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- Moborobo: Easy and complete desktop phone manager suite for your Android
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| Moborobo: Easy and complete desktop phone manager suite for your Android Posted: 30 Apr 2012 03:00 AM PDT
Android smartphones have their own management tools that sync your data from your phone to the computer. These tools can be used to organized your contacts, create backups, and manage files easily from the comforts of your PC. Stock management tools, such as Samsung KIES and HTC Sync, for example, allow you to manage your Android phones from your computer. But, do you know that there are also third-party management tools that work just like the stock management tools but with even more features? Let me introduce Moborobo, the new management tool for Android smartphones.
Launching Moborobo will bring you to its main menu. On top, you can see the tabs such as Home, Data, App, Tunes, Images, Videos, and Themes. There are two methods for you to connect your phone with Moborobo. You can connect your phone via the most commonly used USB cable, or you can go cable-free by connecting via Wi-Fi connection. Connecting your phone via USB cable is the most convenient and easiest to way to connect your phone to Moborobo. When you connect your phone, Moborobo will automatically install the USB drivers for your phone. Once the appropriate drivers are installed, you can now manage and customize your data and file with Moborobo. What's more is that you can charge your battery while you manage your mobile data and files. For connecting your phone to Moborobo without using USB cable, you will need a rooted phone and an active Wi-Fi connection. When you connect your rooted phone via USB cable, Moborobo will install the USB drivers and Moborobo Daemon tool to your phone. You can use the Moborobo Daemon tool to generate a unique validation code. Use this code to connect you phone over Wi-Fi to Moborobo. Also make sure that your PC or laptop is using the same Wi-Fi connection as your mobile phone. Since syncing is done over the air, this method drains your phone's battery, but you get the privilege of syncing your data wire-free. Make sure you allow the Moborobo Daemon tool Superuser access to successfully connect your phone.
Once your phone is connected with Moborobo, you will be directed to the software's main home screen. Here you will see information about your device, such as the phone model, firmware version, available phone storage, and battery level. On the left side, you can see your phone and the screen on your mobile phone. Moborobo displays your phone's screen in real-time, allowing you to view your phone screen on your PC or laptop. Below your phone's visual representation are some options such as auto refresh, full screen mode, screenshots, and many more. You can also find little round icons of your Contacts, Messages, Apps, Images, Music, and Videos. Moborobo also has a File Manager which lets you view and manage all the data and files saved on your phone.
For those of you who love flashing custom ROMs, you can use Moborobo to backup your phone files. You can backup your contacts, apps, images, messages, call logs, and app data. From the main menu, click Backup/Restore and you will be directed to the Backup/Restore menu. Choose the files that you want to backup and specify the location on your PC or laptop where your backup should be saved. Once all are set, click Backup to create a backup of your phone data and files. Take note that you will still need stock or custom recovery to backup your phone's ROM.
The Data tab lets you view your data from your phone such as Contacts, Messages, and Call Logs. In this tab, you can view your contacts, edit existing contacts, export or import contacts, view received messages, reply to your SMS messages, backup or restore data, and monitor your call activities.
The App tab works like an Application Manager. Here you can view installed apps, update apps, and uninstall applications from your mobile phone. You can also download apps directly from Moborobo.
Just like any management software, Moborobo also syncs your Music, Images, and Video files. You can listen to your MP3s, view your photo albums, and watch saved movies from your phone on your PC or laptop by using Moborobo. Moborobo also features a Wallpaper Center that lets you download and install beautiful wallpapers on your Android phone. Unfortunately, the Video Center and Music Center are not yet available in the latest version of Moborobo.
