Tag: Android apps
TweetDeck Twitter app hits Android phones
TweetDeck, one of the best Twitter platforms around, has now hit Android phones in a beta release. Users of the desktop app will be right at home with the many features on offer. The desktop app's multiple columns are now…
Swiftkey Android messaging app learns your lingo
If, like me, you find the Android factory messaging keys a bit hit or miss, you may find this new app very interesting indeed. Swiftkey is a messaging application exclusive to Android handsets that can be used as an alternative…
Google's Goggles app gets translation abilities
One of Google's most talked about Android apps, Goggles, has been given a significant upgrade that now allows its users to translate foreign languages using their handset's camera. Point your Android phone at any piece of text in either English,…
Turn-by-turn navigation rolled out to UK Android phones
US readers may already be revelling in the delights of turn-by-turn navigation on their Android handsets, but now UK Android phone owners can do a celebratory little robot dance too as it's been rolled out now to us Brits…
30,000 apps now available on the Android Market
The Android Market now has 30,000 apps available to download onto Android-based smartphones. The news sees the store double in size in just the last three months. The Android OS is quickly building up a strong following, with the releases…
Google Shopper searches stores using your voice or camera phone
Google have launched their very own shopping app, Google Shopper Google Shopper lets users browse stores using voice and picture recognition, or by using an inbuilt barcode scanner. For instance, take a picture of an Xbox game or speak it's…
Star Droid night sky mapping mobile app from Google
Google is launching a star gazing app for the Android platform that will allow users to identify constellations in the night sky. Star Droid will use the phone’s camera, GPS and compass to pin point exactly which celestial bodies you’re looking at and aims to educate and reignite the world’s passion with the heavens.
It’s a free download which will be launched in the coming weeks and the only practical question is over how well the phone’s viewfinder will be able to pick up the individual stars against the light pollution of Northern Europe. Of course, if you happen to live somewhere well away from the cities, you’re in luck, otherwise you might be better off sticking with Patrick Moore.
(via Telegraph)
