Posted on 18 November 2008 by Shawn Brown
With an open source platform such as Android, there are going to be other sources for application downloads. One site that has started offering downloads for Android rather quickly is Phoload. Free games anyone?
Phoload who has offered plenty of games and applications for many different platforms and handsets in the past, is now expanding their reach to the Android platform. ...
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Posted on 13 November 2008 by Shawn Brown
Not long ago we told users that Facebook was probably not going to join MySpace in the Android Market because of the relationship with Google. There were even claims that Facebook executives were saying such things as “Android sucks, it doesn’t matter.”
Little did we know that there was a Facebook application being worked on at the time. Now adults who ...
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Posted on 12 November 2008 by Shawn Brown
Everyone has been asking about a virtual keyboard since before we had the G1 in our hands. Developers over at DotPhone.org have finally got an application running on the G1 with a virtual keyboard. However this application is a bit hard to use and seems to still be in the beta stages.
We have seen a few cases of the application ...
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Posted on 07 November 2008 by Shawn Brown
Today Meebo announced that their Android application is now available for download in the Android Market for free. This is the application counterpart to Meebo’s famous web app. Meebo brings instant messaging to Android-powered handsets without the need to have the browser open.
After playing around with the application for a few minutes, we found it to be very simple and ...
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Posted on 30 October 2008 by Shawn Brown
Androidboy brings mobile emulators to the Android only days after launch. This is perfect for those who cannot put old video games to rest. As of right now it is has 10 pre-loaded games for you to try, none of which are ones that you will probably recognize.
Androidboy not only supports games for the original Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket ...
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Posted on 28 October 2008 by Shawn Brown
Today Location Based Technologies Inc announced that Android smartphone users will now be able to download PocketFinder. This application gives users the ability to stay connected in several ways.
Some of the features PocketFinder has to offer include real-time location, zone and speed alerts, instant messaging, and travel history for one low service fee. The CEO of Location Based Technologies (LBT), ...
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Posted on 26 October 2008 by Shawn Brown
Just before the launch of the T-Mobile G1 this week, Google decided to pull almost all of the applications in the Android Market. It turns out that they were pre-production applications that were only there for demo purposes only. It was not long before applications returned to the Android Market in completed form. Myspace was the first social networking based ...
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Posted on 23 October 2008 by Shawn Brown
Today the Android Market was officially launched, as the Android Developers Blog reported. They wrote a lot about what is expected for developers in order to bring their applications to market. Developers will be able to upload their applications on Monday, October 27th when they have wrapped up all the details.
Google requires registration and a one time application fee of ...
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Posted on 22 October 2008 by Shawn Brown
Google finally added the T-Mobile Hotspot Connect to the Android Market, and not a minute too soon. Now you will be able to use your G1 to connect to any T-Mobile Wi-Fi hotspot for free saving your battery from the strain of using 3G.
You can find T-Mobile Hotspots in many places including coffee shops, hotels and airports with more added ...
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Posted on 17 October 2008 by Shawn Brown
The leader of smartphone applications globally, Handango Inc, announced that they will be the first retailer to offer both free and paid applications for the first Android-powered smartphone that will be launched on October 22nd.
Handango distributes applications created by some of the largest names in mobile applications such as Microsoft, Garmin, Ea Mobile and Capcom Interactive. Until now Handango only ...
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