free This app is the one you need to install apps that aren't in the Amazon Appstore. Note that you will also need an Android smartphone, an SD card, and a computer. For complete instructions, see our detailed guide for How to Run Almost Any Android App on the Kindle Fire. Read More

What happens when an iPhone/Android app startup wants to get out of its Silicon Valley offices and into local communities to meet users, support local businesses, and see the country? A killer road trip transpires, of course. My Bizzy colleagues and I packed our bags and hit the road in a rented minivan this past July to drive cross-country from San Francisco to Boston. We hosted dinners and meet-ups in 16 cities along the way. In fact, we had such a great response that some of the team hit the road again in mid-September to travel from Portland, OR, to Seattle, WA. If you hit the road, be sure to have these apps on hand. Of course I'm going to include this. After all, we created Bizzy to allow you to easily share your experiences out and about with a simple "Check Out". Others can follow your journey and add any places they may Read More

When it comes to the matter of smartphone apps, nothing can beat the iPhone App store. But the Android Market also has more than enough apps to overwhelm you. You might have your own favorite Android smartphone apps. But if you are a bit confused with all the different apps available this year, you can check out our list of 15 of the most useful ones. Considered by some as one of the top benefits of Android, the Google Voice app gives you a phone number that you can use to ring to multiple places or devices. It also lets you access all of your voicemail and text messages from the Web. Most of the smartphones available on the market comes with great multitasking capabilities. But this makes it important for all users to manage their apps so that they don’t hurt the performance of the device or its battery life. Read More

You know how it goes – you get a new phone and suddenly realize you need to install all of your favorite apps once again. I recently got myself the Samsung II and before even turning it on, I decided to prepare a list of apps I’ll install on it. Without further ado, here’s a list of 30 apps I find essential: In addition, there’s the office suite (Polaris) that comes preloaded with the Samsung II — HTC smartphones rock Quickoffice. Moreover, you may notice some other icons on the image above like GetGlue and Taskos – I’m still playing with them and so I can’t included them to my must-have list. Now I want to know which apps are essential for you. I guess Amazon’s Kindle could be on the list, but I don’t buy digital books that often (if ever)… Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and Read More

Yesterday I talked about 30 essentail apps I installed on my brand new Samsung II. Today I want to share my home screens with you. As a productivity freak, I’m constantly trying to get more things done during the day and in that sense I organized my phone’s home screen, as well. The 4 home screens I’m using should reflect this… or so I think. Here are the apps and widgets I use throughout the day, hence they are promptly placed for quick access. Widgets: Apps: Apps: Widgets: Apps: Now I want to know how your home screen(s) look like. Which widgets and apps do you use? Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is Read More

You know how it goes – you get a new phone and suddenly realize you need to install all of your favorite apps once again. I recently got myself the Samsung II and before even turning it on, I decided to prepare a list of apps I’ll install on it. Without further ado, here’s a list of 30 apps I find essential: In addition, there’s the office suite (Polaris) that comes preloaded with the Samsung II — HTC smartphones rock Quickoffice. Moreover, you may notice some other icons on the image above like GetGlue and Taskos – I’m still playing with them and so I can’t included them to my must-have list. Now I want to know which apps are essential for you. I guess Amazon’s Kindle could be on the list, but I don’t buy digital books that often (if ever)… Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and Read More

The Android Market may not have as many apps as the iPhone App Store yet, but there are still more than enough to be overwhelmed, and it continues to grow at a breakneck pace. To help you sort through them all, here is my latest list of the 20 most useful Android apps (this is an update of my 2010 Android list). I’ve also recently updated my list of the most useful iPhone apps and you’ll notice several of the same apps on both lists. Remember that I primarily had business professionals in mind when making this list and also keep in mind that this is a snapshot in time. The Android platform is developing so quickly that I guarantee my home screen will look different a month from now. Still, here’s my list of tried-and-true Android apps that I can highly recommend. Google Voice is a service that is so useful Read More

Smartphone owners running Google's OS need more than just a top ten list to stock their devices with the best programs for entertainment, productivity, reference, and more. Reference Read More

Life Coach Ian here with a new reading tip. If you’re the typical nerdy Android phone user, you’ll enjoy the new genre busting sci-fi novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Why do I mention this book in Freshies? Because today’s fresh game Space Invaders Infinity Gene embodies the strange retro-future described in the novel. So you won’t forget this advice, jot it down using the fresh Evernote update, then get popping with Bubble Pop Infinite. Back to the future, baby! This iOS hit has finally arrived on Android. It costs a wallet-busting (almost) eight bucks, but many who played it on the iPhone would say it’s worth the extra dough. It starts with the classic Space Invaders game direct from the 1980s but evolves as you play into a futuristic high-intensity shooter where anything can happen. Check the video embedded in the app’s page for look at the killer graphics Read More

Though ’s market has fewer number of apps compared to Apple’s app store, there are quite a few appealing ones, which may make you grab the smartphones based on operating system. Google Voice Google Voice is a service which appears more useful after Apple rejected the Google Voice app for the . The app puts a phone number that can alert you through multiple places or devices and allows you to access it through the Web, in your e-mail and via app. The app also lets you stream audio messages from the Web, without exhausting any mobile minutes. Thinking Space Thinking Space is a mind-mapping software that organizes the chaos of your mind to create thoughts and productive ideas. This app is availablefor free in the Android market. It is compatible with files created in the Freemind mind-mapping desktop applications. Like us on Facebook Advanced Task Killer This task killing application Read More

