Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:40 PM PST  If you're like me, you have too many accounts across too many different services to count. You might have one password for all those, or you might vary it up every now and then, depending on the service. According to Norton, 38% of people they surveyed still write down passwords. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a place, that was accessible from a PC or Android device, to store all of that information securely? This is where Identity Safe, a new service that Norton is beta testing for the public. All you have to do is register a free account, and download the Android beta from here. Then you can sign in, and start saving all your information to the cloud. There are several ways to save passwords nowadays. Similar password vault apps exist on the Market, like Password Safe Pro or Keeper. Some people, such as myself, use note-taking apps like Evernote to keep their information in one place. And of course, there's always the trusty old pen and paper. But with the introduction of Norton's Identity Safe, there's finally a viable option for storing passwords, PIN numbers, and general information that we forget from time to time.[[Visit blog to check out this spoiler]] Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:15 PM PST  Rypple, a web-based social performance service, just released an Android app, and it looks pretty interesting. Rypple is a tool for the office that lets employees and managers interact and give feedback on things. With this open dialogue, managers and employees will (theoretically) feel less stressed, which helps them achieve their goals. The app itself includes the ability to give someone a "congrats" or a "good job" here and there, to help keep everyone on the right track. It's a great concept that never really caught our attention until now. The intro video below might give you a better idea of how Rypple can help in the office.If you'd like to give Rypple a try for yourself, you can download it from the Market by using the box below. We want to know, do you use Rypple on the web already? Managers, does it sound like something you might use in your workplace? Let us know in the comments! The full press release can also be found below. conversione applicazioni iphone android [[Visit blog to check out this spoiler]] Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:35 PM PST  Humble Bundle, a new game market for Android, has just launched, and it offers an innovative take on purchasing games. Essentially, you choose how much to pay, and you get four games on your Android, Linux, Windows, and Mac devices. Instead of paying for games for each of those operating systems, you pay one price, and the games are multi-platform capable. Furthermore, users can choose how much of their money goes to developers, how much goes to the Humble Bundle team (they call it a "Humble tip"), and how much goes to charity. If you feel like doing your daily good deed, you can dictate what percentage of your money goes to the Children's Play Charity and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The video below explains it a bit more.As of right now, there are only four games available for purchase, but we expect more in the near future. It'll certainly be interesting to see how people divide their money with this service. It's worth noting that this promotion will only run for two more weeks, so get your bundle while you can! More on this as it develops. With that being said, how would you divide your purchase? Has anyone tried Humble Bundle yet? What do you think of the games? Sound off in the comments! Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:04 PM PST  GetGlue, a popular check-in service, has just updated their Android app, and there are a few new features included for users. Namely, the addition of an organized stream that lets you see what your friends have been doing lately. Comments are overlaid on top of logos for shows, which gives a uniform experience. The update also brings conversations to the GetGlue app, so now you can see what your friends and others are saying about your favorite show, as you watch it. Last but not least, the GetGlue implemented guides into the new version of the app, to help users find content more quickly and easily. There are different guides to view, and each is created based on personal taste, friend activity, popular genres, and general GetGlue community trends. These guides are always being updated, so you get the latest and best information at any given time. If you haven't updated GetGlue on your Android device yet, and for those of you that haven't tried GetGlue, you can download it for free from the Market by using the box below. Anyone had a chance to play around with the updated GetGlue app? What do you think about the new features? Drop a comment below!conversione applicazioni iphone android Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:30 PM PST  If the new rumor proves to hold true then we might expect to see the Galaxy S III get a formal announcement right around the time the Olympics get started in London later this summer. The move would also address the rumored concern about spacing between international and U.S. versions. As many of you know, the wait between the unlocked GSM models and our carrier-branded iterations is an agonizing few months wait. On the other side of the coin we've got another source advising that the Galaxy S III is still expected to be at Mobile World Congress. More specifically, the handset will arrive in the middle of March. This certainly lines up with previous releases for the Galaxy S series and makes sense on the surface. Moving along, we're hearing whispers that Samsung will be announcing a slightly tweaked Galaxy Note S later in the year. No indications yet as to what would be bumped but it will likely include a faster processor. What's more, it's being reported that there is also a Galaxy S II Plus is on the horizon. We'll be the first to tell you that some of this stuff may not be much of a stretch. Samsung has been known to announce slightly modified versions of their Galaxy line for more than a few models, most recently in the Galaxy S Advance. To suggest that we're in for an enhanced Galaxy Note or Galaxy S II is like saying Motorola is expected to release a Droid 5 in 2012. Either way, we're on board with whatever it is! Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST  How would you feel if an app was pushing bookmarks to your Android smartphone? That's one of the things going on with these applications, as uncovered by Lookout.
