Android Tips & Tricks

2. Social & News Screen – Best android apps + widgets

droid — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:00:02 +0000

This post is a part of the Best Android home screens series.

Just email your best to droid@android-tips.com to get featured.

Social and News screen:

Pandora: Search for favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music

Youtube Remote: Turn your Android device into a YouTube remote control. Visit youtube.com/leanback, log in, and YouTube Remote will automatically connect!

Schemer: Discover everything worth doing, from Google. Explore a new city, check out a friend’s ... read tip.

1. Offers & Checkout Screen – Best android apps + widgets

droid — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:54:25 +0000

Now that Android 4 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) lets you capture screen-shots by holding the power+volume-down buttons, it’s easier than ever to share your intricate Home Screens.

Just email your best to droid@android-tips.com to get featured.

No ICS yet? Try this list to see if your phone is scheduled for an update shortly, or get cyanogenmod.

Offers & Checkout screen:

Starbucks: Move your starbucks card to the phone. Top-up balance and manage points.

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Beauty in you hand

droid — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:44:30 +0000

Currents is a beautiful news browser from Google.

It syncs all your online magazines to your phone and makes em available offline too.

The perfect app, if you ride a subway or bus everyday.

You can subscribe to:

Most online magazines
Trending terms
Other curators
Your google reader feeds

Google Currents

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Growth rate of a billion per month => Paper Camera is now (was) 10 cents

droid — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:11:16 +0000

Google reduced Paper Camera to 10 cents, on the eve of 10 billion android market downloads.

Paper Camera offers the best cartoon/sketch/comic book/half tone/noir/neon effects directly in your camera in real time.

No more post processing! Grab it while you can.

Other 10c apps:

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There’s an app for blackfriday

droid — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:02:26 +0000

The BlackFriday appfrom Dealnews.com lets you:

Search and find the exact blackfriday items you need
Find stores nearby
Save them to your shopping list

Shop away!
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Make video, not photos

droid — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:28:19 +0000

Socialcam, from Justin.tv, is how video should be shared.

It uploads videos automatically so your friends can see it in real time.

Then tag your friends in the video to notify them and comment on the videos shared by friends, all in realtime.

It’s that simple.

Their tag line: Shoot, tag and share it with your friends, instantly.

SocialCam

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Reduce your stress and pain

droid — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:04:50 +0000

Insight Timer gets you to meditate by starting the session with an amazing long singing bowl sound.

It records your meditation time and shows graphs for the last 10 days, weeks or months.

Also, shows you other mediators around the world to provide encouragement.

Meditate away and figure out what life is all about (and reduce stress and pain)!

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Google Offers pushes everyone in US outdoors

droid — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:27:04 +0000

Google Offers android app launched today with an offer available across the USA.

$15 for $25 to spend on outdoor gear at REI.

Offers is very similar to Groupon and will ask you to share your email to send more offers as you sign up.

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Whats new on Android 4.0: IceCream Sandwich

droid — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:12:06 +0000

The latest and the greatest:

Screens can now span the entire device. Home, Back, Menu and Search buttons are now soft buttons
Swipe to the right to throw stuff away and delete them, ex: recently opened applications and notifications
Zoomable calendar
Take screenshot by holding power and volume down buttons
Voicemail in call log. You can speed up or slow down voice mail too
Sync people info, including HighRes pictures, from social networks
Login using your face. Camera detects real

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Get advise from local physicians for free

droid — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:00:31 +0000

Healthtap posts your question for local physicians to answer – any where, anytime.

Don’t search for health information anymore, just ask.

Like a physician? Just call them to schedule an appointment.

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