T-Mobile recently announced plans to take their “Direct Carrier Billing” to the next level by allowing customers to use its convenience to purchase digital content and services from virtually any device with a web browser. The extension of this payment option gives customers the convenience of having one centralized payment method for all participating online purchases without the need to input information such as credit card numbers or third party account credentials. Purchases are then applied to the customer’s monthly T-Mobile bill hence the title “Direct Carrier Billling.” Essentially T-Mobile customers will soon be able to use their accounts much like they would a credit card, only problem is… they’re not credit cards.
You see, credit card purchases and purchases made by services linked to a credit card are afforded certain protections under Federal law should a consumer find themselves a victim of fraud, theft or error. This is not the case with “Direct Carrier Billing,” which leaves the consumer at the mercy of their carrier should a dispute about charges arise. It begs the question of whether or not the convenience is worth giving up your rights as a consumer. While it may be a tad annoying or uncomfortable to constantly give your credit card information out to various online merchants, you can at least sleep well knowing you have protection should something go wrong.
In a report by Consumers Union, a non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, they outline the concerns and dangers of using various mobile payment options along with the different protections offered for each method. It’s a must read for consumers trying to keep up with the insta-insanity of mobile payment technologies and services. Give it a good read and then reassess whether or not T-Mobile’s “Direct Carrier Billing” is a convenience you can afford.
Facebook is okay. Twitter is neat. But Google+ is already opening doors. With the new “Hangout” feature, the Phandroid team tested out something we’ve wanted to do for a LONG time: video podcasting. The main thing holding us back in the past was a simple technology to get the job done. Well, check out what we were able to accomplish with Google+:
What we did was extremely simple:
Create a private G+ Hangout with those video podcasting
Use Camtasia, set the recording area to a custom size that fits the Hangout video
Press the record button and start your podcast!
I had to use a microphone that recorded the sound coming out of my laptop speaker, so sound quality wasn’t good. Kevin and I were also using our built-in laptop cameras so our video quality wasn’t great. But when it comes down to it, this was a test run that can be greatly improved upon- we just wanted to test it out, share the idea, and see what you folks think.
Most of all, I hope Google takes notice and continues building this out as a native feature set with YouTube integration. Some things I’d like to see:
Set private Hangout/Podcast participants, but allow other Circles or the general public to view the video stream
Enable the “host” to selectively allow people watching (but not participating) to get face-time: this could be the equivalent of “calling in” to ask a question or having a guest on-air
Allow recording of the video which would automatically be uploaded to your YouTube account for future viewing
Take it one step further and imagine live polls, overlay graphics/text, and elements that would not only improve hangout as a feature for friends but make it the most compelling (and free) video podcasting solution on the planet.
So… what do you think?
Keep the opinions coming!
Please sound off in the comments if you’d like to see more of these videos: what specific topics/ideas would you like us to cover?
Just earlier this month, Google released an official Blogger app for Android that would allow users to blog straight from their phones. Now, Google is providing you with five helpful hints that can help you take advantage of all of Blogger’s features from your Android device.
1. Attach photos as you compose
Take photos using your phone’s camera and instantly add them to your post while you draft. You can also insert photos from your phone’s gallery, all within the Blogger app.
2. Include your current location
With your phone’s GPS, you can let your readers know where you’re blogging from by selecting your current location, no additional typing needed.
3. Share to Blogger
Share videos, products, photos, links and other interesting things you would like to include in your blog via the share button that’s available in many apps, including Google Maps for mobile, YouTube, and your web browser. After you share an item to your Blogger, it will be inserted into new post that’s automatically created for you so that start can composing right away.
4. Switch across multiple Blogger accounts
If you’re an author of more than one blog, you can easily switch between your different accounts by tapping on the orange arrow next to the title of your blog. That way, you can publish articles for each of your blogs to keep your all of your readers up to date.
5. Keep track of published posts and saved drafts
See what you’ve composed in an easy to read list by tapping the list icon located on the top right-hand corner.
