Tag: software

OK, we're just going to throw this one out there. Have you had trouble downloading stuff from the Android Market these last two days? We'd love to know. In an innocent conversation today I found that someone was having trouble getting apps. Searching ...

A new version of YouTube has found it's way onto the Android Market and it's a sign that Google are beginning to split out the base OS from the additional apps. Videos will now show up in both portrait and widescreen, although it seems only the Androi...

Winamp is now available for Android users. It's a free download from the Market for those running Android 2.1 or later. There's desktop / wireless sync, easy player controls, album art and song info. You can also press and hold on the song info to int...

Rovio have released a special Halloween themed version of Angry Birds for iOS.  This looks like it will be exclusive to Apple devices, but is available now in iTunes for the bargain price of 59p or £1.19 for the HD iPad edition.  &nbsp...

The full version of the smash hit game Angry Birds is out now - and its FREE!  After a successful beta trial, Rovio have now released the full game with 150 levels, and they're not charging for it. So go and get it before they change their minds!...

We reported earlier on the initial beta of Android Twitter (and Facebook, Foursquare, Google Buzz) client "TweetDeck". Now it's available to all, with the full version now available in the Android Market for free. The app lets you keep up-to-date, tr...

So, you've "completely legally" downloaded some MP3's to your Android phone. Things are good - your microSD card is bulging with tunes but, when you plug your headphones in, things sound a little tinny there's a lack of bass. How do you fix? Well, one...

Yesterday modaco user Stephen Hyde has posted his work on the Dell Streak. At the moment it is a vanilla build. You can watch of video of his work here the video shows the Streak working with Adobe Flash. He is working with the cyanogenmod team t...

Skype for Android is now available to download. You can make free Skype-to-Skype calls and dial out to "normal" phones on WiFi or 3G, plus it'll let you send and receive IM's. Just login with your Skype account and off you go. The app is currently ava...

The Android Market appears to have altered overnight with all apps displaying in your local currency. Now, instead of having to convert prices into your local pounds or dollars, you'll see how much each app will cost, direct to you. Converted prices s...

A recent study by a team of computer scientists from Penn State, Intel Labs and Duke University has been conducted into Android apps which share location and other sensitive data from your phone. They tested 30 out of the 358 most popular Android apps...

SonyEricsson is dropping Symbian from its future plans and intends to focus on Android, with a bit of Windows Mobile, in future.  CEO Bert Nordberg said, “I want us to have the biggest share of Android phone sales in the world. If you look ...

TweetDeck is a highly popular Twitter application for both computers and mobile phones but until now there was no official TweetDeck application for Android devices.  At present the TweetDeck app for Android is in beta stage so is not available o...

The HTC Desire 2.2 update has been rolling out over the last few hours now. Jonathan Prior has mailed in after getting his update and many of you are saying that the 2.2 (FroYo) experience is much quicker than before. Do let us know if you're a T-Mobi...

Google have released an update to their Gmail app in the Android market.  This is part of Google's new strategy of releasing core apps in the Android market, rather than as part of upgrades to Android itself.  There is a catch though - its o...

Google have announced editing is coming to Google Docs on Android devices and the iPad.  At the moment Google Docs are read-only, but an upgrade in "the next few weeks" will allow editing on Android devices, as well as the iPad.  That's exce...

Hot on the heels of our earlier story is news received in the last few minutes that the HTC Desire update (Android 2.2 / FroYo) has now started rolling out for Orange customers.Did we kick something into gear? Who knows, but do let us know whether you...

So, we know that the HTC Desire HD ROM has been squirted into other devices and we saw all the new functionality at the recentHTC event. Now there's more detail thanks to the guys at AndroidSPIN who have posted screenshots of the all-new HTC Sense int...

Music streaming service (amongst other things) We7 have launched an app for Android.  Rather like Spotify Premium, subscribers to We7's "Premium Plus" service can use the app to stream an unlimited amount of music, as well as storing some offline...

The free version of Shazam has now been updated for Android users. Version 2.1 brings the ability to tag without coverage and a number of bug fixes. The free version allows 5 tags per month, but the paid-for version (Shazam Encore) allows unlimited mu...

