27 October 2010
Best Android Apps & Games
When I first got my Android phone (HTC Hero), I wanted to know what apps to download, but there is just too much and some of them isn't that good. So here I give you all my favorite and best Android apps that can run on any Android 1.5 or later. All apps are available on the Android Market for FREE.
Top 10 Best Apps
01. Opera Mini
02. Buzz Deck
03. Facebook
04. Retro Camera
06. DStv Guide
07. Photoshop
08. Layar
09. Shazam
10. Zedge
Top 10 Best Games
01. Bonsai Blast
02. Fishin'2 GO Lite
03. Guitar Hero 5 Demo
04. Jewels
05. Pinball
06. Raging Thunder Lite
07. Throttle Copter
08. Tic Tac Relax Lite
09. Toss It
10. Wave Blazer Lite
Other great apps and games I have:
- Advanced Task Manager
Manage all your tasks
- Astro
View all storage cards folders
- Barcode Scanner
Scan any Barcode and get info
- BestTube
View and download YouTube videos
- Bump
Share info when bumping each others phones
- Compass
Use a real Compass
- CopyCat Lite
A game where you can test your memory
- CNET News
Technology news on your phone
- Engadget
Technology news and reviews on your phone
- Facebook Chat
Chat instantly with your Facebook friends that's online
- Foursquare
Share places you've been, and get points
- Gist
View your Facebook, Twitter and RSS Feeds at one place
- Google Sky Map
View the planets around you in space
- MagicMarker
Draw with neon colors on your screen
- Mippin
View all magazines, blogs and news articles at one place
- MXit (South Africa Only)
Instant Messaging application
- News24 (South Africa Only)
News, Sport, Weather, Entertainment
- PicSay
Edit your photos
- Ping Pong Lite
The classic game, with motion movement
- Pull My Finger
Play a fart sound, or set your own time
- Ringdroid
Trim your MP3 song for a ringtone
- Snake
The classic Snake game
- Solitare
The classic Solitare game
- Sudoku Free
The classic Sudoku game
- Sweet Notes
Create notes to store
- Tech Buzz
View all the latest Technology blog posts
- Wapedia
Search Wikipedia on your phone
- YouTube
View videos from YouTube on your phone
Email me and share your Android applications, for me to download.
11 October 2010
Older Versions of Android Are Recei
Over the weekend, older versions of Android started receiving automatic updates for Market, bringing it into line with the Froyo look and feel of it. If you haven't already, fire up the Market and take a look, as chances are you haven't spotted it yet. (There was no alert to this update due to its automatic nature). You can now add a widget to your homescreen for the Market, and browse apps via the new tabs.
Windows Phone Marketplace will have 2000 apps at launch of Windows Phone 7
Today is the official launch of Microsoft's latest mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, and that means the rest of the day is liable to be chalk full of news, opinions and commentary about the software and hardware that will make up the backbone of a make-or-break effort on Microsoft 's part to regain any semblance of credibility in the mobile market. That's not to say there isn't still navel-gazing and rumor-mongering to do, though.
According to a tipster writing to Engadget, one good piece of news when it comes to Windows Phone 7 is that when it launches, there will already be 2,000 applications waiting to be bought and downloaded from the Windows Phone Marketplace. Okay, that's just a drop compared to the overflowing ocean of content provided by Apple's App Store, but given how important apps are to a smartphone's success these days, Microsoft at least is trying to make a strong showing out of the gate. Ultimately, though, what will matter isn't whether Microsoft launches with a small but respectable app library … it'll be whether or not developers continue to make new content for
the marketplace. Until Windows 7 Phone handsets actually start shipping, that will continue to be the big unknown … and no matter what Microsoft announces today, only time is going to tell.
02 October 2010
Google adds 20 countries to Android market, 18 more in the works
Yesterday, Google announced that "developers from 20 more countries can now sell paid apps on Android Market." The additional countries include: Argentina,
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan. Paid
application support for developers is now available in 29 countries; Android Market users from 32 countries can purchase applications. Google also noted that over the next 2 weeks, "users in 18 additional countries will be able to purchase paid apps
from Android Market. " Soon also for South Africa



