Google+
One of the best things about Google+ is its Android app. Just download it from the Android Market, and within a couple of taps, you're ready to go. The mobile app is well designed, and you can switch Circle views by just swiping left to right. It's also easy to check notifications, and posting photos couldn't be simpler. Even better is the Huddle feature, which is only accessible on mobile handsets. This brings group messaging to a whole other level--you can send one text to a designated Circle, for example, and all members of that Circle will get that message. This is a great tool for organizing parties. Even though Google has just released the iOS version of Google+, the Android app still wins out with a key feature: the ability to customize the main stream with your own chosen circles.
BeyondPod
With BeyondPod, Android users can have a podcast app that is even better. Not only can you easily add podcasts to it, it is integrated with Google Reader, so you can easily import your Reader subscriptions to it as well. You can schedule podcast downloads to occur at a specific time, you can download podcasts over Wi-Fi or 3G, and BeyondPod will even do this nifty trick where it knows to automatically turn Wi-Fi on, update your feeds, and then turn the Wi-Fi back off.
Flixster
Movies for Flixster is essentially the Android app version of Rotten Tomatoes, and it is a godsend when trying to decide what to watch at the theaters. The app also lets you watch high-quality trailers and video clips, get local showtimes, and connect with Facebook to share your opinion on the movie with your friends.
MLB At Bat 11
If you have a compatible Android phone, you can actually watch MLB.TV live streaming video, as long as you're not in a blackout zone. Even if you can't watch live however, you can always watch archived games, which is what I often do since I'm constantly under blackout restrictions. If you don't have a compatible Android phone to watch live video, you can always listen to the audio version of the live game. There's also a great gameday pitch-by-pitch tracker, a video library archive of the hottest plays, the latest baseball news, standings, schedules, rosters, stats, and more.
The Economist
The Economist has by far the best mobile magazine app out there. It's a fantastic world-affairs publication for one thing, and the free version offers editors' highlights for, well, free. If you are a subscriber, however, you get the full magazine cover to cover, including access to The Economist's archives for past issues. You can download the magazine for offline viewing, and the download goes by surprisingly quickly.
Foursquare
You can track check-in points to see where you are compared with your friends, and the latest version has a cool Explore feature that invites you to discover new restaurants and venues. It also lets you know which of the nearby spots have been frequented by your friends.
Amazon Kindle
It allows you to carry a whole library's worth of books in my tiny little phone. Amazon also has a large and ever-growing collection of books from which I can purchase, which is very easy to do on the Android app. You can bookmark pages, make notes, and even highlight passages. The favorite feature is that you can sync the books across multiple devices, so you can continue reading where you left off.
Rdio
Rdio is exactly what you want out of a subscription music service--a good library of independent labels, and a solid social component that makes it easy to discover new music. Rdio lets you sync up your existing music library with its own, and you can easily add friends to your network to find out what the top-10 listened-to albums are in your social circle. The mobile app is great, too--you can sync up your collection and playlists for offline listening, and you can search and listen to any song on Rdio.
Words with Friends
For the longest time, Words with Friends was an iOS only app, and Android users were left out of all the fun. Recently however, Zynga finally released the Android version of the popular word game, and now Android and iOS users can play Words with Friends with each other. What's more, the Android version is free, albeit with ads. You can also start up chats with your buddies, throwing smackdowns, praising their efforts, and whining that "LOL" and "OMG" should totally be legit words.
Seafood Watch
Monterey Bay Aquarium have developed this handy Seafood Watch app that lets you know which seafood is environmentally safe to eat. For example, did you know that salmon farmed in ocean net pens should be avoided because of the waste these farms release to oceans, and that parasites from the salmon can spread to wild fish swimming nearby, but U.S.-farmed freshwater salmon is OK? If you care about keeping our oceans thriving with life but still want to eat seafood, this handy guide lets you know how.
Rabu, 10 Agustus 2011
BlueStacks Will puts Android apps on Windows
If you miss your Android applications to use your PC, a start-up called BlueStacks says he has the answer.
Currently, the company announced the first funding round of $ 7.6 million on Companies, the partners of radar, Helion companies, Andreessen and Horowitz Redpoint Ventures by virtualization technology that provides a basis for the mobile operating system Google's Windows. Partners with Citrix to distribute to interested companies and a variety that do not yet unnamed PC makers to consumers.
"The idea is very simple," said CEO and co-founder Rosen Sharma, who previously was chief technology officer, McAfee. It all started when the daughter of 6 years of age, other co-founder of the company is using Android applications on your smartphone. "She was a Netbook, and she wanted the applications itself," said Sharma. But it was not possible at that time.
"The number of people who want something like that is very, very big - both for consumers and businesses," said Sharma.
Consumers may be interested in having a Windows version of its application LinkedIn social contacts and work, the application of sports to keep on top of the latest game results, or pulse application for reading news, Sharma said. And companies are interested in expanding the reach of mobile applications they have created for their employees.
