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Rhetorical Questions
I’ve been thinking a lot about Android lately. Imagine that! As I go back and look through some of the things that have happened over the last year, there are a lot of unanswered questions that come to mind. Here’s a handful of questions that …
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Getting Noticed in The Android Market – Will Anyone Ever Dethrone the Current Kings?
It’s going to get harder and harder for developers to stand out in the Android Market. What will it take to get apps ranked in the top echelon? Is it even feasible at this point or do today’s top titles have too strong of a grip?
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App Review: AndFTP
Practical application that handles file transfer and other FTP functionality like a desktop client. Transferring music and photos from your desktop or remote server are a breeze!
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Snaptell & Shazam Video Reviews
I’ve been talking these last few days with John Walton who does work over at PhoneDog. He’s a very cool guy who puts together app reviews and most often includes these fun-to-watch videos. Today, I’m gonna embed a double app review that he did on …
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App Review: StreamFurious
Streaming music application that delivers on its promise with nothing extra. It doesn’t chew up system resources or slow performance down. It’s small enough that this app ought to stay on your Android handset once it’s installed.
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App Review: TeleNav GPS Navigator
If you don’t already own a GPS device then you need to grab this for your Android handset. It’s everything you expect from a stand alone unit in a convenient size. One of the most fully realized apps I’ve had a chance to play with.
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App Review: Google My Tracks
Title: My Tracks Developer: Google Available: Now, Android Market Cost: FREE When I first saw My Tracks in the Android Market, I quickly passed it over never thinking it was something I would find useful. Why do I need a program on my phone that …
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Book Review: Professional Android Application Development
It’s books like these that make me consider writing my own app for Android. Since I have zero software development under my belt, I used to think I wouldn’t know where to go if I wanted to start. That was until I got my hands …
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App Review: Movie Finder
Considerably more helpful than doing a Google search for local movie theaters and showtimes. GPS auto locate works well even in EDGE network. Subtle changes to app over time have it moving in the right direction.
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Android Market to see Paid Apps Within a Week? Why Not?
Yesterday was relatively quite day in the land of Android, save for one small mention in a Wall Street Journal article. Hiding at the very end of a piece called Microsoft to Bolster Cellphone Strategy was a paragraph that alleges that the Market will start …
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App Review: Tippobillosplitamus
A fresh take on the same old, same old. Clean, easy to navigate interface makes it stand out from all the other bill splitting and tip calculator applications we’ve played with so far. Not short on options either.
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Android 1.1 SDK Released
Effective immediately, developers have been given access to the Android 1.1 SDK. According to the official Android Developers Blog, this recent release see few “minor, but useful” changes. There are a few API’s changes available for development including: Adds annotations for test systems, no actual …
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Book Review: T-Mobile G1 for Dummies
Everyone knows the Dummies books. They’ve been around for years now and chances are good you’ve paged through one at least once. I was fortunate enough to get a copy of T-Mobile G1 for Dummies last week for review. I have to admit that I …
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Make it All Opt-in and Stop Worrying So Much
The Center for Digital Democracy sure thinks that Google is up to no good with Android. Because a specific business model has not been defined by Google yet, they are playing the assumption game. They are assuming that Google plans to make Android the tool …
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8 Android Apps I Want From Google
If anybody knows Android, it’s the Google team. And if anyone is capable of putting out an app that takes advantage of the platform, it’s the Mountain View guys. After recently releasing a pair of great applications in Scoreboard and Picasa, I started to think …
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