Google announced today that a new version of their Gmail Android app has been made available in the Android Market. This update is for users running Android 2.2 (Froyo) – (EVO and Droid Incredible users: see the update at the end of the post). This new update includes several great features, as well as limited support for the new Priorty Inbox feature.
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Most of the Android buzz over the last month or so has been related to tablet devices. Whether it’s the Dell Streak, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, or the myriad of other announced devices, tablets are all the talk right now. The problem is that right now, it’s just talk. Only a very small number of devices have been made available in the US at this point, and other than the Dell Streak, they’re made by unknown companies that are putting out poor quality devices.
Over the next couple months, the tablet market will take off with new devices. Samsung is going to be launching the Galaxy Tab, a 7-inch tablet that looks like a small iPad. Archos has announced four new devices ranging from 4-inches up to 10-inches. HP, Toshiba, and ViewSonic are building Android tablets as well.
Should you jump on the emerging bandwagon and run out to get an Android tablet? Read on to find out. (more…)
Check it out, Android users… Angry Birds is in Beta for Android and a lite version is available for free! In the 5 or 6 levels I’ve had time to play so far, I’ve been thoroughly impressed. Unlike Doodle Jump, which doesn’t play nearly as smoothly on the Droid as it does on the iPod, this game feels like it’s supposed to. In fact, it’s one of the few games for Android I’ve found so far that really feels like a game should… appealing graphics, great performance, and fun! It’s as if I were playing it on an iPhone… which is saying a lot, as in my opinion, Apple still has the corner on the market with games. However, I believe that will gradually change, and games like Angry Birds is on the right track to doing just that. It all really boils down to weather or not developers will feel it’s worth their time porting to Android, but as more Android devices saturate the market, the more that won’t be an issue.
Grab a copy in the Market, and help the developers out by reporting any bugs you do find by using the ‘Bug’ button in the menu.
So you’ve decided to take the plunge and root your Android phone. Maybe one of these reasons pushed you over the edge. So how do you do it? Depending on your phone, there are different steps required. Some are very easy, while others require some tech knowledge and command-line code. This article will discuss the rooting methods for the more popular Android phones available right now.
Disclaimer: Rooting your device is risky. It may void the manufacturer’s warranty, and may ruin your device – even if done properly. Hijinks, Inc. and myself take no responsibility for any damages that may occur by doing so.
They say that necessity is the mother of invention… and they’re right, but in my case, Google already invented it, and I’m just taking advantage of it… don’t judge me. I was recently setting up a Sprint i1 android phone for one of my co-workers, and besides being disappointed with the molested version of Android it was running, realized that they also don’t offer a desktop app to sync the Outlook calendar, of which said co-worker uses… a lot.
Enter Google Calendar Sync, and sweet little app that sits on your desktop and syncs your Outlook calendar to your Google Calendar. Since the only option the i1 had for Outlook sync was through an Exchange server, which many smaller businesses don’t have, we just setup a dedicated Google account to sit there and be our pseudo Exchange server, letting Google Calendar Sync push events back and forth between Outlook and Google Calendar, then ultimately to the phone.
No specific issues as of yet, as I just finished setting it up this afternoon, but in my initial tests, it seemed to work well. So if you’ve got an Android phone and use Outlook calendar, give Google Calendar Sync a try.