"A lot of people are making their own applications" within the company, said Sharma. "The application of GM dealers is an application for Android. People who were doing earlier BlackBerry Android applications are doing now."
The company, founded in 2008, plans to launch a beta version of its software for people to download in June or July. That has not yet set prices for the final version, scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter. Partnerships with PC manufacturers to be announced starting next week, the company said.
Once people install the software, execute an Android application is easy, said Sharma. "From the user experience, it looks like they're using an application," he said.
In fact, my colleague Seth Rosenblatt CNET Android applications found in Windows BlueStacks a smooth and effortless.
BlueStacks uses Amazon.com 's Android market to distribute applications for Google, because it limits its Android Market for specific ARM-based devices.
Problems of the user interface are a complication. Applications Smartphone designed for a touchscreen interface, and sometimes a multitouch interface, so some things did not work easily with the mouse and keyboard. Sharma brushed aside the concern, however.
"We're seeing a lot of touch devices. In two years, a laptop will have a touch screen," he said. In addition, touch pads on laptops support new multitouch gestures such as pinch and zoom, he said.
"That leaves very few applications that require absolute or contact multitouch like games," said Sharma. "The coverage you get is pretty big."
There are some caveats. Android currently runs on a variety of ARM processors used in smart phones and tablets, but Windows machines - at least for now - use x86 chips from Intel or Advanced Micro Devices. BlueStacks therefore, follows its own building's operating system Android open-source project.
The type of high-power applications that could run on Android includes Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop.
(Credit: BlueStacks)
Another complication is the processor that some programs Android - Firefox and Opera, for example - the use of native development kit that Google offers software vendors to write software that runs directly on the processor and not in Java Android software as the foundation. Those who can not run in BlueStacks today.
But later.
"Most applications are cross platform. However, any application that uses the native ARM code does not work today," said Sharma. "We will allow those applications before December."
Ultimately, it hopes to close the gap BlueStacks otherwise also allow Windows applications running on Android. That will only work on x86 versions of Android, not currently on the market.
Campbell, California, BlueStacks only 20 employees, and most are found in India, where costs are lower, so that payroll costs will not drain your bank account quickly. Instead, the company plans to use venture capital money to try to extend their software base as quickly as possible.
"Our question is to get distribution," said Sharma. It expects to have 20 million copies distributed through computer manufacturers and 60 million through the Citrix software channel, he said.
"Our goal is the end of 2012 to have a number of distribution of goofy looking. Then the game changes completely," said Sharma.
Currently, the company announced the first funding round of $ 7.6 million on Companies, the partners of radar, Helion companies, Andreessen and Horowitz Redpoint Ventures by virtualization technology that provides a basis for the mobile operating system Google's Windows. Partners with Citrix to distribute to interested companies and a variety that do not yet unnamed PC makers to consumers.
"The idea is very simple," said CEO and co-founder Rosen Sharma, who previously was chief technology officer, McAfee. It all started when the daughter of 6 years of age, other co-founder of the company is using Android applications on your smartphone. "She was a Netbook, and she wanted the applications itself," said Sharma. But it was not possible at that time.
"The number of people who want something like that is very, very big - both for consumers and businesses," said Sharma.
Consumers may be interested in having a Windows version of its application LinkedIn social contacts and work, the application of sports to keep on top of the latest game results, or pulse application for reading news, Sharma said. And companies are interested in expanding the reach of mobile applications they have created for their employees.
"A lot of people are making their own applications" within the company, said Sharma. "The application of GM dealers is an application for Android. People who were doing earlier BlackBerry Android applications are doing now."
The company, founded in 2008, plans to launch a beta version of its software for people to download in June or July. That has not yet set prices for the final version, scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter. Partnerships with PC manufacturers to be announced starting next week, the company said.
Once people install the software, execute an Android application is easy, said Sharma. "From the user experience, it looks like they're using an application," he said.
In fact, my colleague Seth Rosenblatt CNET Android applications found in Windows BlueStacks a smooth and effortless.
BlueStacks uses Amazon.com 's Android market to distribute applications for Google, because it limits its Android Market for specific ARM-based devices.
Problems of the user interface are a complication. Applications Smartphone designed for a touchscreen interface, and sometimes a multitouch interface, so some things did not work easily with the mouse and keyboard. Sharma brushed aside the concern, however.
"We're seeing a lot of touch devices. In two years, a laptop will have a touch screen," he said. In addition, touch pads on laptops support new multitouch gestures such as pinch and zoom, he said.
"That leaves very few applications that require absolute or contact multitouch like games," said Sharma. "The coverage you get is pretty big."
There are some caveats. Android currently runs on a variety of ARM processors used in smart phones and tablets, but Windows machines - at least for now - use x86 chips from Intel or Advanced Micro Devices. BlueStacks therefore, follows its own building's operating system Android open-source project.
The type of high-power applications that could run on Android includes Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop.