If you are using Mobo Launcher on your Android phone, you can check out the Themes tab to download different Mobo themes for your Android phone. What's more is that this management tool also supports iPhones. So, if you own both Android and Apple devices, you can use Moborobo to sync and manage your mobile data and files. Download the consummate phone management tool from the Moborobo and easily manage your data and files on your computer. What desktop software are you using to manager your Android phone? No related posts. This article, Moborobo: Easy and complete desktop phone manager suite for your Android , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| Best Android apps for pet lovers Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:00 PM PDT
There’s no denying that no (wo)man is an island. But, sometimes we don’t want another human being to keep us company. That’s why there’s the saying, a dog is a (wo)man’s best friend. You don’t have to have a dog, of course. There’s a whole score of other pet companions you could have with you. Some prefer cats, others birds, another group of pet lovers prefer rodents. Then you’ve got reptiles and sometimes even horses and pigs. There’s no limit to what type of animal bets friend you could have and with how everything’s quickly developing, you wouldn’t want your furry companions to be left out. A number of apps geared towards pets and pet lovers have cropped up in the Google Play Store, so we’ve put together some of the must-haves for pet owners. This is by no means a definitive list but it should give you some ideas on how to let your pets stay fit and how to monitor and manage their health. Rate My Pets
If you’ve got a pet and you want to show it off to the whole world, download Rate My Pets for your Android device today. Once you upload a picture of your pet, other Rate My Pets users will be able to view the picture and, just as it says on the tin, rate your pet. Be creative and dress up your pets to make them extra cute and get more votes. Upload as many photos as you like to show the world just how irresistible your pet is and make people green with envy. Fawn over other people’s pets, too, and make sure to vote on how cute their pet’s picture is. You don’t have to be a pet owner to enjoy just how adorable these little critters are, but we highly suspect you’ll be longing for a cat, dog, or bird of your own once you’re done rating pet pictures. To get started on looking at pets from all over the world and rating how cute they are, download Rate My Pets for your Android device now. Dog Breeds
If you’re not quite yet done fawning over pets, and you’d like to know about dogs, Dog Breeds lets you access hundreds of dog breeds and images right from your Android device. It’s super handy for when you’re on a walk and you see someone walking her or his dog. If you’re not comfortable asking pet owners what breed their dogs are — you might not have been the first one to ask and the owner might be annoyed with all the questions — simply look it up on Dog Breeds. You might be looking for a dog of your own, perhaps, and knowing what breed would best suit your personality is a first step. Access Dog Breeds on your Android device and start searching. The content of this app is based on the Petsie.org social network site, a place for dog owners to create pet profiles and upload pet pictures for both adult dogs and puppies. Fido Pet Adoptions
You’ve rated pets, and you’ve looked up dog breeds, but you’re still not done with pets because now you want one of your own. There’s an app for that. You can find your new best friend using Fido Pet Adoptions for your Android device. Conveniently find pets in your area by searching over 30,000 pets in the U.S. and Canada that you can adopt today. Some of Fido Pet Adoption’s search categories include dogs, cats, reptiles, horses, and pigs. If you’re set on a specific pet but you’re not sure about the other bits, you can filter your results by animal type, breed, age, size, and/or gender. You’ll need to give the app a few permissions for it to function properly. By allowing it to access your Internet connection and your network state, you’ll be able to access the external API and to retrieve pet information. Give it permission to your external storage so it can write images to a local cache to speed things up. Most importantly, if you’ve found the pet you want, give Fido Pet Adoptions permission to make calls so you can call the animal shelter right from within the app. Download Fido Pet Adoptions to your Android device to bring home your new best friend today. Animal Translator
Don’t you just wish there was a way to communicate with your pet? As they say, there’s an app for that. Well, not really. But, it may get you started on forming a connection with your pet. Launch the app, hold it up to your pet, and Animal Translator will translate whatever your pet’s saying to human language. Sort of. Though communication between you and your pet may be better off through body language and eye contact, Animal Translator may bring you a few good chuckles. Not to mention that it’ll be great to use whenever April Fool’s comes around. The app gives you two drop down menus to effectively translate whatever your animal is saying to a language you can understand. Originally starring as Google U.K.’s April Fool’s Day Joke, the Animal Translator app promises to recognize and transcribe words and phrases that are common to an animal species. It effectively works as a gullibility detector, too. Pet Master Free
