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Wallpaper Apps Exonerated, Google Posts Guidelines (UPDATED)
Last week, we were among dozens of media outlets that reported that sketchy wallpaper apps were sending your personal data to servers in China. It turns out, those claims were greatly exaggerated, and after removing the apps from the Market to investigate, Google has now …
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Android Takes 4 of 5 Prizes in “Apps for the Army” Challenge
Android is proving to be not only beneficial (and fun) in everyday consumer usage, but now we’re seeing how practical it can be in other situations. Take for instance the recent Apps for the Army contest which asked developers to submit applications that can help …
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10-Inch “Droid Pad” Could Be Here by Autumn
After months of rumors and anticipation, Motorola and Verizon’s “Droid Pad” could arrive “as early as this autumn”. Features are said to include two cameras, Flash capability, and wireless hostpots.
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Nielson: Android Outsells iPhone Handsets During Q2 (US)
Fact: Android is hot. No longer consider a fledgling platform, Google’s mobile OS is taking off faster than ever. At nearly two years in, handsets are moving briskly and competition is heating up. Not only do we see Android phones pitted against Windows Mobile and …
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Comcast Launching Android DVR/Home Phone Application
Comcast has announced that they will soon be bringing their DVR app (now available on iOS) to Android. The app will be extremely full featured and offer you full control over your DVR (being able to set up recordings, look at your list of recorded …
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App Review: Ratio
Ratio, a great app for anyone who likes to cook, was for quite a while one of the few things I was jealous of on the iPhone platform. No more: it’s now available for Android. One of my other hobbies, besides Android enthusiasm, is cooking, …
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BlindType, the Next Big Thing?
There’s a new keyboard on the block and its name is BlindType. As the name and suggests, it’s very tolerant to inaccurate typing. It’s not meant for blind people, but for blind typing. This could be the biggest typing breakthrough since Swype. You can even …
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Battle of Android Versus iPhone Becomes a Real Dogfight
The battle between Android and iPhone can now be fought with WWII airplanes thanks to SGN‘s Skies of Glory. Originally released for iPhone back in December, the game features authentic planes from the World War II era with multiplayer dogfights and. Designed for phones running …
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HTC Aria Review
Android is now live on AT&T with the new HTC Aria! OK, that may not be completely true since Motorola launched the Backflip on AT&Ts network a few months ago, but if any of you have actually played with that phone, you know that’s it’s …
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Good News, Bad News: Fring
Multi-platform chat and video chat service Fring has see their share of good news and not-so-good news over the last week. First, it was announced last week that customers with Apple’s iOS4 platform could make and receive video calls with the cool kids on Android. …
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Steve Jobs Rewriting Android History?
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are saying that Steve Jobs is rewriting the history of Android to suit Apple’s interests and the iPhone’s market. Jobs claims that Google developed Android after the release of the iPhone to compete with iOS. In reality, nothing …
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Trillian Prepping Beta Release of Android App
Trillian, the super popular all-in-one instant messaging service/application, is headed to Android. In fact, according to the developers at Cerulean Studios, a beta is merely weeks away. Not only will we be seeing a full-featured application that meshes AIM, Google Talk, Facebook Chat, and other …
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Android Gaming to Get a Boost from OpenFeint Solution
Everyone knows Android trails the iPhone when it comes to the volume of quality games and top-shelf developers. Things look to be changing this summer, however, with the advent of OpenFeint‘s commitment to the platform. Mobile social gaming giant OpenFeint has announced that its 9,200 …
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Report Shows Android 2.2 Destroys iOS4 in Speed
There’s nothing like a good Android vs. iOS4 speedtest to get the fanboys of both sides into a heated debate. Ars Technica is reporting today that they find JavaScript performance on Android 2.2 to be superior to iOS4 to the tune of about 3 times …
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TextOne Announced for Android
ProcessOne recently announced that TextOne is now available in the Android Marketplace for download. TextOne is a free, cross platform messaging service that provides users an alternative to typical SMS texting. TextOne’s best features, are it’s free, it allows for group messaging, and it utilizes …
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