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Zoodles for Android Provides a Kid-Friendly Experience

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by Chris Moor on
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Zoodles is an application that specialises in creating an educational and fun experience for children on computers. Now Zoodles is taking their success from the desktop environment to the Android platform.

With this application installed you can allow your smartphone to be ‘played’ with by your children with out the fear that you will retrieve your phone with all your contacts, emails, and other applications in a complete mess. Zoodles locks down your Android handset, keeping prying minds away from what you don’t want them to ruin. Essentially it provides a ‘Kids Mode’ for the Android Operating System.

Children can choose from hundreds of educational games, videos and puzzles, all available free of charge. On top of this, the app only delivers content that the child is capable of dealing with. For example, if the child has not yet got the ability to read, then the app provides content that caters for that.

Zoodles is available for free, and there is a 14 day trial for people who want to try a premium version.

[via intomobile.com]

Android 2.2 (Froyo) available to rooted Droid X users

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by Steve Ginter on
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The folks over at MyDroidWorld.com have a nice little guide up on their forums for getting the latest Froyo build onto your rooted Motorola Droid X.  Yes, this is another early leak of the Froyo update, but hopefully this time it will not interfere with automatic future updates as this is an official OTA release, not a port or custom ROM.  You can thank Team Black Hat for their work on this.

So go on, get your delicious Froyo and let us know how it tastes in the comments.

[thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Wirefly now offering Verizon Samsung Fascinate

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Wirefly, one of the leading cell phone and plan retailers online, is now offering the Verizon Wireless Samsung Fascinate. The phone, as per usual, comes with:

  • 4″ Super AMOLED
  • 16GB MicroSD Card
  • 1GHz Hummingbird CPU
  • Swype Preinstalled

When this writer tried out his zip code on the site, the quoted price was $99 on a new two-year contract.

Do you get the same price? Be sure to let us know in the comments, and check out the full description from Wirefly after the break.

[via wirefly]

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Archos 32 PMP pretends to be an Android tablet

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by Tyler Cunningham on
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We’re not exactly sure how a device with a 3.2″ display can be considered a tablet, but Archos seems to think it should.  The Archos 32 screams PMP, with a slim design and support for multiple file type playback, including AVI, MP4, MKV, MOV, WMV, and MPG.

In addition to the 3 inch screen, this “tablet” boasts Android 2.2, an 800MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and an internal microphone.

All this can be yours for only $150 bucks, although you’re only going to get 8 gigs of internal memory.  Oh well, I’m sure there’s some kind of market for a device like this, or at least I’m hoping there is for Archos’ sake.

[via Engadget]

Mega Grip Mega Giveaway winners announced

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Well, another contest has ended folks. This was a very successful contest for us as we had our most entries of any contest to date! But enough of the boring facts, let’s announce who won the contest shall we?

  1. @SheanZ
  2. @Dennis_Smit
  3. @Jazzshade
  4. @rekaviles
  5. @bluazul7
  6. @Chuck_Coggins
  7. @theoryofben
  8. @Lovtrain
  9. @Lillunachi
  10. @mang3lo

So there you have it! Each one of you can choose ONE out of the four Mega Grip products we reviewed:

Now all that’s left for the WINNERS to do is wait for a DM from us and we’ll take it from there. Thanks again to all who entered and be on the lookout for the next contest from TalkAndroid!

DirectTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket for Android app now available

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Watch football?  Sure you do!  And if you’re a DirectTV subscriber who is paying extra for the NFL Sunday Ticket To Go service, you get a treat!  No longer are you restricted to your man-cave when the game is on.  Watch live streams of every NFL Sunday ticket game & Red Zone Channel right on your Android phone.  NFL Sunday Ticket To Go app also lets you keep tabs on player and team stats, scores, standings, schedules, and highlights.

Stick this one next to your Yahoo and/or ESPN Fantasy Football apps and you should be set for football season. Head on past the break for the market link and QR code.

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DIY Macro Lens for your Nexus One

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Here’s another one of those DIY macro lens attachments for you amateur cell phone photographers looking to get those tricky close-up shots.  Rather then buy one for his phone, Nexus One owner Thomas went the do-it-yourself route using an old binocular lens, epoxy, and a headphone jack to secure it his phone.  I especially like the use of the headphone jack mount for easy attachment and removal.

Keep reading to see the before and after shots:

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LauncherPro Updated with New Facebook Widget

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Last week we reported that a further update for the popular home-screen replacement, LauncherPro, was due out really soon. Well the developer has kept his word as version 0.7.8.0 was released earlier today.

As per usual, there are different updates for all users and the Plus (paid) version users. Here are the updates for all users:

New: Ability to use custom icons and labels on homescreen shortcuts. Long-press on a homescreen and choose “Shortcuts”. After selecting the shortcut, you’ll get a popup with the icon and label for the shortcut. You can click on the icon to choose a custom icon from your gallery, and you can edit the label before adding the shortcut.

And here are the updates only for the Plus users:

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Update to AppBrain App Market brings new social features

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AppBrain, the popular Android application database, has announced an update to their mobile Android app.  On top of a crisper UI to go along with their recently updated website, they have added a slew of new social features, including a means of connecting to Facebook, and sharing apps on Twitter.

In addition to this, you can also browse “celebrity” app lists, including Leo Laporte.

Rate and download: AppBrain App Market

[via AppBrain]

Android 2.2 update will bring Google Search to the Fascinate

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In spite of all the problems some people have been reporting with the Samsung Fascinate, we have some good news to bring.  Android 2.2 is bringing Google Search to Big Red’s version of the Galaxy S, although Bing will remain the default search engine.

Verizon was not clear as to when the update may be rolling out, but did offer a few suggestions to customers wanting to use Google search now, including using it within the browser, as well as downloading Voice Search from the Android Market.

[via CNET]

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