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• Best Android apps: an ongoing list of recommendations

  

  By macslocum : 22 March 2010 - 04:41 AM

  The Android Market has upped its success rate in recent months. When I search for an app I've used on the iPhone/iPod Touch side, I typically find an equivalent Android application around 50 percent o...

  Tags:

  • apps
  • mobile apps
  • Android
  • smartphones
  • Android apps
  • mobile
  • mobile devices

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• How to Get Your Nexus One to Automount a microSD Card

  

  By adfm : 18 March 2010 - 10:28 PM

  If you're looking for a way to have your Nexus One automount the microSD card when you connect it to your computer via USB, then check out this handy app from doubleTwist. The app's single fun...

  Tags:

  • memory
  • microSD
  • mount
  • Nexus One
  • Android
  • storage

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• Sync your Nexus One with iTunes

  

  By adfm : 14 March 2010 - 07:46 PM

  If you're looking for a way to sync your Nexus One with iTunes you should check out iSyncr. It's $3, but worth it. It even does smart playlists. The developer says he'll include Audib...

  Tags:

  • music
  • mobile
  • Google
  • Android
  • Nexus One
  • media
  • sync

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• How to use Google Navigation as a car GPS replacement

  

  By BrianSawyer : 12 March 2010 - 06:48 AM

  Last night, I needed my Garmin to get somewhere important, but when I reached for it in the glove box, I remembered I'd loaned it out to the other car in our family and hadn't gotten it back yet. What...

  Tags:

  • navigation
  • maps
  • google
  • android

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• Is there a way to disable the Android Music app without completely uninstalling it?

  Asked by timoreilly : 10 March 2010 - 04:10 PM

  

  Answered by dkavanagh : Mar 10 2010 05:14 PM
  2 ideas; Android lets people write apps to replace system functionality. I've seen it done with the contact manager. I've toyed with doing a better music player because I've used my Google... full answer >

  Tags:

  • android
  • music
  • nexus one

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• Should I wait for a Google tablet?

  Asked by BrianSawyer : 10 March 2010 - 07:25 AM

  

  Answered by GordonMeyer : Mar 10 2010 08:13 AM
  It seems to me that if what you want is an Android-based tablet, you have no choice but to wait until such a thing actually exists. full answer >

  Tags:

  • ipad
  • mac
  • android
  • tablet
  • google

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• How to start programming in Android

  

  By macslocum : 02 March 2010 - 06:00 AM

  Android has taken big steps over the last year. What began as a promising but little-implemented operating system has matured into a strong OS powering a slew of mobile devices. It's also coming to ta...

  Tags:

  • Android
  • Tony Hillerson
  • programming
  • mobile
  • mobile programming
  • open source

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• Dissecting Google's Advice on Designing for Performance

  

  By zigurd : 27 February 2010 - 10:51 AM

  Even Google Is Not Always Right In the generally excellent Android Developers documentation site, we came across one article that stands out for containing some advice that, in some cases, harms more ...

  Tags:

  • Android
  • performance
  • Google
  • Java
  • garbage collection
  • enum
  • profiling
  • Zigurd

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• How to Search for Products with Google Shopper for Android

  

  By BrianSawyer : 19 February 2010 - 08:50 AM

  Yesterday, Google Labs announced the release of Google Shopper, a scanning app for Android phones that searches for product details by barcode, image, or voice query. In this screencast, I run through...

  Tags:

  • android
  • google
  • google shopper
  • shopping

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• Can I listen to audiobooks on my Android?

  Asked by Kathrynb : 18 February 2010 - 12:11 PM

  

  Answered by MikeH : Feb 18 2010 03:31 PM
  Short answer is yes. Long answer has a few caveats. https://www.androlib....px?r=audiobooks This url will show you all the audio-books and players found on AndroLib.com which is the best way to rese... full answer >

  Tags:

  • android
  • mobile
  • audio

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