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WordPress for Android was updated to version 2.0 earlier today, making on-the-fly blogging easier than ever. The update brings several new features, including a Dashboard and Quick Action Bar giving "one-tap access to everything you want to do with your blog." Additionally, the update offers an all new post editor, which comes with a sophisticated rich text formatting bar and "enhanced" media features. The update also brings full support for Android tablets, which is huge, particularly for those users with a handy Bluetooth keyboard. Personally, I wouldn't think of blogging from a phone, but the screen real estate offered by a tablet seems much more reasonable. If you haven't already, grab the update from the Market link below and start blogging from wherever you are. WordPress Read More

WordPress released version 2.0 of its Android app, calling it a major update that “focuses on a new UI and enhanced post editor features.” First there’s a brand new look with the central Dashboard from where you have one-tap access to create new posts and pages, upload media, view your stats, manage comments, read blogs and more. The Action Bar at the top is also new, using which you can quickly get to other areas of the application. The second major thing is the new full-screen post editor which now has a formatting toolbar that displays above the keyboard as you type. Media attachments have received an “awesome boost” as well so you can insert images among the post text wherever you’d like. Finally, this release of WordPress app also includes tablet support, adding special layouts just for Android tablets. WordPress remains a free app and you can get it from Read More

My Android phone has been one of the few turning points in my blogging career. With Internet access, a hotspot and dozens of blogger-specific apps, my Android is one smartphone that keeps me working at any time (by choice or circumstance). 2011 was a big year for blogger apps as some (like WordPress) improved on existing features, while others (like Tumblr) completely revamped their Android app from the ground up. As mobile blogging really settles into its own, Android’s become a perfect playground for a generation of ready chroniclers. WordPress made an early entry onto the Android Market, and has steadily improved its mobile blogging platform accordingly. As one of the most widely-used blogging services for professionals, WordPress has a responsibility to incorporate as much of the backend functionality into its mobile version as it possibly can. 2011 brought some noteworthy updates that make its app feel more like the web Read More

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Now you can blog from anywhere via the WordPress Android tablet app. The app gives you the basic tools you need to write new posts, edit content, manage comments and view stats on your WordPress blog. Design-wise, the app is even more simpistic that the app's mother site, which makes it perfect for blogging on-the-go. You can also quickly switch between accounts and easily add photos to posts. The app does allow for some formatting, but this feature is fairly limited. In other words, don't plan to go too crazy with the coding via your tablet. This app is ideal if you need to make an important correction or closely monitor the comments on your site. It's a must-have tool for any serious WordPress blogger. 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

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 app market of Android was (or may be currently as well ) smaller than that of iPhone. But the because of the open-source characteristic of Google Android operating system, Android apps are growing in numbers every day. The earnest effort and hard work of developers really paid off as Google Android operating system has now gained strong grip in the world of smartphone. What’s more, many of the most functional apps available in the Android market today are free. It’s not surprising why users are so much in love with the features offered by their Android smartphone in wide variety and multitasking features. Here are the top favorites free apps your Android phone must have. Facebook - Top Free Android App Facebook allows you to stay connected with your loved ones and you can have it anywhere at any time with Facebook for Android app. Although this app lacks features Read More

All of us know that WordPress 3.2 was released last week and that it has been receiving positive responses from everyone. What I liked most was the distraction-free editor or the zen mode while writing posts. While thinking about it, it struck me that using as much screen space as possible is most important for phones, among all devices, due to their reduced screen size. The existing app provides only about 5 lines for writing posts and it is difficult to view what has been written earlier. I then decided to go about implementing full-screen option for writing posts, even though I hadn’t discussed it in my proposal. I feel that it is a must for the Android app and I am pleased to say, that it works well (might require more testing though). Here is what I have implemented. The first image shows the normal Add Post screen that a 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

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

Give that WordPress powers some of the top blogs out there I'm pretty positive a few of you are also using it as your personal blogging platform as well. If you are -- then you should be pleased to know WordPress for Android just got a healthy update that corrects quite a few bugs and adds some new functionality. Now sitting at version 1.4 the following changes have been made within mobile app: Post Scheduling - You can now easily set the publish date and time in the app when creating a post or page. The date can be set to the future which will set the post status to ‘Scheduled’ and publish on your blog when the time arrives. You can also edit existing posts and tweak the published date and time if desired. Post Password - At the bottom of the post editor we’ve added a Post Password field 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

At one point or another, almost all of us have tried blogging in some form.  Whether it be sitting down on your computer and logging into Blogger.com or micro-blogging with services like twitter from your cell phone, chances are good you have tried your hand at something.  Heck, even AndroidGuys, and many of your favorite tech sites use WordPress to "blog" the news.  While some of you like to stay on top of things and push out time sensitive articles, others like to offer up random bits of information whenever the urge strikes.  Thankfully, that Android phone you have in your pocket is a valuable tool to help you no matter what your needs are.  We've put together a quick list of ten applications to help current and aspiring bloggers handle things from an Android phone.  Now, as with all of our lists, we know this is not comprehensive, nor is 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

Ecommerce business owners can use mobile apps to help run a website. Whether you are interested in blogging, social networking, marketing, customer support or even design and development, there is a mobile app tool for just about anything an ecommerce website may need. I looked at the top seventy-five ecommerce-related apps with the highest user ratings and the most downloads for each of the top three mobile devices: Apple’s iPhone, Google’s Android phones, and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry. I then handpicked from that group of seventy-five to focus on twenty-one highly rated and popular ecommerce apps for each phone. Download these apps and run your website on the go. Facebook. Stay connected with your Facebook business page or Facebook commerce shop with Facebook’s proprietary app. Post comments on Walls, chat and upload photos from your mobile device. Price: Free. Download for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android. TweetDeck. Stay in contact and up-to-date with Read More

The cloud sector had an interesting run this week, rising in rank in the Android Market. Spanning the consumer and enterprise spaces, cloud services are providing mobile access to digital books, desktop files, DJ mixes and Facebook chat. The cloud has always been an integral part of mobile apps, but growing consumer demand is pushing the envelope on features, social networking integration and more. Here are this week’s top Android apps. Sony launched an e-reader in the Android Market this week, giving more options for bookworms. Simply named Reader, this free app grants access to an online bookstore and library. As with standard e-readers, you can customize text font and color, add bookmarks and notes, and highlight passages of importance. Box.net started out as a consumer cloud storage service, but now it’s headed to the enterprise. A major update to its product line and its name (it’s dropping the “.net”) means Read More

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If social networking is your thing then you’re not exactly lacking in apps for the Android to keep you connected. If you’re a regular Tweeter then you may find it more difficult sifting through the masses of possibilities than actually finding one in the first place but there are some that are more feature-rich and intuitive than the official Twitter app. Facebook fans and even WordPress bloggers have a plethora of tools to choose from. The following is a list of 9 of the best Android social networking apps and, what’s even better, is that they’re completely free. You can’t start a list on social networking without putting something related to Facebook at the very top. The fact is that it’s the most popular network on the web with more than 500m users and the Facebook Android app is easy to use, although that’s partially because of the lack of features Read More

Things are really heating up with ebook readers for Android; a release from Borders makes this the third week in a row we’ve seen a major ebook reader launch a product in the Android Market. In addition to the bookworm booty, a number of other utility and informational apps received updates this week, including WordPress and Sprite Backup. Borders has made a splash into Android with the free eBooks app.  Powered by Kobo, which also launched recently on Android, the Borders app lets you access your account, download digital books and customize your reading experience, including font sizes and bookmarks. WordPress’ free Android blogging app got a major update this week, adding more management tools on the go.  View stats, moderate multiple comments at once, stylize text with the visual editor and enjoy the redesigned writing screen.  The new options make mobile blogging considerably easier, especially for professionals. Sprite Backup updated Read More

Apparently the boys and girls at Automattic (the company behind WordPress) have secretly fallen in love with Google’s grandchild Android, and have blessed the WordPress Android app with several new features (all of them desired by their iBrother). You can now view your blog’s stats right from your phone! Go to the fourth tab in the App, and check it out: You can see your page views, post views, referrers, search terms, and clicks — all in real time! There’s also an easy-to-read line chart for your page views[.] Save time by moderating several comments at once with the new “bulk edit” feature. Simply click the checkbox next to the comments you want to moderate followed by the status button that you want to apply. You can now create your posts with stylized text using the new visual editor! We’ve added new formatting buttons, including strikethrough and underline. (WordPress for Android Blog) Adding stats Read More