Whether you’re a student, a full-time jobber or a freelancer, a consultant or a business owner, treat your Android devices as it were your best friend. Thanks to the right Android applications, you can save a lot of time, work more efficiently and be more productive. There are some great Android apps that can help you manage personal or work-related tasks, from email and to-do lists, to file management and reminders. But with over 30,000 apps currently available in the Android market, it’s difficult to figure out which are the best ones. I’ve gone through tens of apps and reviews of apps and came up with this list that will help you work smarter, stay organized and save lots of time. These are the Android apps that no serious business user should be without. Dropbox is one of the most famous file management tool on the web. I use it all Read More

With Evernote, there is no need to use notebooks, napkins or the palm of your hand to document your next great idea. Evernote safely stores written notes, to-do lists and even that catchy song you've been meaning to download. The free app keeps track of whatever text, images and sounds you input into it. Evernote is also great for clipping web pages and scanning business cards and receipts. Once your notes are entered into the app, they can be accessed from multiple devices with a free Evernote.com account. So you can furiously type away notes on your Android tablet, and read them later on your PC or smartphone. Power users seeking additional storage and services can tap into a “Premium” account for $5 per month or $45 per year. Yet another thing to take note of with this must-have application. Read More

Summer's coming to an end and the time has come to head back to school. Whether you're starting first grade, middle school, high school, college, or a master's program, you'll probably need some new tools to get the most out of your education. You may need to head out to to the store to find your pens, pencils, notebooks, folders and books, but there are also a lot of helpful resources to be discovered via your Android phone. Here we've listed a variety of notable handy apps, available for students at all different education levels. More fun than numbers on paper, Math Wizard is an exciting, silly game that can be used to teach kids basic math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Flash cards and study questions are used to guide students through the material. The app also records how quickly each question was answered so that parents and teachers Read More

Posted by Comments 25+ Best Back to School Android Apps for this year’s school season. In this list you’ll find the most useful recommended Android app picks from the expert reviewers here at AndroidTapp.com. This well-rounded list included those for studies, saving on books, budgeting, documents & note taking, getting acquainted to your new campus and more! We’ve included easy & convenient tools to download and buy: Check out this list of recommended apps for staying on track of classes, monitoring course work, flash cards, dictionary & thesaurus, plus Wikipedia information! We know college students do not have any money, why not save some of the small bits by cutting costs on books and managing you finances… Untether from the computer to view/edit documents on your phone or Android tablet. Whether they’re stored in the cloud or local, these apps can keep you stay productive. Whether you need help locating the labs on your new Read More

It's that time of year again, and whether you're packing to go back to school or packing someone else to send them off for some higher learning (and getting yourself a little peace and quiet in the bargain), you'll find Android is there ready to lend a helping hand.  Every student needs a way to connect with friends and family back home as well as tools to help them study, and Android has shaped up quite nicely and can provide both.  And you can even have a little fun with it while you're at it.  We've put together a nice little collection of apps, and the hardware we recommend to run them -- hit the break and have a look! Let's face the facts, no one wants to be the dumb one in the college conversation. By keeping dictionary.com installed on your Android device you can simply launch the app, type Read More

Sorry kiddos, the summer is drawing to an end and it's time to start getting ready to crack those books again.  In fact, we venture to guess that some of you might already be in class right now and should be paying attention to the teacher or professor.  We're here to help you start the new school year off right and are happy to give you an invaluable resource with more than 50 Android apps geared for back-to-school season.  Whether you are looking for handy apps to have in the classroom or if you need a new set of kicks, we've got you covered. Many of the apps listed below are free, but there are the occasional pro and paid versions. We suggest coughing up a couple of bucks and getting the paid clients as they generally offer more features and remove unsightly ads.  What's more, some of these have excellent Read More

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Whether you're an faithful Android user or you've just unboxed your first Android phone, there's a wealth of free and cheap apps in the Android Market that can turn your device into a mobile powerhouse. Our second annual Lifehacker Pack for Android is stuffed full of apps to keep you connected to home, office and friends, or just help you stay entertained on the go. The Lifehacker Pack is a yearly snapshot of our favorite, must-have applications for each of our favorite platforms. If you're curious to see how things have changed this year, here's last year's Lifehacker Pack for Android. Want to skip to a specific category? Use these links: Evernote for Android has been regularly updated and has come a long way since it made it into our pack last year. The app scored a huge update in April that added shared notebooks, geolocation, sharing with Facebook and tighter Read More

Contrary to popular belief, the 21st century journalist isn’t all that different to the hacks of days gone by. The skills required today are broadly similar to what was needed 50 years ago – they must have meticulous attention to detail, leave no stone unturned as they strive to unravel the truth behind a story. And above all else, they must be ethically-inclined…in theory, at least. But the tools of the trade today are very different. Out is the payphone and little black book of contacts, and in is the Twitter account, smartphone and other gadgets that can transform a simple hack into an editor, reporter, cameraman, photographer…and whatever else may be required to submit a story. And in a week it was revealed that Android has almost half of the total smartphone market sewn up, here’s a look at a handful of Android apps that can help journalists harness the Read More

In our continuing tradition of rounding up new mobile application releases we found interesting and/or exciting over the past month, we present you with this new list of apps for July 2011. This month, we found a lot of great new iPhone apps, some Android and tablet apps, and a bunch of "notable" application updates. As always, share your thoughts on those we missed in the comments below. Spott: This app uses your phone's GPS to point to map out nearby film and TV locations. Great for entertainment buffs. ($0.99, iTunes and $1.13, Android Market) Nosh: This food-spotting and reviews app lets you photograph, share and track great places to eat and the meals you've had there. (Free, iTunes and Android Market) Facebook for Every Phone: This new app brings Facebook to over 2,500 phones worldwide. To download, go to m.facebook.com or enter d.facebook.com/install in your mobile browser. MyMoby lets families Read More

