There are plenty of file sharing services available on the Internet. Starting from the popular Rapidshare and FileFactory to the smaller local ones. I haven’t seen any such services available for Twitter. Of course there are picture uploading and URL shortening services, but until recently I wasn’t aware of a service that allowed you to [...]
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Google Sky Map for Android
January 3rd, 2010 
Droid Everyone knows about Google’s navigation software for mobile operating systems (OS) – Google Maps. The application is used to find landmarks, addresses, navigation, and just to view a city plan and determine the best route. Recently Google released their new offspring for the Android OS, namely the application called Google Sky Map. “What is it?” [...]
DoIt for Android
December 24th, 2009 Droid Android devices can be easily synchronised with Google Calendar, however, its capabilities are inadequate for some users. Maybe I don’t know its true potential, but I often find that Google Calendar is not the most practical tool to use, especially for small tasks. Sometimes you need to make a simple note and set up a [...]
Handcent SMS Review
December 21st, 2009 Droid What is the second most used function of a mobile phone after making calls? For most of us this would be short text messages or SMS. Moreover, some people use this feature more often than voice communication. These magical 160-character messages are simply irreplaceable for most teenagers and students! Android’s standard messaging application certainly provides [...]
Cardio Trainer for Android
December 19th, 2009 Droid It is hard to believe that all Android users are complete geeks, who spend their days and nights in front of computers. But after I received my Android phone my computer usage increased dramatically, which isn’t really beneficial for my body. Concerned about this I started looking for training and exercise software. The search process [...]
Android Quick Settings
December 18th, 2009 Droid To adjust the brightness in Android, you need to open Settings > Sounds & Display menu, and there select “Brightness”. To enable a particular interface you need to use the settings or install a separate widget, or even multiple widgets. To adjust the volume of different events (call, alarm clock, and others) you have to [...]
Android Market vs AppStore
December 16th, 2009 Droid The other day I had to sign up for a new podcast. I usually do it through Apple iTunes as I am familiar with the interface and site design (as any other iPod or iPhone user). In order to subscribe, I opened the Store tab and searched for the required podcast. While I was doing [...]
Backgrounds
December 16th, 2009 Droid As you may know, Android uses specific desktop background images. Images are made wider than the screen resolution, so that extra parts could be displayed when changing virtual desktops. In order to set your own favourite image as a desktop background, you will need to find out some details: what the width of the image [...]
