Posts Tagged ‘Android’
Friday, 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
Posted in Android, Applications, Market | No Comments »
Thursday, 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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Wednesday, 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
Posted in Android, Applications, Gaming, Market | No Comments »
Wednesday, 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
Posted in Android, Applications, GPS | No Comments »
Friday, 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
Posted in Android, Applications, Development | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
I’ve used a few different mobile apps for tracking my runs. I really like AllSportGPS on the Blackberry for the fact that it gives you a lot of feedback on the screen while you are running.
However, since I left my previous company and ditched my BB I have been using SportyPal which also works nicely and is free although isn’t as feature rich. They have just announced SportyPal Pro (or 2, they don’t seem to have decided the branding yet). I’m guessing the ‘pro’ title means there will be a charge for the product. I think up until now they have relied on advertising on their website.
SportyPal 2
Of course, if you don’t want to be hauling a device around with you then there is the Garmin Forerunner but maybe that isn’t quite geeky enough. I quite like things like the ‘race’ option on AllSportGPS where you can watch on the map where your ‘former self’ was on the run at the same time.
Tags: AllSportGPS, Android, Forerunner, Garmin, Google Android, GPS, SportyPal
Posted in AllSportGPS, Android, Cross Platform, GPS Running, GPhone, Sporty Pal, SportyPal | No Comments »
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Bound to be a little biased in its favour as they have their own google application they are keen to plug but it has quite a nice video of them poncing about the Google offices with a G1 … [here]
[Sorry, this video isn't available any longer]
Tags: Android, G1, Google Android, Telegraph, UK
Posted in G1, T-Mobile, UK | No Comments »
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
In case you didn’t put yourself on the mailing list for T-Mobile UK here is the email that those who did have received. You can place your order today from 9am:
The T-Mobile G1 Google™ is here
To order your T-Mobile G1 from the T-Mobile.co.uk shop, follow the exclusive link below after 9am on 30 October 2008. We have limited stock, so make sure you get in early to avoid disappointment. Once they’re all gone, the link will no longer work.
We will aim to deliver your T-Mobile G1 within the next few days, however if demand is very high please allow up to seven days. We’ll let you know in advance when to expect delivery of your phone.
If you have not been successful in ordering your G1 today, don’t despair. We have
more stock coming soon, so keep an eye on the website.
Thanks
The T-Mobile.co.uk team
Tags: Android, G1, Google Android, Order, T-Mobil, UK
Posted in G1, T-Mobile, UK | 3 Comments »
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
I won’t link to any of these as no doubt some of them are scams but… If you do a search on ebay.com for “Google Android Unlock” you’ll see that people are already offering unlock codes for the G1 if you send them your IMEI. Whether these people can genuinely offer this already may be doubtful but there is a chance they have a link into an application or person from HTC or T-Mobile which / who can provide this.
There are also unlocked G1′s being advertised in the UK via places such as craigslist. Personally, I wouldn’t go near these at the moment but I’m sure there will be some more legitimate sources of SIM free devices in the near future. Alternatively T-Mobile may provide the device at a price with a pay as you go option, which as I highlighted previously would be great for developers or people who are just curious to try the device out mainly on wifi.
I have read that in the U.S. the 3G on the G1 may not work if a T-Mobile G1 was unlocked and an AT&T SIM was put in the device. I don’t see any such issues being prevalent in the UK. You should be able to unlock the device and switch out the SIM easily enough to O2, Orange, Vodafone or 3 in the UK
However, it will be interesting to see if T-Mobile uses a specific APN for the G1 to restrict access to services for people using other SIMs. This could stop ‘jailbroken’ / unlocked G1′s from getting access to items such as over the air updates (which have been pushed out already in the U.S.). However, this would also limit access to updates for people using the device over Wifi. For that reason, maybe they will look to use a different method such as a T-Mobile sign on to try to encourage users away from unlocked devices.
Tags: 3G, Android, G1, Google Android, HTC, Jailbroken, Pay as you go, SIM free, T-Mobile, UK, unlock, Unlocked
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
There are now a number of reviews out there of the G1 including scathing ones from Boy Genius and less scathing from the Android Community. However, one issue that seems to have been highlighted by many is that lack of a touchscreen keyboard.
In an earlier post I mentioned shapewriter. It seems that 3rd party software will be used to plug the hole initially that is missing with this release of the G1 / Android. ‘Dima70′ also kindly added a comment that points to the following sites:
SlideIT – http://www.mobiletextinput.com/Product/SlideIT/SlideIT.php
Swype – http://www.swypeinc.com/
Which seem to offer alternative touchscreen keyboard inputs.
I’m sure we will see more traditional pop up qwerty keyboards appear and I also hope we’ll see some more ‘whacky’ designs such as the ‘fitaly’ keyboard making an appearance soon.
Tags: Android, android comunity, fitaly, Google Android, Input, keyboard, Shapewriter, touchscreen
Posted in G1, Input, SDK, T-Mobile, UK | 1 Comment »
