Latest Android news, applications and forum discussion

Jun

2

2011

FaceNiff for Android lets you hack facebook accounts with one tap – video

by Jesse Bauer
tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I would take this post as more of a warning for all who have a facebook account to make sure they lock it down before you have anyone on your Wi-Fi hacking into it and exploiting it. The FaceNiff app will actually creep into secure networks as well running WPA, WEP, and WPA2, so its [...]

Categorized as Android Applications, Android News | Full Post

Jun

1

2011

Howto guide on SMS backups for Android devices

by Jesse Bauer
tagged , , , , , , , ,

There’s many an app available on the Android Market for anyone who wants to back up their devices features, apps, or documents. What about your SMS messages? Yup, there’s a way to do that too. XDA member Pyr0TeK was kind enough to write up a little guide over it, with the aid of two apps [...]

Categorized as Android Customization, Android Guides & Tutorials | Full Post

May

27

2011

Swiftkey X beta available for download – it’s Personal!

by Jesse Bauer
tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Swiftkey is already hugely popular on Android devices, with many users paying the $2 just to get the full version, because it’s just that good! Now, Swiftkey has been listening and watching user feedback for some time, and based on those comments and ideas, they have released Swiftkey X beta for Free in the Android [...]

Categorized as Android Applications, Reviews | Full Post

May

26

2011

Andro+ Call Backgrounder lets you ignore calls and continue what you were doing

by Jesse Bauer
tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Ever had a time when you were just about to knock down that final level on Angry Birds you’ve been struggling to grab 3 stars on, only to have a big display pop up that someone is trying to call you? All you want to do is get back to that game, cause you’re on [...]

Categorized as Android Applications, Android Development, Previews | Full Post

May

22

2011

Calendar GOwidget For Android, Simple Yet Effective

by Joe Sirianni
tagged , , , , , , , , ,

The GO Launcher Dev Team continues to put out good, simple and effective widgets for their applications.  Their latest productivity application is a cool calendar widget for the home screen.  Calendar GOwidget is a simple way to view all of your day to day activities in a very simple and sleek interface.  It’s like having the [...]

Categorized as Android Applications, Widgets | Full Post

May

20

2011

Settlers of Catan app coming to Android devices in June 2011

by Jesse Bauer
tagged , , , , , , ,

It was pushed in a facebook update on the Settlers of Catan page that they have been working on an official Android version of the game to launch by June this year. The details were scarce, but one could start to imagine how this could be a huge multiplayer mobile app real fast given the popularity not [...]

Categorized as Android Applications, Android Gaming, Previews | Full Post

May

19

2011

Deposit A Check Into Your PayPal Acct By Snapping A Photo Of It

by Joe Sirianni
tagged , , , , , ,

If this is any indication of the kind of trends we’re going to be seeing with mobile devices, count me way in.  We’ve seen the implementation of this function with the release of the Chase Mobile App for Android a few months ago and now it looks like PayPal is jumping on board the “pic & deposit” game. [...]

Categorized as Android Applications | Full Post

May

19

2011

Medco Health Solutions And Verizon Wireless Join Forces To Create The Medco Pharmacy App

by Joe Sirianni
tagged , , , , ,

I love it when two companies come together to create and form a great idea.  Medco Health Solutions and Verizon Wireless are entering the healthcare industry with a bang thanks to their recent mobile application, The Medco Pharmacy App.  The application offers “real-time patient-specific drug safety and savings information” along with critical information for patients [...]

Categorized as Android News | Full Post

May

18

2011

New Evernote Coming To Honeycomb And Supports Rich Text Editing

by Joe Sirianni
tagged , , , , , ,

Another little tidbit to come out of Google I/O last week was about a little o’l app called Evernote.  Everyone’s favorite flexible and cloud syncing note taking app is being tweaked to the tune of Honeycomb and is said to be supporting a rich text editor.  I personally use Evernote on my G2X and original [...]

Categorized as Android Applications | Full Post