Foodies are their own breed, hunting down the best restaurants, unique ingredients and living to tell the tale. And there’s no better foodie pairing than a wine connoisseur, bringing their own history and knowledge to the table. And if you’re a foodie, you probably enjoy a good glass of vino, too. To make your food and wine adventures all the more memorable, your faithful Android is by your side. Search recipes and restaurants, discover new wines and take notes and photos of labels. These Android apps will help you along your way, whether you’re an aspiring foodie or a well-aged bon vivant. From the Food Network comes a very useful Android app for foodies and wine lovers alike. Centered around the celebrity chefs and experts you already know and love, this app has tons of recipes and articles to follow, with videos and specialized categories for holidays and events. In the Read More

As the Android market grows it gets harder and harder to separate the golden apps from the dross. Here's a list of 50 Android apps that you don't want to pass by. 1) The Weather Channel Keep up with everything you need to know about the weather with this app. It features hourly, 36-hour and 10-day forecasts and live video from the TV channel. Free. 2) iTriage Mobile Health Use this app to help take better care of yourself. It was designed by two emergency room physicians to help users identify their systems and find a healthcare provider. Free. 3) Google Goggles Google Goggles is a visual search app. Take a picture of the object, landmark, logo, etc. you want information about and Google Goggles will return relevant search results. It will even provide information about businesses by displaying their names directly in the camera preview. Free. 4) Flixster Use this Read More

Android Apps Alert is typically about new apps making their way into the Android Market. But many of the big names in Android must have wanted to grab our attention this week because we saw major updates. In fact, there were so many things changing that we were forced to do a mini Alert episode in the mix of our regular app reviews. Heck, even the place where you get apps –  the Android Market – was refreshed. Fret not, folks. We’ve still got some recommendation for new or under-the-radar Android apps to check out. That’s still the lifeblood of our weekly recap, so let’s take a look at a few things we recommend testing. Craigslist is great if you want to search through dozens of sections and eBay is great if you want to search the whole world. But if you just want a marketplace for items and sellers in Read More

After resisting the check-in services as long as I could, I found myself gravitating to Gowalla. I immediately fell in love with the overall design with its clean, colorful graphics and easy-to-learn interface. The recently refreshed UI makes it a breeze to check-in, manage my account, track friends, and browse collected items. One of my favorite aspects in Gowalla comes in picking up items whenever I check in. Be it a pair of sneakers, a movie reel, or office stationary, it's fun to get a little reward for going out. I like leaving items behind for others to find almost as much as I enjoy reading the history of items in my pack. Aside from individual check-ins, Gowalla has created a number of trips for you completionist-types. Rather than hitting up one memorial at the park, see if you grab the entire series! While Gowalla can operate completely independently as a Read More

This summer is going to be chalked full of new Android phone launches. From the HTC EVO 3D and HTC Sensation 4G right up to the Motorola Droid Bionic, Samsung Galaxy S2 and Motorola Photon 4G we thought of providing a quick roundup of the top 5 Android apps you should download on any new Android device the moment you manage to get it in your hands. These are a mix of Android apps that I personally find am using frequently enough on a daily basis and hence would not delete. Dropbox syncs your files online and across computers for access anywhere. Sync your files between your computers and your mobile device. Now you can browse the files in your Dropbox folder from anywhere! Share links to files, save photos and video from your camera to your computers, and open files using your favorite Android apps. Meet Pulse. A beautiful application Read More

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In this mobile world, iPhone gets all the love. There are over 400,000 different apps for Apple’s iOS, compared to approximately 200,000 apps for Google’s Android OS. However, according to a recent study by mobile analytics group Distimo, there are now more free apps available for Android than the iPhone — 134,342 to 121,845. Here is a list of mobile apps for Android phones. Most of theses apps are free. There are business and productivity apps, communication and networking apps, and security apps. In short here is most everything you need to run your business from your Android phone. Documents To Go. View MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the go. Supported formats include .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, and .pptx. View PDFs. Edit your files from your Google Docs account directly in Docs To Go. Purchase the full version to edit and create. Price: Free; Full version is $14.99. Read More

The way I see it, smartphones are productivity enhancing devices. Sure there are games — quite a few of them actually, some of which could literally eat your time — but there is also a number of apps that will help you better organize your work and life, while at the same time improving your productivity. The way I see it, if some device doesn’t help me be at least a bit more productive then I don’t buy it. Actually it’s the software rather than hardware that makes all the difference. That said today I want to present you 3 Android apps that I think make me more productive. I know there are other applications out there that can do same thing, it’s just that I’ve found these 3 to work for me. Here they are: I could also include Browser and GMail on the list — since I use them Read More

| 05/25/2011 The easiest way to share my favorite Android apps, for the HTC ThunderBolt as well as the other devices I review, is to show you my homescreens. Like the iPhone, Android phones allow you to place shortcuts to your favorite apps on your various homescreens. Unlike the iPhone, you can also include widgets that give you fast access to information without opening apps. Above you’ll see five of the seven screens I use daily on my ThunderBolt. These are my favorite Android apps and while there will be a few additions and removals over time, these apps have earned a spot on my home screen. On the main screen of the HTC ThunderBolt you will see my most used apps and widgets. First off you’ll notice the HTC Sense Weather and Clock Widget. This tells me the time, weather and date. I like this widget because I can tap Read More