(Credit: BlueStacks)
Another complication is the processor that some programs Android - Firefox and Opera, for example - the use of native development kit that Google offers software vendors to write software that runs directly on the processor and not in Java Android software as the foundation. Those who can not run in BlueStacks today.
But later.
"Most applications are cross platform. However, any application that uses the native ARM code does not work today," said Sharma. "We will allow those applications before December."
Ultimately, it hopes to close the gap BlueStacks otherwise also allow Windows applications running on Android. That will only work on x86 versions of Android, not currently on the market.
Campbell, California, BlueStacks only 20 employees, and most are found in India, where costs are lower, so that payroll costs will not drain your bank account quickly. Instead, the company plans to use venture capital money to try to extend their software base as quickly as possible.
"Our question is to get distribution," said Sharma. It expects to have 20 million copies distributed through computer manufacturers and 60 million through the Citrix software channel, he said.
"Our goal is the end of 2012 to have a number of distribution of goofy looking. Then the game changes completely," said Sharma.
Top 10 Cool and Funny Android Apps 2011
Android devices are getting more cool day by day. Lots of android applications are developed all over the world. People too interested in buying those applications which are unique and cheaper. Now i am gonna suggest you some funny applications w
hich you will enjoy with your android device.
#1 Camera Fun FreeAre you interested in adding different effects to your photos? Camera Fun Free is one such application for your android phone to convert your favorite pics with different effects as you need. You can add live photoshop effects to your snaps with some clicks.
Its a quite easier application to make your photos live.
Awesome point & shoot Photo effects lens for Android camera!
Point & shoot Photo effects lens for Android camera. The most entertaining photography app - guaranteed!
Just point your Android camera and see LIVE Photo effects on the screen BEFORE you click a picture - no fuss, no muss and no guessing how your pictures will turn out!
#2 Call Announcer
Call Announcer provides an audible caller id for all calls and SMS messages.
Call Announcer provides an audible caller id for your Android phone. Utilizing your contact list and Google’s Text to Speech (TTS) capabilities, all incoming calls are announced alone or over your current ring tone. Incoming SMS messages can also be announced and Read. All announcements are fully customizable.
#3 Unlock with WiFi
Unlock with WiFi is an application which unlock your android phone when you enter into your home network. It means you doesn’t need to enter your pin number or pattern of your mobile. In this app you need to enter you password or draw the pattern when you use for logging in to your home network. This auto connects to your Wi Fi network once you reached your Home network region.
#4 3D Contact List
Add a bit of shinyness to the way you view your contacts with this 3D contact list!
Tap on a contact to view more details about them, and tap on each phone number to call or text that number.
Long press on a contact to be able to edit them, or press the menu button and add to create a new contact!
Edit the way you view the list with the display options provided.
#5 Glass Widgets
Currently there are three widgets available with this app, Glass clock widget with weather update, Glass calender widget and Glass news widget which displays RSS feeds. It allows your Android live wallpaper in home screen to be the same after installing this app. In free version the option for changing background and text color are locked. You need to buy with half a dollar to enjoy with your favorite background and text color.
hich you will enjoy with your android device.
#1 Camera Fun FreeAre you interested in adding different effects to your photos? Camera Fun Free is one such application for your android phone to convert your favorite pics with different effects as you need. You can add live photoshop effects to your snaps with some clicks.
Its a quite easier application to make your photos live.
Awesome point & shoot Photo effects lens for Android camera!
Point & shoot Photo effects lens for Android camera. The most entertaining photography app - guaranteed!
Just point your Android camera and see LIVE Photo effects on the screen BEFORE you click a picture - no fuss, no muss and no guessing how your pictures will turn out!
#2 Call Announcer
Call Announcer provides an audible caller id for all calls and SMS messages.
Call Announcer provides an audible caller id for your Android phone. Utilizing your contact list and Google’s Text to Speech (TTS) capabilities, all incoming calls are announced alone or over your current ring tone. Incoming SMS messages can also be announced and Read. All announcements are fully customizable.
#3 Unlock with WiFi
Unlock with WiFi is an application which unlock your android phone when you enter into your home network. It means you doesn’t need to enter your pin number or pattern of your mobile. In this app you need to enter you password or draw the pattern when you use for logging in to your home network. This auto connects to your Wi Fi network once you reached your Home network region.
#4 3D Contact List
Add a bit of shinyness to the way you view your contacts with this 3D contact list!
Tap on a contact to view more details about them, and tap on each phone number to call or text that number.
Long press on a contact to be able to edit them, or press the menu button and add to create a new contact!
Edit the way you view the list with the display options provided.
#5 Glass Widgets
Currently there are three widgets available with this app, Glass clock widget with weather update, Glass calender widget and Glass news widget which displays RSS feeds. It allows your Android live wallpaper in home screen to be the same after installing this app. In free version the option for changing background and text color are locked. You need to buy with half a dollar to enjoy with your favorite background and text color.
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