August 27th, 2010
I’ve been using Seesmic for Android for a while now to tweet. It has a really good interface and makes it easy to switch between different accounts.

Seesmic for Android
I’ve found uploading images can be a bit hit and miss as it takes a while to generate the shortlinks and if you try to post before they are ready it will give you an error. I also found the widget which scrolls through your twitter messages just a bit to small to be useful, it would be good to see different sized widgets available. Otherwise I think it is an excellent app.
Scan the barcode below with you android device to download from the market…

Tags: Android, Seesmic, Twitter, Windows Mobile
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August 27th, 2010
Nice review of the HTC Wildfire over at RegHardware http://bit.ly/aq450K good budget option for Android.
Tags: tweet
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August 26th, 2010
As a big fan of Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker, I’m still living in the hope that one day someone will launch the Wasp T12 (from Nathan Barley) for real.

Wasp T12 Speech Tool from Nathan Barley
Wasp T12 Interactive Page
If they can’t then at least create a keypad with an extra big number five on it (“the most used number”). Any developers out there ready to create a Wasp T12 theme for Android?
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August 26th, 2010
I started using Ocado recently and was pleased to see they have an Android application (as well as one for the iPhone). The interface is very clean and simple to use but has some great features.

My favourite feature is that you can scan wrappers before you throw them in the bin. The barcode scanner matches the product in their online catalogue and you can then add the product to your shopping list for the next order. This process generally works seamlessly and makes it very easy to build up your shopping list. You can also do text based search and, for more recent devices, voice based search for products.
Customer services are also great if you have any issues. I had a voucher code that didn’t work the first time around and they added the free item to my next order with no complaints. If you haven’t used Ocado before then make sure you use this voucher (do a search for ‘Ocado voucher’ if it has expired).
I’ve seen some issues where if you do a search or scan a barcode while it is downloading a new catalogue it can hang. Hopefully they will sort this out on future revisions. Currently though it is still very good and worth a try if you are OK to pay a bit more for your shopping. I’ve used Tesco.com before whose own brand products are certainly cheaper. However, they don’t yet have such an elegant solution for Android although based on this link they seem to be taking Android and QR codes seriously.

Download Ocado on the Go from Android Market
[I have no affiliation with Ocado]
Tags: Android, App Store, Application, Market, Windows Mobile
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August 25th, 2010
Weather bug for Android warned me about heavy rain in the area. Yup. This is the UK mind you…
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August 25th, 2010
Really enjoying Wordfeud which is a Scrabble lookey-likey for Android. You play against friends or against remote players from around the world. You can take up to two days to take a turn which means games start off reasonably fast but can then last for several days.

http://www.androidcentral.com/android-quick-app-wordfeud-free
I really like the fact that you can set up push notifications to tell you when it is your turn to play. They have recently made some updates to fix some of the bugs but there are still occasional times when you can’t zoom in to the board.
Tags: Android, Application, game, wordfeud
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August 25th, 2010
I have just done a major overhaul of the site to make it more friendly for mobile devices and also less cluttered.
The other change is that I’ve added a feed to twitter so you can follow me on https://twitter.com/PlanAn .
Tags: redesign, Twitter
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August 11th, 2010
Absolutely love the London cycle hire app from Little Fluffy Toys Ltd.
http://www.littlefluffytoys.com/?p=157
Used it this morning both to find a bike and to find where to drop it off near the office. As the bike hire scheme in London becomes more popular I see applications like this becoming essential. Use of the built in compass is also great.
Tags: Android, Cycle, London, Market
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August 6th, 2010
Nice little piece of hardware. A stencil for mocking up android applications using a pencil and paper…
http://www.uistencils.com/products/android-stencil-kit
Tags: Android
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