Android Social Media

There have been a rash of announcements from carriers in the U.S. about launching new Smart Phones utilizing the Android OS (Operating System) from various manufacturers including venerable Motorola. With Motorola jumping into the Android pool head first with their launch of the ‘Cliq’ on November 19th on T-Mobile, and a second Android Smart Phone before year-end, is Android getting the traction it needs to challenge the two 800-pound Gorillas in RIM’s BlackBerry and Apple’s proprietary iPhone in the Mobile U.S. OS world?

Brandon & I have been looking at the latest in Custom Roms since JF is no longer working. In the last week we have both updated to the most recent stable version of Cyanogen’s Build and we have partitioned our SD Cards to increase memory space and speed up the phone. So far so good. We are going to work on a new set of instructions to root your phone and a new set of instructions to update to Cyanogen if you

Good News!!! We met with a developer last week to begin work on our own line of applications. We would looking for people who would be interested in testing out our apps while in Beta mode before we release them to the Android Market. Anyone is invited to take part in the test group and all we ask is that you give us some feedback once you get a chance to play with it a little.

When you get an Android device you are making a small commitment to Google. Android is a mobile platform created and maintained by Google. In the past you might have had a palm device, windows mobile device, blackberry, or iphone. Each has its own unique platform and is designed to work differently. With Android you need to transition to using Gmail, Google contacts, Google Calendar, and Google Docs. This transition should be painless and frankly

It is currently the only adsense app in the market I could find but honestly I don’t need more selection. Very inexpensive, this app is a no-brainer for any adsense user. They even have a demo version you can tryout until you are convinced. Key Features include…

If you haven’t already you need to go into the Android Market and download the newest version of Google Maps. I really have no idea why this wasn’t included in the 1.5 update but the good news is that it is out and it is cool. There are several new little features and here is a snapshot: