The Android team has a new toy available, for a select few at the moment, that enables some browser based application development using simple block diagrams. The idea seems straight forward enough, no need to even install the SDK. Just install some helper files (small download size) for either a Mac, Windows or Linux PC [...]
May to Give Android a Boost
It is looking like the month of May, 2010 should be providing Google’s Android OS a little kick. Not that it really needed one, considering the rate at which Android apps are being released to the market or the shear number of Android handsets/devices on the market to date. Unofficially, the Android market now boasts [...]
Android Application Market at 30,000 and Counting
It wasn’t long ago that Google’s Android Application Market sat at around 10,000 applications., September 2009 to be exact. Since that time, the Market has officially tripled providing Android users with now over 30,000 applications and games according to MobileCrunch. I quite often wander over to Androlib to see what their un-official count is, and [...]
Android Developer Lab – Building Better Apps
Google has been good at promoting it’s Android platform to developers through their Developer Labs World Tour currently in progress. The idea is to promote building applications for the Android OS, an almost epic struggle lately because a certain other mobile application market gets alot of good press and draws the mobile developers in. It’s [...]
SlideScreen Pro Android Application Review
Late September of 2009, Larva Labs first introduced the concept behind the “Intelligent Home Screen” application for the Android OS. The idea was simple; Replace the standard Android home screen, with a streamlined home screen that presents the user with both personal and general data for quick access and review. Larva Labs is not new [...]
Duarlander – Home for Android App Testing
Duarlander is an Android community powered by the users and built for developers. It’s goal is simple: Connect users with Android devices to developers wishing to test their application on multiple Android devices. Sure, there is an emulator and you can run through the different screen sizes etc, but it leaves out the unknowns like [...]
Google I/O 2010 Date Set
Google’s I/O 2010 conference is set for May 19-20, 2010 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. Google is excited to have you join them but hurry and register as space is limited.
WaveSecure Android Application Review
Wavesecure is a product from tenCube who was founded in 2005 for the purpose of finding a solution for lost cell phones. Wavesecure was tenCube’s answer and has since been available for many cell phone platforms, but just recently they released Wavesecure Beta for Android. Wavesecure was one of three overall winners of Android Developer [...]
Android Applications Phishing for Info
After reading about a few rouge Android applications out there looking to steal your privacy and information, it brings forward good advice: be very careful when installing applications and be sure to check who wrote them and what kind of access they want with your Android.
Android Twitter Apps – Twidroid versus Seesmic
The Droids have decided to do a couple quick Twitter application reviews and a comparison of the two: Twidroid and Seesmic. Both apps are available free via the market and I am using, reviewing and comparing the free Twidroid app with Seesmic. I will be sure and point out the differences between the free and [...]
