File under: News In this episode of the Android Application Weekly we demonstrate some apps that will keep you entertained, organize your call history, and set when and who can get a hold of you. To download these directly to your Android device just take a picture of the QR-Code using Google Goggles or any other QR-Code scanner to be taken directly to the Android Market. Androidify A free application The people at Google have created yet another brilliant app. Androidify is a simple avatar creator that lets you to make your own customized Android. Choose from millions of style combinations and save the little Androids as contact photos, upload to Facebook, or share with friends and family. CallTrack A free application CallTrack is a very simple utility application but makes keeping your call history streamlined. The app has the ability to save call details from incoming, outgoing, and missed calls onto your Google calendar. Muzzle Phone A free application Muzzle Phone lets you create personalized notification profiles to prevent unwanted interruptions. Select when and who may contact you and set the parameters of a Muzzle Phone Law. For example, if you did not want your phone to ring while at work, but you wanted the ringer to turn on after work, just create a law with the times and days and Muzzle phone will prevent those annoying disturbances. Tank Hero A free application Tank Hero is a very addictive game that is somewhat similar to a tower defense game. There are two modes of gameplay; campaign and survival. The object of the game is to destroy the enemy tanks while keeping your tank intact. The more points you score the better the weapons you may buy. Words With Friends A free application One of my Read More
File under: News In this episode of the Android Application Weekly we have chosen some apps to help you share and find great deals as well as be entertained while waiting in various lines on the biggest shopping weekend of the year. To download these directly to your Android device just take a picture of the QR-Code using Google Goggles or any other QR-Code scanner to be taken directly to the Android Market. Hot Deals A free application Groupick A free application Have trouble deciding things? Let the group decide for you. Just upload a question and Groupick users will give you an answer. If you want to help someone else out, answer some of their questions. There is an option to rate a question if you think it is great or inappropriate. The Dealmap A free application Want to know what deals are going on in your area? Just launch The Dealmap to show you exactly where the best buys are. There are deals of the day and even deals for restaurants and bars. upStream $0.99, there is no trial or lite version available upstream makes it very easy to share photos directly to your Flickr account. Just snap a shot, select it, and upload. Share your Flickr account with your loved ones so they can see what is going on in your life. Add geographical information and select who can and cannot view your photos directly from the upstream app. Nesoid A lite and $3.98 full version Nesoid is the best NES emulator available on the Android Market. Just download a .NES file directly to your device and play it. The paid for version has many advanced settings like Game Genie and the ability to save progress at any point. To download the NES ROMS 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 alerts to remind you of an upcoming event or task. Seesmic A free application Seesmic is a Twitter/Google Buzz app that keeps you up to date with your friends on Twitter and what the Buzz is in your area. The program makes it quick to update status and reply to others Tweets. Winamp A free application Winamp has been around for over ten years now on the PC and other mobile platforms. Now you can have the same functionality on your Android device. The Winamp app makes it easy to search through music files quickly and find exactly what you are looking for. There is even a History folder that keeps track of the music played. Xda-developers A free application Xda-developers have been the definitive source for all things mobile hack. Now have the entire xda-developers site and forum in the palm of your hand. The Android Read More
File under: News Twitter just updated their app for Android to version 1.0.3. According to their changelog, v1.0.3 includes: - Uses OAuth for login authorization - Fixes a null pointer exception when trying to search people - Uploading your profile pic using the app now works - Addresses newline characters results in weird bylines - Addresses force close when scrolling the timeline - Addresses force close when deleting a link and switching orientation I had no problem installing the update on my Sprint Samsung Epic 4G running Android 2.1-update1 and was able to login using the new OAuth authentication method seamlessly. Others, however, are reporting various bugs as well as the inability to login. Uninstalling the app, rebooting the phone, and reinstalling may take care of the problem. Read More
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