For its part, Symantec has published a follow up post which is definitely worth a read. Ok, so Android.Counterclank has pissed off somewhere between one and five million Android users. Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:14 PM PST  Aside from getting a facelift, Waze 3.0 also offers social search integration with Foursquare & Yelp. What exactly does that mean? Well silly, it means that users can search for real-time events and check-ins just as easily as finding a nearby Target store. Look for the consumer-generated data in the navigation setting where you'll also see reviews as they happen in real-time. conversione applicazioni iphone android Waze, the World's Fastest-Growing Driving Community Launches v3.0 for Android; Crowd Goes Wild Foursquare & Yelp Integration Brings Social Layer to Android Navigation (Palo Alto, Ca.) January 31, 2012 -- Waze, the now 12 million-strong community of traffic resistors is happy to announce the newest tool in the battle against traffic: version 3.0 for Android. The latest iteration of the app features a complete overhaul from the ground up, including a new minimalist graphic interface as well as Foursquare and Yelp POI integration to make it the most powerful local search navigation system on the market.New Minimalist UI The new graphic redesign takes full advantage of Android phones' screen size by minimizing the Waze interface to display only 2 large buttons on a full screen map. In addition, a new display of traffic and events en route helps drivers makes the smartest travel choices before they leave. The guidance system has also been amplified with large fonts and complete text-to-speech capabilities for optimized hands-free navigation -- plus the new aesthetic gives the app a little more swagger and style. The New Social Location Stack Traditional GPS systems are built on static, old world maps and points of interest, which never reflect real-time information about new businesses, pop-up shops, or live local events. The new social eco-system provides a combination of consumer-generated data from people driving, checking in, and reviewing locations in real-time. This layer of social location information is now available to drivers in a navigation setting. With community-curated data from Waze, Foursquare, and Yelp, drivers can now search for real-time events as easily as they would find their local Walmart. #1 Transportation App With 87,000 Reviews & 4 ½ Stars The Waze Android community sure is passionate about outsmarting traffic together. Waze is consistently number one in the free transportation apps in the Android Marketplace, maintaining a steady 4 ½ star rating from nearly 87,000 reviews; nearly 5 times the count of the next most popular app. Waze is available for free in the Android Marketplace or at http://m.waze.com. About Waze Waze is a social traffic & navigation app based on the world's largest community of drivers sharing real time road info and contributing to the "common good" out there on the road. By simply driving around with Waze open users passively contribute traffic and other road data. Users can take a more active role by sharing road reports on accidents, police traps, or any other hazards along the way, helping to give other users in the area a 'heads-up' about what's to come– and because it's 100% user-generated, the more people who use Waze, the better (and more fun) it gets! Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:43 AM PST  ...Barnes & Noble is trying to strike at Amazon with another device. At its labs in Silicon Valley last week, engineers were putting final touches on their fifth e-reading device, a product that executives said would be released sometime this spring...A few possible scenarios for the latest Barnes & Noble Nook device:
New York Times Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:10 AM PST  Penny Phones!
