Android 3rd Party Applications
Satellite AR app shows UARS satellite crashing in real-time

Satellite AR app shows UARS satellite crashing in real-time

23 September 2011 by Discuss (1)

For those of you who are unaware, the UARS satellite is currently ‘scheduled’ to crash into the surface of the earth. If this news happens to worry you, or if you’re interested in tracking a falling satellite as in crashes into the planet, the Satellite AR app for Android is tracking the satellite live for …

Amazon Appstore for Android Launches today

Amazon Appstore for Android Launches today

22 March 2011 by Discuss (3)

Amazon launched it’s Amazon Appstore for Android today. And to celebrate, the bookseller is offering Angry Birds RIO for .99 all day today, and a regularly paid app available for free every day. The App store, which got major notice when Rovio opted to sell it’s line of Angry Birds titles exclusively, represents serious competition …

App retailer GetJar scores venture funds

App retailer GetJar scores venture funds

15 February 2011 by Discuss (1)

Thanks to skyrocketing sales of the Android platform amongst smart-phone users, independent mobile app retailer GetJar has scored $25 million in venture capital from such angels as Tiger Global Management and Accel Partners.  With previous investments, the total amount that GetJar has raised to create a serious Android market outlet has surpassed over $40 million.  …

New “Mute A Twitter User” Feature On Twidroyd Excellent

New “Mute A Twitter User” Feature On Twidroyd Excellent

09 December 2010 by Discuss (0)

Twitter, I owe you a collective apology before I begin this post. I’m sorry. I love the new “mute a Twitter user” feature on Twidroyd. Please, I want to follow each other, but just not during your Twitter-tantrums. Jokes aside, it’s a great feature for those Twitter users who follow a considerable number of people. I …

Twidroyd Factory Equals Twitter Goodness for Android

Twidroyd Factory Equals Twitter Goodness for Android

09 December 2010 by Discuss (0)

Twidroyd has long been considered one of the leading Twitter apps for Android. They continue to push innovation of the Twitter experience on mobile platforms. Yesterday they announced via Twitter, Twidroyd Factory, a website users can utilize to develop their own themes for Twydroyd. While I can’t currently find any new features that cannot be …

Third release of Android NDK supports OpenGL ES 2.0, for 3D games

Third release of Android NDK supports OpenGL ES 2.0, for 3D games

08 March 2010 by Discuss (0)

The third release of the Android Native Development Kit (NDK) is now available for download from the official Android developer site.  According to a blog post by Android developer David Turner, applications focused on Android 2.0 or higher now gain the ability to directly access OpenGL ES 2.0 features, which brings the capability to “control …

Android Community App Directory launches!

Android Community App Directory launches!

21 January 2010 by Discuss (0)

One of the features we get asked for most frequently here on Android Community is an applications directory, somewhere for developers to show off their hard work, users to file feedback and make suggestions, and generally a place to go to dig up new and interesting software for your Android smartphone.  So we’re pleased to …

IBM Plans to Release Lotus Notes App for Android

IBM Plans to Release Lotus Notes App for Android

20 January 2010 by Discuss (0)

Apparently IBM finally recognizes Google’s Android OS as a viable platform, good enough to create a Lotus Notes app for it. Windows Mobile, iPhone and Nokia’s Symbian S60 handsets already have their own version of IBM’s Lotus Notes Traveler. According to ZDNet UK, IBM announced at its Lotusphere conference in Florida that they will release …

Spotify Mobile hits Android Market

Spotify Mobile hits Android Market

07 September 2009 by Discuss (6)

Spotify have finally released their official app into the Android Market, meaning that premium subscribers to the music streaming service can now access tracks on the move.  As promised, the app delivers on-device database browsing, playlist creation and offline playback. The offline playback means that playlist contents are cached, and can be replayed while the …

MyScript handwriting recognition for Android [Video]

MyScript handwriting recognition for Android [Video]

11 June 2009 by Discuss (0)

It’s not the first handwriting-recognition solution we’ve seen for the Android platform, but Vision Objects’ MyScript system still finds itself with little company.  MyScript recognizes all manner of individual characters, hand-printed and cursive handwriting in around sixteen different languages, and is happy with you using a finger rather than a stylus to trace out letters …

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