another one-up over our favorite Apple device in the coming months. Adobe has now all but announced that one of their flagship services, Flash, will be coming to an Android browser near you (let’s hope it’s very near you!). Specifically, Adobe announced forthcoming support for [...]
Google isn’t foolish enough to think that Android is the end-all, be-all of the mobile world. In fact, fostering growth among many platforms has been a key initiative of the Big G and they continue to release new and innovative apps on platforms like iPhone and BlackBerry OS BEFORE it comes out for Android.
One example [...]
A few short weeks ago we were told not to hold our breath for a Facebook application on Android. In fact, Facebook execs themselves were heard calling Android “vaporware” and saying things like, “Android sucks, it doesn’t matter.” The more official explanation from facebook was they would rely on 3rd party developers to make Facebook [...]
In the last few months, Visual Voice Mail has swept across nearly all carriers as an extra feature to improve your mobile experience. Why it took so long for this simple and intuitive solution to come to fruition is a huge question mark, but all that really matter is that your T-Mobile G1 will soon [...]
The Android Developers Blog continued their look inside some of the top Android Applications, including interviews with the developers who made them. This time around they looked at the iMeem Android Application made by Allan Hsu and the Amazon Music Application made by Casey Langen.
The iMeem App utilizes the SQL Lite Databases, many regular expressions, [...]
User’s on our forum tipped us off about an interesting post on the Orb Forums. User’s on the forum started a thread about Orb and Android, questioning whether or not an Android App was (or would be) under production. Luckily a certain “yohan” - a member of the Orb team - confirmed the current production [...]
I’m not sure how many people would dare hand over their precious tech gadget to a toddler capable of hurling it into a wall, biting it or causing any type of damage. But the Toddler Lock application on the Android Market puts itself on the front lines of danger. Yes… Toddler Lock turns your precious [...]
It’s not an NES/SNES emulator. It’s not a PlayStation emulator. But it’s the next best thing: Gameboy color. And it’s coming (or has already come) to an Android device near you. AndroidBoy is a free emulator and allows its lucky owner to get their game on old school style. Although the interface and overall feel [...]
In the spirit of the United States Presidential Election we’re posting our review of Power Citizen. For some reason its classified as a “game” although it is far from fun or entertaining. All Power Citizen does is show 100 flashcards of US “citizen” trivia that you can answer and mark as mastered.
In fact, I want [...]
