Archive for ‘Android’

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Dec25

U.S. Defense Department standardized on an ancient version of Android

by todd on December 25th, 2011 at 11:28 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android

Muktware.com believes that the U.S. DoD’s choice to standardize on Android is a setback for iOS. But, it is really a setback for Android too. Android Approved By Pentagon For DoD Usage, Major Setback For iPhone Heres why. The DoD chose to standardize on some unidentified Dell device running Android OS 2.2 (Froyo). Froyo was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec12

Nielsen Android apps reach by age categories has a few surprises: Yahoo! Mail anyone?

by todd on December 12th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android

Nielsen, best known for its TV viewing habits research, also performs a lot of research in the mobile world. It released a summary of findings of Android app use by age today. And, while some of the results are reflect what most of us might guess, there are a couple of surprises too in: App-Happy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec09

TWC (Time Warner) WiFi Finder App for Android

by todd on December 9th, 2011 at 9:29 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android

Despite speaking with several friendly Time Warner customer service people, I have never been able to login to a TWC WiFi hotspot. I should note that the same devices work fine with other hotspots. But, if it works fine for you, you have an Android device, and live in the Southern California area, Time Warner […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec08

Screenshot tour of Twitter for Android 3.0.0

by todd on December 8th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android

If you are wondering what Twitter for Android 3.0.0 looks like with its redesigned UI, wonder no more. Here’s a screenshot tour of the updated app.

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Dec07

Google+ for Android 2.2 gains search (finally!) and more +1ing

by todd on December 7th, 2011 at 11:06 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android

It seems like forever, but it took Google a couple of months to finally add search to the Google+ app for Android. The announcement appears, appropriately enough, in Punit Soni’s (Lead Product Manager, Google+ Games and Mobile) Google+ stream: AND a new version of the Android app We made good on our promise eh?

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Dec07

Are 10, 25 or 50 cent apps on their way to the Android Market?

by todd on December 7th, 2011 at 7:00 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android

A friend of mine reminded me of the Google Android Market’s ten apps on sale for 10 cents to celebrate 10 billion app downloads (thanks, Jeff!). Until now, I assumed that the Android Market’s minimum app price was either free or around 99 cents. However, since the Android Market has a weird Euro/Dollar conversion factor […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec05

Usability expert Jakob Nielsen does not like the Kindle Fire

by todd on December 5th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android, Mobile Devices

Jakob Nielsen took the Amazon Kindle Fire through its paces and doesn’t seem all that impressed. Kindle Fire Usability Findings His complaints: Heavy Lack of physical buttons Miserable magazine reading experience Slow screen updates Bad UI design (e.g., graphic buttons that are too small) My take based on a brief (about an hour) use of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec03

Speed up the Kindle Fire browser by turning its acceleration OFF

by todd on December 3rd, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android, Mobile Devices

Here’s an important tip for Kindle Fire users from stevesounders.com. You can speed off web browsing on the Fire by turn acceleration OFF Silk, iPad, Galaxy comparison His results showed the Kindle Fire Silk browser performed better for ever site tested with acceleration turned off. Silk performed well with acceleration turned off when compared to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Nov29

Podcast 49: Haptify/Immersion- Enzo’s Pinball – Chris Ulrich

by todd on November 29th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android, podcast

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Jun27

First Google “Ice Cream Sandwich” Phone? Samsung Nexus Prime

by todd on June 27th, 2011 at 9:17 am
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android

Nexus Prime sounds like something from the upcoming Transformers movie. But, BGR says it will be the first Android phone to be based on the Android “Ice Cream Sandwich” release. Google’s first Ice Cream Sandwich phone to be manufactured by Samsung, possibly dubbed ‘Nexus Prime’ Ice Cream Sandwich is supposed to unify the current fragmentation […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May04

Android OS 2.3.4 Update for Nexus One

by todd on May 4th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android, Mobile Devices

The Android OS 2.3.4 update hit my Nexus One on May 3, 2011. Since the N1 does not have a front-facing camera, it didn’t get the Google Talk video chat option.

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May01

8 Apps Booted off my Droid

by todd on May 1st, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Posted In: Mobile Devices, Android

Android 1.0 design decisions continue to plague my Android experience. I booted 8 apps off of my Droid today to get back some much needed system storage space. Of the 8 apps booted off only Firefox allowed itself to be moved to SD flash storage. However, it is so slow on the Droid, I decided […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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