New Android Market APK Download Here

Above is the new look of Android Market straight from my phone. The verdict? Google made a total overhaul and made an enticing looks for the app buyers to navigate into.

Got a Song? Make a Ringtone Out of it with Ringdroid APK

Globe and Smart even offer to their subscribers ringing tones which are already shortened. This is for those who didn’t know that Ringdroid exist. With this app, you can have those offered for free and tailor them at your will and taste. Plus you can make notification sounds and assign them as your message tone.

Cyanogen is Cooking a Custom ROM to Sony Ericson Xperia Play, Neo, and Arc

The modding community is prepping its ROM designed for Xperia Play, Neo, and Arc. Ain’t that a good news for Xperia owners. Now you can enjoy the tweaks and custom visuals that Cyanogens brings.

Transitioning from iPhone to Android

When looking at an iPhone and an Android phones these days, it seems that each of its hardwares and OS looks are almost at par. But you’ll never know the differences once you get to use one of each. Aside from being a closed system, iPhone has an almost strict interface. Now that you have an Android how do you make the transition easy and painless?

Contacts, Calendars and Notes

First is to sync all of your contacts on your iPhone to your Google account. Launch iTunes, click on your iPhone’s name then Info Tab, and tick on Sync Address Book Contacts and check Sync contacts with Google Contacts. Next step is for your Calendar and Notes, on your iPhone go to Settings/Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Add again your Gmail account for it to be sync.

Upon the first time boot up of any android device it will ask for your Google account.  But if you skip that part and opted to do it later, you could still add your account in Settings/Accounts and Sync/Add an Account. Then it will do the rest for you.

SMS Messages

What you can only do is to forward those that are important to you to your Gmail account. Unlike in Android you could back it up with Titanium Backup or with GoSMS.

Photos and Music

This is a Drag and drop procedure. After copying your files from your iPhone to your MAC or Windows via iTunes Launcher transfer it to your Android. Or you could also use Easy Phone Tunes  or double Twist Player to sync your music from iTunes to your Android device.

Cyanogen Tweak: Clear a Single Notification in the Status Bar

I haven’t experience Gingerbread yet but I must say the stock Froyo doesn’t support the single clear notification just by swiping it. Your only actions could be either to open a notification or clear them all up. For those Cyanogen ROM’s users, you can clear a single notification just by swiping it sideways to your right.

Gmail Updates on Android Devices

It was Friday that this update got me surprised. Our Gmail apk just got better because of the update release by Google. It is now on 2.3.5 as an improved Gmail performance and tweaks comes in.

Here are the major revamps made:

·         Save bandwidth and battery by only syncing priority mails

·         Use label notifications to mash up filters, labels, and ringtones

·         Remember  “Show Pictures”  for senders

·         Turn off sticky message actions in landscape or all orientations

·         Better TackBack support for accessibility

·         Performance improvements

For those who are always on the 3G connection with data plans, you’ll gonna love this update because by only syncing priority emails you will only use limited data. And you can now put label colors which also add life to the app.

Looking for Offline Dictionaries APK? I have a couple of them.

 
I love the concept of offline dictionaries, who wouldn't especially if it’s FREE! Offline Dictionaries by Nicolas GUILLAUME and Advance English Dictionary and Thesaurus works like a charm at times you begin scratching your head when confronted by unfamiliar words.

3D Phones? Which one has IT?

Planning to buy 3D phones? Here are two that you could look into and choose from.  This phones are well built that can outmuscle any phones out there. But which one has a stronger grip and grapple the other?

Google’s Android able to gather 46.4% Market share in Smartphone

As the name of my blog suggests, android operating system has been accelerating in garnering its market share that no one has ever expected. According to ABI Research, Google manage to get a whopping 46.4% share. But translating that to units, Google announced that more than 550,000 phones are getting activated EVERY DAY! While the others share among themselves the rest of the pie, namely Nokia, Apple, Windows phone, Black Berry OS, and others.

SetCPU: Setting your CPU

As the name suggests, it sets your CPU either under-clocking or over-clocking it depending on what you want to achieve. This becomes handy for games that require extensive CPU usage or persons who want to prolong their battery life. This is one of the main advantages of rooting your phone.

Battle of the Flagships - Iphone 4, Samsung Galaxy S2, LG Optimus 2x, and HTC Sensation

Apple is just about to release its more powerful Iphone 5 this coming September which is rumored of having an A5 dual core chipset. But considering Samsung Galaxy SII had already sold more than 3 million handsets, the question will be “Is it late for them for that release? And can they really catch up with the Android Devices?”

Tank Hero APK VS Tank Recon 3D Lite APK

Android Games now are really diverging out from 2D to 3D games. Two games that caught my attention is Tank Hero and Tank Recon 3D and reckon which one is better?

Facebook’s response to Google+:

What’s this Facebook modifications and revamped mean? Were they really got intimidated and started to get the situation upheld? Actions are to be interpreted at face value per se.

Delving into Google+

 Is Google+ really mimicking Facebook? I was lucky enough to get an invite by David Webb through his developed app (Google+ invite) and become a Google plus user and early experience the new way of “Social Network”. At first glance, you could really tell that it’s pretty much Facebook like. It is now available to Philippine Android Market. But nevertheless its usage will not be limited to android users like me, it is currently on its way to the iOS platform subject to Apple’s approval (I wonder if they will be welcoming to their competitor’s vie).

Inside CyanogenMod 7

Here's what a typical scenario when you make an open OS for phone, Cyanogen Community ripped the code of the Android System and start making changes, that is fixing bugs and adding innovative features. Though it only supports limited phone devices, it is surprisingly popular with Android Users. The reasons?