Though it sounds vaguely like that show years back, Pet Master isn’t an app about taming wild beasts. It’s an organizer app that’ll help you keep tabs on your pet’s health. You can use Pet Master Free to track your pet’s personal details like their birthday, registration, microchip, their type, and breed. You can even track your pet’s weight and see how big it’s grown over the months. Pet Master also allows you to track your pet’s medications, as well as your pet’s allergies. Add your pet’s appointments with the vet to make sure you’ll never miss a visit. Pet Master lets you store pet related contacts as well, such as the contact details of your vet, groomers, walkers, sitters, or trainers and you can associate these contacts to your pet’s appointments. That’s not all, Pet Master also lets you keep pictures of your beloved pet all in one place. Pet Master Free is the free, ad-supported, one-month trial of Pet Master. If you find organizing your pet’s information handy using Pet Master Free, consider purchasing the paid version. Petometer
A pedometer for pets, you say? Petometer is a must-have for any dog owner or dog walker. Walking your dog daily is vital to its health and allows it to expend its pent up energy. Petometer allows you to keep you and your dog in great shape by tracking how much you’ve walked and for how long using Google Maps. Every time you start and stop your walk, you’ll hear a dog-barking sound. You can keep a history of all your walks to track your progress. If you’re busy, Petometer allows you to set up a reminder for when it’s time to take your dog out again. The reminder can be synced with your phone’s calendar. Petometer also provides you a list of recommended exercises for you and your dog. You can add up to 6 different dogs to your Pet Profile, and upload a photo for each dog. If you want to encourage other dog owners to take their own dogs out for a walk with Petometer, share your walk with a customized post to Facebook. Dog Whistler
Originally available on iOS, the Dog Whistler app will be your other new best friend. In training your dog, Dog Whistler is indispensable, as it’ll help you get your pet under control. You’ll be able to call your dog with a press of this app on your Android device. You’ll need to tweak it to your dog’s specific hearing range, though, and you’ll have to associate Dog Whistler to your dog’s favorite treat. If your dog’s running around the house or making a racket, use Dog Whistler to quiet it down. According to some reviews, Dog Whistler isn’t just useful for dogs. You can tweak it so cats can hear it, as well. Your human ears may hurt when you use Dog Whistler, however, as it’s designed for a range of hearing that isn’t ours. If your Android device has great speakers, some users have reported to make their dog stop yapping from over a block away. Dog Whistler can be downloaded to your Android device for free but is ad-supported. 52 Dog Tricks
If you’ve never owned a pet, teaching your dog new tricks can be something frustrating. You definitely can’t expect your dog to learn what you’re teaching it overnight but with repetition, reinforcement, and a lot of patience, your dog will be rolling over at your command in a few days. 52 Dog Tricks, just as its name says, is an app that’ll help guide you through teaching your dog new tricks in 52 weeks. For the first week, you’ll be learning how to train your dog to respond to a clicker. Tapping on the week and title brings up another window which gives you the steps to follow. After your first week, move on to teaching your dog its name, and in week three, you can teach your dog to touch. In no time, you’ll be working through the dog trick basics of sit, down, stand, release, come, stay, and–most importantly–heel for when your dog gets rowdy. The best part is, 52 Dog Tricks gives you pointers on how to keep the tricks and their associations with certain stimuli like treats and a strong clicker. Your dog won’t ever forget that a click means a treat and that’s why it should behave. Pet First Aid
Pets are unfortunately getting themselves into all sorts of trouble. Sometimes it’ll be an accident or other times it’ll be their curiosity that’ll get them eating food they shouldn’t. You can call the vet to ask for help but if your pet has a tummy ache in the middle of the night and you can’t sleep soundly, there’s Pet First Aid. This app is loaded with detailed videos and step-by-step instructions, so you’ll know exactly what to do in case of an emergency. Some of these videos include how to restrain your animal, muzzling, CPR, bandaging, and more. The best part is that you won’t need to rely on an Internet connection to access these videos because they’re bundled right in the application. If you’re worried about your cat’s allergies, consult Pet First Aid to find a way to stop your cat from hurting itself. Get Pet First Aid for your Android mobile device today and always be prepared for when your pet will have an accident. Pets Next Door – Dogs, Cats & More
