TechTrance.net - Where Technology is a Passion » Android http://www.techtrance.net Get latest updates from the world of Gadgets & Gizmos Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:20:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Serve Pirates Beer in this Free Barrr Android App Game [Android Apps] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/serve-pirates-beer-in-this-free-barrr-android-app-game-android-apps/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/serve-pirates-beer-in-this-free-barrr-android-app-game-android-apps/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:40:00 +0000 Kat Hannaford Gizmodo-5600496 Remember that Star Wars cantina iPhone app? Barrr is the Android version for pirates—sea-faring pirates, that is. Even though it was created by a couple of students, the gameplay's superb, and doesn't cost a single piece of eight. More »


]]> http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/serve-pirates-beer-in-this-free-barrr-android-app-game-android-apps/feed/ 0 Froyo Update for European HTC Desires Will Turn On 720p Recording this Weekend [Android] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/froyo-update-for-european-htc-desires-will-turn-on-720p-recording-this-weekend-android/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/froyo-update-for-european-htc-desires-will-turn-on-720p-recording-this-weekend-android/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:29:00 +0000 Kat Hannaford Gizmodo-5600398 We've just heard from HTC, who's confirmed that European HTC Desires will be receiving the Android 2.2 Froyo update from this weekend, with a couple of extras—namely, 720p video recording and the ability to sync music with iTunes. More »


]]> http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/froyo-update-for-european-htc-desires-will-turn-on-720p-recording-this-weekend-android/feed/ 0 Motorola Droid 2 Cases Rock Up at Best Buy, But Where’s the Phone? [Android] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/motorola-droid-2-cases-rock-up-at-best-buy-but-wheres-the-phone-android/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/motorola-droid-2-cases-rock-up-at-best-buy-but-wheres-the-phone-android/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:08:00 +0000 Kat Hannaford Gizmodo-5600331 An employee at Best Buy Mobile spotted these suspicious cases in a new delivery, and whaddya know—they're emblazoned with the product name of Motorola's much-hyped Droid 2. More »


]]> http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/motorola-droid-2-cases-rock-up-at-best-buy-but-wheres-the-phone-android/feed/ 0 Enviable Android Live Wallpaper #55: aSpiritBomb [Android] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/enviable-android-live-wallpaper-55-aspiritbomb-android/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/enviable-android-live-wallpaper-55-aspiritbomb-android/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:20:00 +0000 Kyle VanHemert Gizmodo-5600070 As a recent iPhone convert, things are going well. But one feature that keeps me glancing over in Android's direction is those damn live wallpapers. ASpiritBomb, from the maker of aCircuitBoard, is yet another pang in my heart. [Thanks Smith!] More »


]]> http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/enviable-android-live-wallpaper-55-aspiritbomb-android/feed/ 0 Android 2.2 Will Begin Rolling Out To The EVO 4G On August 3 [Android] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/android-2-2-will-begin-rolling-out-to-the-evo-4g-on-august-3-android/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/android-2-2-will-begin-rolling-out-to-the-evo-4g-on-august-3-android/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:49:20 +0000 Rosa Golijan Gizmodo-5600126 Good news for EVO 4G owners! Sprint will begin rolling out Android 2.2 to the lucky EVO users starting August 3: More »


]]> http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/android-2-2-will-begin-rolling-out-to-the-evo-4g-on-august-3-android/feed/ 0 Comcast’s DVR App Is Coming to Android and BlackBerry [Comcast] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/comcasts-dvr-app-is-coming-to-android-and-blackberry-comcast/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/comcasts-dvr-app-is-coming-to-android-and-blackberry-comcast/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:51:07 +0000 Jason Chen Gizmodo-5600091 You can already manage your Comcast DVR from your iPhone, but soon you'll be able to do the same with BlackBerry and Android as well. No date announced, but it's coming. [Comcast] More »


]]> http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/comcasts-dvr-app-is-coming-to-android-and-blackberry-comcast/feed/ 0 Over 1m Android Users’ Details Were Compromised Thanks to a Suspicious App [Android Apps] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/over-1m-android-users-details-were-compromised-thanks-to-a-suspicious-app-android-apps/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/over-1m-android-users-details-were-compromised-thanks-to-a-suspicious-app-android-apps/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:40:27 +0000 Kat Hannaford Gizmodo-5599435 Does "Jackeey Wallpaper" sound familiar to you? If you downloaded one of their Android apps, then there's a good chance your privacy was compromised. According to telecoms security company Lookout, the app was sending users' info to a Chinese website. More »


]]> http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/over-1m-android-users-details-were-compromised-thanks-to-a-suspicious-app-android-apps/feed/ 0 LG’s Optimus Z Rears its Square Head, as Android Tablet is Referred to Again [Android] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/lgs-optimus-z-rears-its-square-head-as-android-tablet-is-referred-to-again-android/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/lgs-optimus-z-rears-its-square-head-as-android-tablet-is-referred-to-again-android/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:51:00 +0000 Kat Hannaford Gizmodo-5599405 That mysterious Optimus Z phone from the other week has been formally introduced by LG, but for now it's only getting a release in the land of kimchi and soju—Korea. A global release is expected later, however. More »


]]> http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/lgs-optimus-z-rears-its-square-head-as-android-tablet-is-referred-to-again-android/feed/ 0 Android Plays King Kong Against Steve Jobs’ Helicopters [Android] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/android-plays-king-kong-against-steve-jobs-helicopters-android/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/android-plays-king-kong-against-steve-jobs-helicopters-android/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:40:00 +0000 Kat Hannaford Gizmodo-5599359 I was deluged with submissions after yesterday's Android-pissing-on-Apple t-shirt. This is by far the best—but is it pro-Apple, or pro-Google? If we're going to put Android in King Kong's place, I'm leaning towards this being pro-Android apparel. More »


]]> http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/android-plays-king-kong-against-steve-jobs-helicopters-android/feed/ 0 Power Strip Adds a Customizable Shortcut and Widget Dock to Android [Downloads] http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/power-strip-adds-a-customizable-shortcut-and-widget-dock-to-android-downloads/ http://www.techtrance.net/2010/07/latest-gadgets-gizmos/power-strip-adds-a-customizable-shortcut-and-widget-dock-to-android-downloads/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:40:00 +0000 Whitson Gordon Gizmodo-5598704 Android only: While Android has a few multitasking tricks built-in, Power Strip re-assigns your Home button to bring up a dock containing app shortcuts, folders, and even widgets that you can launch at any point, without returning to the home screen. More »


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