 Android Enthusiasts  How can you stay up to date with all the Android news, apps, games, reviews, accessories, tips, and ... Learn More  Barcode / Shopping  If you're looking for an all-in-one shopping assistant, you can't beat Shop Savvy. Open the app, sca... Learn More  Camera  When it comes to camera apps on the Market it's hard to find one that balances advanced features whi... Learn More  Documents  Documents to Go was one of the first office suites on Android, and while many more have popped up si... Learn More  Excercise  Noom Weight Loss may be new to the Android Market, but it combines two tried and true fitness apps f... Learn More  Facebook  Let's face it (pun not intended), nearly everyone has Facebook: your Uncle Johnny in Topeka, your Au... Learn More  File Managers  AndExplorer is the one file manager app that people keep coming back to time and time Read More

When choosing a notepad app for your Android, the first thing to think about is: what kinds of notes will you be taking? Are we talking grocery lists here? Are you looking for a full-on multimedia mood board? Do you need to be able to set reminder alarms? Voice notes? The choices can be overwhelming, we know. Luckily we've done some of the research for you. Here's an inside look at five of the most popular free note-takers for your Android mobile device. AK Notepad is your basic, bare-bones notepad app. Open it up, click "Add note" and start tapping away. If you're looking to do more than that, you might want to look elsewhere, because AK Notepad is made for text notes, and not much else. It doesn't offer much in the way of formatting or multimedia, and it doesn't create checklists. However, it can set reminder alarms, and pin Read More

One of the ways around the issues of security and control that make some businesses wary of cloud computing is to build a private cloud -- one that remains within the corporate firewall and is wholly controlled internally. Private clouds also increase the agility of IT an organization's IT infrastructure and make it easier to roll out new technology projects. Download this eBook to get the facts behind the private cloud and learn how your organization can get started. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn about the emerging trends in business intelligence, common mistakes, and leading business intelligence vendors. Read More

Evernote, the wildly popular note-taking service, has a big following - but it hasn't really been properly adapted to the big screen, yet. We heard that was about to change back at I/O (we didn't have time to hit up the Evernote booth in the frenzy that was the conference), but the folks over at ArsTechnica sat down with the developers of Evernote and got the scoop. Update 5/29/11: The first beta download of Evernote for Honeycomb is now live - grab it from here. Evernote for Honeycomb will be bringing an awesome new rich-text editor to the app, optimized for tablet use. That means you can format text in bullets, insert images, and more. Bullets, bold text, and numbering On a phone, I think this would be of limited usefulness. I already have a hard enough time with editing my plain text in the Google Docs app. On a tablet, Read More

For memory-challenged people such as myself, Evernote is a spectacular service. It organizes and condenses your notes, whether they be pictures, quick blurbs, or audio bytes, and allows you access across many devices. Those of you already using the service will be ever happy to note (see what I did there?) that Evernote for Android has reached version 3.0.1, bringing with it several improvements and additions. Beyond bringing an attractive new interface, the new version will allow you to: Evernote for Android is available for free on the Android Market Read More

Image: Google We have an amazing package-tracking app that knows when to alert you, a massive update that makes the app a can't-miss, and a neat way to wirelessly transfer photos from your camera to your device. Also, don't miss an app to put your favorite apps a tap away, and an app to show you a map of all the places you've been using the location data is hiding on your phone. This is Apps Of The Week. Read More

Are you in need of a multi-platform, cloud-syncing, note-taking application that will work on your Android phone? Are you not already using Evernote? Look no further! This application is highly polished and very useful for the organization enthusiast within you. You can search notes with keywords, tag them with location and even format text and insert images to convey the exact message you’d like to remember or share. Check out the full video review here: Read More

After Android developer Justin Case uncovered a Skype security vulnerability, the question of Android’s safety was raised once again. Inadequate security measures gave potential hackers access to private user data on Skype’s Android app, emphasizing Skype’s shortcomings, as well as Google’s. Less than a week later, Skype’s updated its Android app, and added 3G calls as a bonus feature. The White House also made things official with a new Android release. Skype has pushed through a swift update for its Android app, addressing the security loophole that recently landed the VoIP provider in hot water. Free, Skype’s Android app has also added 3G calling, in addition to its Wi-Fi support. Skype’s heavy on its Android presence, marking its territory as a FaceTime competitor. As Skype strives for an IPO, maintaining its front line products is going to be key. President Obama has always promoted transparency with his administration, so it’s not Read More

Evernote takes the digital note to a new level with their 3.0 release, HowStuffWorks brings a ton of “how” knowledge to your phone with their new app, and ChoreQuest turns housekeeping into a role-playing game. There are now many synchronized note services for Android – but the first such service that made a big splash was Evernote. Instead of caving to the competition, Evernote has just catapulted version 3.0 into the Android Market with a “bring it!” challenge. This update delivers so many new features you’ll need to take a note to remember them all. It includes one touch to share a note to Facebook, the ability to tag a note to a location, creating notebooks of notes, collaborating with others to edit notebooks, enhanced search, and a pin lock to secure the app from prying eyes. Discovery Communications, owners of Discovery Channel, also have a brand called HowStuffWorks. The website Read More

