Android-apps

Is your Android phone and your private data on it secure? This list of Android security apps will help you to secure all your private data and your private communication on your Droid

Now that Google’s Android mobile OS has been released to the public for some time and now thoughts of security are floating around in our minds. I am sure that many people just want a simple app to take care of security for them. Well, the good news is that since Android is based off of Linux inherently it is less susceptible to malware. The the flip side, Android users should think about their own private security since even Android developers say that their product is not completely secure due to the fact that apps must intercommunicate. Ultimately you will need to decide how much security you want on your phone. Androlib.com offers several free security apps to help you browse the internet, text your friends, and talk as securely as possible.

Secure SMS

This app will allow you to encrypt and decrypt your texts. This can be great for users who communicate potentially sensitive information via texting.

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WaveSecure Mobile Security

WaveSecure is an app that takes action when your phone is lost or stolen. Via a secure website you can destroy or recover data, track changes to your SIM card, lock the phone, or back-up your personal data… Read the rest

Here is a list of free Smartphone winter sports apps, games, themes, wallpapers and sources where you can find more skiing and snowboarding applications especially for the Android-phone and the iPhone

With the 2010 Winter Olympics approaching fast, interest in winter sports is on the rise. Even if you live in a tropical climate (lucky) or do not particularly like leaving the house, you can play winter games by downloading them to your mobile phone. There are several Android games available for indulging your inner snowboard star. If getting in the snow is your thing, there are applications for making your outdoor time easier and more interesting. These sites offer reviews of winter themes, winter games for mobile download, Android and iPhone applications for skiing and snowboarding, and winter sites for optimizing your outdoor experience.

Android Winter Sport Apps and Themes

1. Android Freeware offers a variety of sports centered freeware for your Android device, including but not limited to winter sports.
2. Snow Report provides snow and ski conditions from over 125 ski resorts around the world to help you plan your next vacation, or help you decide whether you want to leave the lodge that day.

3. Gadget Review offer reviews of Satsports handheld GPS Navigation device, and also the Satski application for Android users. Satski uses your smartphone’s GPS software to track you as you… Read the rest

You won’t be unproductive again with your Droid-phone when you use these top free productive Android apps for business

In this economy we need to be frugal with our spending and efficient with our time. An opportunity for business may arise at any given moment and could be one we cannot afford to miss. I have compiled a short list of the free Android apps that makes my life a heck of a lot easier. So here’s what I’m calling my “Stranded on a deserted island, and still need to get work done app list”.

AK Notepad: Do you forget things 30 seconds after you’re told about them? Do million dollar ideas come to you spontaneously? With AK Notepad, you’ll always be ready to jot something down in an instant. AK Notepad is one of those easy, yet invaluable apps. Put simply, you take notes on your smart-phone. Use it in meetings, write down quick to-do lists and attach alarmed reminders to specific notes.

All You Need For Your Smartphone Is On This Big List of Free Google Android Apps for your daily life with the Droid-phone

The Google Android is a smartphone with increasing popularity throughout the smart-phone world. As expected, the question of whether an application is good or not, or whether a user should pay this amount of money or find a free alternative has been rising as well for multiple Android users. This list aims to provide a few applications that every Android user should have and at a price anybody could afford – free.

Android apps for Students

Gdocs
By using their Google Docs (Reviewed) account, users can create, view and edit documents and spreadsheets. Additionally, whenever a person views a document, a good number of the original formatting is still present, which is a bonus considering the small screen of the Android. It is a helpful application when touching up a report or taking some notes.

SnapTell
Never go shopping for textbooks without this application, which offers the most variety in price checking. All the user has to do is take a picture of the textbook and the rest of the work is done by Snaptell. It searches eBay, Amazon, B&N, Half.com as well as local stores.

CoursePro
This application’s purpose is to replace that assignment book students use to write down their schedule. The free version of CoursePro can be… Read the rest

Today the Android developers team (Android-SDK-Tech) announced several updates for the Android SDK

The Android 2.0.1, revision 1 release “includes minor API changes, bug fixes and framework behavioral changes” here is the direct link to the summary of API changes. This update fixes a Bluetooth enable bug and saving contacts issues.

The Android developers provides an update of the Android 1.6 platform to revision 2, which “includes new features for users and developers, as well as changes in the Android framework API….”

The SDK-Tools have also been updated by the Android developpers to the  revision 4 these updates mainly fixes bugs in the SDK-Manager.

Updating the SDK-Tools and SDK-Manager includes also an update of the Eclipse-plugin ‘ADT 0.9.5‘ read more about the latest at this ADT Plugin Notes.

Xavier Ducrohet the Android SDK Tech Lead states

“…developers of applications affected by the behavior changes should start compiling and testing their apps immediately.”

Go ahead and update today and start compiling to develop the greatest Android-apps.

Are there any hints, experiences, thoughts and critics out there?

Comparisons to the iPhone-SDK? Are there links available?

In my mind is Android-SDK vs. iPhone-SDK. “SDK showdown: iPhone vs. Android” I am interested in that because of you know Gartner says Android sales to outstrip iPhone’s by 2012 (2012 is this not the Mayan date of the end of our world?) and because of I want to know what you think about programming on both platforms iPhone-SDK and Android-SDK

Great help and information source for Android User and Android Platform Developer

Droid Forums

Forum Categories:

Droid Forums (News and Polls), Droid Discussions, Droid Phones by Model, Smart Phones, Supporting Vendors, and Off-Topic Discussions.

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5

The Bottom Line:

Compared to other Android Forums, Droid Forums does not measure up in terms of depth and breadth. At Android Forums, for example, the Android Phones list is extensive and complete; by contrast, Droid Forums’ list of Droid Phones by Model is not as thorough, even when their Smart Phones category is also considered.

Hottest Threads: Droid General Discussions

Talk Android Forum

Forum Categories:

Google Android, Android Software, Android Phones, Android Carriers, Android Coders, Android Market Forums, Android Media, and Off-Topic Forums

Android Developers Challenge (ADC) announced 30 Best Mobile Apps for Android

Yesterday Eric Chu of the Android Mobile Platform group “announced, .. I am pleased to present the ADC 2 winners gallery, which includes not only the top winners overall and in each category,…” there are winners in different categories from Social Media to Education applications as also from Entertainment to Productivity tools.

What is it all about ADC

Google Code page

“These winners were selected after two rounds of scoring by thousands of Android users as well as an official panel of judges.”

I’m sure this list includes some must-haves for seasoned Android owners and nervous new Droid users alike. And…

The overall ADC 2 winners are:

The Lifestyle app SweetDreams tops Googles’ Android-app award

“SweetDreams is a revolutionary tool that will finally allow you to go to sleep without worrying about changing your phone settings in order to avoid unwelcome late night calls. You can even use those inactivity periods to save battery power as well, and of course forget about enabling WiFi, Bluetooth or ringtones volume …”

Go ahead to the ADC 2 winners gallery

The winner SweetDreams gets $250,000 for the first place, ‘What the Doodle!?’ receives $50,000 for the second price  and ‘Wave Secure’ goes home with $25,000 for the  third place.

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