1. Google's Navigation App For Android Is Great
(Matching tags: android,mobile apps)

For the first time in a year, I used Google’s latest technology for getting around in a car, and I found that it has improved tremendously.

2. Have You Seen Zite? It's A Great Content Personalization App For iPad and Android
(Matching tags: mac,iPad,apple,android,iPhone,phones,Tablets,Social Media)

Zeitgeist is "the spirit of the times," says Wikipedia. It's the mood of an era. Appropos of the concept, there’s an app for that. It's called Zite and it’s great.

3. Android Market Celebrates 10 Billion Downloads With 10-Cent App Sale
(Matching tags: android,mobile apps,phones)

Android Market, Google’s app store for phones using its Android OS, is celebrating is 10 billionth download by selling premium apps for 10 cents.   A different group of 10 apps will be ...

4. Best Free Android Apps of 2011
(Matching tags: android,phones,mobile apps)

Some of the apps on this caught my eye: Facebook Messenger, which would let me stay on touch with my kids from my phone using Facebook chat; SpeakToIt, which is a Siri-like voice command system for Android ...

5. If You Have Not Paid Much Attention To QR Codes, Here's A Reason To Continue To Ignore Them
(Matching tags: android,phones,mobile apps)

... Android malware," says TechCrunch. "While some users are likely to assume that QR codes are unique to the Android market and thus be comfortable scanning them, these codes actually take you ...

6. Advisors Crave Tablet Applications, But Industry Adoption Is Slow
(Matching tags: android,iPad,Tablets)

Advisors are coming around to the value of tablet computing in their business, but progress toward getting more commercial advisor apps on the market has been slow.

7. More Than 30% Of Android Phones Are Reportedly Returned Because They're Too Complicated
(Matching tags: android,iPhone,phones)

Apple iPhone returns are a mere fraction of Android returns, according to TechCrunch. Why? Because Android, while simple enough to figure for a technology lover, just is not that easy to use.  ...

8. Syncing Gets a Bit Better (for Google users)
(Matching tags: mac,blackberry,windows mobile,outlook,sync,android,iPhone)

One of the consistent headaches I hear shared with me from customers and peers is the challenge of sync (I grumble myself from time to time). The issues are often data not staying consistent from system ...

9. Scrabble Released For Android
(Matching tags: android,phones)

We don't cover games, but this Scrabble is special. The free, ad-supported game is getting largely favorable reviews so far, peppered with the occasional report of compatibility problems, says PocketNow. ...

10. BlackBerry Bloodbath
(Matching tags: tablet,android,phones,mobile apps,Operating Systems)

Shares of RIM tumbled 15% in after-hours trading following an announcement from BlackBerry maker RIMthat it would cut its earnings outlook and slash employees. RIM shares have lost nearly half their market ...

11. Control Your PC From Your Android Tablet
(Matching tags: Tablets,mobile apps,android)

Three leading Android VNC (virtual network computing) utilities for controlling your Android tablet are reviewed.  ...

12. Cool Rumor: Amazon Tablet Coming In Late 2011
(Matching tags: android,Tablets,tablet)

The tablet war is about to get a lot more fierce. Amazon is reportedly manufacturing a new Android tablet.  ...

13. Furor Grows Over Apple iPhone Storing Geo Location Data Unencrypted And Scandal Is Spreading To Android
(Matching tags: google,apple,android,phones,privacy; security)

A report that Apple is collecting geo-location data on iPhone users has sparked an uproar and the scandal could spread to include Google's Android phones.   ...

14. Android Is Destroying Everyone, Especially RIM -- iPhone Dead In Water
(Matching tags: tablet,windows 8,android,iPhone)

Google's OS has gained an astonishing 7 points of market share in the US smartphone market in the past three months, RIM's market share over the same period collapsed, dropping almost 5 points and Apple's ...