Worth Reading? +1 [1 votes] Users of Evernote know how beneficial it is to save important information, images, just about anything and organizing it for easy retrieval. In today’s mobile based society, it was only a matter of time and effort before Evernote produced a mobile app. And it’s proven quite useful for users on the Android platform. Now, Evernote has introduced version 3, which offers some serious updates including sharing, improved text editing, a widget redesign, and more. The first notable feature is a share to Facebook icon. There’s also the ability to share notes email, Twitter, and more. Users can also view notes as location based items, using a Map interface. Users can also place items on a map after editing. Notebook features include improved browsing and organization. Users can add a new notebook with a press of a button and even place a notebook inside an existing notebook Read More

The Android operating system has been growing into a popular tablet platform. It hasn’t hit the sales numbers that Apple’s iPad has reached yet, but the momentum is building rapidly. Devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Motorola Xoom have enjoyed a measure of success, and future tablet devices from other manufacturers are soon to follow. Previously, I wrote an article on sysadmins using an Android device in place of a laptop for technical work. This time I would like to explore the workplace side of things, and see how Android can benefit the average office worker. The Android platform is well-suited to the workplace. Google has , such as remote device administration, integration with Google Apps for Business, and Google Voice. Out of the box, Android can sync with Google Apps, as well as Microsoft Exchange. Google has also added encryption to the Honeycomb operating system, allowing users to Read More

A blogger's work is never done. Whether you're an expert on the topic of eco-fashion, you're keeping up with all of the happenings in your community or just trying to stay on top of the task of documenting your life, you always have to be thinking about your next post. Should an idea strike while you're in a friend's car or at the grocery store, and your laptop is out of close reach, everything is not lost. Your Android has all of the tools you need, so here are some handy blogging apps that can help you stay relevant while you're on the go. Initially, this app had its annoying hiccups, but a few updates later and it works like a charm. What's great about WordPress is that the platform is pretty professional looking, but it's also super easy to use. Not only that, but it requires no know-how of any Read More

Over the last few months, Evernote has rolled out new versions of its most popular apps, with redesigns to iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac. And now it's finally time to turn to the Web version of Evernote, in what will be its first major redesign since Evernote launched. While there's been nothing wrong with the Evernote's Web interface per se, when you compare the web experience to native apps, the interface makes you happy that you have downloaded the desktop client or the mobile phone app. It's sort of dull and gray. The new interface has been revamped. It's brighter and it now has the recognizable three-panel interface. From left to right: your notebooks, your tags, your note list, and your single note view. The Web version also features Notebook Stacks (so you can easily group your Notebooks), a Snipper view (so you can see contents without having to actually open Read More

iPhone apps, Android apps, BlackBerry apps, Windows Mobile apps and Web browser apps. It seems our digital lives are surrounded and shaped by apps! Last year, in December, our very own Brad McCarty pondered on the day when web apps would replace web sites. He writes that at a time when so much of what we do is going mobile, going cloud-based and becoming accessible regardless of location, there are aspects to the application format that have to be given due attention. Kate O’Neill, Founder and CEO of [meta]marketer states, “It’s a very context-driven experience. While it could be very good, it could also be very onerous for site owners to keep up with. The question is how much value is it providing to the business of the website.” Four months later, the chatter has continued regarding the rise of web apps, and developers are looking for even more ways to augment Read More

Don Wright was diagnosed with myeloma—cancer in his blood cells and bone marrow—two weeks after running his first marathon. His doctor gave him a five-year survival estimate. Eight years later he has run 60 26.2-mile races in 41 states and takes just one pill per day to keep his cancer at bay.More » Read More

OK, so the Android Market is more akin to Lidl or Asda than the iPhone's enormous, indulgent Selfridges-at-Christmas time approach, but the open source nature of Google's OS means there are plenty of apps for Android to be found. And best of all, most of the good stuff on Android is free, thanks to the work of developers who do it for love alone. So here's our pick of the top free Android apps you should install. You can also check out our video of the top 10 free Android games 1. Seesmic There are many Twitter apps on Android - and Twitter itself shook up the scene with the launch of its own-brand app recently - but we're sticking with Seesmic. Offering support for multiple accounts, a home page widget showing latest tweets and an incredibly slick and professional design, it's one of the finest examples of app development out Read More

Evernote has updated its app for BlackBerry smartphones, rolling numerous bugfixes and improvements in to the new build. Among them is an updated home screen, which now looks much more like the Evernote app for Android. The search bar has been removed from the bottom of the screen and a shortcut to all your notes has been added. The new version also brings a much more powerful search feature, which is why Evernote chose to swap the bar for an icon. The new search displays suggestions as you type and also allows searches to be saved for easy scroll-and-click (or tap, if you've got a BlackBerry with a touchscreen) execution later. Download the new Evernote for BlackBerry from AppWorld -- the QRCode is after the break. Read More

Doing your holiday shopping online is great, except for last minute shoppers, that last minute is a lot earlier—and a lot more slippery. Here's a list of when you've got to order by to make sure you don't ruin everyone's Christmas. More » Read More

Bev Butula I have written before about smart phone applications both in the Wisconsin Law Journal and for the State Bar of Wisconsin’s . However, the majority of the apps featured in those articles are for the iPhone. Many lawyers use Android mobile phones and so I thought I’d highlight a few Android apps. Please add any you have found useful. IRS2Go – The IRS launched an app for individual’s to check their refund status, read news and get tax updates. It is free and available from the Android Marketplace Droidlaw – Droidlaw calls itself the “one stop shop for legal reference material.” The free app includes the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (with a note that the new revisions have NOT yet been incorporated), Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the bankruptcy rules. There are also several add-ons available. These include Read More

