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AppBrain browses Android Market on desktop and “syncs” downloads to phone

Android desktop browser sounds like an oxymoron since Google has insisted on a mobile-only distribution system for Android apps. And while AndroLib and Cyrket have done admirable jobs in making it possible to discover new apps on your desktop, they still require users to keep their phone handy to search or scan barcodes. AppBrain is a [...]

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Android Entelligence: A Rebuttal

An iPhone-owner friend of mine recently sent me an article by Michael Gartenberg, author of the Entelligence column on Engadget. Mr. Gartenberg’s article, “Entelligence: Will Android fragmentation destroy the platform?”, presents some interesting things to consider, but is surprisingly inaccurate on a number of critical details. I thought it would be useful to summarize his [...]

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Rumor: T-Mobile USA training employees on HTC Desire

Someone I follow on Twitter claimed that his friend – a manager at a T-Mobile store – was being trained on several phones slated to come to the carrier this year. Among those phones was a little device known as the HTC Desire. I reached out to a couple of contacts I have at T-Mobile retail [...]

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Android Apps Alert 16: Game, get out of debt, and gain control of your phone

The Android Market is starting to get a nice influx of new apps. Keeping up with those apps is becoming harder with each passing day, which is why Androinica.com highlights the latest apps shooting up the Android Market and a few apps that you may have missed each week. Want to recommend an [...]

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T-Mobile USA earns highest satisfaction ratings…so why can’t they attract more customers?

T-Mobile USA has received the highest ranking in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Wireless Retail Sales Satisfaction Study – Volume 1. T-Mobile earned the highest score for customer satisfaction among U.S. carriers, the 8th time in 11 volumes that Magenta has come out on top. If T-Mobile is so great, what’s causing them to continuously [...]

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3 Key Steps to improve Android adoption in Europe

The eyes of the tech world were firmly on Barcelona during Mobile World Congress. Europe and Android were center-stage, surprising since the two subjects don’t seem to get along at the moment. Several weeks ago, IDC released a report suggesting that Europeans shy away from Android or don’t have any clue about the OS. I immediately [...]

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Android Apps Alert 15: Shop, Surf, and soothe your baby

The Android Market is starting to get a nice influx of new apps. Keeping up with those apps is becoming harder with each passing day. That’s why Androinica.com highlights the latest apps shooting up the Android Market and a few apps that you may have missed each week. Want to recommend an app for an [...]

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Touiteur will eventually be the Best Android Twitter App (Exclusive video preview)

Touiteur will eventually be the best android Twitter app. Its early to heap such praise on a brand new app, but every bit of it is warranted. Touiteur is better looking than Seesmic, has multiple accounts like Tweetcaster, and packs enough features to be the best app to rival Twidroid. Many Twitter Android apps have [...]

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5 Android Apps for the 2010 Winter Olympics experience

My knowledge of the Winter Olympics is limited to the Miracle on Ice, scenes from Cool Runnings, and a limited number of major news stories from the 2006 games. As the 2010 Winter Olympic Games begin today in Vancouver, I’m going to make an effort to keep up with the latest news and events. If you’re [...]

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Android Apps Alert 14: Better get yourself a Droid or Nexus One edition

There’s a large contingent of people who refuse to part with their beloved G1’s. Whether its because they’re holding out for a particular phone or don’t want to change carriers, these folks are content to stick with a first generation device. However, it may be time to rethink your upgrade plans. An increasing number of apps [...]

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