Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Google It seems to have become a tradition on the Google Campus—bring out a rather large statue that shows off the flavor of desert that is Android. In the past we have seen a Cupcake, a Donut, an Eclair and a cup of frozen yogurt (Froyo) and now they have added a Gingerbread man. Plus there is also the little green robot that has become Android. But those aside, the Gingerbread man has officially been added and he appears to look rather nice. Check out the installation in the short but sweet video below… Via [Droid-Life]  Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile Pocket Informant has arrived for Android, though a bit of warning, this is still technically listed as a public beta (and one that will expire on January 24th). That said, those like myself who have enjoyed Pocket Informant on another platform (currently or in the past) will likely be happy regardless of the beta tag. The version is listed as 1.00.3809 and it arrives as a 758KB download. At present the app is free, though it will come with a cost when it rolls out of beta. Just to offer a quick price check, Pocket Informant is also available for the BlackBerry priced at $12.95 and the the iPhone and iPad where it is $12.99 and $14.99. I will say that the price is more than fair, I have and regularly use the iPad version myself. And for those who have never seen Pocket Informant before and are wondering why anyone would want to install another calendar app on their Android phone, after all, we already have Google Calendar. Well, in short, Pocket Informant is much more. Actually much, much, much more. Just for starters, it does sync with your Google Calendar, but it also integrates tasks. And those tasks are also synced with the web, by way of Toodledo. Otherwise, the official description for Pocket Informant reads as; “Pocket Informant is a fully redesigned from the ground up calendaring and GTD®-based tasks solution for Android Devices.”
And with that, here are the features of the app; - Full-featured events management integrated with Android Calendar plus a separate PI Calendar
- Tasks management with synchronization to Toodledo
- Both events and tasks can be displayed in 2 different day views, 6 week views, agenda view and month view
- Plain list and grouped (by category, context, folder, action, status) task views for tasks
- Optional category (for events and tasks) and status (for tasks only) filters in main views
- Ability to show/hide different Android calendars
- Optional timebars and mini-text (event details displayed directly in calendar grid) views for events month view
- Templates for events and tasks (including default templates for new items)
- Custom time/date selection controls for easy task/event modification and navigation in main view (including all month view features including mini-text in date selector)
- Easily accessible commands for events or tasks directly from main views (assign category, move between calendars, move to a different date, context, folder etc.)
- Highly configurable interface (with over 100 different options)
- Configurable event and task edit dialogs (with ability to show/hide all event/task fields)
- Search and notifications integration with standard Android services
- Ability to assign colors to each individual event or task, category, calendar, different task statuses, work and free days etc.
- Easy backup with ability to export/import all settings or copy whole PI database with simple copy of one file
- Optional auto-deletion of completed tasks (on deletion or after certain period of time)
Now I leave you with that (and the screenshots below) because it is time for me to go and get Pocket Informant set up on my phone. Read [Pocket Informant] Via [Twitter @jkendrick] Pocket Informant for Android (beta) - Scan to download Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Google  We have seen 2.1 and more recently 2.2 Froyo in terms of Android releases, and with that many have been waiting for a release (or more information) on Android 3.0. Of course, the assumption has been that version 3.0 Gingerbread would be the next major release. Things change though, and it looks like Android 2.3 may arrive first and according to an unnamed Google engineer on the Google Code site;
Yes, Android 2.3 is a "major release", and this patch will be available then.
Great, more version numbers and names to try and keep track of. But that just brings up our next question, if Android 3.0 is going to be Gingerbread, what is 2.3 going to be? Or maybe 2.3 is Gingerbread and we need to figure out what 3.0 will be. Or maybe 2.3 will retain the same Froyo branding in a similar manner as to 2.0 and 2.1 were Eclair. Oh, it is all so confusing. Read [Google Code] Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Web, Web Browsers How many times have you be going about your daily routine and thought, “How can I perform this mundane task(s) more efficiently and therefore making them slightly more fun?” Chromeless seeks to answer this very question in the world of web browsing. Let me throw in the analogy of a car. We use our automobiles to navigate from place to place in the same sense we use Firefox, Chrome or IE. Wouldn’t it be cool to have complete control of what the vehicle can do for you? The Chromeless project seek to “remove the current browser user interface and replacing it with a flexible platform which allows for the creation of new browser UI using standard Web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.” Check out this image of a custom made browser using thumbnails as tabs: As of right now, Mozilla has a functional pre-alpha prototype that can load an HTML page. In the coming months, the fine folks at Mozilla plan to add more features to the browser creation experience. Can’t wait to get your hands dirty in browser customization? Find the source code here and be on your way into making what could be the future of web browsing. Be right back, I’m going to go brush up on my HTML skills (or lack there of). Via [MozillaLabs] Full Story » | Written by Tarun Kunwar for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Gaming, Mobile It is Saturday and you have probably been wondering what to do, well, grab your Android smartphone and become a virtual drug dealer. Of course, we would not normally endorse such an activity, but this is all in good fun. Plus I think there was a similar version of this for Palm OS back the days when I was still sporting the Treo 650 and I loved it then. Though, this version, while the same concept does have an updated look as opposed to the text only one that I used to play. Anyway, the app is called DopeWars Underground and the idea is simple, you need to “make as much money as possible in 30 days buying and selling drugs.” Best of all, it is available for just $0.99 and will run on almost all Android devices, it requires Android 1.6 or later. With that, go and practice your drug dealing skills, just remember to be on the lookout for those rival gangs. Via [AndroLib] DopeWars Underground for Android QR Code - Scan to download Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers It is already known that Verizon Wireless will launch its own version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab on November 11 for $599, but pricing and availability for other carriers have been frustratingly vague. A rumor about a little over a week ago placed pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab at $399 after a $50 MIR for T-Mobile. Today, a new rumor indicates the estimated launch date to be November 10, which beats Verizon’s launch date by a day. You may remember T-Mobile moved up the Samsung Vibrant launch by several days simply to beat AT&T’s launching of the Samsung Captivate. Therefore, it wouldn’t surprise me to see T-Mobile launch its version of the Galaxy Tab before any other carrier, but if it does, it should announce this information soon. Via [TmoNews] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks Here’s good news for those who have transitioned to e-books in getting their regular reading fix. Amazon has just announced that it will soon be introducing lending of Kindle books. Once this is rolled out, Kindle users can loan Kindle books to other Kindle device or Kindle app users. Kindle book can be loaned out for 14 days. During those days, the owner will not be able to read the Kindle book in his own Kindle reader or any device using Kindle app. Sounds good? There is however one major condition - not all Kindle books will be lendable. The final decision if a Kindle book will be lendable still depends on the publisher. That quickly answers the copyright issue that will definitely surface once this new Kindle feature goes live. But this is definitely a welcome development especially for libraries who have started initiating Kindle books in their collection and have started circulating e-books to library users via the Kindle. Aside from this new feature, Amazon also announced that Kindle newspapers will soon be readable on Kindle apps. This means that if you’ve subscribed to a newspaper via your Kindle unit, you will soon be able to read this newspaper on any of your other devices running the free Kindle app. In other words, Amazon is introducing its “buy once, read everywhere” policy for Kindle books to Kindle newspapers and journals. Amazon promises more details about these two new Kindle features soon. Stay tuned as we will be bringing you more updates about this in the coming days. Read [Kindle Community] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
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