Android
Selection of some of my favourite Android Apps
TeamViewer for Android out of beta
1Absolutely mobile: TeamViewer app for Android (also iphone and ipad)
With the TeamViewer app for Apple iOS and for Android you are able to access remote computers from everywhere. It allows you to give spontaneous support as well as having permanent access to unattended computers.
Mobile and flexible with the TeamViewer app
- Support your clients and colleagues spontaneously.
- Access your office desktop with all of its documents and installed applications.
- Remotely administer unattended computers (e.g. servers).
- Free for non-commercial use: support family and friends or have remote access to your own computer.
Installation notes
You can download and install the app using your Android web browser. Due to this direct download you will have to enable the following option in Android once: Settings – Application settings – Unknown sources (enable).
License your Android device like any workstation. Owners of a Premium or Corporate license (version 6) can simply activate their key in the app. Owners of a Business license (version 6) can purchase an additional installation.The TeamViewer app is free for all non-commercial users!
gReader Pro (Google Reader) – Android Market
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DESCRIPTION
gReader is an unofficial Google Reader client for Android. Read all your rss/feed news in one place with Google Reader, where keeping up with your favorite websites is as easy as checking your email.
More on http://bit.ly/g_reader
PRO version features:
- Support developers
- Ad free version
- Dark Theme (Night Mode)
- Better Widgets
- Downloading Podcasts
* Google Reader Synchronization
* 2-Way Sync
* Simple, fast and intuitive User Interface:
* Offline Reading
* Podcast support
* Themes: Black, Blue and Dark (Pro)
* Folders / Tags support
* Editing feeds directly in gReader
* Auto synchronization
* Notification
* Share articles via Email, Facebook, Twitter, …
* Search feature
* Rich article list (snippet and thumbnail)
* Widgets
* Easy Reading: Text Mode View, inverse Webpage
* Fullscreen mode: Enlarge your reading space
* People you follow, Recommended items / sources
* HTTPS connection: Use Http Secure to get your feeds
* Saving media files
* App2SD
* OAUTH
Try it yourself and build your own opinion.
Google Sky Map – Android Market
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DESCRIPTION
Google Sky Map turns your Android-powered device into a window on the night sky.
Google Sky Map turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky.
Find us elsewhere:
http://www.google.com/sky/skymap
http://groups.google.com/group/google-sky-map
http://twitter.com/googleskymap
Visit Developer’s Website›
Philips GoGear Connect: first Android MP4 Player | Philips Pulse
2Philips GoGear Connect: first Android MP4 Player | Philips Pulse.
Philips is delighted to report that the rumors are true. Last week, Pocket-Lint and Engadget shared the news of the launch of the new Philips GoGear Connect featuring Android and being launched this week at the IFA 2010 consumer electronics show in Berlin.
If you’re a blogger or journalist looking for more behind-the-scenes insight into the new device, get in touch! Email ina.kruse@philips.com and sign-up for a media workshop at IFA on Thursday or Friday the 2nd or 3rd of September. We’ll also have people behind the product available for interviews.
For those not able to attend IFA, read on for the details of this exciting launch.
The News Behind the News
The new Philips GoGear Connect takes the next step for MP4 players, being the first to offer the fullAndroidTM experience. It comes pre-installed with Google MobileTM applications and more than 100,000 apps can be downloaded from the Android MarketTM. For a few ideas, check out the PC World’s 22 Best Android Apps.
The player’s 3.2-inch touchscreen and patented FullSoundTM technology offers a great combination of high touch and rich music experience.
The quick overview:
- First WiFi-enabled MP4 player to offer the full AndroidTM experience: Enjoy the full range of Android apps, plus Android allows you to multi-task so you can listen to music, look at maps and use location-based services, all at the same time.
- Philips FullSound technology and Surround for Movies: This winning combination allows you to immerse yourself in the action and enjoy a cinematic sound experience whilst on the go.
- Sound isolation earphones that block out background noise and provide a superbly clear and detailed music experience even in noisy surroundings.
- Philips Songbird: an easy-to-use program that makes syncing music from your PC hassle-free.
- Built-in Camera to shoot videos and pictures.
- A MicroSD card slot offering expandable memory to allow for more music, movies, and apps on the player.
- Ultra-light: weighing just 128 grams. The screen measures 113×12.6×59 mm.
Philips GoGear Connect will be available in Western Europe, USA & China from the end of October 2010. The recommended retail price is EUR249 for the 16GB version.
PingChat!
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The world’s most popular FREE text, picture, and video messaging app for mobile devices.
Features
PingChat! lets you send and receive instant messages, pictures, video, locations and voice notes with your data plan or wifi connection. Best of all, it’s completely FREE!
Works on all Devices
PingChat! makes it easy for friends to stay connected! We are currently available on the Android, Blackberry and iOS platforms. This means that PingChat! can be installed on hundreds of different devices! Seamless integration allows users to chat smoothly across all platforms.
Always Online
There is no concept of signing in or signing out in PingChat!, unlike other instant messaging platforms. Once you install PingChat! and register your PingChat! ID, you will be always be online. This is great because you don’t have to wait for your contacts to sign in to be able to chat with them.
Push Notifications
We use our own private push servers to send you push notifications whenever a new message is received! Whether it be a vibrate or a beep you will always know when you have a new message! Best of all, you are always connected!
Full Media Support
PingChat! supports the sending of videos, pictures, and voice notes! Also new, send your location to any of your friends and family!
