Category: Software (Android)
We’ve had quite a few emails about the eBay Android app this evening, and we’d love to know from you if it’s doing the same on the iPhone too. For some reason this message is popping up when you try to do pretty much anything in the app, …
We knew that Flash was going and we expected him it to vanish from the Google Play Store. However “strategic partners” seem to have forced the hand of Adobe and it’s still there. Those “strategic partners” appear to include the BBC, who use the Flash technology in their …
Spotify have just released another update for the Android software into the Play market. The update brings a couple of interesting new features, the first being NFC sharing of songs between phones – as long as your phones are Ice Cream Sandwich or above. It also introduces something …
If you’ve got a Samsung device you may have noticed an app called “ChatON“. Put simply, it’s an instant messenger packed with extras like group chat, multimedia sharing and so much more. Now, to be honest I’d not paid much attention to it until I stumbled across this …
Hey you lovely reader. Did you try the TVCatchup Beta? It’s now left beta and you can grab it through the Google Play store without any of that APK side-loading mularky. UK users can choose between a range of 40 channels and stream live TV straight to Android …
Last week the Amazon Appstore became available for users in the UK, this was a good move because of the daily free apps. Today you can get Officesuite Professional for free, saving yourself a few pounds whilst your at it. The app supports a whole host of different …
If you have a WordPress blog and want to blog on the go then you can use the Android WordPress app. It’s been updated to finally support the “Featured Image” that many sites use. There’s also improvements in stability and stats. It’s really easy to use, so if …
Rovio have announced that the long awaited sequel to their smash hit Angry Birds series and it will be called “Bad Piggies”. Angry Birds has been hugely successful for Rovio and this certainly has potential to be just as big. Interestingly the press release points to a new …
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the courts, this time Samsung Electronics got a tick in the win column in Tokyo for patents relating to transferring media between devices. “We welcome the court’s decision, which confirmed our long-held position that our products do …
Amazon today announced the official release of the Amazon Appstore in the UK, France, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Although European users have been able to unofficially download the app since it was released in the US, the timing of this launch could have something to do with …
It’s been available for the iPhone for a while now, but – just in time for the new football season – the Sky Sports TV app has now arrived on Android. We’ve given it a spin already and.. it REALLY doesn’t like rooted phones by the looks of …
Love Flash? Got apps and streaming TV players that depend on it? Well, don’t get comfy, because it’ll vanish later today. Even if you grab the APK, it won’t be supporting Jelly Bean. Adobe state that… Flash Player will not be supported on any Android version beyond 4.0.x. …
Waze is a Sat Nav app. Not just a plain and simple Sat Nav either. It has a social side as well. It allows users to add live information about traffic conditions. The latest update has added live fuel costs as well. With users uploading prices for others …
Don’t you just love it when a new Social Network comes along? Pinterest has been around for a few years now and gained massive popularity early in 2011 with the release of the iPhone app. Pinterest allows you to create photo or video collections and share them with …
What Car magazine have launched a valuation app for iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Nokia. (nice cross platform support there!) The app allows you to get second hand valuations for your car, broken down into dealer price, trade price, part exchange and private sale. What’s more, …
The updated version of Google Translate will now let you hold your Android phone in front of signs for instant translation into a vast array of languages. The update also includes instant translation as you type, but being able to snap signs and then brush over the text …
This weekend I met a guy called Graham Smith. He’s a logo, icon designer and all-round top bloke. He pointed me at Holo Launcher HD – a free Android app for giving your handset that “Jelly Bean look”. It’s more than just a skin though. This has a …
A couple of months ago I took my car to an Audi dealer for repair. The £20 job quickly turned into a £700 repair bill and, no matter how many times it was explained to me, I couldn’t fully understand what all the techy mechanical stuff meant. Now …
Just this morning we heard that the Motorola Xoom had updated itself to Android 4.0.4. It seems like other handsets are getting in on the action too. We’re hearing that the Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note have received the “stability upgrade” and we’d be interested to hear …
I’m just sitting back in the office chair after visiting the Olympic Games in London. It’s a spectacular event, filled with pride and happiness. Down in the London Underground things seemed to be coping well too and it was filled with tourists visiting the various events. However, I …
