Category: Android apps
VIDEO: Sonos controller for Android launched, Airplay compatibilty for Apple devices lands too
Lucky owners of a Sonos multi-room speaker system today have a brand new option when it comes to controlling their audio set-ups, as the company have today revealed their Sonos-compatible Android application. A free app, similar in functionality to…
Google's Android Market hits 3 billion app downloads milestone
Three billion apps have now been installed onto Android devices, Google revealed at their company quarterly earnings call this week. The snowballing figures come just a few months after the company announced they had hit the two billion milestone. By…
ROUND-UP: Religious apps for iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry
Smartphones: tools for chatting just to friends or potential hotlines to God? It's a bit of a leap for the imagination to imagine chatting to The Man Upstairs on your Jesus Phone, but that's not to say you can't…
APP OF THE DAY: Google Maps 5.3 (Android)
I'm sure you're all familiar with Google Maps by now, the desktop and mobile app that lets you plan journeys and check out maps of almost every location the world has to offer. Though it's been knocking around for…
PSX4Droid PlayStation emulator pulled from Android market ahead of Xperia Play launch
Google have pulled a popular PlayStation emulator from the Android Market, just ahead of the Sony Ericsson Xperia launch tomorrow, the first smartphone to come complete with gaming controls and coveted PlayStation certification. It looks as if Sony have…
In-app payments hit Google's Android Market
Google have announced that in-app payments can now be added to Android apps by developers. Having proved extremely lucrative for both Apple and developers on the App Store since its inclusion in 2009, it offers further ways for app designers…
APP OF THE DAY: Tabular guitar tabs app (Android)
Today's App of the Day is neither graphically flashy nor particularly technically impressive, but it's likely one to raise a smile from anyone who'se ever strummed a few chords on a guitar. Tabular is a free library of guitar and…
BlackBerry PlayBook officially supporting Android apps
RIM's iPad competitor, the BlcakBerry PlayBook, has just had a killer addition made to its features list. PlayBook owners will be able to access Android apps as well as BlackBerry ones on their new tablet. Two optional "app players" will…
Debenhams becomes first UK high street retailer with barcode-scanning app
High street chain Debenhams has launched a new app for Android handsets, offering shoppers a range of new features through their phones. Debenham launched an app for the iPhone last year, but the Android app is the first time…
REVIEW: Telmap 5 sat nav app for Android
The advent of the smartphone has been heralded by many as ringing the death knell for the dedicated sat nav, as app makers increasingly build affordable software alternatives to costly mapping hardware. Telmap 5 looks to leverage the advantages of smartphones, offering on-the-go downloads of routes, rather than pre-installed maps.