Buzz Widget Gives Something to Buzz About

For those of you who Android users who play have Google Buzz accounts, there is now an easier and faster way to do it . Google has released a home screen widget that allows you to buzz on the spot. The widget has four buttons, Buzz icon take you to Buzz in the Browser, a Post A Buzz text box, Camera icon to snap a photo, and a Gallery icon to select pictures on your SD card. It is available for Android 1.6 and up . Personally, it is a lot faster to use the widget, than to open Maps or the Browser. It also includes the ability to remove or change your location and post a public or private Buzz. Search Google Buzz in the Market to download. Question: Do you use Google Buzz? Might We Suggest… Google Gets Social With New “Google Buzz” Today, February 9th, 2010, Google has yet another release for us(Android Users) that extends the abilities of your Android Device and Gmail account. This free service is called Google Buzz and is …

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Google Maps 4.1 for Android – What’s New?

Latitude Widget Google just keeps plugging away with updates to their Maps for Android handsets.  It has only been a few short weeks since the last version was released so we were pleasantly surprised to learn of 4.1 which hit the market last night.  Would this be a minor update with subtle, if any, noticeable differences?  Hardly! There are 4 notable changes in Google Maps 4.1 and they are: Updated Search Results – All the tabs are gone, giving  users all of the results on one page.  New buttons allow you to view the destination/result, get directions, call location, or view with Street View. Swipe for More – The results page seen in the image to the left show ratings, buzz, and reviews.  Users can tap on any one of those to see more results.  Want more results?  Grab the page with your finger and swipe it away.  Going left or right will bring previous and next results. Switching  Accounts – For those of you with multiple Google accounts, you’ll be able to toggle between your identities.    While logged in, you’ll be to access features like Google Buzz, Latitude, Starred items, My Maps, and more. Live Wallpaper and Widget – Find your friends and family or view current traffic conditions with the Latitude widget on your home screen.  For those of you with a Nexus One or Droid with Android 2.1, you can set your location and map as a Live Wallpaper.  If your friends happen to come into range of your map, you’ll see them right on the home screen of your phone – all without the need to open an app. Google Maps 4.1 can be found for free in the Android Market.  While it’s designed for Android 1.6 and above, remember you will need 2.1 if you want to take advantage of the Live Wallpaper feature. Might We Suggest… Google Maps Update – What’s Nearby You? Google has added a new feature called “What’s nearby” to the latest release of Google Maps (v3.3.0).  The feature finds and displays a list of the ten nearest businesses or other places of inte…

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Zillow.com Launches Android App

It’s springtime which means the home buying season is starting to kick off.  Coincidentally or not, Zillow.com has just released their Android application into the market.  If you’re not familiar with them, Zillow is an online source for homeowners, buyers, sellers, and everyone else to find and share relevant information as it pertains to real estate. As of right now, they have information on over 90 million homes across the US. Their new Android application gives users all of the great features they’ve come to expect, but with some great mobile additions.  For instance, GPS can pinpoint a user’s location and dynamically provide updates to the handset as they walk or drive through a neighborhood. See Zillow in Action Specific features to the Zillow Android App include: Zestimate home values, home details and historical data on 95 million U.S. homes – nearly all homes in the country. Dynamic curbside images of homes using Google Street View. Multiple photos, home details, and contact information on homes for sale, for rent or listed as Make Me Move, allowing home shoppers to peek inside home listings and call or email agents, owners and landlords right from the app. Shoppers can filter their home searches by sale price, rental price, number of bedrooms and bathrooms and listing type (for sale, for rent, Make Me Move, and recently sold). Users can search for homes and neighborhoods utilizing voice search – just say an address, neighborhood or city and the Zillow Android App will take you there. Scan to download Zillow You can find the Zillow app for free in the Android Market immediately.  They are listed under the Lifestyle category.  Of course, if you have Barcode Scanner on your phone, you can grab it by scanning the image to the right!  Read more about the application by heading to www.zillow.com/android . ? Might We Suggest… MOG to Bring On-Demand Music to Android in Q2 If you’re anything like me, you may be growing impatient with the repeated delays coming from Spotify and Rhapsody regarding on-demand music streaming services. As of this post, Spotify is now working…

