I cannot say that we waited a whole year for this, but the release of an official Twitter client for Android was quite a big milestone, which was noticed by the community. Let’s see what Twitter can and cannot do, how it differs from other applications, and whether it is worth installing, and more importantly keeping on your phone.
This simple tool will be very useful if you can’t or don’t want to pick up the phone when it rings. In the settings you will be able to enable the application and adjust the sensitivity of the accelerometer. Be very careful with the sensitivity, as if you set it too high, the phone will start rejecting calls even from its own vibration. If you configured everything correctly then when an incoming call comes all you will need to do is to shake the device (or tap on it) and the call will first be muted and then completely rejected.
This small application allows you to put shortcuts to absolutely any program installed on your phone into the notification area for subsequent use.
Last week Google reported about the improvements made to the web image search for Apple iPhone (version 3.0+) and devices based on Android 2.1. Firstly, search results will now be accurately aligned to the width of the screen. Secondly, users will be able to scroll pictures to the right or left. And finally, search result screen itself has improved. Below is a video demonstrating the changes on Android 2.1.
Google Android has been successfully installed on iPhone 2G. Not all features of the operating system are working perfectly, but the overall performance is quite satisfactory. The main drawback is lack of 4 functional buttons on the iPhone. Check the below video for more details.
Androidlib is reporting that the total number of Android applications has reached a big milestone – 50,000.
There are quite a few note taking applications available on the Market. They are all different and it is not always easy to find the one that suites you best. I have previously reviewed some of these applications in the Quick Notes post . Today I want to have a look at the Notification Notes – one of many programs for note taking. The main point of difference of this applications is its ability to show active notes as icons in the system bar. User gets an option to select an icon when new note is created. Very useful functionality…
HTC Desire, HTC HD2 and iPhone3GS – three flagship smart phones, three latest gadgets, three operating systems. Which one is the best for mobile web surfing?
Many readers may already know about this program, use it and enjoy it. However, if you don’t, here’s a post about this small and very useful application – MySettings.
C25k stands for Couch to 5k. This is not just a software application, but more of a professional running program. C25k have a reasonably large community, a website and a forum. So if you want to learn more about the actual program and its nuances feel free to visit their site.
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I will review phones supporting the OS and applications available on the Android Market.