Archive for September, 2009

Software Update: ConvertAll+ 2.5

September 30, 2009 2 Comments

So another release of ConvertAll+ is ready.  Version 2.5 is out with the following additions / improvements: Supports Currency Conversions Real time (conversion rates updated every day) Interface update Fixed bug of conversion text disappearing if too many decimal points were in the converted answer Organized Units Uniform Listing of Units   Are there any features you’d like to see in ...

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Scan Documents With Your Phone With Scan2pdf

September 29, 2009 No Comments

Here’s another utility app that I’ve found quite helpful as of late.  Scan2pdf turns your Android device into a scanner.  If you don’t find that useful, consider the following: You’ve got a homework assignment that you missed the handout for because, well… you slept though the last class.  It is due tomorrow and it is 11:35.  ...

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Comprehensive Phone Usage Stats via Phonalyzr

September 28, 2009 No Comments

Every once in a while you stumble across ‘that app’.  That application that pleasantly surprises you by providing a functionality that, while previously overlooked, will become essential for you. Phonalyzr is one such application for me. The concept is simple:  keep track of your calls and run analytics on that data.  This app is a ...

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The Cyanogen Debacle: Where to From Now?

September 28, 2009 3 Comments

The newest buzz in the world of Android is the whole Google vs. Cyanogen business.  What’s going on?  Where do we go from here?  In the next few paragraphs, I try to explain the situation and throw in my two cents on the matter. What/Who is Cyanogen / Cyanogen Mod? Cyanogen (Steve Klondike) is an independent developer ...

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Got a Fresh Install of Android? Here are Some Apps You Should Get…

September 14, 2009 1 Comment

Lately I’ve been going through the joys (and occasional oopsies) of rooting my Android phone.  After discovering the shiny joys of CyanogenMod-4.0.4 with Teaseanno and Moonsspoon’s HTC Hero 1.5 theme running on top of it, I discovered my G1 had become sleek, quick, and sexy (well technologically speaking).  At the same time it became devoid ...

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Droidtip: Install e-mailed .apk files via tAttachApkInstaller

Ever received an .apk attachment via gmail?  As an application reviewer, I most certainly have. For the longest I’ve wished...

Protect your Android Device with Stealth Guards. For Free.

Here’s a limited time offer all you Android phone owners should jump on quickly. StealthGaurds.com is offering its...

TweetDeck for Android is Arriving and its Amazing!

If there’s one area that has no clear winner yet for Android, its Twitter apps.  We have seen apps...

Nexus One Revived as Next Android Developers Phone

In the (not so) recent news, Google announced the discontinuation of the Nexus One.  For many Android fans, this...

Android Development Made Simpler with Droid-fu

android,progrmaming When you program for Android you find yourself doing some of the same tasks repeatedly. As a programmer you know...