One of the most popular types of Android app is the weather app. Weather apps are becoming more and more accurate, but there is still a good range to choose from. Here are three of the best weather-prediction apps which are currently available within the Android app market. The Weather Channel The Weather Channel has [...]
Archive for Android News
17
Apr
2011
Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 2.3.3 Gingerbread released!
As we indicated a few days ago, Gingerbread is now rolling out through Samsungs Kies software. The update has not his all regions yet, but is expected to in the coming week and phone networks should have it customised and released within the next month. How is everyone finding it? has it been released in [...]
14
Apr
2011
Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 2.3.3 Gingerbread due for release by the end of the month!
We’ve had it on good authority that the Galaxy S 2.3.3 official Gingerbread rom will be released by the end of April but it may take until the end of March (or later) for networks to customise their builds. There have been numerous leaks of Gingerbread roms so far but it is still somewhat uncertain [...]
28
Feb
2011
Galaxy S I9000 is getting Android 2.3 – 2.3.2 leaks!
Tags: Galaxy S 2.3, Galaxy S I9000 2.3.2
So it appears that the Galaxy S will be getting Android 2.3 in March some time according to the rumours. Samsung haven’t officially announced this but a leak of 2.3.2 has appeared today – if you are feeling brave head over to the thread at XDA-Developers and give it a go! Bookmark It
28
Feb
2011
Gameloft to Develop Four New Games Using Unreal Engine 3
Tags: Gameloft, Unreal Engine Android
We’ve just received a press release from Gameloft announcing that they will be producing four new games which will be using the Unreal engine. Their licensing agreement with Epic covers them for multi-platform including Android and iOS. No details are available as to what titles will appear yet but we will keep you updated when [...]
28
Jan
2011
Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus for Android released!
Tags: Gameloft, Modern Combar 2 Android
Gameloft have just released Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus – a first person shooter for Android. If it’s anything as good as their other FPS offerings then this will be awesome. It’s currently $4.99 but you get another game free, for a limited amount of time. Gameloft titles currently can only be purchased direct from [...]
26
Jan
2011
Android 3.0 Preview SDK Released!
That’s right developers and all others interested – Google have just released the Android 3.0 SDK preview version. Click here to go to the Google developers blog for further details. Bookmark It
31
Dec
2010
Samsung Galaxy S I9000 – improving your GPS
Tags: Galaxy S GPS, Galaxy S I9000 GPS
So, this a common complaint about the Galaxy S is that the GPS is awful – I personally haven’t ever had much of problem with it so I will share how I use it to see if it can improve your luck somewhat. Firstly, no firmware has caused me any problems but to be safe, [...]
23
Dec
2010
EA Games Reduced to just $0.99!
That’s right, EA have reduced all of their Android games for the holiday season. So go grab yourself some bargains such as Need for Speed Shift, Tetris and the Sims! How’s everyone finding the games? let us know! Bookmark It
21
Dec
2010
Samsung Galaxy S I9000 2.2.1 officially released for UK unbranded handsets
Good news, if you are in the UK and have an unbranded handset then there’s a new updated available for you – only a minor one but it offers some great speed improvements over previous versions. To grab the update ensure you have the latest version of Kies installed from Samsung’s website. The firmware is [...]
15
Dec
2010
Facebook for Android updated with chat and push notifications
Today Facebook has received a large update which includes the much wanted chat and push notifications. This can be grabbed from the market now. How is everyone finding it? Review to come soon! Bookmark It
08
Dec
2010
Samsung Galaxy S I9000 Froyo 2.2.1 Leaked – improvements!
Today a new firmware leaked for the Samsung Galaxy S I9000, the version number is 2.2.1 and the build date is the 3rd December 2010. This is not available by KIES yet but can be flashed using other methods. Users are reporting yet another speed boost. For more details check out the thread at XDA-Developers: [...]
27
Nov
2010
TeamViewer for Android Beta Released
TeamViewer have released a BETA version of their app for Android. TeamViewer allows you to remotely connect to your Windows or Mac computers from your Android device. The BETA expires at the end of January but, TeamViewer have said that non-commercial users will be able to use the full version of the app for free. So [...]
10
Nov
2010
Samsung Galaxy S I9000 2.2 Froyo Review
So this has been a long anticipated update for the Galaxy S. Last week Samsung officially released this and unbranded handsets should be able to get it now by Samsungs Kies software – those with branded handsets will have to wait a few more weeks until their carrier makes their modifications to the update. So [...]
03
Nov
2010
ChompSMS updated to version 5.0 – offers free text service!
ChompSMS – a popular alternative SMS client that allows for cheap international texts has just updated to version 5.0. This version has added the something called TextFreek – this allows you to send free texts to other TextFreek users. This sounds like something similar to instant messaging clients such as WhatsApp and Ping! Chat but [...]
