Google Earth on Android looks to be a killer application. Too bad you need the newer devices to run it. Time for an upgrade maybe?
The latest user of the open source ANDROID after HTC – Motorola looks to unveil its latest smartphone “devour” later this quarter – speculated to be announced sometime late February – March this year. It makes use of the ANDROID operating system.
Motorola has added its latest feature – the MOTOBLUR in this smart phone. It will be the second smart phone from Motorola to feature this addition. Motoblur is a widget based system that combines various social networking websites – facebook, orkut, myspace and twitter providing an integrated interface for users. This means that users could make use of MOTOBLUR to log in to all their portals simultaneously alleviating the need to log in to these websites separately. One however needs to create an account with MOTOROLA to make use of this feature.
Read on via Motorola Devour – A Smartphone Based on The ANDROID Framework | Top Tech Reviews.
Cellphone streaming represents the ultimate combination of convenience for consumers and business model flexibility for online music companies, but there’s one big problem: data connections, in the U.S. anyway, aren’t up to the task of streaming hours of high-quality music in a row without dropouts. And as more people begin streaming media to smartphones, the problem will only get worse.
The solution — pioneered by Slacker on its own hardware, embraced by Spotify, and promised by Rhapsody — is to cache music on the phone so that you can still listen to your collection even without a fast data connection.
Read on via Slacker Adds Automatic Music Caching to Android, Blackberry | Epicenter | Wired.com.
SAN FRANCISCO Dow Jones–Apple Inc.’s AAPL recent decision to more tightly control programs sold through its popular App Store may push developers towards archrival Google Inc. GOOG, a move that could give the Internet giant momentum as it stakes its place in the smartphone market.Last week, Apple started removing sexually suggestive and risque programs, even though it had previously approved them. Since Thursday, roughly 6,000 apps, about 3%, have been deleted from the App Store, according to the App Shopper Web site, which tracks the online store’s sales.Apple’s decision has roiled the broader community of app writers, who are concerned the consumer electronics giant’s abrupt policy changes could jeopardize their revenue. Some are now considering whether to diversify their businesses by writing apps for Android, a Google-developed mobile phone operating system that is catching on.
Read on via 2nd UPDATE: Apple’s Ban On Risque Apps Helping Google – WSJ.com.
Since 2005, millions of people have relied on Google Maps for mobile to get directions on the go. However, there’s always been one problem: Once you’re behind the wheel, a list of driving directions just isn’t that easy to use. It doesn’t tell you when your turn is coming up. And if you miss a turn? Forget it, you’re on your own.
Today we’re excited to announce the next step for Google Maps for mobile: Google Maps Navigation Beta for Android 2.0 devices.
This new feature comes with everything you’d expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic rerouting. But unlike most navigation systems, Google Maps Navigation was built from the ground up to take advantage of your phone’s Internet connection.
Read the entire news post via Official Google Blog: Announcing Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0.
Pandora comes to Android.
It’s HERE! Pandora on Android!
From the horses mouth…
“It’s a new era for radio. Personalized, mobile, and free.
Pandora Radio is your own FREE personalized radio now available to stream music on your Android phone. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it.”
Now get over and download what will surely become one of the most popular applications on android.
Definitely some welcome improvement considering there are now more than 10,000 applications on the Android market.
This is my first post using the new WP ToGo application now available at the Android market. The simple app allows for posting to Wordpress blogs from an Android powered phone.
The simple writing interface allows three options for text formating – bold, italics, and hyperlinking. One can also upload photos from the phones image repository. While the app won’t replace the elegance of the wordpress publishing interface anytime soon… meaning likely never… it’s a great way to publish to one’s blog ‘on the go’.
One item that is still a question mark in my head is if the system has a way to resize photos being uploaded to the blog. That is an item I’ll be testing with this post.
Namco's Pac-man on the G1
Numerous applications appeared on the Android market in the past few hours. These include Namco’s Pac-Man and T-Mobiles Hotspot Locator. G1 users for a time will be able to download all applications in the market for free. In the future, Google plans to implement features that allow for commercial applications that will cost money.
The ever popular Pac-Man was featured during the late September press conference introducing T-Mobiles G1 with Google. The game can be controlled via the touch screen, trackball or even using the accelerometer by tilting the screen as needed.
Applications are being added to the market on a daily basis, so be sure to check regularly for exciting new apps that will further empower you and the functionality of your phone.
