Posts Tagged ‘Android’
Google just released an update to their Maps app for Android, bringing it to version 4.4. So far Google has bee releasing a fairly substantial update to this app every month for the past several months.
Rather than just talk about the new changes, in the following video I’ve broken down Google Maps based on its four distinct functions (including the new “Places” feature), and demo’d adding a Directions & Navigation shortcut to one of your home screens.
Aaron takes a look at the Samsung Acclaim, US Cellular’s first Android device. With an 800 MHz processor, 3.2-inch display, Android 2.1, and a full QWERTY keyboard, it’s a nice mid-range phone. 
Matt unboxes the Vodafone 845 Android 2.1 smartphone and takes a look at some of the features
For those of you that have been using mobile devices for quite some time, this should be a treat! Graffiti, the text-input method for Palm OS devices, is now available for Android!
You may have recently heard about the secret Galaxy S Android desktop syncing software. It sounds like it could be pretty good sync solution. It certainly seems to be more feature-rich than the other sync options, and I especially like the text message archiving/printing features. We took it for a test drive with the Samsung Vibrant, and here’s how it went.
Yahoo Music or YMusic is an internet radio program for Android devices. The application is capable of playing multitudes of music genres and styles. There are also sports and news stations. Don’t like a song? Just skip ahead to the next track to play a different song. Yahoo Music is free on the Android Market.
This video shows you PanoPlanet Live Wallpaper for Android
This is great 
As I’ve mentioned in the past, most Android phones are more powerful than my first few computers. The next logical step is running those desktop operating systems on our smartphone hardware. In this case, Microsoft Windows 95.
File this under “Why? Because I can”. There’s really no utilitarian reason why one would want to do this, other than to say that they can.
Keep in mind that Windows 95 wasn’t “touch friendly” so you’ll have to tap and drag the mouse cursor around, and “clicks” are tricky because the pointer is so small.
Additionally, the screen resolution is set at 640×480 (which doesn’t fill the screen), you’re probably not going to be able to fire up Internet Explorer and surf the web, install printers, or install additional programs.
And remember, if you don’t properly shutdown, the next time you go to boot up Windows 95 you’ll be met with an old-school Scandisk, even on Android.
It wasn’t long ago that Cyanogen and his team got Android 2.1 working on the G1 (video) — a feat that many said couldn’t be done.
Now they’ve gone and proven everyone wrong again: Froyo (Android 2.2) can run on the G1 — and run well.
Of course, getting this up and running isn’t for the faint of heart, and it’s not yet “fully cooked” — it’s still a release candidate (more stable than alpha and beta ROMs, but still with some rough-edges). Come take a look at the first Android phone running the latest Android OS!
LG intends to go Android mad this year, with a variety of handsets making up the LG Optimus range. Will this scatter-gun approach win customers?