Want a little taste of NFC now when it comes to paying for your Starbucks brew? Well, ok, it’s not NFC but it’s the next best thing. Developer birbeck has conjured up a little handy application to better assist you in paying for your coffee and keeping tabs on your….tab. The Starbucks Card Widget allows you to enter your Starbucks card number to keep track of your balance, rewards points, transaction history and even lets you add funds to your card when your balance gets low. In addition, you can search and find the nearest Starbucks location and use Google Maps to get you there.
You can pay for your brew at any Starbucks using the bar code scanner feature on your device. Just have the cashier scan your phone and the correct amount is automatically deducted from your card. There you have it, it’s that simple. And if you’re really anal concerned with your monetary status, you can add the card widget to one of your home screens. The widget gives you a quick glance at your balance, rewards and provides you with one click access back into your transaction history. The more you use the app, the more rewards points you earn. So give it a try and let us know what you think. Head on over to our apps database for more info and to download the app. You know, this also begs a certain question. Where is the Dunkin Donuts card app? Anyway, let us know what you think of the app in the comments below.
Following RIM’s announcement of BlackBerry WebWorks for Tablet OS, they are back with a new 4-part webcast series starting February 1, 2011. This one focuses on porting existing apps as well as developing new apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook. According to the summaries of the sessions they will cover everything from getting started developing to effectively managing resources to migrating between platforms, and everything in between. Each session will focus on a different set of topics related to the WebWorks SDK, and will end with a live Q&A. The presenters are Adam Stanley and Prosanta Bhattacherjee, both Application Development Consultants at RIM.
This looks like a great opportunity for anyone looking to develop for the BlackBerry PlayBook, and it’s totally free to attend! So mark your calendars, set your alarms, do what you have to do if you’re interested in checking out the webcast. They will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays starting February 1, 2011 at 2 PM EST. Check the links below to get registered and for full details on what will be presented.
Do you find yourself losing interest in the real world? Are there moments you long to be near a computer to view the latest sports scores or blog posts? Do you have the urge to look something up on Wikipedia because you need the answer now? Fret not; as the owner of a BlackBerry smartphone you can easily access the internet whenever and wherever you go. We’re going to discuss how to use your BlackBerry browser so you’ll never be more than a few inches away from your precious internet ever again.
The Storm and Torch devices use an on-screen keyboard. Because of this, some of the shortcuts used for others’ BlackBerry smartphones may not always apply when using touchscreen devices. Fear not, for those shortcuts are not gone. They’ve simply been lost in translation.
The Android Developers Blog has a nice breakdown on a tool called Traceview that Android developers can use to improve performance on their applications. I could go into detail but Tim Bray does a good job on the blog of breaking it down. He explains how to use the logged data to find out what what part of your app is taking up the most time, then drilling down to find the likely culprits of code causing any mischief.
I’m sure many of you developers may already know about this tool, but just in case, it’s good to spread the word. Nobody wants buggy, laggy apps bogging down their Android device. Hardware can only go so far and even then, all it takes is one bad app to eat up your battery or crash your phone.
We may not have jetpacks for commuting yet, but in many ways, we do indeed live in the future. We carry around more computing power in our pockets than the Eagle had on board when it landed on the moon. And the things we can do with that computing power is straight out of the science fiction of 30 – even 20 – years ago.
Which is why I’m a little confused as to how little hullabaloo Apple’s FaceTime has actually gotten. Yeah, I know: it’s just an implementation of VOIP with video, something Skype and iChat have been able to do for years, and that has even been possible on phones for a while. But it’s the best implementation of that technology brought to a highly ubiquitous platform to date, and it’s free (or, it doesn’t cost any more than your original hardware purchase and your monthly internet plan). I was really excited to have a chance to try it when it was announced as a major new feature.
But sadly, my upgrade cycle for the iPhone is out of sync with the iPhone 4 hardware update, so I was going to have to wait to really play with FaceTime until next year. Until Apple contacted GeekDad and loaned me one.
