May 16, 2011
For iPhone and Android smartphone users, there are many photo sharing and styling apps fun to play with, and also for quickly uploading something interesting. Snapbucket is Photobucket's answer to fun, mobile photo sharing – and (unlike Instagram) it's available for both iOS and Android devices.
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May 13, 2011
When people ask me about an alternative browser for Android, I usually point them in the direction of Dolphin Browser or Opera. But there's now a new kid on the block called Miren. Miren tries to provide "the most intuitive browsing experience" for Android. But does it deliver the goods?
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May 12, 2011
The home button on the Android phone normally redirects users straight to the home screen. It's handy but, with limited button choices on your phone, sometimes you want it to do something a little more useful. Have you ever wanted to redirect your home button to an application of your choice? Well, now there's a simple application which lets you do just that.
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May 12, 2011
As the recent tragic tornados in the American southeast once again proved – as well as the massive flooding across the midwest – weather is a force to be reckoned with. Even today, with all of our technology, we can do nothing more than get out of the way of nature’s wrath. Before you do [...]
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May 11, 2011
One of the navigational apps that I've been avoiding for quite a while are compass apps - after all, once you unplug that phone from the outlet, GPS will drain the battery down pretty fast. However, I decided to search for a compass program that wouldn't drain my battery in five minutes flat. I'm happy to report that I discovered a compass app called, quite simply, Compass.
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May 10, 2011
On an Android device, the home screen is prime real-estate. If you can get users to sacrifice some of their precious screen space for your widget or icon, you've made it. But these users can be notoriously hard to please. BITS, a new homescreen "widget engine" still in beta, lets you build your very own widgets, with lots of different variables, menu options and graphics.
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May 6, 2011
If you're an Android or iPhone user, you've probably already heard about Fring. It's a free application that lets you chat with your friends from all your other favourite chat clients, including Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Chat, Twitter, and many more. It has only just released the group video chat, which is available right now for all Fring users to use on their smartphone.
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May 6, 2011
Ever since I've had an Android phone, I've always been on the look out for addictive games that have the ability to capture your focus and hold it for a long period of time. We've covered a lot of Android games here at MUO, but when it comes to games that force you to become mindful and focused, I think I've found 5 of the best.
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May 5, 2011
Equifax has introduced a shiny new mobile app called Equifax Mobile. About half of the application is intended for customers who have an Equifax account and desire instant access to personal credit information, the other half of the application doesn't require an account at all. You can use it to check out the level of debt, average mortgage payments and even levels of debt fraud in your local area.
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May 3, 2011
Smartphones are cool. That’s a given. Not all smartphones are equally cool, however – even when the hardware is the same. The apps that you install on your smartphone can turn it into a non-stop awesome train. This is particularly true for Android as you’ll find all manner of unusual apps for your Android phone.
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May 1, 2011
Recent news reports have shown that both iPhone and Android phones have been collecting the location data of their users. Ostensibly it could be useful for law enforcement and rescue operations, but many users feel that it's an invasion of privacy. How do you feel about it?
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April 29, 2011
When you've had your Android for a while, the amount of pictures on the phone build up, as well as album cover art, pictures stored by applications, and wallpaper. Pretty soon you realise your phone's Gallery is full of these pictures that slow down the loading time. So it's time to get rid of them. Luckily, there's a couple of really easy ways to do it.
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April 29, 2011
Snooping on computers has been a problem for decades. But snooping on a PC is an accepted risk, and one users often look out for. But what about your smartphone? Smartphones transmit location data and store lists of everyone you know. Obviously, this information shouldn't be in the wrong hands, but what can you do to prevent snooping?
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April 26, 2011
News reading is becoming a trend again, thanks to the iPad and its list of available beautiful news readers. If you look at the available alternatives, it seems that most of the good readers are made only for iOS devices. But there are exceptions, and one of them is Taptu: a multi-platform news reader and curator available for iOS and Android.
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April 26, 2011
Although not as popular, the smaller mobile OS options have their own unique traits. Windows Phone 7, for example, has a unique "Metro" interface that is excellent in most every way. It’s beautiful, it’s simple, and the large tiles that make up the interface are easy to navigate. Yet you don’t need to own a Windows phone to enjoy the Windows Phone 7 launcher, thanks to Launcher 7.
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