Posts tagged: action

Is Google right to say farewell to the Menu button? [POLL]

The menu button has lost its space among the elite conventions of Android UI design. What once was Menu, Back, Home, Search has become Back, Home, App Tray, and Google wants Android developers to get used to it. But should they

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Android Apps Alert #77: Social Overload Edition

Google details Android 3.0: multicores, better graphics, media, and UI overhaul

Android 3.0 is Google’s foray into an operating system targeted for tablets, and developers are now being treated to platform updates showcasing its many new features.

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Beluga is like BBM for Android/iPhone with group messaging and sharing [App Reviews]

BlackBerry is an enterprise standard, but BlackBerry Messenger has emerged as one of the strongest feather in RIM’s cap.  Beluga is not exactly like BBM, but it provides the same basic premise for people looking to simultaneously message, post photos, and share locations with a group of people. Beluga is an Android 2.1+ and iPhone app that connects people into private groups known as “pods.” A pod acts as a meeting ground for people to discuss projects, common activities, or personal communication. Rather than deal with relaying texts between friends or e-mail messages, a pod is created in which everyone granted access can read what everyone says.

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Rumor: will HTC release a Facebook Phone at Mobile World Congress?

Now, this is interesting. According to unnamed sources London newspaper CityAM has been in contact with, HTC will launch two Facebook-branded phones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. The devices are said to run a tweaked version of Android, and they will support Facebook voice calls and instant messages.

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Lego launches MINDdroid: a remote control for Mindstorms NXT

Lego Mindstorms is a series of programmable robotics toys manufactured by the well-known Lego Group in Denmark.

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ActionComplete adds new web app and 2-way sync for super GTD system

ActionComplete is a productivity tool for Android inspired by David Allen’s GTD method. With the addition of a new web app that can sync with an updated Android client, ActionComplete has cemented itself as one of the premiere GTD apps for Android users.

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HTC Desire for 3UK available for pre-order, ships April 23

The HTC Desire is the class of Android phones available in the UK, and 3UK is getting in on the action.

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Missing Sync adds wireless sync between Android and Mac/PC’s

Android phones no longer need a USB cable to update files thanks to the latest version of Missing Sync for Android. The PC and Mac desktop software now makes it possible to wirelessly sync files and data between an Android phone and a computer.

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