Android App of the Week: You Don't Need to Hack Your Phone to Get the Android …

No hacking necessary – if you want one of NewsCorp’s flagship newspapers – the New York Post – for your Android phone, all you need to do is pay a one-time fee of $1.99, and an unannounced subscription fee.

Smithsonian Channel Android app has something for almost everybody

If you are regularly tuned in to the guilty-pleasure programming offered by the Discovery Channel and the History Channel, you are going to want to snag the Smithsonian Channel app for your Android phone. The Smithsonian Channel is kind of like a mash-up of the two, offering original documentaries, series and programs that highlight America’s historical, cultural and scientific heritage.

How to get more coffee than you can drink

If you have a smartphone, it seems you can always get a coffee. Photograph: Alamy Forgive Jonathan Stark if he seems a bit caffeinated.

When will the Android Ice Cream Sandwich melt onto the web?

Coming closer to the real deal, the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update is right around the corner and like other major releases; it has found its way on-line a tiny earlier.  Websites like AndroidPolice and RootzWiki are claiming the first screenshots and major details of the update.  Google announced the release of the next update, childishly called the Ice Cream Sandwich update, back in May of this year.  The leaked images show the ICS running on a Nexus S smartphone ...

iPhone 4, App Store nab Guinness World Records

Apple’siPhone 4 and App Store have both received Guinness World Records, with the iPhone 4 becoming the fastest selling portable gaming system and the App Store getting named the most popular application marketplace. These awards and others have been published in the Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer’s Edition, which the company is promoting alongside a Guinness trivia app for iOS and Android.

Reference materials now along for the ride | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-13

And in case you are not sure how a word or phrase is pronounced, such as amicus curiae – if you happen to be headed for a courthouse – there is an audio button to tell you. There’s also a word of the day – factoid and pursy, earlier this week, for example. Small bars of advertising pay the freight on this app, which has versions for most mobile devices.

Netflix Android App Now Available, LG Revolution No Go

May 12th, 2011 4:22 PM | by Christen da Costa | View Comments | Android, android apps, Netflix, smartphones Despite a previous leak, the LG Revolution will not be the first Android phone to receive Netflix‘s streaming app.

Top-Grossing iOS Games: Free Poker Apps Top iPhone Charts

Every week, Gamasutra rounds up the top-grossing iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad applications, as current that day in the iTunes App Store. This week’s U.S. revenue charts see Zynga Poker and Texas earning top iPhone sales, while Smurfs’ Village and Real Racing 2 HD emerge as huge sellers on the iPad. These charts grant end users to see who is making the most money on the App Store that day.

Llama Automates Nearly Any Setting On Your Android Phone

Work Constantly changing your phone’s settings to match your location, save battery, or otherwise fit your current conditions can get annoying quickly.

AT&T to allow third-party apps

The Samsung Infuse 4G is a remarkable smartphone, but not for the reasons you might be thinking. Yes, the big 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen, thin 8.9mm design, and 1.2GHz processor are impressive, but none of these features has Android fanboys buzzing with excitement. Rather, the hot topic this day is that the Infuse 4G is the first Android phone from AT&T to grant app installation from outside of the Android Market.