Samsung’s answer to Apple’s iMessage and Blackberry’s popular BBM instant messaging service - ChatON - has arrived for Android.
It seems Apple isn't the only company that can't keep its new smartphones under wraps without one finding its way to a stranger, via some form of bar. Now, Google and Samsung are getting in on the leaking-act, with a new, shiny Nexus Prime/Galaxy Nexus finding its way into the wrong hands.
Android has been somewhat slow when it comes to catching up with official software from the big guns out there. Today, another baby step was taken when the official Flickr app for Android was made available for download on the Android Market.
One of the most powerful media players on the market VLC Media Player is now available for download in a pre-alpha state on Android. Link embedded after the break!
Google has announced a plethora of feature additions and improvements for Google+ and, specifically, the Google+ app for Android which includes things like being able to have Hangout video chats on the go, group message with photos and more. Also, Google+ is now open for all.
While we haven’t even seen the first official photos of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich yet, the developer community has come up with an actual launcher which is based on its looks!
The ability to change the way a device looks and works gives consumers the ability to add a personal stamp, as well as improve general functionality. This can be achieved in a variety of ways through official as well as unofficial mediums across the board.
Facebook has updated their official app for Android today. The updated app brings much-needed features like being able to control privacy settings while posting, tag friends and places in posts and improvements like a refined UI and better-working Messages and notifications.
One of the most useful and popular apps on the iTunes App Store is Remote. It is a first party app that, well, lets you use your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad as a remote control to control your Mac/PC’s iTunes library. I recently shifted back to the Android camp and found myself longing for a Remote-like app and magically stumbled upon the solution in the form of iRemote iTunes WMP.
Because of its relatively open nature, Android is a whole lot more fun to play around with than Apple’s iOS. One very important tool, which is in just about every flashaholic’s phone is ClockworkMod Recovery and today we’ll be talking about some of its useful features and how you can install it on your phone.
