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The Donut Has Landed
The Android 1.6 SDK is now available. Learn one developer’s initial take on the release in today’s extra-special bonus edition of Building ‘Droids!
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Archos Shows off A5 Tablet
The Archos A5 series of media tablets has been officially announced and shown off. After recently getting the leak treatment, we know have the first ‘name brand’ device to run Android that is not a phone. What did we learn today that was not already …
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Motorola and T-Mobile’s Common Agenda
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said yesterday that the company was in negotiations with all of the major US carriers to bring Android devices to their networks Their first offering, the Motorola Cliq, was unveiled last week at Mobilize ’09. Rumored to be dropping it November, …
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Looking Forward to the Archos 5 Running Android
The lines are definitely being blurred between mobile internet devices (MID), portable media players (PMP), and netbooks and every other configuration out there, so how do we decide what to spend our hard earned money on? The line of questioning is much like buying a …
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40 Android Business Models, Part Two
People worry about making money from selling Android apps to individuals. There are other ways of making money off of Android. Learn about 40 Android business models in this second part of a five-part series of posts in Building ‘Droids!
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‘Remember the Milk’ Now Available for Android – Pro Users Only
We’ve been waiting quite a while for this one to arrive. The Remember the Milk (RTM) blog has just announced the availability of their Android application. It’s totally free… if you are a Pro RTM user. Unfortunately that runs you $25 a year right now. …
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App Review: Pixelpipe Pro Beta 1.1
With so many ways to share your media online (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, blogs etc) it can be a task to get your media uploaded to each destination without having to upload to each site separately. This is where an application like Pixelpipe Pro comes in …
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ODROID in the Wild, Demo’s HDMI Output [VIDEO]
Remember that Android-based entertainment device from a couple of weeks ago called the ODROID? It’s back today in the form of a demo video. The clip below shows how Android looks running through an HDMI cable out to a television. We get to see a …
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Why My G1 Qualifies as a “Smartbook”
My T-Mobile G1 is already a smartbook, is it not? Let me explain. I can surf the web, check e-mail, download and listen to podcasts, keep up with facebook/Twitter friends, use a variety of instant message clients, use Gmail as a word processor (in a …
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OpenTable Mobile for Android Confirms Your Dinner Reservations
OpenTable, Inc., has announced the launch of their free reservations booking app for Android-based devices. Diners using the app can check the availability of multiple restaurants in their respective areas, browse restaurant reviews, invite friends to join them! After helping seat over 500,000 iPhone diners, …
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App Review: Facebook for Android
Android owners have been waiting in the wings for an official Facebook app for almost a year now, and even though the iPhone had an official one almost instantly, up until a week ago the only options we’ve had been Bloo and Babbler. While both …
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The Weather Channel Adds New Features to Android App
One of the most popular apps in all of Android has recently added some new features. The Weather Channel app now allows for users to click on interactive, expandable ads that link to WAP sites, video, locations, and directly to phone calls – all within …
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Three Reasons the Cliq Will Click with Consumers
The press ink is not even dry after the Motorola Cliq was announced this past week and there is already talk of the Cliq’s failure. Here are my top three reasons I believe this device will be a hit for T-Mobile and beyond:
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40 Android Business Models, Part One
People worry about making money from selling Android apps to individuals. There are other ways of making money off of Android. Learn about 40 Android business models in this first part of a five-part series of posts in Building ‘Droids!
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How to Fix the Android SDK Debug Monitor in OS X Snow Leopard
The Android SDK is probably my favorite tool to come out of the Android OS so far. I use it for everything- installing apps, emulator tests, moving files- I even use the Dalvik Device Monitor (ddms) to take screenshots and terminate apps. But when I …
