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Google releases Orkut for Android with live folders, photo uploads, and notifications

Orkut is now available on Android phones using version 1.6 or higher. Google today announced that its social networking website now has an official Android app to keep Orkut friends connected through mobile devices. I’ve never used Orkut because the site never really took off in the U.S., but Orkut is still popular among Brazilians and [...]

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Move over, Zillow. ZipRealty releases its own Android real estate app

Today is a great day for house hunters with Android phones. Not only has Zillow.com released its Android app, real estate website ZipRealty has released its own app into the Android Market. ZipRealty maintains listings for homes in 4,800 U.S. cities, and those listings are now available on your Android phone. ZipRealty allows users to search [...]

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Google Maps version 4.1 update, Latitude Widget, Search n’ Swipe, and more

Google, in their infinite update frenzy, has just updated Google Maps to version 4.1. Google says that this update is “introducing a few features that make sorting through search results or quickly seeing Maps info a bit easier.” I’m always for “a bit easier” especially when it comes to maps, an application that I tend [...]

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Slingbox Mobile: Coming soon for Android

We have seen bits and pieces about Sling Media getting ready to release an Android app, and the good news here is that launch seems to be getting a little closer to reality. Well, closer to reality based on in the past we heard rumors and now we have a mention on the Sling Media [...]

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Zillow launches new Android real estate app

Zillow.com, “the leader in mobile real estate” will be launching a US real estate searching app that uses GPS to pinpoint consumers position and provide information about local homes. The application shows an aerial view  of home price estimates, homes for rent, homes that were recently purchased, and much more. Zillow says that their iPhone [...]

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A quick look at Gestures Search on Android 1.6

Following the rollout map of recent product debuts, Google has made an app previously useable only on Android 2.0 work on Android 1.6. Google Gesture Search now supports phones that have Donut, including the T-Mobile G1 and myTouch phones. The Gestures app makes it possible for Android users to quickly search their contacts by performing swipes [...]

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Android Apps Alert 17: dictate, dine, and dress to impress

Well, I think it’s safe to say that the #androidapps tag on Twitter is in dire straits. The tag has been polluted by spamming bots and app awareness services that have made it annoying to dig through the recommendations. That won’t bring us down, though. We’ll keep trying to highlight apps each week. Feel free [...]

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Foursquare updates Android app just in time for SXSW

Foursquare has updated its Android app as part of a multiple-OS refresh before the South by Southwest festival. But while the iPhone version of the app got a beautiful makeover last week, the Foursquare for Android app remains the blue-headed stepchild. The interface remains bland graphically and doesn’t include the easy access to Shout or [...]

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Sprint users say goodbye to NFL Live, Verizon users welcome live game video and audio streams

When I reviewed the Sprint Hero last year, I praised Sprint TV, Navigator, and NFL Live as great bonus features that attracted me to the phone. Well, only 2 out of 3 of those features will work by the end of the month. Sprint has lost out on its deal to provide exclusive NFL content [...]

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Evernote to come pre-insalled on Android based Samsung phones from T-Mobile

A service or an app getting a deal that means they will be pre-installed on a handset or a device is a big deal, and that is what has recently happened with the Evernote app for Android. According to a recent post over on the Evernote Blog, it looks like the Evernote app will begin [...]

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