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New Images of Samsung Galaxy Lite – Rumors of Delay
A pair of pictures have emerged which show a seemingly complete version of the upcoming Samsung i5700 (GalaxyLite) handset. It appears there are two color variations to this phone – white with emerald accent and black with red accent. There’s no mistaking these are Android …
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Layar Adds Stunning 3D Objects
Layar’s already impressive augmented reality app takes a big leap forward today by adding support for 3D objects. Game of Pac-Man in the park, anyone?
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Sprint’s Foray Into Android
Sprint is starting to ramp up their Android community involvement, in preparation for their launch of the HTC Hero and their Open Developer Conference. Learn more in today’s episode of ‘Building Droids!
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Real World Hyperlinking From GeoVector’s World Surfer
San Francisco-based GeoVector has announced the launch of their directional search and pointing app for Android handsets.  Available today in the Android Market, World Surfer allows for users to simply point their phone towards a place that interests them and learn more about it. One …
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App Review: Handcent SMS
If you haven’t tried Handcent’s SMS app, you should go download it NOW. It’s packed full of customizable features & one of those apps you’ll find yourself using every day. These awesome features range from conversation style, to fonts, and notifications.
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SomaView Helps Users Discover Their Virtual Neighborhood
I’m a big fan of Augmented Reality (AR) apps for Android. While some might see them as the current fad in mobile apps, I view the concept as just a stepping stone. Anytime I get a chance to try out a new AR title, I’m …
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Marketing Collateral Tips Cliq Pre-Orders Start October 19th
A full scan has been put together showing the marketing brochure being used for T-Mobile’s forthcoming Cliq handset. We got our first glimpse about a week ago courtesy of TmoNews, but today we’re seeing the entire piece of collateral. Today’s goods come by way of …
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Android, Not Ready for Prime Time. Or Is It?
I need to start this article with a confession of addiction, it is what they tell me helps to handle my problem; Hello, my name is Ray and I am addicted to Technology. That being out of the way; I am like Napoleon Dynamite’s brother …
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Larva Labs’ Intelligent Home Screen to Spice up Android
Most of the excitement surrounding the HTC Hero and Motorola Cliq isn’t due to revolutionary hardware or form factor. It comes from the user interface. Motorola recently announced their MOTOBLUR UI and HTC has Sense for the Hero and upcoming Tattoo. Proprietary skins on top …
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Zeta TYPE Looking for Virtual Keyboard Testers
Anyone interested in doing a little testing for a new virtual keyboard designed to run on Android? Zeta Type is looking for alpha and beta testers willing to help shape their upcoming release. As of right now, there are 50 spots open for those of …
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First Images of Sony Ericsson X3 (Rachael) in the Wild
The first few pictures of the upcoming Sony Ericsson X3 handset have landed online. Thanks to Engadget, we’re getting a glimpse of the much lusted after handset that will sport a 4″ screen and 1GHz processor. Just like with all leaked photos, they have a …
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App Review: K’UMPA
K’UMPA is a good “waiting” game. By that, I mean it is a great play when you are waiting for anything like a doctor’s appointment, an airplane, etc. Â My 16-year old son and I both downloaded this to both a G1 and an mT3G to …
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Ustream vs. Qik: A Video Webcasting Smackdown
When Ustream‘s video webcasting app hit the market on Friday, my first thought was, “I wonder how it compares to Qik?” Once the rough edges are polished off, Ustream’s app will beat Qik’s in some areas, but Qik has the leg up in others. Both …
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Cyanogen’s ROM Now Features Improved Android Market
If you’re at all involved in Android, chances are pretty good you’ve heard of Cyanogen’s ROM. If you’ve got a rooted handset, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ve come across the ROM at some point. It has emerged as the premier ROM for Android handsets, often …
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Confessions of an AndroidGuy
Hi, my name is Sam and I am an AndroidGuy. As reported last week, I received a shiny, black HTC myTouch 3G yesterday in the mail and it already has Cyanogen’s 4.0.1. I started with 4.0.4 but for some reason the phone would not fully …
