my favourite apps on my android phone

seesmic – twitter app

gstrings – awesome tuner

purerss – rss reader

listen – podcast subscriber

ATK(advanced task killer) – the android is multi-tasking and you need this to keep that under control

handcent – sms apps with T9 keypad (messy to install, but worth it.

robo defence – best game

bible – 40 versions, 300 languages (!)

netcounter – data counter for 3G and wifi

fring – skype/google talk on my phone

apndroid – stops background apps from getting at 3G

aldiko – ereader/library

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Find a green lender within walking distance in 5 seconds

So we all or most of us know Whole Foods as the local choice for a sustainable eating.  We can probably find the nearest location to our home or work.  What if I asked you who is the most socially responsible lender within biking distance from an area you happen to be visiting?  Well, with the help of an app I found I could give you that answer in about 5 seconds.  GenGreenLife app for the iPhone  or iPod Touch (and Android)  lets you select an industry, type of service and the preferred method of getting to this service (i.e. walking, biking or driving) and provides you with a map showing all search results based on your selection.

So to answer the above question, I can select Finance > Real Estate and Lending > Walking distance and enter my work zip code and the app tells me that 0.62 miles from my work is ACCION New York.  When I click on that it tells me that “ACCION contributes to the economic development of the NY metropolitan region by providing microloans business advisory services to people and businesses that do not have access to traditional sources of credit”.  It also provides their address, map, phone number website link and a GenGreen rating.  If I type in Biking distance it finds three lenders and Driving distance finds 8 lenders.

You can search either the area you are in currently by letting the device’s GPS take over or you can specify an address. It also has icons at the bottom for News, Green Tips and Search for green businesses by typing in related categories.  (Today’s green tip is is double sided printing at the office).

The application crashed once during my trial run, but I don’t have a problem with a free application crashing once. I really like this an will use it for finding venues that I might not otherwise find.

GenGreenLife contains a database of 65,000 green businesses and aggregates other related information on their site.  They have a good blog which covers articles with a national appeal.

-By Noerah

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Android: The Boys' Club of Smartphones?

Android, it seems, may be metaphorically stuck in a treehouse with a “NO GIRLS ALLOWED” sign nailed to the door.

Google’s smartphone platform has attracted a disproportionate number of male users, according to a report released today. And lest you think the gender gap is universal to all smartphones, Apple’s iPhone actually proved to be quite female-friendly.

Android and iPhone User Differences

The report, assembled by mobile advertising firm AdMob, is based on a survey of smartphone users around the world. While the sampling isn’t necessary 100-percent scientific, it does provide some interesting fodder for the always-popular Android-iPhone comparison game.



According to AdMob, nearly three-quarters of Android users are male. That’s not to say you have to be a dude in order to qualify as an Android fanboy, of course — but the fellas sure do hold a sizable majority in Google’s court.

iPhone users, in comparison, are pretty close to evenly divided when it comes to gender. A full forty-three percent of Apple fanatics are female, AdMob finds. Palm’s webOS is a similarly balanced story, with 42 percent of its user base waving the woman card.

(Windows Mobile — er, sorry, Windows Phone 7 Series — wasn’t mentioned in the study. Evidently, its users fall into some undefinable gender category. I won’t ask.)

The Android Gender Gap

So why the gap with Android? AdMob’s analysis didn’t go into detail, but one could certainly speculate that marketing may play a role. The Motorola Droid — arguably the fastest selling Android phone thus far, even with the debut of Google’s Nexus One — has been the subject of a widespread and memorable advertising campaign. In addition to the whole iPhone-bashing “iDon’t” thing, the Droid’s marketing has undeniably revolved around some male-friendly concepts.



From robot-focused commercials to spots featuring stealth fighter jets, the Droid’s marketing has made its target audience incredibly clear. One ad even famously asked if a phone should be pretty, then went on to slam the iPhone as a “tiara-wearing, digitally clueless beauty pageant queen.” The Droid, it explained, is a robot — “not a princess.”

Now, will all women be turned off by that kind of approach? Of course not; plenty of tech-loving ladies appreciate geeky stuff as much as any manly man. But it’s hard to deny that outside of the world of technophiles, the campaign was generally designed to appeal to guys. And that may be part of the reason why Android, thus far, is leaning heavily toward the boys’ side of the playground.