Evernote for Android has been updated to version 2.6. The update includes three major features. Snippet view: The snippet view shows you the most useful information about your notes but using a small amount of space. Notes with images will be displayed with a thumbnail and text. Notes that are text only will display just text. The other views still exist and can be found in the view menu options. Notebook stacks: The ability to view grouped notebook stacks from your Windows and Mac on the go with your Android Phone. Make sure to create a Mobile stack for easy access. Edit styled notes: You can edit any note in your account, from text notes, web clip, snapshots, to audio notes.  This feature works by maintaining the styling of whatever element you decide to edit. To see how this works watch the video below: Other updates in this release include: Read More

The best Android apps of all time are a hard bunch to pick: after all, there’s now an estimated 230,000 different Android apps and games on the Android Market alone to choose from, and that’s not even the only repository for programs that’ll run on Google’s mobile OS. But pick them we did, and you can see them – and download them – right from our epic guide right here. Grab your Android phone, make a cuppa and read on for the best Android apps of all time: Top 100. There’s no statistical procedure for making the cut: these our simply the 100 best Android apps as decided by Electricpig’s staff, who live and breathe Android. These are the ones we use day in, day out, and have earned a vital place on our Android phones’ all too limited internal storage. We’ve not included core Google apps that come preloaded, like Read More

One of the ways around the issues of security and control that make some businesses wary of cloud computing is to build a private cloud -- one that remains within the corporate firewall and is wholly controlled internally. Private clouds also increase the agility of IT an organization's IT infrastructure and make it easier to roll out new technology projects. Download this eBook to get the facts behind the private cloud and learn how your organization can get started. Read More

Finding stellar Android apps isn't the easiest task, but that certainly doesn't mean they don't exist. Here's the cream of the crop. Twitter: The official Twitter app is good enough for almost everyone. Along with giving you a clean, easy way to keep track of your timeline and updating your status, Twitter for Android also has a snazzy swipe down to refresh feature. Free. Facebook: Facebook is finally decent on Android and now actually brings some unique features, namely the front page side-scroll of friend's recent photos and a pull up notification window. Free. Google+: It's Google's big soiree into social "sharing". The app has it all: a stream that shows what your friends are talking about (like Facebook), Huddle which is an easy to set up group chats (like GroupMe) and will even automatically upload the pictures you take on your phone to the cloud (like iCloud). Once you get Read More

January 24th, 2011 by noah I have mixed reactions about the Evernote app. This app lets you remember and recall anything that happens in your life. From notes to ideas to snapshots to recordings, this app will let you save all that information and instantly synchronize it with the Web so that you can access it on PC. Everything you note is available on your computer on the Evernote website and if you make a note on the site, it syncs to your phone. The app is undoubtedly useful and I occasionally end up using it to jot down almost everything I have to remember. The user interface is also friendly and I especially like the dashboard which gives the user direct access to all the major functions of the app. The app has many features available for free but a premium version is available. Evernote Premium gives you bigger upload Read More

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Evernote, everybody's favorite note-taking app platform that allows you to record data using a variety of mediums, including notes, snapshots and recordings, released an update to the Android version of its app yesterday, with a number of advanced features many users have been clamouring for. Firstly, Evernote stores a wide variety of different types of notes and information, so it can often become difficult to locate the specific note in question. The latest update alleviates this problem by allowing users to construct advanced search parameters using filters like note tags, notebooks, attributes, location and dates. These advanced searches can then be saved to be accessed later. The advanced search feature can be accessed by navigating to Search > Advanced Search   Many notes created in Evernote are lists or "to-do lists" where tasks are periodically completed and must be "checked off". The web and desktop versions of Evernote have the ability Read More

Image: Dan Frommer, Business Insider To protect yourself, there's a number of apps in the Android Market that keep you organized, conserve memory and power, and let you delete programs you no longer use. We compiled a list of the best apps to keep your phone clean and running smoothly. Read More

This post is brought to you by Mobile Future, sponsor of the Mashable Awards’ “Best Mobile App” Category. Its mission is to educate key decision makers on innovations in the wireless industry and to advocate continued investment in wireless technologies. Check out their Year in Review video here. The Mashable Awards, our annual contest highlighting the very best the web has to offer, has entered the final round. After announcing the five finalists in the “Best Mobile App” category supported by Mobile Future, we asked each finalist to answer a few questions for Mashable readers so that you could learn more about each nominee and decide which stellar app you might want to vote for. We asked the nominees about their inspiration for getting involved with mobile apps, what makes their product stand out and what’s next. Check out what each nominee had to say and let us know in the Read More

The splendid Evernote Android app has been updated once again, with version 2.0 now replaced by v2.5 on the Android Market. The most important addition found in the update is support for “to-do” checkboxes at long last, one of the features that Windows and Mac users have had for quite some time. Evernote is particularly proud of its redesigned search feature, which lets users search their clippings by tags, location, date saved and much more, also letting users save their search criteria for future use. This is it: They also claim the new version offers “faster” syncing over mobile networks, along with a more detailed report of what’s been synced and when. Read the official party line about the latest Evernote for Android update over on the Evernote Blog. December 13, 2010 in Apps, News Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website XHTML: These are some of the tags Read More

