TweetDeck Coming to Android
The folks over at TweetDeck announced today via their official Twitter account that a version of their popular Twitter client is coming to Android and Blackberry.
I use TweetDeck on my Mac on every day, and in my opinion, it’s the best Twitter client available on the market. Naturally I’m excited to see TweetDeck coming to Android. Hopefully all the desktop features are coming to the Android version.
No release date or timeframe was mentioned.
Check out TweetDeck’s features
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Categories: Android Applications Tags: Android, Android Applications, TweetDeck, twitter
Facial Recognition Coming to Android
The Astonishing Tribe aka TAT is working on Recognizr an application for Android that would allow a user to snap a quick picture of someone and instantly be linked to their social networking accounts. Now I’m all for social networking, in fact I’ve met some very good friends via different social networks Facebook and Twitter for example. But for a complete stranger to be able to snap a picture of me on the street and find out everything about me or view my pictures and videos on YouTube, Flickr or Picasa is a little disturbing. Where does networking end and stalking begin?
Dan Gärdenfors, head of user experience research at TAT said:
“It’s taking social networking to the next level.” “We thought the idea of bridging the way people used to meet, in the real world, and the new Internet-based ways of congregating would be really interesting.”
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Categories: Android Applications Tags: Android, Android Applications, Dan Gärdenfors, Facebook, Flickr, Google, Picasa, Recognizer, TAT, The Astonishing Tribe, twitter, YouTube
Share DroidTalk with Your Friends via Google Buzz
Google Buzz is shaping up to be an interesting new way to share content with your Gmail friends and fellow Buzzards (Buzz Followers). Now along with sharing your Flicker, Twitter, Picasa, and youTube content you can share interesting blog posts with the “Buzz This” button.
Our new Google Buzz button now makes it possible for you to share DroidTalk articles with other Buzzards. In order for the “Buzz This” button to work you’ll need to make sure you’ve set up Google Reader and included that in your “Connected Sites” on Buzz. If you already had a Reader account before setting up Buzz, chances are that’s already set up for you.
Try it now: click “Buzz This.”
Happy buzzing!
If you have a blog you’d like to add a “Buzz This” button to follow the directions posted here from the developer.
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Categories: Announcements Tags: Android, Flickr, Google, Google Buzz, iPhone, Picasa, twitter, YouTube
Google Unveils Buzz Live Updates
Today Google unveiled its real time status update addition to G-Mail named Buzz. Buzz much like Twitter allows users to update their status within G-Mail so that the world or the people they e-mail regularly know what they’re up to.
Google Buzz will auto-follow your frequent contacts, collect live updates from a your contacts and show not just direct messages but updates from Twitter and Google Reader. It doesn’t currently post outward; however, Google hints that Buzz may eventually make updates to Twitter and similar services in the future.
Buzz also aggregates media posts from Flickr, Picasa, and YouTube which are given special treatment and include special media browsers to view content without having to leave the existing environment. Read more…
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Categories: Google, News Tags: Android, Flickr, Google, Google Buzz, iPhone, Picasa, twitter, YouTube
Maintenance Update Available for Sprint Samsung Moment
Moment Maintenance Update Available in Stores
Sprint announced today via their Twitter account that a maintenance update is available for the Samsung Moment. Unfortunately, it’s not the Android 2.1 upgrade we’re all looking forward to. Currently the update is available only by visiting a Sprint retail location with a repair center. Sprint did state that the ability to update your device OTA will be available in the near future, which in carrier time that could be days, months or even years. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.
Here’s are the fixes:
- Network Assist GPS to allow indoor location fix
- Updates to several third-party apps, including Visual Voicemail, NFL, NASCAR and Sprint TV
- Change to Emergency Dial on lock screen
- Hard reset available in recovery mode: remove and reinsert battery; press volume down, send and end keys until reboot option pops up; scroll to wipe data/factory reset; press OK
- Various improvements to battery life
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