Anyone that has used TeleNav GPS Navigator in the past will know how well it works. Get directions, traffic updates and more. Run into traffic trouble? No worries, TeleNav can reroute you with one simple click. You can even use it to pull up the weather conditions and forecast for your current location. It’s feature-rich…
Google Planning to Take Over the World… One Android-Powered Device at a Time
In a great little report over at DVICE I read this morning, blogger Kevin Hall pointed out that Google has grand plans for the Android OS… and it isn’t limited to the mobile scene. Mark Hamblin, CEO of Touch Revolution and one of the key players in re-jigging Apple’s software to work with a touchscreen…
Google Book Search Mobile Client Available for iPhone and Android
The folks at Google have announced mobile access for the Google Book Search service for Android-powered devices… Including the G1 (of course!). The launch is also setup for the iPhone, and offers around 1.5 million books in the US, and around half a million books outside of the US. All of these titles are digitized…
T-Mobile G1 Makes Cameo on 90210
Time for a little pop culture this evening. In movies, television shows and even music videos we’re all used to seeing certain devices… Namely the iPhone or any number of the recent BlackBerry models to hit the market of late. It’s not often (or ever) that we spot a T-Mobile G1… But that’s exactly what…
Meet ‘Forknife’ The Android-powered robot!
Mobile phones have been used to control all kinds of robots in the past. But, we just couldn’t help but let out a chuckle when we heard that one enterprising robotics enthusiasts managed to marry Android to a robot. With a little coding and robotics know-how, Jeffrey Nelson put his T-Mobile G1 to use as…
Last.fm brings streaming internet radio to Android and T-Mobile G1
While the iPhone 3G and the App Store might have the upper-hand when it comes down to application breadth and shear volume of downloadable apps, the Android OS is steadily gaining ground. Popular services already ported to the iPhone OS have started to pop up in the Android Market for downloading with any Android-powered smartphone…
Boot-up your computer from your T-Mobile G1!
Sure, you could just use your T-Mobile G1 as an Android smartphone and call it a fulfilling day. But then you’d be missing out on the geekery that is booting your PC from your T-Mobile G1! The fine folks over at Logical Tech have figured out a way to use the T-Mobile G1 as a…
Truphone goes Android with Truphone Anywhere Android application!
Following on Truphone’s recent Skype-enabling update for the Truphone iPhone application, Truphone has released their VoIP application for the Android platform. The release of the Truphone Anywhere Android application makes it possible for T-Mobile G1 customers to get their VoIP fix through Truphone’s integrated VoIP solution. And, Skype fans will also be happy to hear…
Android G2 to be the HTC Sapphire? Looks That Way!
As Will suspected way back on January 12th, it’s looking to be that the HTC ‘Sapphire’ is indeed the new Android G2 device. HTC’s device lineup had slipped out last week, and Will had a sneaking suspicion that the device codenamed ‘Sapphire’ would/could be the G2. Looks like he was spot on. As you can…
The Juice is Loose? T-Mobile G1 Replacement Batteries Shipping?
If you’ve been waiting and praying for that rumored replacement battery for your T-Mobile G1, your wait might be over soon. A new report from TMONews has noted that one user has already received a replacement battery for their T-Mobile G1 device. The new battery comes with 22% more ‘juice’. The new 1400mAh battery (an…