FaceTime works really, really well. The picture is crisp (especially on the new screen), sound is great, and there are no jaggy compression artifacts in the video. It just does what it was meant to do. But after a few calls, it got me to thinking — besides just straight video calling, how else could we use FaceTime to make it feel like we really do live in the future? Here are some ideas:
Play D&D via Facetime: videoconferencing and telepresence have undoubtedly already been used for playing the world’s favorite role-playing game, but it can be tough to set up around the kitchen table. However, having a remote player call in via FaceTime (because it’s VOIP, the call doesn’t cost anything), while not as good as actually being there, could work very well. The DM could keep the main camera focused on the map, and then speak directly to the remote player by switching to the front-facing camera when needed. The player could role their dice on camera to keep everything above-board.
Use FaceTime as a baby monitor: Good quality video baby monitor systems are pretty pricey, and very often the radios in them will pick up cordless phone chatter from elsewhere in your neighborhood. Why not put your charging dock in the nursery and your mate’s dock on a nightstand in your room, and keep a FaceTime call going all night over your home wi-fi?
Create a periscope for your kids: when I was young, my dad built me a periscope using two small mirrors and a old cardboard tube. Well, for a lot more money and no lesson in reflection, you could do the same with a couple of iPhones running FaceTime. Yeah, kind of silly. On the other hand, there might be a fun afternoon had by mounting one camera on an R/C car and piloting it around the house using the PoV from the other phone.
Set up two friends on the safest blind date ever: You’d need to either be in the room with one of them or have two iPhones and point them at each other, and it wouldn’t exactly be a traditional date. But two people could meet and talk with each other without either one of them needing to have the slightest idea how to contact the other, so nobody needs to worry if it doesn’t work out.
Have a quick consultation with a doctor or nurse: You don’t need to describe your kid’s rash to the pediatrician on the phone — you can show it to him/her. Worried that the mole on your forehead might be early-stage melanoma? Save yourself a trip and get your dermatologist to take a quick peek at it.
Conduct an awesome experiment: Get everyone you know who has an iPhone 4 together, and everyone they know, until you have at least ten of them, and an even number is essential. Set them up in pairs talking with each other using FaceTime, and set each one to use the back camera instead of the front one. Now balance each of them on its bottom, back to front, in as close to a circle as you can get, with members of each pair across the circle from each other. Will it create a portal to another dimension? Would each screen show an infinite progression of iPhones? I’m not quite sure, honestly. Now take one of the phones out of the circle and point it at something — watch as the image hits each phone. Revel in the awesome geekiness of it all.
Has your car been making strange noises? Do you need to check the undercarriage, but don’t want to get out the jack and really don’t want to crawl underneath? Well, put a worklight and your mate’s iPhone on a dolly or even a piece of cardboard, start a FaceTime call with your phone, and push the first one under the car to check things out.
There are probably plenty more (slightly silly) ways to use Facetime, but that just means it really is a useful tool. If you have an idea (SFW, please!), leave it in the comments.
The following tutorial comes to us courtesy of Adobe. The company introduced some new enhancements to its BrowserLab service last week to improve its cross-browser testing abilities, and this is an overview of how to use some of these enhancements.
We told you about BrowserLab here on Webmonkey when it first showed up as part of Dreamweaver CS5 in April. It’s a hosted service that lets web developers preview their work across multiple browsers and operating systems in a single environment. Since it’s a hosted service, Adobe can update the backend with the latest code from all the popular browser engines as they’re updated in the real world.
It integrates fully with Creative Suite 5, so if you’re using Dreamweaver, you can launch BrowserLab previews at any point in your workflow and test your live code against all the major browsers.
Adobe may eventually turn BrowserLab into a paid service (the cost will likely be between $200-300 per year), but if you sign up for access before April 30, 2011, you can secure an account for a full year at no charge. All you need is an Adobe ID login, which is free.