There’s a big sporting event going on at the minute and, as you may know already, you can watch all of the 24 Olympic channels via the BBC Olympic app. If, however, you fancy watching “Midsomer Murders”, “Come Dine with Me” or some other bilge, you should definitely …
In our recent podcast we were discussing roaming packages and data. It’s a problem that face when they go abroad – that bill shock. A lot of changes have been made recently to ensure that prices are reduced and are more reasonable when you go on holiday. However, …
Another day, another popular app iOS app being acquired. Today it’s the turn of Boxcar, the push notification app that became popular a few years ago as a central notification app, before the days of notification centre. The service was most commonly used as a supplement to apps …
Hatchi, the Tamagotchi-style iPhone game that was released earlier this year, was launched on Android earlier today. The game, which was a bestselling app in the UK, Australia and elsewhere upon release into the iOS App Store, has a price tag of 64p and requires a device with …
The Google Search bar is quite useful. The system wide searching quite often comes in handy for searching for things. But now and again I want to search for something on Wikipedia or YouTube and I’m left browsing to the app or website and then trying to find …
iPhone and Mac users may already be familiar with Sparrow and their apps for those platforms. Originally Mac only, Sparrow came to the iPhone back in March and has quickly gathered a following as the go to email/Gmail app for iOS. The buzz seems to have caught Google’s …
Fresh off the back of the spectacular game Whale Trail comes a new free app by the developers ustwo – Whale Trail Frenzy. Frenzy is a new game based on the original that moves into a new genre for both ustwo and the Whale Trail series – freemium …
In conjunction with the new Batman film Gameloft have released their latest game onto the Play Store and on iTunes. Take the role of Batman in an open-world Gotham City, visiting locations and facing villains familiar to the action blockbuster which is in cinemas from today. Play through …
A few weeks ago the Nexus 7 was announced and some lucky people who were at the Google I/O were given one as a gift. One of the initial gripes about the device was that Instagram didn’t work. This was because the camera wasn’t recognised as a camera. …
If you’re not the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy Nexus or a Nexus 7 tablet, then you’ll probably be wondering when (or if) Jelly Bean – the latest version of Android – will be coming to your device. Well, adventurous owners of the rather excellent Nexus S …
Sky have announced that their much anticipated Now TV service will launch tomorrow, Tuesday 17th July. The service will initially start with movies and will be available on a Pay as you Go basis with prices ranging from 99p to £3.59. A monthly subscription, named Sky Movies Pass, …
Fragmentation. Android? Can. Open. Worms. Everywhere. Sure, we know that some apps appear on Android and they’ll only work on certain phones. We could get into a big ‘ole discussion about it but hey, it’s Friday and I can smell the beer from here. We’ve heard news that …
Take an Android phone or tablet with a powerful Tegra 3 CPU, 1GB of RAM and a HDMI outout. Now, take out the expensive high-resolution capacitive screen, the camera, the Bluetooth, GSM radio kit and battery. You’re left with something which costs a lot less to build. Put …
This is Robin, a personal driving assistant which offers help and advice. It’s free and a rather porky 23MB download which is designed to come up with answers while you concentrate on driving. It’s in Beta, so the results might not be perfect just yet, but seemed to …
Ever wanted to look awesome, professional and geeky all in one? CamCard is the app for you! Scan business cards that you’re given and store them directly as new contacts, or share that information with colleagues. In essence it’s a platform that allows the scanning of Business Cards …
This might only target a fairly small subset of people, but they’re no less important than anyone else. If you, dear reader, have gone out and bought yourself one of those whizzy Samsung Smart TV’s and then bought a brand new Samsung Galaxy SIII, listen up. On the …
If you’re using an Android phone it could, according to researchers, be used as part of a botnet. The research, which was performed by Microsoft, shows that Android devices can send mail out through Yahoo! mail servers, spamming people with adverts. The Microsoft blog states that.. All of …
Madfinger the developer behind great games Samurai Vengeance and Shadowgun have released their latest which is a zombie shooting type game. There is a brief back story to it, but I quickly jumped past that and started shooting zombies. As with all of Madfinger games they are Tegra …
In recent years we’ve seen a shift in the way that mobile devices are used in the workplace. Previously you may have had a Blackberry or Microsoft Pocket PC dropped on your desk. Things were locked down, secure and managed. Now, with the advent of “Bring Your Own …
If you, like me, are a pure example of a pure athlete, you’ll have probably tried Endomondo. It’s an app which uses GPS to track your exercise and reports how many calories you’ve burned. OK, I’ll be honest, I sit on my backside for most of the day …