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by This post is brought to you by Mobile Future, sponsor of the Mashable Awards’ “Best Mobile App” Category. Their mission is to educate key decision makers on innovations in the wireless industry and to advocate continued investment in wireless technologies. The Mashable Awards, our annual contest highlighting the very best the web has to offer, is entering its final round and we’re announcing the five finalists in the “Best Mobile App” category supported by Mobile Future. They are: You have from now until December 15 to pick your favorite. If you have questions about the Mashable Awards or the list of finalists, please post them to our GetSatisfaction page. Let us know which mobile app was your favorite: You can vote once per category per day, so get voting! In partnership with Cirque du Soleil, The Mashable Awards Gala event will bring together the winners and nominees, the Mashable community, Read More

A few weeks ago, I compiled a list of essential iPhone apps for people who are too busy to sift through the roughly 300,000 titles in the App Store. Browse all the mobile app coverage that has appeared in The New York Times by category, and see what Times writers have on their phones and tablets. Android users have it even worse. Although there are fewer apps to peruse (around 100,000 at last count), the Android Market is a nightmare to navigate compared with the iTunes App Store. Yes, even though Google is the master of search, its Android Market’s search feature is less effective than Apple’s. The Market also has no answer for the App Store’s “Staff Favorites,” “Essentials” or “New and Noteworthy” selections, which pull good apps to the front of the catalog. But that’s why I’m here. Android users, I hereby present 10 indispensable apps and then some. Read More

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Apart from the rich touchscreen, calling and camera features — Android Phones, for the most of us, are our note takers these days. And the ones that have an Android smartphone to boot are so much better off at this as they can use many available apps to take notes on-the-go. Let’s take a look at some of the apps that are available for note taking at the Android marketplace. Best Note Taking Apps For Android Phones 1) Note Everything Pro – This app not only allows you to take down standard text notes, but also lets you record voice notes and has an option of ‘painting’ a note too which lets you scribble on the screen and whatever you scribble is saved as a note. The standard version comes with shortcuts and folders but if you opt for the Pro version you get reminders, photo notes, checklists and the ability Read More

The mobile version is available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, WebOS, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry. There's also an online dashboard and desktop application for Windows and Mac.  The new features keep stacking up. With Evernote you can take text, voice, or photo notes and sync with the cloud. The mobile apps will tag your updates based on location and you can import e-mail attachments to your account. There's much more, but we'll walk you through the basics. Read More

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Twitter for Android: The official Twitter app for Android gets an update and it's now more like Twitter for iPhone. Which is actually a good thing! What's new? @brbarrett says: As part of the update, you can now pull down to refresh your feed, swipe across a tweet for options like sharing or replying, or quote a tweet. In all, it seems mostly like Twitter for Android's finally reached parity with its brethren mobile apps. Tweet on. YouTube Remote: You can now use your Android phone as a remote for Youtube. No more keyboard for you! Kyle says: The new app, YouTube Remote, pairs Android devices with any screen playing YouTube Leanback, be it a TV set via Google TV or just a trusty old computer. Then you can search for videos on your phone, beam them to Leanback, and control their playback right from your smartphone. Setting it up's a Read More

by Popular note-taking platform Evernote continues its hockey stick-style growth and is today celebrating 5 million users. Evernote is now signing up new users in record time; the jump from 4 million to 5 million users happened in just 83 days. The 5 million member-moment came yesterday. The startup experienced a record-setting day of 22,130 new Evernote users — that’s roughly 10,000 more new users than the regular daily average. Evernote, which just raised an additional $20 million in funding, is in the midst of an aggressive international expansion and is seeing especially fast traction in Spain and Italy of late. As the startup continues to forge stronger presences in countries outside the U.S., we anticipate that this acceleration in new user acquisition will continue to trend upward. Read More

Evernote is a smart phone app that epitomizes the modern day web service. It is used over a variety of devices, it syncs easily between those devices, it augments your daily life in ways not possible before the mobile web, it can be used equally at work or home. In an interview with Evernote CEO Phil Libin, I discovered that the genesis of Evernote is tied in with the Apple Newton - the innovative, but ultimately ahead of its time, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) from Apple from the late 80's to 90's. In Part 1 of this interview, Phil Libin explains that link to the Newton and how it ultimately led to the "secondary brain" app called Evernote. In Part 2 (to be published tomorrow) we discuss Evernote's ambitious 20-year plan. Phil Libin isn't the founder of Evernote, but he joined the company before it had a product and has been Read More

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Popular note-taking and memory-aid service Evernote released an update to its Android app today. Several features and bug fixes were added, but the most noticeable change is the complete re-do of the user interface. Evernote 2.0 has a lighter UI that focuses on flat icons, space for notes, and looks better than the old version. The new UI also provides a better experience for browsing and creating notes. The clunky note creation page has been replaced by one link that allows users to create text notes or add file attachments, snapshots, and voice recordings. Users can select a notebook by tapping an icon rather than typing in the label, the notes page looks much better and is organized by date, and notes sync much faster. These are welcome changes, but it’s not all good news. While it’s great to add note shortcuts on the home screen, the new widget is arguably Read More

Evernote, the feature-rich cloud-based scrapbook, is rolling out a big update to its Android app, bringing faster and more streamlined searching, a refined note-browsing interface, a Google search widget, and offline note viewing for premium Evernote users. [Evernote] Read More

Note-taking and storage platform Evernote is releasing Evernote 2.0 for Android today, touting the update as one of the company's biggest product updates to date. It's also a nod towards the rapid growth of the Android platform that more and more companies are polishing up their Android offerings. The new version has a number of key improvements, including a better interface with almost every screen. But all the key features are still in the app: the ability to take notes, snap pictures, record audio, and sync your Evernote data across devices. Your Evernote notes are now searchable via the Google Search widget on your Android's home screen. You can also create shortcuts from the home screen directly to any note or search (such as your To Do or grocery lists). And within the app, the Search button is now available at the top of every screen so you can access the Read More