The new features of the include a BrowserLab add-on for Firebug and the ability to smart-align screenshots. There are also some further integrations with Creative Suite 5. To walk us through using these new features, Webmonkey has collaborated with Scott Fegette, a technical product manager for Dreamweaver and BrowserLab.
So, take it away, Scott.
Testing Pages With the BrowserLab Add-On for Firebug
The ability to use BrowserLab in any Flash-enabled browser has always been one of BrowserLab’s benefits, but the only way you could get to a screenshot of anything aside from the initial page as it loaded (like interactive menus/states/content/etc.) was to use Dreamweaver’s BrowserLab integration to send the current state of your page –- with edits and interactive elements -– directly to BrowserLab.
Using the new BrowserLab for Firebug (alongside the magnificent Firebug plug-in itself) within Firefox allows you to send the current state of your local page in Firebug – including design and CSS tweaks you may have made directly in Firebug – right up to BrowserLab and see how that handy hack you just added works across all the browsers.
This new Firefox plug-in will help you be effective with BrowserLab whether you’re in Dreamweaver or Firefox, and make the smooth BrowserLab experience more attainable within any workflow you may have established for yourself.
Once it’s installed, right-click the BrowserLab icon on the lower right corner of your browser, or right-click the page you’re viewing. You can also use the “Tools” menu.
Here’s a video that provides a more in-depth look at the Firebug integration:
“Smart Align” your screenshots
The new Smart Align feature lets you specify an alignment point on one screen shot, and then align all of your other screen shots to that point.
You’ve had the ability to custom-register your screenshots in BrowserLab for a while now. You just drag out from the upper left corner of your rulers in 2-up view and adjust for page-level offsets directly.
The idea was to let you be able to adjust for page-level misalignments and focus on a particular area of your page or application accurately, particularly within Onion-Skin View, where a page-level offset will ruin any changes of a “clean” view of your pages together. But in practice, the workflow was clunky, hard to master and ultimately inefficient. This feature has been redesigned, here’s the new workflow.
Click the Alignment icon. You’ll immediately get a “virtual loupe” you can drag across the current screenshot and find the area you’d like to align everything to. Finding a good, clear area like a corner or recognizable markup element is best -– particularly one you know will be reasonably consistent across browsers.
Then, either choose to align everything to that point, or reset your alignment (i.e. your zero point) to that point. By choosing to align all, you’ll get a quick status window that lets you know the progress (this does take some horsepower), and the accuracy of the matches BrowserLab finds.
And once it’s completed, you should be able to flip into Onion-Skin View and see that particular area of your page perfectly (or very close to perfectly) aligned with the other screenshots. This truly allows you to adjust for global inefficiencies and really use BrowserLab for some minute, fine-grained detail work.
BrowserLab goes local
I’d also like to talk about a feature Adobe launched in May that enhances BrowserLab’s integration with Dreamweaver. When testing content in Dreamweaver’s Live View using BrowserLab’s Local setting, BrowserLab “sees” what Live View sees. This lets you test content that you’re working on privately without publishing it to the internet, such as sites on your local web server. You can also test local content served by intranet web servers and content management systems like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla.
This works by securely pushing content to the BrowserLab service and ultimately delivering that content into the list of available browsers. BrowserLab leaves you in full control of what content is allowed to leave your system via permission settings, which lets you maintain an allow/deny list of URLs.
Also, when content is requested by a page you’re testing, BrowserLab references that list before pushing that content to the BrowserLab servers. If a URL isn’t in the allow/deny list, you’ll be prompted before uploading the content. The allow/deny list works with partial URLs too, meaning that the first portion of a URL must match the entire URL stored in the list.
You can set your file location preference and adjust permission settings in Dreamweaver.
If you’re new to to BrowserLab, try it out for free. As a part of the Adobe CS Live family of online services, you’ll receive 12 months of complimentary access.
