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Google Goggles Boggles

Have you tried the Google Goggles app? It’s amazing. Flippin’ amazing! I mean really, really mind bogglingly, unbelievably… amazing. You have to try it if you’ve got an Android phone.
Err, so what is it? It’s sort of a reverse image search look-up. Take a picture with your phone’s camera and the app tries to recognise [...]

Learn astronomy – get chicks (maybe)

Review of Google’s Skymap Android app which helps you identify stars and planets in the night sky.

Documents to Go 2.0 for Android – Support for PPT and PDF

Update of Documents to Go for Android by Dataviz now includes support for PDF and PowerPoint.

Google Analytics on your Android phone. Three apps reviewed

Comparison of mAnalytics, DroidAnalytics and Mobile GA. Three Google Analytics apps for Android smartphones.

NetCounter traffic monitor: Keep an eye on your data usage

Most smartphone users have to keep an eye on their data usage. Even for those on a theoretically unlimited plan, there’s usually a ‘fair use’ limit which, if exceeded, can lead to a throttled connection. NetCounter keeps an eye on it for you.

Search by Voice app appears for UK users

Google Search by Voice app arrives for UK Android/G1 device owners

Review of Shazam app for Android

Review of Shazam app for Android

beebPlayer for Android working on T-Mobile?

Version 0.4.7 of beebplayer (the unofficial BBC iPlayer substitute for Android) has been released onto the Android Market this evening. The latest update provides the facility to stream live radio as a background task hence the funky little icon sitting in the task bar in the screen grab below.

This is a useful addition in itself [...]

Review of YouTube Downloader for Android

Review of YouTube Downloader for Android tested on T-Mobile G1 smartphone.

Nesoid NES emulator for Android (Are You a Child of the 80s?)

Review of Nesoid a NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) emulator for Android (best suited to something with a keyboard like the G1)