App updates are fairly common place, that said, sometimes they add key features that are worth mentioning. And such is the case for the latest WordPress update for Android. The app was updated to version 1.3, but despite seeming like a smaller point release — a few key features have been added that seem worth mentioning. Or maybe they just seem worth mentioning because it seems like its finally a good time to install WordPress on my Android smartphone. Like I said, the most recent version is 1.3 and the app remains available as a free download. Finally, you can find the app by searching the Android Market for wordpress. With that out of the way, lets dive into the new features. Lets begin with the one I find most exciting — a visual editor, or what some will know as a WYSIWYG editor. In other words, the mobile app will Read More

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We just learned that Automattic has released a native WordPress client for Android. Like Android, the app is an open source project and anyone can add contributions. The app looks quite similar to the unofficial wpToGo and we think that dev was probably involved in this project. A full review will come later, but we wanted to let everyone know the app is now available in the Android Market. If you have a blog powered by WordPress, give it a go and let us know what you think. Update: Dan Roundhill, the dev of wpToGo, is behind this project. His app wpToGo will be discontinued as all development efforts move forward with the Open Source WordPress for Android app. WordPress is our preferred blogging platform and has powered this site for the last year. For a taste of what WordPress can do, check out our new mobile site. From WordPress: We’re Read More

If you didn’t know, Phandroid.com runs on an open source blogging platform called WordPress. I’m sure you’ve heard of WordPress, right? Well the company behind the popular software has released an Android Application that you wpToGo users will find familiar: The code for WordPress for Android was actually based off the original wpToGo code and the projects have been merged. Here is what you can do with the app: [Via WordPress, Thanks Dave] Read More

Androinica.com is powered by WordPress, as is almost every other blog on the Internet. So it brings me great pleasure to say that there’s now an official WordPress application available from Automattic. The new application is designed to put “the Power of WordPress in Your Pocket” and is available for free. WordPress for Android is an Open Source app, so I’m counting (or hoping at least) that that we’ll see some great contributions from programmers not directly involved in the project. The current version already allows for users to perform the following tasks: If WordPress for Android reminds you of third-party app wpToGo, there’s a good reason: wpToGo served as “the foundation” for the app. According to WordPress, that app will be discontinued in favor of this app. Developers interested in contributing to the project can visit I’d love to see outside devs empower this app as much as they have Read More

There’s a large contingent of people who refuse to part with their beloved G1′s. Whether its because they’re holding out for a particular phone or don’t want to change carriers, these folks are content to stick with a first generation device. However, it may be time to rethink your upgrade plans. An increasing number of apps require a device running Android 2.0 or higher. The G1 and other first gen devices simply can’t handle the space or processing power required for certain apps, leaving older phones out in the cold. In this installment of Android Apps Alert, we highlight 4 new apps that require a Droid or Nexus One. There’s also an app that was previously available only to 2.0 devices and two apps that play nice with everyone. Here’s another casualty of the Popular on iPhone but not available on Android list. Urbanspoon is a restaurant recommendation app that helps Read More

Urbanspoon: The steady stream of iPhone-to-Android apps continues with Urbanspoon, the app for when you're all "OMFG I can't decide where to eat." Unlike most who make the trip, however, it's actually just as good as the iPhone version. The basic gist is that if you're the indecisive type, you can set up to three parameters—price, location, type of food—shake, and it'll give you a nearby restaurant. Or you can just search for what's nearby, but that's boring. Update: Take note! It only works on the Droid and Nexus One! The Android cracks are starting to get painful. WordPress: Almost uninterestingly straightforward, unless you have a WordPress blog and want to update it for Android, anyway. It's the official WordPress app that'll let you run multiple blogs, moderate comments, and get comment notifications when people start anonymously calling you a d-bag on your blog. And, it's totally open source. TripIt: TripIt's Read More

Posted by Comments WordPress for Android is an Open Source app that empowers you to write new posts, edit content, and manage comments with built-in notifications. Download it now and get blogging in no time. WordPress for Android supports both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (2.7 or higher) blogs. Price: Free Pros Cons WordPress Android App allows you to edit your WordPress blog, either self hosted or WordPress.com from Android phones. It actually is a fork for Dan Roundhill’s wpToGo Android App, with virtually the same features except a few add-ons. One of the biggest perks; in time this app will grow to be a great open source app as just as the blogging platform is; 3rd party developers will be able to write plugins for the app. Create and edit blog posts either locally, post a draft or publish to the blog. Moderate comments, and even create and edit Pages. Within the posts Read More