This tutorial was authored by Scott Fegette, a technical product manager in Adobe’s Creative Suite Web business. He manages Adobe Dreamweaver and BrowserLab.
We’ve seen some pretty cool projects where we draw closer and closer to Tom Cruise in Minority Report’s technology in transparent displays. We know all wanted to be Tom just a little.
We’re even closer than you may think! Pioneer’s Network Vision HUD is seen connected to an Android device using lasers to generate images on-screen. How cool is that! We said Lasers! Pioneer is looking to market this technology by the year 2012 as a driving display and navigational aid.
So now that Adobe Air has officially been released for Android (well on Android 2.2 anyway) what apps use it? There’s no official list of what apps are based on Air, so how is a techie, Android user to know? Well thankfully appbrain user webkitchen has compiled a list for us. According to him, there are currently 23 apps that are based on the Air runtime and obviously a lot more will follow.
Nokia exec: Using Android like ‘peeing in your pants’ for warmth
Nokia’s Anssi Vanjoki’s point seems to be that there is little long-term profit to gain for manufacturers who use Android.
With all the attention being paid to HTML5’s <video> tag, few have clued in to what is perhaps the most useful magical pixie dust hidden inside the web’s next markup language: the new semantic tags.
Rather than using <div> tags to wrap your page sections, HTML5 offers much more sensible elements like <header>, <nav>, <section>, <article>, <footer>, <aside> and <time>.
Of course, cool as the new tags are, they don’t cover every situation, which is why, as with HTML 4, you can extend HTML5’s tags to add even more semantic meaning to your pages.
One of the more useful ways to extend HTML is with microformats — small chunks of semantic markup for address book info, event listings and machine-readable metadata. In HTML 4, this is done using the class, rel, rev and profile attributes, along with some established design patterns and nested tags.
However, HTML5 tosses out the rev and profile attributes and adds some new things like WAI-ARIA’s role and aria- attributes, as well as the new data- attribute system.
So where does that leave microformats? Well, the answer is a bit complicated, but our friends over at HTML5 Doctor recently dove into the confusion and have published a rough guide to what works in HTML5. There are some great tips, not only about implementation, but also what you should avoid and what might change in the future.
The article walks through a number of common microformats like address cards and licensing information, showing how they work in HTML 4 and what elements might be extended in HTML5 — like using the time element within the hCalendar microformat.
In the end, while the article has some caveats you should read up on, the good news is that you can safely use microformats in HTML5. Also, be sure to read through the comments on the post as Tantek Çelik, one of the authors of microformats, has some important clarifications and suggestions for using microformats in HTML5.
K-Mart’s $150 Augen GENTOUCH 7in Android tablet definitely made a buzz for itself over the past few weeks. However, things have probably taken a turn for the worse for them.
You may be thinking to yourself “How do you pirate open source software?” Well you need a license to use certain proprietary Google apps, which you have to pay for, which Augen didn’t. For example, the Android Market can be found on the tablet, but you’re not able to actually download any apps from it, at all. The reason is that Google only gives licences to members of the Open Handset Alliance, a club to which Augen does not belong.
When LaptopMag contacted Google regarding the issue, the big G responded with this:
“Augen included proprietary Google software in their product via an unauthorized vendor. Google only licenses its software to partners and OHA [Open Handset Alliance] members directly”
Bummer man. Since releasing their findings, the Augen CEO issued the following statement:
“Augen Electronics Corp., an innovator of tablet pc’s, netbooks, and eReaders, would like to deliver the following statement to address the circulating media gossip regarding Augen’s preloaded apps.
On July, 29 2010 Augen had a constructive conversation with Google Inc. The topic of the discussion was Google’s Application Suite. As you know, Google Inc. has released the source code for the entire Android platform under the flexible and commercial-friendly Apache 2.0 open source license. Augen is free to use that open source code; however, the suite of applications comprising Google Mobile Services on Android are proprietary to Google and have not been released under open source licenses. The Google Mobile Service and Android Apps were pre installed during the development process on our tablets for testing purposes, and were not removed unintentionally before releasing the products in the market place.