Other AT&T Android Deals Don't forget that these prices require two-year service agreements! Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:09 AM PST  We won't be the first to say this, but we were immediately reminded of Attack the Block, if only because of the feel and general theme. Other than that we're digging the multiple characters and the action here and feel inspired to grab our smartphones and shoot the next big thing. Once you're finished watching the film itself, jump further down and check out the "making of" video! Click here to view the embedded video. Click here to view the embedded video. Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:06 AM PST  Today sees Safely unveiling a new initiative for T-Mobile customers called Family Check-In. And just like it sounds, it helps to keep an eye on where children are and whether they are really at school when they say they are. It's as simple as checking in on Facebook , Gowalla, or Foursquare and will be included in T-Mobile's FamilyWhere service. Safely, a Division of Location Labs, Hits One Billion Locates on Monetized Family Safety Services; Introduces Free Check-In Service Expanded Safely Family Locator Platform Lets Users Share Location via Free Mobile App Emeryville, Calif. January 31, 2011 – Safely, a division of Location Labs, today announced that its premium Safely Family Locator has enabled more than one billion family safety location checks since inception. These "locates" have been initiated by Family Locator subscribers across millions of child phones on three Tier 1 US wireless carriers. Having achieved this milestone, Safely now introduces Family Check-In, the newest offering in its suite of digital parenting tools.The service is first launching in partnership with T-Mobile USA, Inc. under the name "FamilyWhere Check In" and is available as a free download in the Android Market, complementing the T-Mobile FamilyWhere service and expanding the Safely Family Locator platform. "One billion premium locates reinforces family safety and security as the most primal and high value use case for location-based services," said Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of Safely and Location Labs. "By adding a free component to the Safely Family Locator platform via Family Check-In, we raise awareness of our locator services and bring immediate value to T-Mobile customers." Safely Family Locator is the flagship in Safely's suite of premium digital parenting services and is distributed in partnership with wireless carriers. Family Check-In expands the functionality of Safely Family Locator with a free mobile app component that lets kids easily show parents that they arrived at the library or a friend's house with a location-verified map. With 75% of 12-17 years olds having cell phones, kids are the new mobile power users. Many parents require their kids to check in and parents already proactively locate their kids with great frequency (see infographic). Family Check-In complements existing behavior since kids are already checking in via social apps. "We are excited to launch the T-Mobile FamilyWhere Check In with Safely," said Torrie Dorrell, Vice President of Applications, Content and Games, T-Mobile USA. "It is yet another way T-Mobile is enhancing our customers' lives and addressing their needs with a valuable free service that introduces the benefits of location sharing to families." T-Mobile FamilyWhere Check In is available for free in the Android Market as part of the T-Mobile FamilyWhere app. Supporting Resources:
About Safely and Location Labs Established in 2011, Safely is a division of Location Labs and provides services that enhance the personal safety and security of millions of families. Nearly a dozen Tier 1 wireless carrier services are powered by Safely, helping family members to protect and keep tabs on each other through mobile alerts and online activity reports. The Safely suite of digital parenting technologies includes: Family Locator, a mobile location service available as AT&T FamilyMap, Sprint Family Locator and T-Mobile FamilyWhere; Drive Safe, the only carrier-grade, patent-pending safe-driving service on the market, available as Sprint DriveFirst and T-Mobile DriveSmart Plus; Phone Controls, the most advanced mobile phone controls and usage analytics service, available as Sprint Mobile Controls; and Safely Social Monitor, an online service that helps parents stay informed about kids' social network activities. Location Labs has raised $26MM in venture financing from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, BlueRun Ventures (formerly Nokia Venture Partners), QUALCOMM Ventures, Intel Capital, and Mitsui Ventures and was named to Inc.'s 500/5000 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies in both 2010 and 2011. The company is headquartered in Emeryville, California and operates globally in the US, Europe, and India. For more information: http://www.Safely.com andhttp://www.LocationLabs.com. Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Posted: 31 Jan 2012 07:10 AM PST  Samsung Launching Revolutionary Galaxy Note Super Phone with 90-second Super Bowl Commercial DALLAS – January 31, 2012 – Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.1, is launching a revolutionary super phone, the Galaxy Note™ in the first-ever Super Bowl ad in the technology giant's 71-year history."During the past six months we've launched the Galaxy S II, Galaxy Nexus and now the Galaxy Note super phone in North America bringing unparalleled innovation to the marketplace," said Todd Pendleton, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Telecommunications America. "The Galaxy Note ushers in the era of truly personalized communications, allowing people to capture, share and create like never before." The game changing Galaxy Note required a launch platform just as significant which is why Samsung chose the largest event in North America to unveil this product – Super Bowl XLVI. Samsung handpicked Bobby Farrelly to direct his first ever TV commercial. Farrelly, along with his brother, Peter, created the famous comedy films There's Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and Fever Pitch. Another Super Bowl commercial first is Samsung using footage shot by the Galaxy Note's HD-quality video camera in the ad. Samsung is also one of the advertisers in the inaugural livestream of the Super Bowl broadcast. The Galaxy Note ad will air during the 4th quarter of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5th. An extensive digital and social campaign will accompany the ad release with Samsung Mobile US Facebook and Twitter followers gaining exclusive access to content and giveaways. The Samsung Galaxy Note will be available for pre-order starting February 5th and go on sale at AT&T and Best Buy Stores nationwide on February 19th. Key Product Features of the Samsung Galaxy Note include:
About Samsung Telecommunications America Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com. About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2010 consolidated sales of US$135.8 billion. Employing approximately 190,500 people in 206 offices across 68 countries, the company operates two separate organizations to coordinate its nine independent business units: Digital Media & Communications, comprising Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, and Digital Imaging; and Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and LCD. Recognized for its industry-leading performance across a range of economic, environmental and social criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the world's most sustainable technology company in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com. Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment