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Feb

[New App] Redditastic Is A Fantastic Way To Add Reddit To Your 3.0+ Homescreen

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in App Reviews, Applications

Okay, so Redditastic isn't technically an app, but it is a pretty sweet widget that lets you throw your favorite subreddits on one of your homescreens. Unfortunately it's only currently available for devices running Honeycomb or ICS, and it probably won't see any previous builds of Android simply because scrollable widgets aren't supported by them unless you use a custom launcher. That being said, if you do own a supported device, this Reddit widget is definitely one to check out.

Overview

What's cool about Redditastic is that it lets you create individual widgets for each of your favorite subreddits. You can also choose to have the feed populate with hot, new, top, and controversial threads.

Jan

[Updated] Qualcomm's Snapdragon GameCommand Released To The Android Market A Few Days Early

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Applications, Games, News

Adreno Graphics, a division within Qualcomm, has just released Snapdragon GameCommand, a new game management and discovery app. Originally, GameCommand was supposed to be released on January 10th at CES, but it looks like someone pulled the trigger early.

Update by Artem: This app is much like NVIDIA's Tegra Zone, and while the content it features isn't exclusive to Snapdragons, it looks like it does require a device with one. I tried to install the app on an Exynos-powered SGSII, and it kicked me out shortly after I started it.

I would like to point out that GameCommand seems to have serious compatibility issues with operating system versions, countries, and even devices that do have Snapdragons.

Jan

[The First Annual Android Police Andy Awards] And The Winner Of The "Best New App Of 2011" Award Is...

Posted by David Ruddock in Android Police Andy Awards: 2011, Polls

You made your nominations, and we've selected four of the most popular titles named as "Best New Android App of 2011" for you to vote on. You voted. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.

Best New Android App Of 2011: Reader's Choice

And the Andy goes to.... AirDroid - with 50% of the vote, making it (barely) the majority choice.

AirDroid

AirDroid is a dead-simple-to-use browser-based device manager for your Android phone. Via Wi-Fi, it quickly and easily connects you to your device from almost any web browser on your computer, Windows or Mac - no pesky plugins required.

Dec

[New App] Papa John's Makes Ordering Pizza A Cinch With Official Android App

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Applications, News

Calling in a pizza order is so last decade. Pizza places don't even have phone lines anymore, do they? Didn't think so. Papa John's Pizza, the self proclaimed "leader in desktop and mobile web ordering," just stepped up their game, introducing an official app to the Android Market. Now ordering your Papa favorites is easier than ever, and with the new app you'll have access to everything that can be found on the actual website right at your fingertips.

I know that when I have pizza on my mind, I want to hear the delivery guy pulling up right after I complete the order.

Dec

[New App] SoundTracking Lets You Share Your Music Taste With The Social World, With One Twist

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Applications, News

SoundTracking made its jump from iOS onto the Android Market today boasting a new, Android exclusive (for now), feature. As the name indicates, this app allows you to keep track of songs you're listening to and post them to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare for your friends to see and comment on. Included with your post will be a snippet of the song, a photo, and your geo-location.

That Android exclusive feature I mentioned before is the ability for you and your friends to play full versions of shared songs via Rdio or Spotify, instead of just listening to a short clip.

Nov

FedEx Releases Mobile App – Create Shipping Labels, Track Shipments, And A Lot More

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Applications, News

FedEx recently released an official app for Android, bringing all the power of the shipping giant's online features to your mobile device.

To be a bit more specific, the app allows users to create shipping labels, access their FedEx address book, get rate quotes, receive shipping notifications, find FedEx locations, and provide mobile feedback to FedEx. Users can even nickname shipments and add notes, essentially covering all the bases when it comes to creating and managing shipments.

The app no doubt sounds like a powerhouse for FedEx customers, and makes utilizing their myriad features and services even easier than before.

Sep

Hipmunk Makes Travel Search Easy With Its New Android App

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Applications, News

Want to know which online service makes my life a lot easier? Hipmunk. For the uninitiate, Hipmunk is a flight search service with a difference. In addition to sorting available flights by the standard duration and price metrics, Hipmunk can also arrange flights according to "agony", i.e. incorporating factors such as number of stops and total duration. Although its mobile site is adequate, I am pleased to report that Hipmunk has finally launched its Android app, which is available for free from the Market.

The app has all the features of the desktop and mobile site: you enter your destination, departure and arrival dates, select the number of passengers, and whether you wish to travel by coach (economy), business or first class.

Jul

New App: Dual File Manager XT Brings Awesome Dual-Pane File Management To Android

Posted by David Ruddock in Applications, Apps/Games, News

Last Updated: July 24th, 2011

If you're like us, you probably spend a little bit of time in your Android device's directory system, hunting down stray files or unused app folders ripe for deletion. Or, more frustratingly, moving files between folders. This has never been particularly easy on Android, because you're limited to enough room on most handsets for one open file directory at a time - but no more.

Update: In response to a lot of you who are asking for root support, the app developer wrote in to say this:

"yes ROOT will be added if the program along with additional features."

Even with robust file management applications like Astro, moving files from folder to folder is a bit of a pain.

Jul

[New App] Redfin Real Estate Comes To Android, But Only In Certain Areas

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Attention would-be homeowners: Redfin Real Estate released its official Android in app into the Android Market! It's a well laid out app, with all the bells and whistles to improve the overall quality of your house hunting experience. It offers an MLS powered search with "up to the minute" results, the ability to easily find homes and open houses in your area using geolocation, and it stays fully synchronized with your Redfin account. This ensures that all of your Redfin activity stays current, as everything that do on the website stays synced with your mobile and vice-versa.