Good ol’ BBC has once again updated its Android app, this time focusing on all of you with Android tablets. Yep, the new version of the application sings along Honeycomb devices, offering “simple browsing in landscape and portrait view.” In other words, it [application] now has a new UI for “large tablets” while those of you with 7-inch ones will continue to see the mobile phone version… And that’s about all there is in this release. The future update will also bring Live News Channel and home screen widgets. All in all, if you’re getting your BBC News fix on a smartphone, there’s no need to update. If you, however, want the same content on your Honeycomb tablet (presuming you have one), you’ll want to get the latest version. Download link is below – in case you still don’t have BBC News running on your Android device… Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In Read More
If you attended some event in the past few years, you’ve probably heard about Eventbrite. The web-based service helps event organizers manage ticketing and costs nothing for free events. The company has recently launched an iPhone app (the news we missed), and now they’re out with an Android version. As you can imagine, these apps allow you to not only browse upcoming events, see them on a map and get GPS directions — but also to make your event attending a paper-free experience. Simply pull up your ticket barcode or registration info on your phone and you’re good to go. In addition, there’s an option to share events with your friends via email, Twitter and SMS; as well as the ability to contact the event organizer with last-minute questions. All this could be yours for free. So if you plan to attend some event in the future, make sure you have Eventbrite app installed on your iOS or Android-based device. Download links are below… Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. Read More
A key advantage to owning an Android phone with a 720p display is that you can watch content in true high-definition. The 1280 x 720 screen on my Galaxy Nexus is what I call “an HDTV in my pocket.” I’ve been renting high-def videos from the Android Market, simply because they’re stunning to look at. But there’s a huge problem: After watching the rentals, the massive media files aren’t disappearing from my phone. I noticed this after my CES travels earlier this month. During that trip, I downloaded some HD content to the Galaxy Nexus so I could view it on the plane. That part of the process worked just fine, and I enjoyed both Pulp Fiction and Limitless. The Google Videos app supports streaming, but I chose offline use because I didn’t want to use in-flight Wi-Fi. So I “pinned” the two rentals for offline use and had them downloaded to my phone before the trip. About a week after watching the movies — each of which had a 24-hour viewing window once started — I noticed that my Galaxy Nexus only had about 3 GB of available storage. The phone comes with 16 GB of internal storage; about 13 Read More
A key advantage to owning an Android phone with a 720p display is that you can watch content in true high-definition. The 1280 x 720 screen on my Galaxy Nexus is what I call “an HDTV in my pocket.” I’ve been renting high-def videos from the Android Market, simply because they’re stunning to look at. But there’s a huge problem: After watching the rentals, the massive media files aren’t disappearing from my phone. I noticed this after my CES travels earlier this month. During that trip, I downloaded some HD content to the Galaxy Nexus so I could view it on the plane. That part of the process worked just fine, and I enjoyed both Pulp Fiction and Limitless. The Google Videos app supports streaming, but I chose offline use because I didn’t want to use in-flight Wi-Fi. So I “pinned” the two rentals for offline use and had them downloaded to my phone before the trip. About a week after watching the movies — each of which had a 24-hour viewing window once started — I noticed that my Galaxy Nexus only had about 3 GB of available storage. The phone comes with 16 GB of internal storage; about 13 Read More
Android gamers looking for lightning-quick action and the thrill of chasing a high score should look no further. These are 10 of the best arcade games on Android, designed to take players to the limits of their skills. Do you have any favorites from the Android market that keep you hooked? Share your picks in the comments below. Read More
card.io, mobile commerce company which we’ve already covered in the past, released an Android SDK, enabling developers making apps for Google’s mobile platform to easily accept credit card payments. If you don’t know what card.io is all about, you should know that it allows consumers to take a picture of their credit card to process payments, without any extra hardware. Since its iOS platform launch in June over 80 apps have integrated the card.io SDK, with more than 750 new developers signed-up. Among the apps that already use card.io’s service are Venmo, a social payments platform, Merchant Billing, a billing, payments and processing company; and Qthru, a retail application that is geared toward improving the way people shop. Finally in case you wonder, the company is founded by two former AdMob employees, Mike Mettler and Josh Bleecher Snyder; and backed by angel investors Michael Dearing of Harrison Metal, Jeff Clavier and Charles Hudson of SoftTech VC, Manu Kumar of K9 Ventures, Alok Bhanot (former VP, Risk Technology at PayPal), and Omar Hamoui (CEO and founder of AdMob). Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most Read More