As the number of Android handsets continues to expand (exponentially, it sometimes seems), I’m guessing this gender gap will become less pronounced. Let’s hope so, anyway — this three-to-one guy-girl ratio sure doesn’t do much for our street cred.

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Android, iPhone and now Windows Mobile 7 - What will you develop for?

As an app development company we will have to make a choice of what (who) to develop apps for.  At some point there has to be a judgement call made, will it be cost effective for us to develop for all 3 platforms?  Here’s just a couple of items we will consider when making these decisions:

Is the UI the same?  Will controlling our app be similar on all 3 platforms? (remember KISS)

Can we use the same graphics files on all systems?

Do all 3 platforms have the same user type? (gamers, day to day, enterprise, kids)

How will the Microsoft team regulate app deployment?

Can the application be profitable?

Only time will tell, at this time next year will BustedAppZ! be as excited about building for Windows Mobile 7 as we are to build for Android today?

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Just an intro...

Hello everyone, or should I say, anyone?

I have a few things that have been on my mind and no real way to talk about them or gain more information about them. This is because i’m pretty much a geek. A geek who doesn’t know much at that! I recently keep ending up in situations where about 90% of my conversation starters, involve me receiving a look from the recipient like I’ve just told them their family cat has just died.

I have absolutely no experience in “blogging” so this, I am considering a stumbling first attempt in branching out to the big, wide world of online forum type things in the hope of getting feedback (good or bad) about what I have to say. That is, if anyone is listening. I can see myself being a nuisance to people I follow on Twitter in an attempt to gain comrades across the world and hopefully, will be accepted into different communities and be able to partake in any future discussions on the matter.

The first subject I wish to talk about is Google’s Android OS.

I’m a newbie to this fantastic operating system, but in my short time with it, find myself wanting to know as much as I possibly can about it. I read a lot, every day about new happenings with Android and the different handsets and manufacturers that are out there. My agenda on this topic includes the pros and cons of using it, how it is possible to make it more easily discoverable to others, the differences in information available to consumers in the UK and the US (the two main countries which I receive news from, no offence to the rest of the world!) and whatever else which happens to come up in conversation.

I must say that I have no influence over anyone and that I am doing this solely for my own interest. All I hope is that people will kindly take the time to read, comment and post information on what is going down.

Now for the hard part… finding people to listen.

Thanks for your time people!

hexagramcomplex

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Smartphones 'conquistam' 19% dos usuários do Brasil

O tíquete médio para a compra do próximo aparelho no mercado nacional é de R$ 492 (40% superior aos R$ 351 previstos para 2009), bem maior que a média da América Latina (R$ 356) e da média mundial (R$ 365).

Mais próximo do Android e do BlackBerry, do que do iPhone.

Outra constatação foi a rápida aceitação dos smartphones no mercado brasileiro, que já conquistou 19% de usuários (em contrapartida aos 16% do ano passado), índice superior ao de outros países da América Latina avaliados no levantamento (Argentina 9%; Colômbia 7%; Guatemala 6% e México 8%).

Isso são 33,5 milhões de smartphones.

http://www.convergenciadigital.com.br/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=20908&sid=17

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Need some help with a Palmtop or Smartphone device?

I’ve been using Palmtop Computers and more recently Mobile Smartphones for 21 years now! Supporting users of: Symbian Smartphones, Psion Palmtops, Palm, Blackberry, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, iPhone & iPod Touch and Android devices; otherwise known as PDAs with:

• Transfer of data from old PDAs (E.g. Psion, Palm, Pocket PC etc) to new PDAs (E.g. iPhone, Blackberry etc);
• Synchronisation of PDA data (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks & Notes) with PC software (E.g. Microsoft Outlook);
• Back Up of data on to PC/Mac or memory card;
• Configuration of email;
• Advice on upgrade options and
• MORE! (BUT, PLEASE NOTE – I don’t sell PDAs/Smartphones OR repair them)

Look no further, you won’t be dissapointed! get in touch with Ozzie on +44 (0)7889 374086 or via an email to ozziehallosman [at] btinternet [dot] com. I trust you can understand my email address (to avoid spamming software!!!).

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