Apps
Google Navigation comes to Canada
Jun 9th
After a long wait, we’ve finally got Google Navigation! That is, if you didn’t already have it via all the hacks that are out there, that were unreliable at best though. No need to update anything, just start up Car Home and navigate away! Google released a full list of countries supported:
“Today we’re launching Google Maps Navigation version 4.2 in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland for Android devices 1.6 and higher.”
myAccount app for Rogers/Fido Subscribers
Mar 16th
Anyone who’s running their Android phone on the Rogers or Fido network will probably want to pick up this app that was just recently released by Rogers. The myAccount app will help you keep track of your voice and data usage as per your plan with Rogers/Fido, keeping you informed so you know when your going over your minutes or data package. Pick it up right now in the android market by searching for “Rogers My Account”.
Canada, we have paid Android apps!
Mar 16th
Fellow Canadians, I am pleased to announce that we now have access to the paid applications from the google android market up here in Canada!
…But its not all good news… More >
Canada to get Paid Market Apps next week
Mar 1st
Wendy Rozeluk, spokesperson for Google Canada, commented in an interview with The Gazette that they hope to announce paid market applications to be available in Canada sometime next week!
“There are many factors that come into play to make sure the selling and purchasing processes run smoothly. It takes time to bring support to more countries, which is something we are working hard to do.”
Lets hope they follow through and open up the whole Android market to Canada, so we can enjoy some of the premium applications that otherwise wouldn’t be available (Unless you rooted your device and used MarketEnabler of course).
Top 5 Android Imaging Apps
Feb 11th
FoneHome.co.uk has released their picks for the top 5 android imaging applications. Apps they chose include: Photoshop.com Mobile, with its simple crop, hue, and saturation settings, Camera Pro which includes camera effects and digital zoom, as well as Camera Zoom FX, who’s focus is on filters and effects.
“The Google Nexus One – and Android phones in general – have many plus points, but the camera is very rarely one of them. While you can’t add on a few megapixels and an optical zoom with an app, you can add a More >
Oh where, Oh where has my Cowbell app gone…
Feb 10th
Oh where, Oh where has my Cowbell app gone… oh where oh where could it be? Bell Canada is giving away a free cowbell app to cheer on our Canadian athletes with at this year’s 2010 games at Vancouver, but they seem to have forgotten a few people… their Android users! The Bell cowbell app is only available for iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile devices 
And I really wanted a cowbell on my phone I could shake to ring and make lots of noise for everyone around me… oh well, at least I got the virtual one on their site.
Get Multitouch Maps on your Cyanogen 4.2.x Device
Feb 7th
Ciwrl of the XDA-Developers.com forums has released a package that anyone with a rooted Cyanogen Mod 4.2.x android device can install to get the smooth multitouch features of the already released Nexus and Droid multitouch updates. I have this installed on my HTC Dream and it runs great. Check out the thread.
Motorola Droid gets Multitouch Maps
Feb 7th
When it rains, it pours, huh, Google? Not even a week after announcing the big multitouch update for its own Nexus One, Google has turned loose a new version of Google Maps that enables pinch-to-zoom support on the Droid.
Gizmodo’s picks for best Android apps of Febuaray
Feb 6th
Gizmodo.com has just released their top picks for this month of February Android apps. Lets see what they’ve chosen…
Urbanspoon: The steady stream of iPhone-to-Android apps continues with Urbanspoon, the app for when you’re all “OMFG I can’t decide where to eat.” Unlike most who make the trip, however, it’s actually just as good as the iPhone version. The basic gist is that if you’re the indecisive type, you can set up to three parameters—price, location, type of food—shake, and it’ll give you a nearby restaurant. Or you can just search for what’s nearby, but that’s boring.
