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A Look At Quick Search Box in Android

Casey Chan News Tuesday, 13 October 2009

By now, we're hoping that you guys are all enjoying Android 1.6 'Donut' and using all the new, unique features of 'Donut'. Google highlighted one of these features, Quick Search Box, in the above video and we think it's worth a look to see how powerful the Search toolbar has become.

Basically, Quick Search Box...

What's Your Favorite New Feature in Android 1.6 'Donut'

Casey Chan News Monday, 05 October 2009

New Android Market is Available Through Cyanogen ROM

Casey Chan News Monday, 21 September 2009

 

If you've been itching to use the new Android Market, which includes new features like app screenshots and an overall better layout, and got yourself a rooted Android phone, you're in luck. You'll be able to run the new, revamped Android Market that's

Flickr for Android Gets Location Awareness

Casey Chan News Tuesday, 23 June 2009

 

Flickr is almost certainly the best photo management and sharing application in the world. Or at least that's what Flickr so boldly claims. So the best just got better with an update to their smartphone mobile site because they've added a Mobile Nearby page to show you photos taken in the same area as you. It combines your Android phone's GPS capabilities with and browser into a highly useful function.

Use it to see the world around you, the coolest...

Google Maps on Android Gets an Update with New Features

Casey Chan News Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Google Maps is one of the best features of Android and thanks to the guys at Google, it just got even better. Google has issued an update to Google Maps through the Android Market and the update is quite significant.

New features include Voice Search, updated business listings, transit and walking directions, and some big improvements to Google Latitude. Voice Search is especially compelling considering the usefulness of it--say and be on your way....

Android 2.0 Donut Demoed At Google I/O, New Features

Casey Chan News Thursday, 28 May 2009

Before the Android 1.5 Cupcake Update is released to ALL Android Users, we already have word on the new features of Android 2.0 'Donut'. There are some neat new features but nothing especially game changing...yet. What piques our interest and makes incredible sense for a search-based company...

Flash is Coming to Android Courtesy of BSQUARE

Casey Chan News Thursday, 26 March 2009

 

Score one for the Android user, kind of. BSQUARE has announced that they'll be porting Flash over to Android for a "global tier-1 carrier". Their words, not ours. We're going to go out on a limb there and predict that the "global tier-1 carrier" is T-Mobile. Shocking, we know.

The press release leaves a lot to the imagination. We don't know the release date, we don't know how it works, we don't know how this solution works with

 
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