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A detailed look at Google Maps Navigation (with Video)
As you might already know from our earlier post this morning, Google will be introducing a new version of Google Maps on Android 2.0 which will include Google Maps Navigation. Google Maps Navigation is a turn-by-turn navigation system done the Google way. It includes many of the features we have all come to love from…
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Android App Review: Handcent gives you full control over your SMS
A few days ago, I casually recommended the Handcent SMS app in my post about the Sprint HTC Hero messaging app glitch. Long story short, the Hero Messaging app was causing the battery to drain and replacing it with a new one from the Android Market fixes the issue. I got a few comments on…
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Android App Review: Flyscreen breathes life into your lock screen
Oh your lock screen. It is what it is. Time, date, press menu to unlock. It does its job. What more could you ever ask from it? Even with some lock screen alternatives out in the market, some of you may have been yearning for something that is a little more than just the time…
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Android Apps: Bar Control adds imporved functionality to your notification bar
One neat little app that may have gotten swallowed up by the market is Bar Control. This app is extremely simple, but very useful as well. This is just a basic overview of the app, as there is not much to write about it as a whole, but I can share how I use the…
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Album Art Grabber – revisiting a great app
Back in early August, I wrote up a short review of Album Art Grabber. It’s a simply app that was created by My Little Big Apps for the sole purpose of finding your missing album art for all the music on your Android Phone. To my knowledge, Album Art Grabber is the only app on…
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Larva Labs Intelligent Home Screen makes Android more data-centric
Custom home screens appear to be all the rage these days on the Android platform. Just shortly after the G1 launched last fall, apps like aHome and Open Home, and Panda hit the Android Market. HTC has even gotten into the game with their Sense UI on the HTC Hero. The idea is simple. Create…
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Augmented Commuting: First Impressions of the Augmented Traffic Views App for Android
Earlier this week, the Augmented Traffic team released version 1.0.3 of their Augmented Traffic Views app for the Android system. This app is the latest in the wave of augmented reality apps, apps which overlay the android camera and blur the line between the real world and the virtual world. The Augmented Traffic app is…