Android only: Universal memory tool Evernote has finalized the features in their recent 2.0 beta, giving its free application speedier access through offline caching, a dramatically improved look and interface, home screen shortcuts, and Google search bar integration. Evernote for Android in its first release was, at best, a mostly functional, Android-sized interface for reading notes—at a speed that often seemed slower than just pulling up the Evernote site in your browser. The new release makes good on a lot of irksome failings in that release. All the metadata about your notes is now stored offline, so searching for your stuff in the app, or through your phone's general search button, happens a lot more quickly. In addition, every time you look at a note, its contents are stored offline, so you can pull it up inside the deepest, most concrete of bunkers. Most of the good new stuff is covered Read More

Evernote is just announcing a major update to their Android app that brings it up to Version 2.0. As the version number indicates, this update brings some truly significant features and tweaks to the app. Among the key changes… version 2.0 has a new, more intuitive interface, it has a cleaner home screen, you will find a new search interface, there are new views with new options and the list goes on. It also brings simpler sorting and browsing, it is dramatically faster, it offers offline note storage and it brings background syncing. Over all this update brings many of the features on par with the solid and more “mature” Evernote for iPhone app while also taking advantage of some of the Android-specfic features that are available on that platform. There are other new features however that push this version of Evernote past the iPhone app. Key among them… with the Android Read More

by Evernote, the popular notetaking and archiving utility, has released a massive update to its app for Android. Like its predecessors, Evernote 2.0 for Android lets users take notes, shoot photos, record audio and access their archives on the go, but a number of enhancements are contained behind its streamlined home screen. The most substantial update comes by the way of speed. Rather than downloading all of your notes, the app caches all the data about your notes. By indexing the notational metadata, like tags, titles and thumbnails, version 2.0 can quickly search for any information that you’ve stored on the service, without first having to access the Evernote servers. A new search magnifying glass is featured in the top right corner of every screen. Aside from common search functions, like saved searches, it enables searching for notes tagged with geodata taken near the user’s current location. Also included in the Read More

The folks at Evernote have rolled out version 2.0 of the Android mobile client, a major update that lets premium users keep notebooks on the phone for access without network connectivity. The new version integrates more closely with Android than previous versions, with Google search results showing returns from the user’s own Evernote notes alongside normal Google search results. Evernote is the cross-platform freemium note-taking system that has millions of users. While the Mac and Windows desktop clients are robust, the mobile clients (for most smartphone platforms) have been more limited in functionality, designed primarily to provide simple note-taking capability on the go and access to the cloud storage. Evernote 2.0 for Android extends the mobile capability, and adds the ability to fully reference the user’s stored notes along with extended note creation functions. I have been using an advance copy of Evernote 2.0 on my Android phone, and the interface Read More

Worth Reading? +1 [1 votes] If you are a fan of the Evernote app, you will be glad to hear that the app is getting a major update today that takes it to version 2.0. The app allows the user to capture digital information and access if from any device. The latest version of the App for Android launches today and the CEO of Evernote says it is the most advanced version ever released on a mobile device. The new version integrates with Google search in the Android device so results from Evernote are included in with searches on Google. The app will also now manage multiple attachments that can be added to a single note or document from the browser of album apps. The app also supports offline notebooks with the $5 monthly premium service. That feature was previously only on the iPhone version of the app. Read More

File under: News To conclude the final week of October we have five useful applications in this episode of the Android Application Weekly. In this segment we review five applications in 30 seconds each. To download these apps directly to your Android device, just take a picture of the QR-Code using Google Goggles or any other QR-Code scanner. Evernote – A free application Evernote allows you to save notes, pictures, or files directly to your free online Evernote account. Recover old notes quickly by selecting your saved notes. You can save notes to an infinite amount of folders or categories, and share them with friends, family, or anyone. Got To Do – A free application Do you struggle with keeping on task? Got To Do may be the app to help you stay organized. The Got To Do app makes it simple to save and check off various tasks. Set up Read More

Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Alex Ahlund (@alexahlund), the former CEO of AppVee and AndroidApps, which were acquired by mobile app directory Appolicious. He is currently an advisor to Appolicious. In his previous guest posts, he gave us his picks for top iPhone apps. With the ubiquitous media coverage surrounding the iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) app market, it’s important to remember that Android also is making huge headway. More than 100,000 apps are now available in the Android Market. Within the last six months, Android devices have reigned supreme, comprising 32 percent of all new smartphone purchases. There is finally a larger selection of models being manufactured and more carriers offering them. When the first Android device launched, I predicted that the OS would surpass iPhone in the coming years. While this looks to be true, those of us involved in the app industry are concerned with Read More

Some of us get our best ideas in the weirdest of places. Whether it's on a train heading into town or while we're on the run (literally), many of these ideas quickly slip away before we have a chance to grab a pen and paper. Evernote, thankfully, turns your phone into a nearly perfect thought-recording device. Whether you prefer typing notes, taking pictures, or recording audio, Evernote makes it super-easy to capture any idea in real time, and then sync it with your computer (Mac/PC), iPhone or Android. However, it's not perfect. The app lacks any kind of sorting or organization tool for your notes. Plus, the app is useless without an always-on Internet connection and an Evernote account. Finally, older notes sometimes have the nagging habit of being unavailable. The folks at Evernote Corp. have pledged gobs of cash to upgrade and extend the capabilities of this popular application, however, Read More

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