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WordPress is now Available for Android

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February 3, 2010
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Got a blog? Got a Android-powered phone?

Now you can write, edit, moderate comments, and preview your posts and pages with WordPress’ own Android application.

The app’s exceedingly similar to what’s available on the iPhone, except, well, you use ‘long presses’ instead of sideways swipes to act on posts, comments, and pages. You’ll need to enable XML-RPC under the ‘Remote Publishing’ section of your Word PressWriting settings on your blog, but it’s just a single checkmark to tick.

Here’s the app in action, courtesy of WordPress:

WordPress for Android is a free download, and is available in More >

Motorola DEVOUR Coming to Verizon Wireless

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February 3, 2010
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Verizon Wireless and Motorola officially announced the Motorola DEVOUR’s availability on America’s largest wireless carrier.

This Android handset features:

  • MOTOBLUR, a 3.1″ capacitive touch screen,
  • touch-sensitive track pad
  • 3G connectivity,
  • aGPS, Bluetooth
  • a micro-SD card slot.

Available in early March, this device will fall under Verizon’s list of “advanced devices” and require a $29.99 data plan and, will come with a $350 early termination fee as well.

Firefox Mobile 1.0 Released for Nokia N900

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January 31, 2010
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Mozilla has been at work and finally released a Firefox Mobile, which went live on Maemo5. The mobile version retains much of the original Firefox features and includes WeaveSync for keeping tabs, passwords, and bookmarks the same on desktop and mobile versions. This is just one of the few impressive achievements for the Nokia N900, along with playing Starcraft and Duke Nukem 3D. You can download Firefox Mobile 1.0 from Mozilla’s Firefox Mobile page at their official website.

Game Boy Emulator for Palm Pre

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January 31, 2010
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If you own a Palm Pre and enjoyed playing Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games, then it is time to rejoice! You can now play games from the mentioned systems thanks to VisualBoyAdvance for the WebOS. VisualBoyAdvance is not fully functional yet but the team working on the emulator started two weeks ago and have been actively working on it to allow things to work smoothly. The emulator supports custom skinning and portrait and landscape views. Some Game Boy Advance games can be played at 60% of normal speed with sound and 90% without, but all the regular Game Boy and Game Boy More >

How To Backup your SMS Message to a GMail Label on Andriod

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January 28, 2010
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Android users without Google Voice can still back up and read SMS messages online. The free SMS Backup App automatically transfers your SMS messages to a Gmail label as they come in.

You’ll need to enable IMAP in your Gmail settings and give SMS Backup your Gmail username and password. After that, though, the app can back up the SMS messages you’ve stored on your phone to a Gmail label—”SMS” by default, but you can change it to anything you want. You also have an option to choose whether to have those messages appear as unread when they land in your label.

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AndroidLock – Android Style lock/unlock for iPhone

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January 26, 2010
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An Android phone features a unique lockscreen, where you have to connect various dots to unlock your phone rather than enter in a passcode or slide to unlock. There are 9 dots in total, and gives a little extra security just incase your friend happens to look over while you punch in your numbered code.

Just released to Rock and Cydia, comes AndroidLock, available now for free. This iPhone and iPod tweak will transform your iPhone lockscreen into an Android styled lockscreen where you connect dots in the same manner to unlock your phone. Simply draw the pattern to unlock.

After installing it, More >

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