Apple has announced some changes to the rules on their App store.  The first one is they are actually going to publish the rules - until now developers ran the risk of upsetting Apple, but not knowing why - which does make developing Apps a bit d...

Google Maps has just been updated. If you're on Android just hop into the Android Market, whack "Downloads" and you can update it right now. New features include a new search bar at the top which will let you filter searches. Walking navigation is now...

The new update to iOS - 4.1 - is now out and available from iTunes.  But... anyone having issues installing it?  So far it has crashed our iPhone 4, requiring a full restore, and making us very glad we backed up first!  It goes without ...

Coolsmartphone.com covers several different mobile operating systems - Windows Mobile, Android, iOS - which highlights the diversity currently in the mobile world.  However, all these different OS use different SDK's and programming languages, an...

Recently we posted that O2 have released the Froyo update for HTC Desire customers allowing them to get the new 2.2 version of the Android OS.  However it now seems many people had an issue with their phone becoming 'bricked' and sticking on the ...

In the last few minutes it seems that HTC Peep is starting to burst back into life. The HTC Twitter client, which packed up on September 1st, got apparently fixed by Twitter. However, after another "we've fixed some login issues" message from Twitter ...

Angry Birds is now available in a Beta form on the Android Market. It's a highly addictive game which was only meant to be in "closed beta" this week but, due to massive demand, the developers have put it out today for everyone. I'd love to tell you …

OK. I need your help with this one. According to Twitter the HTC Peep issues were their fault and they've now fixed them. Strangely I still can't login with Peep. HTC have now followed up with this Tweet which states.. “Twitter is on the case! T...

Earlier the HTC Twitter client, HTC Peep, ground to a halt after Twitter turned off their standard authentication system. The new OAuth system was announced by Twitter in December and the actual "go" date was pushed back as clients were updated to use...

Morning all. Using HTC Peep? Got problems? You're not the only one. From what we're hearing it seems that the new Twitter authentication system (OAuth) has stopped Peep and Friendstream from logging in. People seem to be getting "Incorrect username / ...

During my tired web-stumbling last night I found this comic from The Oatmeal. It's basically making fun of the people who spend a fortune on gadgets and phones, only to freak out at the fairly tiny price of apps. This, I'll admit, is me. Why? Well, I'...

We've heard previously that Android is to make the Market a safer place. That's a good thing. Bits of information are already popping up in some apps, with TheNewShaft spotting this after installing Task Killer (Full). It states that the app has now h...

Hey you lovely people. Who out there has a HTC Magic, HTC Hero or Tattoo ? Get the new version 2.0 of HTC Sync from the HTC support site. It's for anyone using Android 1.5 and 1.6 and, although we're not sure what extra functionality it brings, it's …

Musical giant Peavey have linked up with AgilePartners to produce AmpKit - an app that turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a guitar amp simulator. Not only does it replicate a guitar amplifier, but different cabinets, effects pedals, microphones and ...

Google have updated their app for the iPhone to include Push notifications.  This means that now Google Calendars will give you pop ups, as well as the Gmail application. Although Google Activesync has allowed synchronisation previously, this all...

Here's an interesting tip from lifehacker. If you don't have a TomTom device and rely on the free Google Navigation system in your Android phone then this little tip is really useful. Just go to your home screen, add a shortcut, choose "Directions and...

I've only just stumbled across this app and I wish I'd found it earlier. It's billed as "iTunes for Android" but, if I'm honest, it's not. Why? Well, it's not slowing down my PC for a start. Everything else though is true, it's a slick PC or Mac-based...

I'm going to blame this news item on the fact that I only had 2 hours sleep last night. If you've seen the Talking Tom application on the iPhone you'll be glad to know that it's available for Android. The app, which now also works on the Wildfire, …

Google have released some software to enable you to send stuff to your phone from their Chrome browser.  The idea is simple - click on a button on Chrome, and that page, map, text or phone number you have selected pops up on your phone. You need ...

While I take some time off from my App Review show I thought I could do some written ones instead, since they don’t take much time. So here we go with the first. A few weeks ago the powers that be at Best Buy Mobile offered their latest …