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RSS feedGoogle Chrome finally coming to Android
A snippet of code posted on Google’s Chromium Code website reveals that Google’s Chrome browser is to be ported to its Android smartphone operating system. It may seem like an obvious move for the two Google-operated products, but they’ve been run as completely separate entities – until now. The Chromium website hosts Google’s open-source features for the browser, and generally everything that appears there will later be integrated into the browser itself. The Chrome Android code currently lacks the tabbed browsing and plug-ins that adorn its desktop counterpart. Get [...]
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Download Official Flickr App for Android
The official Flickr app for Android is available to grab through Android Market for all Android devices for free, running over Android 2.1 and up. Flickr Android app let you allow to take photos with in-app camera, upload directly to Flickr and share those photos with friends on other social networks like Twitter, Facebook etc. Features:Share photos only with the people you want to with easy privacy settings. Full screen browsing and slideshows for your photos, your contacts photos or any of the public photos from the global Flickr community. Share the story behind your photo with titles, descriptions, [...]
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Leaked screenshots of BBM for Android
The darling of the teenage BlackBerry-toting masses, BlackBerry Messenger, is coming to Android – and we have what we’re told are the first screenshots of BBM for Android for your delectation. Until now, there hasn’t been much meat to the rumour that RIM is bringing out Messenger apps for Android and iOS, but these photos apparently come by way of a RIM employee who tells us that the app is in the final stages of testing, with BBM for Android launching by 2012. The screenshots show the BBM icon on an Android menu screen and a contact profile page from the beta version of the app.The [...]
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Download Skype 2.5 for Android
Skype has released Skype 2.5 for Android which includes a list of new features and also expands the video calling feature to more Android devices. New Features:14 additional devices whitelisted for video calling. Video calls now supported in portrait and landscape. Double-tap to zoom. Revised Recent view – conversations now grouped around your contacts. Improved support for Bluetooth headsets. In-client advertising. (Advertising will not be shown to users that have Skype Credit, a Calling or Skype Premium subscription.) It is possible to edit and delete IM messages. Skype will no longer restart [...]
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Research Shows That Girls Like iPhone, Boys Like Android
Nielsen has just released some interesting data concerning mobile phone users in the U.S. For starters, their data found that nearly 30% of U.S. mobile subscribers are using smartphones running full operating systems. And amongst those users owning a smartphone, the iPhone currently rakes in a 27.9% market-share, Android 22.7%, BlackBerry 27.4% and Windows Mobile 14%. But here is where it gets really interesting for us. According to this new data, amongst women who plan on buying a new smartphone, the greater majority prefer to purchase an iPhone to an Android device. Yet, amongst males, [...]
Download Facebook for Android v1.7
A new version of Facebook for Android has appeared, with the v1.7 update adding a few tweaks to the app. Some of the changes that have been implemented include improvements to the app’s sharing functionality and it is now easier to tag people straight from your smartphone. The main changes to the sharing part of the app is to do with privacy – you can now toggle the settings on the app to match that of the website. The tagging tweaks now mean you can tag friends and places in posts. Re-design Facebook has decided to give the profile and Group Walls section a re-design as well, and it has [...]
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Android Jelly Bean Will Be The Next Major Update For Android
Currently, most Android users are currently looking forward to Ice Cream Sandwich, the next version of Android which might see the light of day as soon as next month. Yet, Google is said to be already working on the version which will succeed the said OS, and will be codenamed “Jelly Bean”. On Thursday, Eric Schmidt revealed that Ice Cream Sandwich could be released as early as next month, despite previous figures that pointed to late November or early December. With the upcoming release of Android nearly finalized, it’s no surprise that Google is already looking into the version [...]
Ice Cream Sandwich coming in October or November – Eric Schmidt
Got your sights set on the next version of Android, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich? We knew it was coming near the end of the year, but we now at least have a slightly more specific time frame straight from the horse’s mouth. Google’s own Eric Schmidt revealed in an interview with Salesforce.com’s Marc Benioff that ICS — the highly-anticipated update to Android that will merge elements of Honeycomb and Gingerbread into one universal OS — can be expected to arrive in October or November. This matches up with rumors saying the Nexus Prime will be released in the tenth [...]
Download File Expert App For Android
What may seem like technology thought up for insert-some-Bond-flick-here, the File Expert Android app has added NFC functionality to its latest build — making single-tap transfers a new reality. Like the previous rendition, it uses Bluetooth to send data, but a friendly bump replaces the traditional pairing process, speeding up the exchange dramatically (like we said, perfect for overworked spies). We’ve seen magic like this before, and we’ll certainly see more like it as NFC becomes more ubiquitous, but what’s next? NFC-to-NFC file transfers, no middleman required. Fist [...]
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Download ScreenCast & Screen Recorder Apps for Android to Record Android Screen
While the iPhone got its first screen recording app back in early 2010, Android is only getting a proper screen recording solution today. Well, it’s better late than never, as the screen recording app released today does a whole lot more than simple screen recording: it’s called ScreenCast & Screen Recorder and, well, it lets you record your phone’s screen and take screenshots. Developed by Media Solution, ScreenCast & Screen Recorder lets users record the phone’s screen. It has a strong feature set, letting users record video at 10-30 frames per second at two pre-set resolutions. [...]
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