October 2010 Archives

Android Apps

Android Apps Alert #37: Think (Or Don’t)

Sunday is Android Day here at Androinica.com. That means today is the day that we highlight some of the best new Android games and apps to debut on Android this week. We peruse the Android Market every week to loca…

Android Games

Full Tilt developing Android app to play poker with real money

Online poker players will get the opportunity to hold ‘em or fold ‘em directly from their Android phones. And instead of virtual money or fun, the stakes will be for real cash. Poker website FullTi…

Finance

State Farm lets customers deposit checks from Android

State Farm has made it possible for its customers to deposit money without ever entering a bank. An update to the State Farm Pocket Agent app, available to Android 1.5 and above, makes it possible to deposit chec…

Travel

CoPilot Live USA available for only $4.99

Finding your way around town is more affordable for people who want a GPS app other than Google Maps. ALK has released a new version of its navigation app CoPilot Live USA for only $4.99. CoPilot Live USA features…

Accessories

Squishable Androids now available. Here’s how to win one [CONTESTS]

UPDATE: This contest is over. Thanks to everyone who participated. We have notified the winner already. When it’s time for some interior redecoration, consider the Squishable Android as a new compani…

Android OS

Angry Birds GetJar flop shows Android Market is the lesser of all evils [OPINION]

We give the Android Market quite a bit of grief on this site, but the recent troubles of dealing with market alternatives has me thinking that Google may deserve an apology. It’s not as easy as it looks. Ang…

Android Apps

RockPlayer gets competition: VPlayer plays DivX, Windows Media Video & company

A few Android devices feature native DivX support, such as the Samsung Galaxy S, but for the most part, fans of Google’s OS have been forced to convert videos into a supported format before watching films on th…

Android Apps

Angry Birds Full version for Android available for free

In a move to get more and more users hooked to the Angry Birds phenomena, the developer Rovio has decided to bring the full version of the popular (and addicting) game to the Android platform for free. The app wi…

Firmware updates

Android 2.2 Froyo for Samsung Galaxy S has arrived (only in Scandinavia so far?)

According to numerous threads and forum posts over at xda-developers’ I9000 section, Samsung has finally released an official Android 2.2 update for the Galaxy S. The Froyo upgrade is acquired via Sam…

Android News

Adobe Flash for Android downloaded 1 million times

Today is Adobe’s big day. It looks like according to them that Flash for Android has been downloaded over 1 million times from the Android Market. Flash was announced to be coming to Android months ago and…

Android

Google: We’re not threatened by alternative Android Markets

With the growing number of players entering the Android app store game, one would think that Google would be a bit perturbed with companies treading on its turf. Not so according to executives from Google. Duri…

Sony Ericsson

XPERIA X10 to get continuous auto-focus in HD video recording and new home screen in 2.1 update

We learned earlier today that T-Mobile UK would update the XPERIA X10 by the end of November. Now we have a little insight into what we can expect when the update arrives on phones. The Sony Ericsson product blog j…

Motorola

Motorola admits glitches in Froyo update for Droid X

Motorola is refreshingly open about the issues that have been found in the Android 2.2 update for the Droid X since it was released OTA in September, and the company has made a neat little list of the most common bu…

Android News

Android is for dudes, not dames, says one UK survey

The popularity of Google Android continues to rise, and much of that climb is based on the platform’s success among men, according to the results of one recent survey. In a survey of more than 78,000 UK res…

Firmware updates

T-Mobile UK: Sony Xperia X10 and X10 Mini Pro Eclair update coming by end of November

The Sony Ericsson Android 2.1 saga has been eventful, speaking in mild terms. T-Mobile UK has just announced that its part in that saga will come to end next month when it pushes out an over the air update to its cus…

Android Apps and News

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Android Apps

Android Apps Alert #37: Think (Or Don’t)

Android Games

Full Tilt developing Android app to play poker with real money

Finance

State Farm lets customers deposit checks from Android

Travel

CoPilot Live USA available for only $4.99

Accessories

Squishable Androids now available. Here’s how to win one [CONTESTS]

Android OS

Angry Birds GetJar flop shows Android Market is the lesser of all evils [OPINION]

Android Apps

RockPlayer gets competition: VPlayer plays DivX, Windows Media Video & company

Android Apps

Angry Birds Full version for Android available for free

Firmware updates

Android 2.2 Froyo for Samsung Galaxy S has arrived (only in Scandinavia so far?)

Android News

Adobe Flash for Android downloaded 1 million times

Android

Google: We’re not threatened by alternative Android Markets

Sony Ericsson

XPERIA X10 to get continuous auto-focus in HD video recording and new home screen in 2.1 update

Motorola

Motorola admits glitches in Froyo update for Droid X

Android News

Android is for dudes, not dames, says one UK survey

Firmware updates

T-Mobile UK: Sony Xperia X10 and X10 Mini Pro Eclair update coming by end of November

Android App Reviews

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