Group Chat
PingChat! is the only cross platform messaging application to offer flawless group chat integration. Chat with one friend or chat with ten! You can even send media in group chats and there is no limitation to what devices can join in!
More info and download @ http://pingchat.com/
Beautiful Widgets
0Beautiful Widgets is a set of widgets that run on the mobile Android platform. Check below for screenshots.
Features:
- Nice looking clock with 12/24 hours support
- Weather by Accuweather or Google – Multiple layouts and skins support
- Weather with realistic icons, now with skin support
- Celcius and fahrenheit temperature
- Automatic language detection
- Geolocation for the weather city, or the ability to enter the city name
- Automatic sunset/sunrise calculation
- High res graphics for WVGA Devices (such as the Motorola Droid or Nexus One)
- 1×1 beautiful Wifi/Bluetooth/Plane mode/Silent/Vibrate/Mobile/4G widgets to easily enable or disable them, with skin support
- 1×1 GPS widget that act as shortcut to enable or disable location in the settings.
- A 1×1 and 4×1 weather widget – Can be associated with a Live Wallpaper that will display the weather
App Website = http://levelupstudio.com/widgets/weather
I Recommend Handcent SMS for Android
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Handcent SMS is a FREE enhanced SMS & MMS application for Android.
It fully unleashes the power for your Android phone on messaging, including:
- Compatible with existed android phones, including HTC Dream, Magic, HERO, MyTouch 3G, Cliq, Droid, Moment, Tattoo, ERIS, Nexus One, Desire, Legend, X10……
- Full Support SMS, MMS including attach picture, movie, audio…..
- Great customizability, you can define many options on settings window
- Power SMS POP UP Window including SMS Template(Quick Text), Recognize Speech and Speak SMS
- Group Send SMS & MMS, easy people & group select, Sync with your phone contact database
- Beautiful UI, including different themes and different conversation bubble styles (iphone, handcent, android)…
- Define different ringtones, vibrate, LED, backgrounds,signatures ,bubble styles… for different people
- Support additional font packs, can display sms message with many beautiful & stylish fonts
- Included 15+ languages and will continue support more languages in Future
- Many useful functions including Blacklist, Search SMS & MMS, Batch Mode for threads & Messages….
- Support Handcent keyboard (A T9 predict Text keyboard)
- …many more functions are in development
I have used this app from the day after I first got my android phone and it is the first thing that gets put back on after OS upgrades after finding the stock sms app a little limited.
Available from the App Market Search “handcent”
App website = http://www.handcent.com
Dropbox Free 2gb Account
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Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers.
Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they’ll be instantly available on any of your other computers that you’ve installed Dropbox on (Windows, Mac, and Linux too!) Because a copy of your files are stored on Dropbox’s secure servers, you can also access them from any computer or mobile device using the Dropbox website.
Dropbox Features
File Sync
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.
- 2GB of online storage for free, with up to 100GB available to paying customers.
- Sync files of any size or type.
- Sync Windows, Mac and Linux computers.
- Automatically syncs when new files or changes are detected.
- Work on files in your Dropbox even if you’re offline. Your changes sync once your computer has an Internet connection again.
- Dropbox transfers will correctly resume where they left off if the connection drops.
- Efficient sync – only the pieces of a file that changed (not the whole file) are synced. This saves you time.
- Doesn’t hog your Internet connection. You can manually set bandwidth limits.
File Sharing
Sharing files is simple and can be done with only a few clicks.
- Shared folders allow several people to collaborate on a set of files.
- You can see other people’s changes instantly.
- A “Public” folder that lets you link directly to files in your Dropbox.
- Control who is able to access shared folders (including ability to kick people out and remove the shared files from their computers).
- Automatically create shareable online photo galleries from folders of photos in your Dropbox.
Online Backup
Dropbox backs up your files online without you having to think about it.
- Automatic backup of your files.
- Undelete files and folders.
- Restore previous versions of your files.
- 30 days of undo history, with unlimited undo available as a paid option.
Web Access
A copy of your files are stored on Dropbox’s secure servers. This lets you access them from any computer or mobile device.
- Manipulate files as you would on your desktop – add, edit, delete, rename etc.
- Search your entire Dropbox for files.
- A “Recent Events” feed that shows you a summary of activity in your Dropbox.
- Create shared folders and invite people to them.
- Recover previous versions of any file or undelete deleted files.
- View photo galleries created automatically from photos in your Dropbox.
Security & Privacy
Dropbox takes the security and privacy of your files very seriously.
- Shared folders are viewable only by people you invite.
- All transmission of file data and metadata occurs over an encrypted channel (SSL).
- All files stored on Dropbox servers are encrypted (AES-256) and are inaccessible without your account password.
- Dropbox website and client software have been hardened against attacks from hackers.
- Dropbox employees are not able to view any user’s files.
- Online access to your files requires your username and password.
- Public files are only viewable by people who have a link to the file(s). Public folders are not browsable or searchable.
Mobile Device Access
The free Dropbox iPhone app lets you:
- Access your Dropbox on the go.
- View your files on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
- Download files for offline viewing.
- Take photos and videos and sync them to your Dropbox.
- Share links to files in your Dropbox.
- View interactive photo galleries.
- Sync downloaded files so they’re up-to-date.
- A mobile-optimized version of the website is available for owners of Blackberry phones and other Internet-capable mobile devices.
