Best Apps for Motorola Atrix

Motorola Atrix will hit the stores in just four days. To keep up your excitement for the gadget, we bring to you a list of essential apps (in alphabetical order), which will make your Atrix experience even better.
 
Adobe Reader: The free app lets you view, zoom and perform other basic interactions with PDF and other documents, directly on your phone.
Astro File Manager: One thing the Android OS lacks is a solid way to navigate your SD card to find files, but no worries Astro File Manager is a great free addition to any Android device. The interface is extremely basic, it allows you to explore your SD card, move, rename, delete and back up files while on the go.
Blogger: Start blogging on the go with the official Blogger app! Publish posts with pictures, labels and location information. Also, if you have multiple accounts or blogs, you can easily switch between them.
 
Double twist player: DoubleTwist Player is the best all-in-one music, radio and video app. It finds all the music on your phone and syncs music and video with the free doubleTwist app on PC.
Evernote: From notes to ideas to snapshots to recordings, put everything into Evernote. It will all instantly synchronize from your phone to the Web to your PC.
Fring: Download FringOut to access cheap phone calls to any number in the world! This is easier than any other SIP and way cheaper than other services like Skype.
Fruit Ninja: The addictive gameplay is the original and the best slasher on Android! Smack down across the screen to slash the fruit like a true ninja warrior. With three games modes in single player, the app will keep you coming back for even higher scores.
Google Goggles: This app uses image recognition technology to recognize objects and return relevant search results. It identifies products, famous landmarks, storefronts, artwork, and popular images found online. Goggles can translate words in English, French, Italian, German & Spanish. Goggles can extract contact information from business cards.
Google Reader: Follow and share all your favourite sites, blogs, and more, all in one place. The Google Reader app syncs with the web version, so all your reading lists are always up to date. The app has lately been updated with features like “Unread count widget”, “News ticker widget”, “Mark previous as read” and “Bug fixes”.
 
Google Translate: An application that translate between about 100 language pairs with Google’s translation service.
Google Voice: Place calls and send text messages showing your Google number. Listen to voicemail and read transcripts. Currently only available in the US.
 
Kindle for Android: The Kindle book reader helps in taking your entire library (and a bookstore) with you wherever you are. Search and preview titles, download entire books, and read them on-demand. Amazon’s Kindle for Android comes with a tweakable reader, so you can change font size, background color, bookmarks and everything else to make for a comfortable reading experience.
 
Mapquest: This app provides a decent Google maps alternative with free Turn-by-turn Navigation. Other app features include Voice Search, Map Toolbar, Walking & Driving Directions and Live Traffic Flow/Incidents.
Pandora Radio: Pandora radio is a free personalized radio service that streams music on your phone.
Start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it.
PressReader : PressReader Android version brings more than 1,700 newspapers and magazines from 93 countries. While the application itself is free, you will need to pay for the newspaper/periodicals that you read on the app.
Skype: Make free Skype-to-Skype calls, and call phones at Skype rates on the move
 
Swype: It provides a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. The technology enables users to input words at over 40 words per minute. As it is not available in the Market, you will have to download it here.
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Updates to the Google Reader app for Android

Today we’re excited to announce some updates to the official Google Reader app for Android. Over the last couple of months, we’ve added some of your most-requested features:

• Unread count widget - choose any feed, label, person, or “all items” and get the unread count on your home screen. Clicking on the widget takes you to straight to that stream.
• News ticker widget - if you prefer a bit more information, you can add a larger size widget that cycles through items on any stream you want in Reader. Clicking any headline will take you to the article, while clicking the folder will take you to that stream.
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• Mark previous as read - if you’ve used the mobile version of Reader before and missed this feature, it’s now back! As you scroll down your reading list, hit “Mark previous as read” at any time to only mark things above the screen as read.
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In addition to these new features, thanks to 20%-ers Alexey Retunski and Anton Vayvod’s support, we now have an official Russian translation as well.
We hope you enjoy the updates - give it a try! You can download the app in all countries from the Android Market. The Google Reader app is available for devices running Android 1.6 or higher, with widget functionality available for devices on Android 2.2+.

