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Undelete Beta restores deleted files from your SD card, desktop style

By Michael Crider
on 23 Nov, 2011

The Trash Can/Recycling Bin is one of the handiest features of desktop computer for those with the know-how to use it. Due to mobile phone's Flash-based storage, similar functionality has been hard to duplicate - until now. Developer Fahrbot Mobile's latest app Undelete Beta allows users to restore recently deleted files and folders from Android phones' MicroSD card. The app requires root access, and is available for free in the Android Market.

Navfree squares off with Google Navigation in the Android Market

By Michael Crider
on 22 Nov, 2011

These days just about every new Android phone comes equipped with Google Maps Navigation, the free turn-by-turn GPS navigation app that helped put Android on the map. Odds are pretty good that if you bought your phone in the last 8-12 months, it also has a paid carrier navigation app as well. Add one more to your list of navigation options, as Navmii's iPhone app Navfree has made the jump to the Android Market.

What does Dolphin Browser do when it passes 10 million users? Go to Disney World

By Michael Crider
on 15 Nov, 2011

Exciting news for indie mobile browser Dolphin: they've just passed the 10 million user mark. Dolphin Browser was one of the first alternative browsers available, and has remained popular even in the face of competition from big guys like Firefox and Opera. To celebrate, they're sending one lucky Dolphin fan on a free 5-day trip to Disney World, where they'll naturally be staying at the Dolphin resort. To enter, you need to download Dolphin and fire off a quick tweet. You can find the contest details on Dolphin's blog.

Sega enters the Android Market with Fallen Realms RPG

By Michael Crider
on 15 Nov, 2011

It's a fine day for that considerable crossover between Android enthusiasts and classic gaming fans. Sega, one of the staples of the video game world, has released its very first Android game in cooperation with Papaya Mobile. It isn't one of these newfangled physics games or tower defense titles, either - Fallen Realms is an old-school turn-based role playing game from its mail helm to its +1 boots. The game is available from the Android Market now.

United States QR code usage jumps 500%, still isn’t cool

By Michael Crider
on 14 Nov, 2011

Good news, scanning enthusiasts! Adults in the US are using QR codes and other barcode scanning apps five times as much as least year! Of course, since that's a jump of 1% to 5%, there's still less than one in twenty people who are actually using it. Considering that smartphones in general and Android in particular have seen a genuinely meteoric rise in the general phone market, the rate of QR adoption is positively pokey.

8tracks releases Android app for human-powered Internet radio

By Michael Crider
on 9 Nov, 2011

The options for Internet streaming have never been wider, and for Android users, they just got a bit more so. 8tracks, an Internet radio service that takes pride in its human curated stations, has released the first version of its Android app to the Market. You can download it for free now.

PayPal for Android updates with NFC, tablet support

By Michael Crider
on 8 Nov, 2011

Finally, an alternative to Google Wallet - now if only I could find somewhere that actually accepts NFC payment. PayPal completely remade their Android app today, adding near-field communication support, though support for actual retail payments seems to be a little lacking. A completely new layout, a more minimal interface, and a new widget round out the additions. You can download the latest version in the Android Market now.

Android-powered MOD Live makes you a ski slope Terminator

By Michael Crider
on 8 Nov, 2011

Little GPS gadgets have been a long-time fan for hikers, runners, and skiers, but it looks like Recon Instruments' new MOD Live takes things to a higher elevation. The newest model of wearable computer pairs with your Android phone over Bluetooth to give you a live map of the area, share your run online, and access music and texts without reaching into your coat. The information is sent to a tiny screen that lives on the inside of your goggles.

Griffin’s Beacon Universal Remote Control turns any Android device into a remote

By Michael Crider
on 8 Nov, 2011

Ever since the faithful old infrared port started disheartening from Palm Pilots, I've been wondering how one might replicate the functionality of the universal remote control programs that graced PalmOS. Today Android owners can get a simulacrum of that experience with the Griffin's Beacon Universal Remote Control system, which will connect with Dijit Media's remote app to control any home theater device with an IR remote. The $69.99 system is shipping from Griffin and major retailers now.