Best Android apps of the Month

Brandon Davenport Mar 28, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Applications, Mobile, Smartphones, software

Android’s App library is growing, and developers are starting to like it - this is why those crafty guys at Gizmodo have thrown together a nifty list of Android apps that will impress, tickle that itch for any need you may have. If you are still an iPhone junkie, why not play with your friend’s Droid for a while and see why some of these apps are really cool, and maybe Android could be awesome! Ranging from Opera 5 Mini to ZumoDrive, this list is a must see.

ChitChat - Real chat for Facebook, no Browser needed

Brandon Davenport Mar 23, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Applications, Internet, software

I just got an email from Daniel Offer, someone behind a new company called ChitChat - who makes this nifty little Facebook chatting app for Windows XP, Vista and 7. It basically makes it possible to use Facebook chat, without a browser in a way that feels like MSN. Some of the features include the ability to use it without a browser, a more robust interface (not the simple one that Facebook offers), notifications and a Tabbing system to make it easy to switch between different ChitChats. The interface could use a little polishing and more originality, but I say give it a try.

Windows XP, Vista and 7

Copy and Paste in Windows Phone 7 - 'People don't do that'

Brandon Davenport Mar 18, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Gadgets, Industry News, Microsoft, News, Smartphones, software

 

Earlier this week, Microsoft made everyone facepalm - because they announced that Copy and Paste will not be coming to Windows Phone 7, and that doesn't necessarily line up with what the company has said in private before - Great job Microslop. Microsoft says leaving Copy and paste functionality out of the design plan was a conscious decision based on user research showing that people don't actually use copy and paste very often. Don't just take our word for it, Engadget had a sit down with Todd Brix from Microsoft, so listen to him for yourself.

Amazon's Kindle App now available for Mac OS X

Daniel Carey Mar 18, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Apple, Applications, News, breaking, software

Whether you believe it or not Amazon's Kindle is a hot product; adding to the fire, Amazon has quietly set loose its Kindle application for Mac. Available as a 22MB download for Intel based machines -- OS X 10.5 and higher -- the Kindle app brings all the bodacious functionality as featured in the Windows version. So what are you waiting for, get downloading!

How to - Make Windows 7 a lot faster

So you have a mid-range slower PC and you just installed Windows 7 - Maybe you are a bit disappointed with the speed, but then again you kinda expected it because your PC isn’t the fastest in the world. You may have heard a lot of talk about Windows 7 being so much faster and you thought it’d breathe some new life into your system, but for some reason or another it’s just not working out the way you had hoped. Saddened, you may have even actually been tempted to buy a whole new PC just to be done with it. Well cheer up, not all hope is lost! Here’s a couple of tips and tricks to not just getting your Windows 7 machine running to proper speed, but also saving your a pretty penny while you’re at it.

Video - Unlimited Detail - Gaming is going to change, forever

Brandon Davenport Mar 11, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Design, Gaming, Industry News, News, Videos, software

Every year, the amount of polygons a PC can render increases by 22% -  and it is currently an endless battle to be on top. ATI and Nvidia are fighting to own the gaming market, and the single most important thing they focus on, the main goal, is the amount of Polygons they can fit on your screen. Unlimited Detail is going to change that because what they can do is un-cap the limitations of current hardware and re-work the way computers handle geometry.

Additional information

Read - Everything you need to know about Unlimited Tech

View - Some neat screenshots of real geometry at work

Watch - Some mind blowing videos

Video - Ubuntu working on HTC Touch Pro2

We all knew there was going be some sort of Desktop OS ported to a mobile device sooner or later, mostly because these devices are so powerful now and have amazing hi-res screens, most of which are multitouch. Sebbo90 from the XDA-Developer forums has found a way to calibrate the touch screen for Ubunutu 8.0.4 to be usable on the HTC Touch Pro2, and PocketNow has put together a wicked video of it. Some things to note are that the Wifi, Sound and Power Management (among other things) are not currently functional yet on the Pro2, but hopefully we will find a way soon. This is super cool and you need to watch the HD video after the break!