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Best Apps for Motorola Atrix

Motorola Atrix will hit the stores in just four days. To keep up your excitement for the gadget, we bring to you a list of essential apps (in alphabetical order), which will make your Atrix experience even better.
 
Adobe Reader: The free app lets you view, zoom and perform other basic interactions with PDF and other documents, directly on your phone.
Astro File Manager: One thing the Android OS lacks is a solid way to navigate your SD card to find files, but no worries Astro File Manager is a great free addition to any Android device. The interface is extremely basic, it allows you to explore your SD card, move, rename, delete and back up files while on the go.
Blogger: Start blogging on the go with the official Blogger app! Publish posts with pictures, labels and location information. Also, if you have multiple accounts or blogs, you can easily switch between them.
 
Double twist player: DoubleTwist Player is the best all-in-one music, radio and video app. It finds all the music on your phone and syncs music and video with the free doubleTwist app on PC.
Evernote: From notes to ideas to snapshots to recordings, put everything into Evernote. It will all instantly synchronize from your phone to the Web to your PC.
Fring: Download FringOut to access cheap phone calls to any number in the world! This is easier than any other SIP and way cheaper than other services like Skype.
Fruit Ninja: The addictive gameplay is the original and the best slasher on Android! Smack down across the screen to slash the fruit like a true ninja warrior. With three games modes in single player, the app will keep you coming back for even higher scores.
Google Goggles: This app uses image recognition technology to recognize objects and return relevant search results. It identifies products, famous landmarks, storefronts, artwork, and popular images found online. Goggles can translate words in English, French, Italian, German & Spanish. Goggles can extract contact information from business cards.
Google Reader: Follow and share all your favourite sites, blogs, and more, all in one place. The Google Reader app syncs with the web version, so all your reading lists are always up to date. The app has lately been updated with features like “Unread count widget”, “News ticker widget”, “Mark previous as read” and “Bug fixes”.
 
Google Translate: An application that translate between about 100 language pairs with Google’s translation service.
Google Voice: Place calls and send text messages showing your Google number. Listen to voicemail and read transcripts. Currently only available in the US.
 
Kindle for Android: The Kindle book reader helps in taking your entire library (and a bookstore) with you wherever you are. Search and preview titles, download entire books, and read them on-demand. Amazon’s Kindle for Android comes with a tweakable reader, so you can change font size, background color, bookmarks and everything else to make for a comfortable reading experience.
 
Mapquest: This app provides a decent Google maps alternative with free Turn-by-turn Navigation. Other app features include Voice Search, Map Toolbar, Walking & Driving Directions and Live Traffic Flow/Incidents.
Pandora Radio: Pandora radio is a free personalized radio service that streams music on your phone.
Start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it.
PressReader : PressReader Android version brings more than 1,700 newspapers and magazines from 93 countries. While the application itself is free, you will need to pay for the newspaper/periodicals that you read on the app.
Skype: Make free Skype-to-Skype calls, and call phones at Skype rates on the move
 
Swype: It provides a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. The technology enables users to input words at over 40 words per minute. As it is not available in the Market, you will have to download it here.
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AT&T iPhone Beats Verizon in Nationwide 3G Speed Tests

