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Edwin: Android app you can talk to… and it will answer
Jul 27th
from mobiputing by Brad Linder
Edwin: Android app you can talk to… and it will answer: ”
Google Android has built-in speech recognition, which means you can translate speech to text in many apps. But Edwin is one of the few that will talk back. For instance, you can ask Edwin the time, and it will tell you. Ask it for tomorrow’s fo
recast and a computerized voice will read it to you. You can even ask it to translate words or sentences from one language to another or to define or spell words for you.
Edwin also works as an app launcher and controller for your phone’s hardware. For instance, you can tell it to put your phone in airplane mode or turn the Bluetooth on or off. Or you can tell it to open the camera application.
Like most speech recognition apps, Edwin isn’t perfect. Or maybe it’s just my voice that isn’t perfect. Sometimes it misunderstands commands, and while you’re supposed to be able to open applications by saying “launch X” or “open X,” I’ve found that it works a lot better with “open.” But overall, it’s a pretty nifty little application, and best of all it’s available as a free download.
After the break is a video showing how Edwin responds when I ask it for the time, temperature, nearest movie theater, and other information.
via Gizmodo
Edwin: Android app you can talk to… and it will answer is a post from: mobiputing
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Smartphone (Android) Applet Developer Training Program “ICONapps" – by MSC Malaysia
Jul 22nd
Calling for software developers to submit your idea proposal and join our 5 days intensive boot camp of “Smartphone (Android) Applet Developer Training Program – ICONapps” by MSC Malaysia.
The Training
Covers the major components of Android applications and their roles, what languages and development tools one uses to create Android applications the first time, and the core business models for making money in the Android ecosystem.
This program is designed by one of the top names in the Android development industry, Mark Murphy, founder of CommonsWare and author of The Busy Coder’s Guide to Android Development (Version 2.0) from US, and supported by our local team, which includes technical directors of award winning Smartphone app. Our evaluation team panel includes representatives from venture capital (VC) community, industry players and MDeC.
Training Sessions
Seats Are Limited! Secure Your Seat Now!!!
How to Apply?
- Select your preferred batch to attend.
- Call us at 03-89963033 or Email the registration forms to book.
- Submit your proposal to sara@sage.com.my
- Please submit your application before the application deadline.
Note: Applicant must be Malaysian Citizen and only 1 person per project.
- Please note that you only need to pay RM500 out of the total training fee. Please retain the original receipt of payment in order to claim it back later.
- If your proposal is successful you will be informed in 3 working days.
- Once you have completed the training, you will be encouraged to submit a working prototype (source code) of your app for evaluation before 17th September 2010.
- If successful, you will be entitled to the following:
1. Refund of RM500 training fee (require original or certified true copy of receipt)
2. Subsidy of a purchase of a development system/android phone of your choice, however the maximum subsidy is RM3500.
The Droid X Arrives, Phone Adventure Concludes
Jul 21st
Note: This is a long blog post.
Best Motorola DROID X Android Apps
Jul 12th
from Android Tapp by Antonio Wells
Best Motorola DROID X Android Apps: ”
Check out our list of Best Motorola DROID X Android Apps! This list of awesome apps will get you started with more than 40 of the most useful… must have apps and games for your new DROID X baby! Let’s get started…
Follow Our Best Apps List “AndroidTapp.com Android App of the Week”
So you know we maintain a growing list of Best Android Apps for any Android phone which features all apps we deem “App of the Week”, so be sure to check out that list!
Discover and Download Android Apps from the Web
Aside of our Android app discovery resource, AppBrain.com would be one of the best sites for not only browsing Android apps on the web but now you can install free apps directly to your phone via their website. This alleviates always searching on the phone. You’ll need a few things for this to work:
- Sign up for AppBrain
- Download their AppBrain Market Sync app
- Download their Fast Web Installer app
- Then you can search Android apps on the web and download directly to your phone!
Customization
Since this isn’t an HTC phone without the flagship HTC Sense UI you see (the home screen with the big retro clock and widgets… yeah), many users ask is there an app for that if you don’t have an HTC phone… but of course! Check out Beautiful Widgets.
Want a totally unique home screen? Try SlideScreen. Looking to control your home screen at granular levels; like set your own number of home screen panels, controlling app launcher drawer, home screen shortcuts and more, then check out the sweet editions of LauncherPro and ADW.Launcher.
Secure that DROID X and Recover it if Lost or Stolen
After shelling out a couple hundred bucks and possibly sucked into a dual year contract you might as well secure and protect your mobile investment. Apps like WaveSecure Mobile Security and Mobile Defense help you find your lost or stolen Android phone and offer remote data backup of contacts, text, media, call logs, plus remote lock and wipe.
Better Email
Since the Motorola DROID X comes with Android 2.1 software it supports multiple Gmail accounts… which is an awesome mobile email client. Corporate/business users will be happy it supports Microsoft Exchange and Gmail enterprise, push email, corporate directory, remote management and remote wipe. If that doesn’t satisfy your needs check out Exchange by Touchdown for Microsoft Exchange setups.
For non-corporate there is a default “Email” app for non-Gmail, non-Google Apps accounts for say… your personal webmail, Yahoo, or work email clients which really Sucks! Ditch that app and use K9-Mail!
Must Have Android Apps
There are some apps that are simply awesome so here goes…
Shazam is amazing! Ever heard a song in the coffee shop and wanted to know what is was? Shazam can listen to the song and tell you what it is. Google Goggles helps you search things on Google by taking a picture of it.
Augmented reality is cool! Here are a pair of apps that bring information into your world such as Layar Reality Browser, while Google Sky Map allows you to see the stars and constellations.
With that vibrant DROID X screen sucking battery juice you may need to conserve power in other ways. Apps like Advanced Task Killer and Taskiller allow you to kill or stop apps from running in the background freeing up memory and saving some power.
ASTRO File Manager helps you browse contents on your SD card while Handcent SMS blows the default text messaging app away.
Vlingo makes using your voice to control your phone to do simple tasks a breeze. Simply speak emails, text messages, tweets, as well as it can speak the aforementioned to you while you drive.
TiKL – Touch To Talk (PTT) gives push to talk walkie-talkie functionality to any Android user so now you’re not Nextel-centric to have the offer.
DROID X Video and Music Apps
Video is positioned to be the apex of the Motorola DROID X smartphone; packed with Blockbuster video rentals, V CAST video, and NFL RedZone… there are still a few more apps to enhance the video experience on your Droid!
Qik Video allows up to HD live recording and streaming to the Web. MixZing Media Player better handles music and recommends tracks plus video along with doubleTwist Player, and
EzHero V5.0.1
Jul 9th
by xenoside
Changelog:
EzHero V5.0.1
-Fixed Camera force closes
-Added Voice Input
-Updated LauncherPro
-Fixed Timestamp in pictures
-Other Minor fixes 
V5 could not have been possible without all my testers, Thanks guys!
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MoDaCo 2.1 r5Jul 3rd I’m pleased to present my Android 2.1 based MoDaCo Custom ROM for the GSM HTC Hero! READ THIS WHOLE POST BEFORE YOU START! No, really, it contains everything you need to know.
Changelog
Note: As this is a non-odexed build, the first boot will take a while.
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