Android : If you’re an Android user who’s keen on Google’s Tasks to-do manager , a beta application can give you offline access and syncing to the tasks you’ve stashed away in Gmail, Google Calendar, or iGoogle. Google Tasks still has a …
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Ask yourself these questions … Despite your enthusiasm for the the little green robot, do only your closest friends know you own an Android device? Do you worry that most tech-indifferent people STILL don’t know what Android is? Do you feel left out when the water-cooler talk turns to the latest iPhone OS release? If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are you are a victim of InvisiDroid Syndrome. Now, before you begin running for the triple-antibiotic cream, realize that your suffering MIGHT only be temporary. Granted, you didn’t really do anything to contract this pain and suffering … but some others are not so innocent. Smartphone carriers and manufacturers haven’t really promoted the Android OS as the “special sauce” that powers their amazing new phones. You would be hard pressed to recall ANY television spot that even mentions the word Android in connection with the Hero, G1, MyTouch3G, etc. And, who could compete with those clever “there’s an app for that” iPhone commercials that Apple keeps running (aside from the latest “there’s a map for that”)? Well, the Android community can … and here’s how. For the corporate members of the Android community, a few ideas that should increase Android awareness, as well as their profits: 1) The Freebie – What does Apple (widely recognized as the style king of pop-culture promotion) include with every Mac/iPod/etc.? An innocently placed free sticker. No instructions on what to do with it, or restrictions upon its use. Just an attractive, sturdy sticker that tells the world, “Hey, I’m an Apple fan!” Cellular carriers could similarly hand out their own themed freebie that sports the dapper green dude, as well. 2) The Common Ground – How many thousands of times have you been confronted with the phrase, “Intel Inside”? From television ads, to magazines, computer boxes, and, even computer cases, the pc manufacturers of the world rallied behind that common badge of quality. Android manufacturers (as well as OHA members) need to do the same. 3) The Mention – Android manufacturers and cellular carriers need to employ a basic memorization technique that emphasizes repetition. A simple mention of the “A” word in promotional materials from these disparate members of the Android community would benefit ALL members. Now is not the time to be neo-proprietary. And, for the common folk (with an uncommon interest in the Android world) … 1) Wear Your Support on Your Sleeve – Whether AndroidGuys.com, or another one of the fine Android sites, support them by purchasing one of their branded shirts to wear proudly whilst negotiating your daily routine. And if you are a shirt designer, consider using a stock Android robot somewhere in your design, or, at least, include your domain name for the casually curious. Additonally, for crying out loud, Google … start selling Android shirts along with the shirts of all of your other corporate identities. It all starts conversations and raises awareness. 2) The Not-so Freebie – Consider purchasing an Android logo sticker for the back of your phone. Or, the back of your laptop. Or, the back of your pet’s sweater. Just show the love. 3) Use Your ‘bot to it’s Fullest – Nothing breeds desire like watching a friend or co-worker doing something cool on their Android phone. Maybe Google or HTC will never pony up the cheddar for prime-time television spots like Apple does for the iPhone. Maybe carriers will continue assuming that people wouldn’t care about the OS in the only digital device they always carry with them … But, we don’t have to wait for some corporate monolith to promote the most exciting mobile platform ever. We, the energized Android consumers, can stop the InvisiDroid plague by planting the seeds of awareness, one sticker or shirt at a time. Go green! Random Posts Quick Look: BuzzDeck Motorola to Offer Multiple Android Devices by Holidays First Sony Ericsson app in the Android Market Video of T-Mobile Pulse in Action [VIDEO] App Review: Handcent SMS
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No More InvisiDroid
We learned during the week that Verizon had made a deal with Google to start to provide Google Android powered handsets, the first is to be in partnership with Motorola. This is great news for fans who like the Android OS, but where does … The Google Verizon phone will come with Google’s standard app market preloaded, not Verizon’s VCast Store, which is what will happen if we have a Verizon iPhone. The Google OS is becoming very popular and there is even talk that the …
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October 2009 happens to be a very important month, somehow. We have Microsoft releasing Windows 7, Ubuntu releasing Karmic Koala and now it is HTC’s Android based Hero Smartphone hitting the shelves on 11 October in connivance with Sprint. The Hero is no ordinary phone, it is smart by all standards. Upon release and further use it will become clear how it fares against the iPhone, Blackberry or even the Windows Mobile 6.5 based devices. The phone has WLAN, GPS, a 5 MP camera, 3.2” screen, 2
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Android Android everywhere…HTC Hero hitting shelves on 11th Oct
Got a HTC Magic ? Better grab a calendar then: we’ve just got word of when Donut , the next big Android software update, lands on Vodafone’s Google phone. Read on for what to expect and when. Donut, the upgrade to Google’s Android OS was revealed back in May , and is scheduled to roll out for the HTC Magic from 19 October on Vodafone, the exclusive carrier in the UK. Along with the revamped Android Market app store, HTC Magic owners will notice a speed improvement on the 3.2 megapixel
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HTC Magic Donut upgrade dated
The LiMo Foundation has been tacking on members here and there , but they just lost the better part of a major one: Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ). Moto’s VP of software apps and ecosystems, Christy Wyatt, has left the board, but the company will stick around as a standard contributing member. Moto’s love affair with Android lately has been palpable , which, as another form of mobile Linux, puts them a bit at odds with the foundation’s goals, but as one of the founding members of the LiMo foundation
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Motorola Leaves LiMo Foundation Board
I had to find a post on the forums for how to re-install the AppsLib app to my computer, then transfer that to the device and install manually so that I could download other applications . … Well now that donut has been released, the 800×480 screen res will probably be the new android standard, meaning you will get more apps . have you tried manually installing the stock market (you can find it online) and seeing what happens. Or the stock gmail app ? Go on an android …
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Archos5 Android PMP now on sale at Amazon
Free on a 24m contract, from £25 per month with unlimited mobile internet. The HTC Tattoo is designed to bring the Android operating system to users who would normally choose a Windows Mobile. With Android you can download apps from the Android Market, access you favourite social networking sites, watch videos on YouTube and have direct access to Google services such as Googlemail, Google Maps, Calendar, Documents and more. The Tattoo features HTC’s Sense UI which lets users customise severa
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HTC Tattoo now available to order at Vodafone