Google and Augen came to a mutual understanding that the Google Mobile Services Application Suite pre-installed on the GENTOUCH/ GENBOOK Series; could not be removed due to technological constraints for the products that were sold, shipped, or already produced.
For future production runs and deliveries, Augen will block and remove the Google Mobile Services ApplicationSuite from the current devices until further notice. We are currently in communication with Google Inc. to obtain the required licensing for upcoming products, and will announce in our future statements the timelines and availability of these products as it will become available to us. However, for your convenience Augen will add applications to accommodate the absence of the Google Mobile Services Application Suite.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU…
The future of Augen holds a key to develop market conscious products with a vision of delivering the latest and emerging technologies, being available and affordable to every household, big/small corporation in the United States of America and worldwide.
We are at the final stages of releasing an entire new line of products which incorporates the newest technology and concepts, that will make a difference in your every day lives. We encourage you our Gen Nation, to follow the exciting products that Augen will be unveiling in the very near future. We are here to put the world at your fingertips and take you beyond the realm of the market that exists today, bringing you with us into a new era of open world communication and computing.
We are a US based company and understand and incorporate your wishes, desires, and requirements in our company’s DNA. We are here for you and are looking for your continued support, and excitement in our current and future releases.
Gary Gofman
CEO
Augen Electronics Corp.”
What do you think should happen to the Augen tablet? Should they stay on store shelves or get yanked? Let us know your feelings in the comments
For more information on Android and the current Android mobile phones, check out our Android Guides
We’ll let this one speak for itself really. You can take it all for what it is. A poster in the forums with a great story and a pic to go with it. Some will scream Photoshop, some will accept it. In the end, it is what it is. As the story goes from GoBlue in the forums:
A few weeks ago I was at my kids event and saw some person sporting a slider….no big deal I thought until I saw him slide it and saw the BB Logo….I asked him it that was the new BB Slider and he yep. Played with it a few, it was running 6.0. No idea what build. He basically said this would be out in November. I asked how he had and he is in public relations for RIM here in Chicago. I was a huge BB fanboy and if I had not gone Android, I would be creaming. The UI was nice, very smooth and FRIGGIN Fast. Again, I mean no disrespect, I can not answer any questions, just here to say those that are staying BB will definitely enjoy.
Was going to post this weeks ago, but had no proof, and well even with my post count, some would be skeptical. However, weeks later we were together at an "event" taking pictures of our kids after wining a "game" and just saw that I had a pic of it.
It is very small, feels very solid, and again if I had not experienced Android I’d want this phone.
And that’s the tale of the spotted BlackBerry 9800. Pretty awesome. Considering I live in Halifax which has a RIM call centre, I’ve seen my fair share of pre release devices walking the street but, have yet to see a 9800 anywheres while out and about. All I can say is at least it wasn’t left in a bar and appears to be getting some real world testing. Hopefully, we’ll see a launch soon.
We’ve mentioned Ponoko.com (the world’s easiest making system) here on GeekDad a few times over the last few months, so imagine how excited we were when they contacted us with an offer of a fantastic prize for a design competition?
The competition ties in with the launch of a new extended materials catalog that includes electronic gadgetry from SparkFun, as well as their usual timbers, plastics, fabrics, metals and other sheet materials.
Pepe Chair by Stuff
Have you got a bright idea for an electronic masterpiece, a gadget, a gizmo or even a work of art? Maybe you love the idea of getting one of your kids doodles made into a 3D toy? Maybe you want to make them a unique piece of furniture? Or, maybe, just maybe, your favourite cat just needs a special shelf all to himself.
Whatever your thinking is, submit your best idea for a product to be made using Ponoko and electronics from SparkFun and you could get it made for free.