The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you’d expect: AT&T’s network is much faster.
Ookla, creators of the Speedtest.net broadband test, compiled data from tests run by iPhone customers using the Speedtest.net app on both AT&T and Verizon. On average, the reported AT&T iPhone transfer rates were roughly two times faster than the Verizon iPhone’s.
The AT&T iPhone’s average download speed was 1,769 Kbps, and the average upload speed was 730 Kbps. By way of comparison, the Verizon iPhone’s average download speed was 848 Kbps, and the average upload speed was 506 Kbps.
The results come from 43,000 AT&T iPhones and 14,000 Verizon iPhones all over the United States. Most Speedtest.net app users ran the tests multiple times, totaling 106,000 results from AT&T iPhone users and 49,000 results from Verizon iPhone users.
The Speedtest.net results did not provide data on coverage reliability or dropped connections.
From my benchmarking of the Verizon iPhone versus the AT&T iPhone, I also found that the AT&T iPhone’s 3G transfer rates were much faster than Verizon’s. However, the AT&T iPhone sometimes could not complete tests because it did not have a connection, whereas the Verizon iPhone successfully completed every test. In short, I found the Verizon iPhone to be slower with network transfers but more reliable with coverage. Reviewers at other publications had the same results.
“I think that’s the story I expected to see,” said Doug Suttles, co-founder of Ookla. “Verizon has never talked up their speed, but they always talk up coverage and reliability…. I think the story is quality versus throughput: What are you after?”
Speedtest.net’s nationwide results back my verdict: You should get a Verizon iPhone if you really care about voice quality and calls, but the AT&T iPhone is better as a media-consumption device (Netflix movies, photo downloads and uploads, etc.) because of its faster speeds.
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LG Optimus 3D Price & Availability Date via Expansys UK

The LG Optimus 3D is the world’s first 3D smartphone that does not require 3D glasses and Expansys has it on their online store website for £514.99 and is due to ship out on Monday 25th April.
The LG Optimus 3D has a 3D display and records and plays back what you recording in 3D as well plus runs on the latest Android operating system.
When you order this smartphone it will come in a box containing obviously the handset plus: Battery, microUSB data cable, USB Mains Charger, Stereo Handsfree and Quick start guide.
Many customers will be happy that this phone has the 3D feature as well as the latest Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which makes this a very tempting handset to buy. Other features will include built in HDMI port, 8GB memory built in, 5-megapixel camera and a rear-facing camera as well.
For more information please visit Expansys and check out more in-depth details about the £514.99 LG Optimus 3D, and please do let us know if you will be pre-ordering one today.
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Samsung Singapore to launch White Galaxy S, Galaxy Mini and Galaxy Ace tomorrow

Samsung has announced that it will launch White Galaxy S in Singapore tomorrow. Company will also release Galaxy Mini and Galaxy Ace in the country. White Samsung GALAXY S (GT-I9000) Android 2.2 4 inch display 1 Ghz processor 5 MP camera with front cam RRP: $898 w/o contract Model: Samsung GALAXY mini (GT-S5570) Quick Specs: Android 2.2 Froyo 3.14-inch QVGA TFT display 600MHz...

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Rumor: In-App Purchases to Happen “Early March at Latest”

Whispers of the Android Market allowing purchases within applications have been circulating for quite some time, even in official circles.  Giving developers a way to further make money off of their efforts, this could open the door to host of freemium applications. Rumored to happen in the first quarter of the year, we're learning that this feature may go into effect within the next couple of weeks.  Pocket-gamer.biz is reporting today that a source of theirs pegged the launch as happening by early March at the latest.

“The news on the ground is the switch will be thrown sometime during the next couple of weeks; early March at the latest."

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Fujitsu Working on Dual-Screen Android Device

Fujitsu is working on a dual touchscreen phone  that's currently being shown off at MWC running Symbian, but according to unwiredview, the phone will be running Android when released.

The form factor is even funkier than you might initially think: the orientation of the two screens and hinge can be changed by the user.
Although more just a novelty right now, there could be great things in store for dual screen phones.  Head on over to unwiredview for more images and a video taken at the MWC.
Sound off below, are you looking forward to a dual touchscreen phone, or not something that you see yourself using?

Fujitsu Working on Dual-Screen Android Device originally appeared on AndroidGuys.

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Verizon Purchase Order Shows Thunderbolt Arriving 23rd, Selling 24th

Over on our forums we’ve got a Verizon purchase order that shows 18 units of the HTC Thunderbolt arriving on February 23rd with the Verizon rep for that store claiming they’ll start selling them on the 24th. The $569 price is apparently what Verizon pays for the device so don’t worry too much about that figure.

Lots of rumors are claiming the Thunderbolt is delayed past the 24th, but based on this image I’d say February 24th is still looking pretty accurate. We’ll let you know if things change, but for now I’d continue to keep your fingers crossed and wait for further evidence before jumping to conclusions.

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