What’s cuter than looking at pet pictures? Reading their stories, of course. Pets do the cutest things sometimes and usually these things happen when they’re not within camera range. If you can’t capture their cutest moment and you can’t make them repeat it for video footage, then the next best thing is to relay the story through Pets Next Door. Create a profile for your pet and tell your story. Other Pets Next Door readers can find your story through the app. You’ll be surprised at the things other animals in your vicinity and around the world are up to. Reading stories of other pets may also help pet owners bond with their best friend or learn new tricks to spice up everyday interactions. Reading their stories is a sure way of warming your heart, and if you don’t have a pet yet, then you’ll surely be tempted to get one of your own. Get Pets Next Door today for your Android device and fawn cute pet stories. For pet owners and aspiring ones, we hope that you found something on this list for you and your pet. If you’ve got a favorite pet lovers’ app that we didn’t cover, please share it with us in the comments section and help out your fellow pet lovers. This article, Best Android apps for pet lovers , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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| Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT
Traveling to faraway places or to enchanted lands is a breathtaking experience. But, with each new experience comes some problems. You might get directions that lead you to the wrong locations or you might struggle with the language barrier. If you are tired of going around metropolitan cities, asking for directions or carrying out a map, then we’re happy to tell you that you can eliminate all of these things just by using your Android smartphone. The Google Play Store is literally flooded with travel apps, from maps to language translators, everything is already prepared for you. But, before you leave your house for yet another adventure, be sure to check out the apps below to make traveling enjoyable and fun for you and your family. TripIt
TripIt is an interesting travel application that helps you manage all your traveling needs by acting like one of those old-fashioned travel agents. Acting on its own, TripIt doesn't do anything. But, once you sign-up for a TripIt account, all your travel needs are mashed up and rolled into a handy little application. TripIt works by automatically scraping off all your Gmail details, tidying them up and tracking your travel life. You can use the app to check in to your flights, check your flight status, map out travel distance from your hotel, and so much more. There is also the Premium TripIt app that adds a whole array of neat features for you to tinker with. The app is very handy and is a great alternative to carrying maps and travel guides. Kayak
When it comes to getting the cheapest flights, nothing comes close to the Kayak application for Android. Travelers who are scouring for the cheapest flights can make their life easier. The greatest selling point for Kayak has to be its customizability when you’re searching for your next flight. Users might find seeing Kayak's check boxes and buttons a bit overwhelming. But, once you get the hang of it, those added options might just save you time searching. Kayak also offers flight statuses, manages your trip itinerary, looks up baggage fees, and lets you access airline numbers and information. For those of you who are always looking for cheap flights, then Kayak can narrow down your search and trim it down to only the best finds. Google Goggles
When it comes to traveling abroad, Google Goggles comes in handy for just about everything. From identifying foreign brands, to breaking the language barrier, Google's app is like the king of all modern day translators. If you have done a lot of traveling, then the language barrier will arguably be the most common problem for tourists. Non-English speaking countries can be quite hard for tourists to communicate in, with having to stumble using foreign languages. Thankfully, Google Goggles lets travelers decipher almost everything. There are many ways to use Google Goggles. Snap a picture, scan bar codes to get product information, scan QR codes to extract information, or even solve Sudoku puzzles. Wikitude
Want to see the world in a different perspective? If you have already downloaded Google Sky Map, then you've pretty much got the idea of Wikitiude. See the world with different eyes using your phone's camera and let Wikitude do all the exploring for you. Wikitude is an "augmented reality" global travel guide that covers all of Wikipedia's entries and user-contributed content and lays them out on your phone's camera view. Thus, it gives you detailed information on your surroundings. Wikitude uses your phone's GPS function, compass, and movement sensors to pinpoint your location to the landmarks found in your surroundings. The app is useful as a great tourist guide, but can also be used to dig up some information on historical events or places near you. Hotels Near Me