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MOG to Bring On-Demand Music to Android in Q2

If you’re anything like me, you may be growing impatient with the repeated delays coming from Spotify and Rhapsody regarding on-demand music streaming services. As of this post, Spotify is now working on a next-gen version for a U.S. release (read: don’t expect that any time soon) and Rhapsody’s beta testing of their Android app has officially closed as of February 26th. Luckily, the wait for on-demand music may soon be over! California-based MOG aims to have an app for Android available in “early Q2″. Representatives of MOG announced today at SXSW2010 in Austin, Texas that they are working on applications for both Android and iPhone, and that they are being developed side by side for a consistent interface. For $10 (U.S.) a month, users will get unlimited access to and downloads from MOG’s catalog of over 7 million tracks. What’s exciting about MOG’s mobile application is that it combines key features included in current and future competitors’ services with unique features of its own. For example, users can create and download custom playlists to their phones, similar to Spotify and Rhapsody, but they can also download entire albums to their device. With MOG Radio, users can create artist stations (much like Pandora), but can customize the stations to their liking with a slider bar, allowing the user to choose to listen to only songs by a particular artist, mostly songs by related artists, or anywhere in between. Additionally, users can skip as many tracks as they’d like while listening to MOG Radio, as opposed to Pandora’s six skips per hour limit. Although the user interface is being designed to be very similar to the iPhone, Android users will get the added benefit of voice commands. $10/month will grant users mobile and computer web-app access, which is currently available at a $5 monthly subscription. Source: Wired ; Engadget Might We Suggest… Slacker Radio 2.0 Features Station Caching For Android App – Listen Anywhere! It has been a busy few days for the folks at Slacker, Inc. Today they announced the next version of their Slacker Radio 2.0 application for Android phones. This isn’t your typical bug fix and minor up…

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ZumoDrive for Android Lets Users Enjoy Content Whenever, Wherever

ZumoDrive has announced the release of their Android application today which allows for users to access and play music, video and photos without messing around with synchronization.  With 2 GB of free cloud storage, one has instant access to any and all documents and media stored on ZumoDrive, regardless of PC platform. Thanks to background capability in Android, users can stream music over EDGE/3G connections while working within other applications.  Have a Word document or PDF that you want to access?  ZumoDrive lets you view those just the same as if you were pulling up a photo album.  In terms of video playback, ZumoDrive supports MP4 and H.264 formats. Scan to download ZumoDrive You can download ZumoDrive for free today in the Android Market.   If you have BARCODE SCANNER on your phone, you can scan the image to the right! Might We Suggest… SugarSync Unveils ‘Upload by Email’ SugarSync Inc., providers of  digital backup and syncing, have announced their latest feature called ‘Upload by Email’.  As the name implies, it works by simply sending an email attachment to a sp…

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Hootsuite Acquires Swift App

Days after launching its Android application, Hootsuite is announcing that they have acquired developer Swift App . This doesn’t come as a total surprise as Swift App was the company behind the development of Hootsuite’s recent twitter client for Android. Observant Android users who had previous experience with Swift app noticed striking similarities between the two apps.  As part of the acquisition, Sebastian Delmont, will join the HootSuite team as a mobile adviser.  HootSuite for Android lets users manage multiple Twitter profiles, perform realtime search, and track keywords. Further, it’s possible to drill down on click-through stats for your tweets right from the handset. Down the road, Hootsuite plans to integrate Facebook and other tools to help businesses and teams manage their social networking segments. Might We Suggest… App Review: Swift Twitter App Twitter apps are in plentiful supply on Android and choosing one can be a bit of a hit and miss affair. Having used Twidroid as my main Twitter app for sometime, I decided to give Swift a try as I fel…

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FlyScreen Integrates FourSquare into Latest Release

FlyScreen just dropped a great new feature into their Android lock-screen app.  FourSquare integration allows user to check-in from their handsets without the need of opening an actual app.  For those of you who are fanatical about maintaining your “mayor” status, you can appreciate how important time is.  This “version 1″ of FourSquare support also allows users to search nearby for more places providing they have GPS enabled on the phone.  Other features include the ability to keep an eye on your friends, share your update with social networking services, and shouting. Wonder what they’ll add to the next version? If you already have FlyScreen, look for an update in the Android Market.  If you’ve never heard of the app but would  like to try it out, simply scan the barcode below with your Android handset! Download FlyScreen 1.8 Might We Suggest… FlyScreen Comes out of Beta, Arrives in Android Market Many of our readers and staff here on Android Guys have had a chance to experience the awesomeness that is FlyScreen. However, for those who haven’t been fortunate enough to receive beta testing privi…

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Beta Test This! Opera Mini 5

Ok, so maybe you like the stock Android browser but aren’t necessarily in love with it.  Good thing for you the platform is flexible and you’re not stuck with just one option!  Hot on the heels of January’s 4.2, Opera has just released their Mini 5 beta browser into the Android Market. Opera’s Mini is a feature-rich browser that does a lot of the heavy lifting on the server side.  Data is compressed by Opera before it even hits your phone so pages load considerably faster. While Mini works fine on phones with less horsepower or smaller screens, it really shines on handsets like the Nexus One. Tabs and the new Speed Dial feature play well with the bright 3.7-inch AMOLED screen. Opera Mini 5 Scan the barcode to the right with your Android handset to download Opera Mini 5 today! Might We Suggest… Skyfire Browser Coming to Android? Thanks to a recent acquisition, Android owners might be seeing the Skyfire web browser on their handset before too long.  Kolbysoft, the makers of the popular Steel browser, were just purchased by Sky…

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ABSOLUT’s Drinkspiration Arrives for Android

This next post is strictly for those who are 21 years or older. No peeking kids! We’re going to trust you here… ABSOLUT VODKA has just announced the launch of their Drinkspiration app for Android. Defined as an “interactive encyclopedia of recipes”, the application helps users find and share drink recommendations based on a variety of conditions including location. “Have you ever found yourself in a bar without really knowing what to order? With Drinkspiration by Absolut, you’ll never have this problem again. Drinkspiration is your best friend in the bar, giving you guidance, personalized recommendations and an all-encompassing gateway to the drink universe, right in the palm of your hand,” said Fredrick Tallroth, The Absolut Company. Featuring over 400 drink recipese, Drinkspiration lets users get search for drinks based on taste, weather, time of day, bar vibe, sound volume, real-time drink trends and more. Twitter and Facebook integration let you share your location and drink choices so friends and family know about that Bloody Mary you’re knocking back. The next time you find yourself in the store trying to figure out something to new to drink, break out Drinkspiration and get creative! Most Commented Posts Reuters: Nexus One Available Directly Through Google Website January 5 Reuters is reporting that a source of theirs indicates a January 5th date for the Nexus One to go on sale.  They’ve been advised that it will be at a  “reduced price to consumers who agree to a serv…

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Unleash Your Inner Stalker with Mobistealth

Mobistealth doesn’t play coy when describing their services.  Right out of the gate, they bill their software as “Spy Software for Android”.  For as low as $49.99 (3 mo subscription), users can catch a cheating spouse with real-time updates of phone calls, pictures, location and more.  In fact, as I read through the bullet point list of features , Mobistealth seems as if it could provide darn near everything there is to know about your suspected mate. Record all calls made from/to specific numbers Find out when and who is being called. Exact call duration of each call. Remotely record all conversations in the surrounding of the phone. Monitor movement and location history. View all photos and videos from handset Web history, bookmarks, text messages, emails, and more All kidding aside, there are some very practical features to be found with Mobistealth.  As a parent, the subscription costs are a small price to pay for peace of mind in knowing where their children are or where they’ve been.  Employers can keep an eye on their staff and wherebouts in addition to what they’re doing with the phone in downtime. To read more about Mobistealth, or to make a purchase, head to https://mobistealth.com/spy-software-buy.php Might We Suggest… Beta Test This: Swype! Swype, the gesture-based virtual keyboard that to date has only been legitimately available to OEMs, just sent beta testing invitations out to Android users who’d previously provided their email addre…

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