Archive for the ‘Press Releases’ Category
WMC 2010 Round Up: Day One
Mobile World Congress is a huge event in terms of information to cover. A good part of the show is related to hardware, applications and services targeted towards phone manufacturers, carriers,… so not really related to Android but even with most parts of the floor unrelated to it, there is a lot to see and [...]
Dazzboard 2.0 Launches First Android App Manager With iTunes Music Integration
There are plenty of Android users who feel that that they are missing an “all-in-one” synchronization desktop application to manage photos, videos, music and apps> You know, something like iTunes but with your data in the cloud a la Google. Dazzboard 2.0’s software, announced this week, looks to be exactly that.
Samsung Moment Showcased at CES with Live Mobile DTV Chip
In the style of the best Russian hackers, Samsung Mobile basically modded its own “Moment” handset and inserted a mobile DTV chip into it along with some circuitry and an Android app to control it. The resulting concoction is being served at CES with mixed reviews.
Dell Officially Announces Android Handset for AT&T
After months of speculation, finally today at CES, No. 2 PC-maker Dell confirmed it’s launching an Android handset for the U.S. The not-so-surprising news is that the carrier behind this launch is the iPhone’s own home network: AT&T.
Flip Video to release Android app
Flip Video–makers of those pocketable little video recorders–announced Flipshare Mobile apps for Android and other mobile platforms (to go with the iPhone app they already have out).
ABI Research: iPhone’s App Market Share to Shrink, Android to Benefit
ABI Research, a marketing research firm based in New York, released a study about the future of the mobile app market in the next five years. The firm expects application downloads to reach five billion by 2014, up from an estimated 2.3 billion in 2009.
The remarkable part of the study is their prediction of Android as a heavyweight challenger [...]
No Donuts For Canadians (Confirmed)
Just as “Android in Canada” put it, get ready for a slap in the face my fellow igloo dwelling, beaver loving friends.
While many Canadians have opted to root their device and use whatever ROM they please, it turn out the long awaited 1.6 “Donut” update will not be available to both the Roger’s HTC Dream [...]
New e-Reader (beta) App from Issuu
These days it seems unfashionable NOT to release an e-Reader, or at least an e-Reader app for smartphones. Never fear, Issuu, “… the leading digital publishing platform delivering exceptional reading experiences of magazines, books, catalogs, reports, and more,” has also entered the e-Reader app market. However, they take a little bit of a different approach [...]
Around the Androidosphere [Remnants]
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The Android news has been coming at us pretty fast lately. Even with the great team we have here at AndroidGuys, there are still going to be articles and items that slip through the cracks. For this very reason, we created a meta-post called “Around the Androidosphere†which aims to fill in the gaps.
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Waze Announces Public Beta For Android Users
Palo Alto, Calif. – June 29, 2009 – waze, Inc., the first free provider of driver-generated maps and real-time road information, today announced the public beta of its mobile application for Android users, who are invited to download the application at the Android Market.
Through a community-based approach, waze harnesses driver-generated data to build navigable road [...]
PlayPhone Launches Android App
New Application Revolutionizes How SmartPhone Consumers Interact With Mobile Entertainment From the Leader in the Direct-to-Consumer Marketplace
SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – June 23, 2009) – PlayPhone, Inc. (www.playphone.com), the global leader in branded mobile entertainment, today announced that it has released a PlayPhone application that will seamlessly integrate its branded mobile offerings and make [...]
iPhone and Android Users Can Now Get the Help They Need
Zendesk Develops First Mobile Dropbox for Help Desk Functionality
Boston, MA, June 18, 2009 – Thanks to Zendesk, The pioneer in transcendent, online help-desk solutions, iPhone and Android application developers now have the ability to embed a mobile dropbox in their applications integrated directly to Zendesk’s professional grade help desk backend. With this dropbox in place, [...]
Layar’s Augmented Reality is Dreamy [VIDEO]
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Augmented reality applications are changing the way we view the world. No longer do we have to wonder what’s on the other side of town or, for that matter, on the next block. Android users are able to pull out their handsets and run apps like Wikitude, nru, and now Layar to see where they [...]
Embedded Alley Delivers Development System for Android-based Devices – Takes Android Beyond Mobile
Partners with MIPS Technologies in Supporting Android Applications in Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Networking and More
San Jose, California and Taipei, Taiwan, June 1, 2009 – Embedded Alley, a leading provider of embedded Linux® solutions, today announced shipment of the Embedded Alley Development System for Android-based Devices. The Development System enables development of [...]
ThinkFree Unveils First Complete Office Productivity Suite for Android-based Mobile Devices
Enables Mobile Users to Create, View, Edit and Collaborate on Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations While On-The-Go
Santa Clara, Calif. (May 29, 2009) – ThinkFree, Inc., a leader in next-generation office productivity solutions, today announced ThinkFree Mobile for Android, the first complete office productivity suite offering for Android-based mobile devices. A demo can be seen at the [...]
TuneWiki Introduces Social Blip Technology with New Android Cupcake Release
TuneWiki’s Social Music Player App for Latest Google Phone Offers Worldwide Connectivity in Music and Lyrics through Facebook, Twitter and Email
(San Francisco, CA) May 26th, 2009—TuneWiki, the next generation social media music player, today announced its new app for Google’s Android 1.5, Cupcake. This new version of the app features Blip technology for increased social [...]
Nocsos Releases myDBR – Create Enterprise Reports Fast, Access Anywhere
myDBR, enterprise ready reporting solution, used in over 50 countries, increases report authoring productivity and supports latest smart phones allowing users to access reports from anywhere.
Espoo, Finland – May 25, 2009 – Nocsos Ltd announces the availability of myDBR reporting solution for MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server. myDBR is an innovative web based reporting solution [...]
Vopium Adds Android to its Portfolio of Applications
Vopium brings cheap, high quality calls to the G1 and HTC MagicTM
Copenhagen and London, 18 May, 2009 – Vopium, the leading international mobile communications company, has today launched its award winning mobile VoIP application on the Android Market. The application follows the recent launch of Vopium on the iPhone App StoreSM and BlackBerry App [...]
Unbound Medicine Releases Medical Apps for Android
Unbound Medicine, a leading provider of mobile information resources for healthcare professionals, has announced the availability of their best-selling medical references for handheld devices running Google’s operating system, Androidâ„¢. These products help physicians, nurses and pharmacists answer critical questions at the moment they arise, thereby improving healthcare delivery and reducing [...]
eBuddy Launches Instant Messaging Application for Android
eBuddy for Android Now Available via Android Market
San Francisco, CA – May 14, 2009 – eBuddy, the world’s leading independent web and mobile instant messaging (IM) platform, today announced the launch of eBuddy for Android, a free instant messaging application that enables users with AIM, Facebook, ICQ, Google Talk, Yahoo! or MSN Windows Live Messenger [...]
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