To enter the competition, post your idea to the GeekDad flickr pool and tag it ‘ponoko’. You can post sketches, product photos, or final design images to flickr. Or, if all you have is a description of your concept, leave it in a comment below. A Top 10 will be chosen by a panel of judges from Geekdad and Ponoko, and then we’ll set up a poll so that all you readers out there can vote for the overall winner.
Owen by kyle koch
It’s the first time Ponoko has offered non-sheet materials. And what’s more, they’re adding the entire SparkFun inventory list to their catalog at the same prices as buying direct from SparkFun. This means you can now source all of the parts you need to make your geeky products, all from one place. There’s no change to the way Ponoko works, you upload your design and select flat sheet materials. Then you have the new option to select SparkFun components to add to your order. You’ll get a total price, you check out your order, and all of the items will be delivered to directly to you.
More than 50,000 user generated goods have been made so far using the Ponoko system. See what others have made and get inspired in the showroom.
Bandit ruler by Spunique
One thing you need to know. To get something made on Ponoko, you’ll need to be able to submit your design in an EPS or SVG format. There’s plenty of ‘how to‘ information on the site to guide you, but if you get really stuck, we can help out with the winning entry.
You’ve got four weeks to get creative. Just make sure you post your idea the end of July, the closing date it the 31st.
We’ve just received a tip that RoadSync Using Exchange ActiveSync has just gotten an update to V2.0. If you’re not sure exactly what RoadSync is or does, then have a look at their key features:
“Direct Push” e-mail with peak and off-peak sync settings
Richly view HTML formatted messages* with enhanced zoom
Instantly access message alerts and calendar reminders via the Android notification bar
Effortlessly scroll through your inbox with ability to quickly delete and flag multiple messages
Sync Exchange Contacts to the built-in application while keeping them separate from Google and other contacts
View Contact photos in RoadSync messages as well as Caller-ID. Plus, use the the Quick Contact Toolbar for faster access to all their details
Quickly search your local contacts or Global Address List to dial, text, e-mail and even locate contacts using Google Maps
Sync your Exchange appointments to the new RoadSync Calendar app and stay on top of your agenda with the RoadSync CalendarWidget
Conveniently accept & decline meeting requests as well as create new meetings and invite attendees right from your device
Quickly jot down important action items and cross them off as you go using the new RoadSync Tasks app and widget
Download attachments of all types – view, edit and send Microsoft Word & Excel files using Documents To Go
Remotely wipe your device in the event that it is lost or stolen
For a complete list of all features, please check out their feature matrix.
The app will cost ya $9.99 and you can rate it and leave your comments here.
Thanks to our tipster who sent this in!
For more information on Android and the current Android mobile phones, check out our Android Guides
It was only a matter of time before we saw Intel jump into the mobile processing arms race, and it seems that they are showing off what they intend to do with their new Moorestown chips at Computex in Taiwan this week. Engadget is only too kind to share their hands-on experience with the prototype unit.
Intel had several devices built just for the show for demo purposes, most of them running other operating systems, but they had a handful that were running Android 2.1. Reports were that the units had no internet connection, nor any cellular data streaming into them, so it was hard to put them through their paces. The reporter did say that the unit ran pretty well, nothing spectacular and certainly not speedier than any of the snapdragons we have seen so far on the market.
Check out the videos below to see these in action on an Aava Mobile-built reference design, courtesy of Engadget. For more on Aava Mobile, check out our previous post.
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There’s over 40 million active BlackBerry users out there, so I CAN’T BE THE ONLY ONE who gets ticked off when this happens….
One of the things I have absolutely LOVED about my BlackBerry from day one is the fact that while I’m talking to somebody on the phone, I can hit the escape/back key and exit to the homescreen and actually USE the device while on a call. So if I’m talking to somebody and they ask me for a person’s number, I can quickly look it up in the address book and give it to them without missing a beat. Or if the person on the call wants to discuss an email they sent, I can exit the call, go to the homescreen, open up the email app and find their email and read it while talking to them. It’s a beautiful thing.
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