The most problem with travelers arriving at their destination has to be finding the right place to stay. Thankfully, an application known as Hotels Near Me is definitely useful. The app tracks down all the best hotels in your vicinity. With Hotels Near Me's huge database storing over 60,000 hotels, finding a place to stay in a foreign land will be a thing of the past. Travelers are treated with a number of useful details, such as a star rating for each hotel, an address, the hotel’s phone number, and user reviews. Once you have chosen a hotel, the app will automatically show you photos of rooms, a neat little gallery of the place, and a price quote. If you are satisfied, you can book the hotel room of your choice directly from your phone. You will also get an e-mail confirmation of your chosen selection. Hotel Near Me also lets you browse hotels in advance so you won't have to worry about it once you arrive at your destination. Simply select the "elsewhere" option and input the desired city of your choice. Where
When traveling to far flung places, nothing beats having a GPS tracker on your phone to pinpoint accurately things you might be interested in. Getting real time information will never be the same again. Together with your phone’s GPS, users can receive up to date information on just about everything under the sun. From cheap gas, to weather forecasts, move screenings, recommended restaurants, news headlines and even traffic conditions, Where has mapped out everything just for you. The app also lets you browse Yellow pages found on the Yelp directory and it can even find the nearest coffee shop for you. Trip Journal
Another fascinating application that uses your phone's GPS system is Trip Journal. Basically, Trip Journal tracks down your exact travel route by monitoring your GPS coordinates. Together with the photos you took during your journey, Trip Journal makes an artistic sketch journal with the photo and a map beside it. The app also lets you place markers, and add notes while gathering statistics on the distance you have traveled. The UI on Trip Journal is not your average run of the mill but rather it is very sleek and artistic to use, as if you are actually holding a journal. Once you're back home from your trip, you can export your routes via Google Earth format and share it with your friends and family. You can also upload your photos easily in either Facebook or Picasa. The app also lets you archive your trips for future use. If you're a private type of person then you might want to go for the free lite version of Travel Journal. FXware Currency Guide
Having problems with exchange rates? Then look no further than FXware Currency Guide. The app is a must-have for users who are constantly traveling overseas to different countries. FXware Currency Guide lets users convert over 160 currencies worldwide with exchange rates being updated in real time. You can even invert exchange rates easily. FXware Currency Guide also includes a quick pocket guide for easy reference. FXware Currency Guide includes a couple of extra features such as a tip calculator, currency charts, Forex market news and commentary, and a quiz game that caters to the different countries’ currency. FXware Currency Guide is a must-have app for anyone traveling abroad. Not only does it make exact and accurate calculations but also gives you real-time updates of different currencies worldwide. Weather Bug Elite
WeatherBugElite is an application that compiles all location-based weather information and squeezes them in one easy to understand interface. The app doesn't just show you the current weather, but gives users weather alerts, satellite maps, as well as weather information. One notable feature of the WeatherBug Elite is that it won’t just show you the temperature at the nearest airport but it gives you accurate information on the temperature closest to you, thanks to WeatherBug's network of weather stations and your phone's GPS. Users can also get information on weather forecasts for up to seven days on their home-screen widget screen. Not only that, WeatherBug also offers wind speeds, humidity, and other important details. You can also save locations without restrictions and view detailed alert maps with vector polygons straight from the Nation Weather Service. Waze
Stuck in traffic jams? No problem, because Waze is a valuable companion to help travelers get the latest update on life in the fast lane. Waze basically gets GPS information from other drivers using the apps on their phones. The results are then shown on Waze's map to help you avoid traffic areas and other obstacles that might get in your way. Since Waze relies on generated user reports, you might not get accurate information for specific key areas on the map. So, the more people use the Waze application, the more accurate the data can be received. Users using the application can also help other drivers by notifying them of road problems ahead via text or picture reports. Do you travel a lot? What Android apps for travel do you think are essential apps that you must not leave home without? This article, Best travel apps for Android , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.
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