Google is rolling out a pretty neat new feature to their mobile browser based app Google News. When you fire up Google on your Android or iPhone device and select News, the location software will locate you and find relevant news from “about any city, state or country in the world with coverage from thousands … Read more
I’ve been envious of Android’s ability to remotely connect to PCs for some time now. So imagine my joy when I saw this app hit the marketplace. Remote Desktop from Topperware, not to be confused with Remote Desktop from TheFastMarket, is a RDP app. Unlike TheFastMarket’s version, Topperware doesn’t require the user install any program … Read more
I have been using SPB Shell 3D on the Dell Streak for the last couple of weeks and I think it has an excellent user interface and was one of the most stable builds I have used of the years in the Mobile Shell family. But what I did not figure was just how popular … Read more
If you are one of the five authorized Android devices then the Netflix wait is finally over. Netflix has just announced that it has made good with Google and their official app has hit the Android Market for the following devices: 1. HTC Incredible with Android 2.2 2. HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3 3. … Read more
If you are having trouble finding the DUI Roadblock app that Google (and Apple) are busy defending on Capitol Hill today to Senator Chuck Schumer, then chillax because Google has just updated the Android Marketplace with 5 new ways to discover any one of their 200,000 apps a little easier. After having 4.5 billion apps … Read more
If you are not a huge fan of apps, or you are using another device that does not have a Twitter app on it, then you will be happy to know that Twitter is rolling out a new web based browser app that has a slick new user interface. The app is fast – you … Read more
8.5 Billion for Skype? Outlandish you say? Well we now have discovered that the video recording and sharing service, Qik, is coming along for the ride. You see, Skype finalized their purchase of Qik early this year and now Microsoft has yet another audio/visual communication stalwart in the fold. It is not a stretch to … Read more
As an Uncle to an autistic little boy I just wanted to give a little shout out for Motorola for sending 45 XOOM Android powered Tablets to Autism Speaks as a very useful learning aid. Autism affects 1 in 110 children and 1 in 70 boys. Big thanks to Motorola for helping families better help … Read more
Mobility Digest favorite Carly Foulkes for T-Mobile gets a lot of blog coverage here and around the internet, and it looks like BlackBerry is going to steal a page from T-Mobile’s “Playbook” with Actress Eunice Olsen talking up BlackBerry Messenger in Malaysia. Not sure if BB will use Eunice in a global campaign yet, but … Read more
If you have been looking for an app to video call with your buddies, then fring has got what you need for up to four of your “freaks”. This looks to be a really cool app that you can see all of your friends on one screen all chatting it up at the same time. … Read more
I have been debating on which angle I should cover this and we here at Mobility Digest have had a lengthy discussion on Animal Cruelty, Freedom of Speech, and where to draw the line about what should and should not be available on the Android Marketplace. The App in question has only been released on … Read more
I just saw this last night and there are actually a lot of very cool movies in their collection. Yes, it’s ad supported but the playback was very nice, the user interface pretty clean, and it has some great content including some TV Shows that includes Seinfeld! * Watch full-length Hollywood movies and TV series … Read more