Android, Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile

New Wallpapers for Your HTC

New Wallpapers for Your HTC

Think your HTC’s home screen needs a face lift? Download this new collection of free and high-resolution wallpapers – click here.

This month, Adam has teamed up with Kirkland, WA. photographer and contributing author Rick Takagi (@ricktakagi) to deliver a new selection of background images.

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Airbnb app for Android

Airbnb is a website that connects people who travel the world with those who have a free room, apartment or house to rent. This new service is developed by a relatively young company, but it’s service is already quite popular around the world and many people benefit from it.

Airbnb for iOS received some attention even from Apple, as it was one of the best apps in the travel category last year. The company already prepared and version for Android, which allows you to make a reservation directly from the phone, and also will bring a brand new redesigned mobile site.

With the application for Android, all users will be able to find places to stay and to make reservations. Airbnb for both platforms can be downloaded from the relevant app stores or Airbnb site at: www.airbnb.com/mobile

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Ask Ziggy – a Siri alternative for Windows Phone

iPhone 4S users have their voice assistant called Siri, it’s a part of the operating system (iOS 5), but if you like it and want to have a similar functionality on your Windows Phone based smartphone, it will be better to check out the application called – Ask Ziggy.

Ask Ziggy for Windows Phone demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800

Ask Ziggy is a free application that provides a functionality similar to the Siri for your Windows Phone device, but as with Siri (supports multiple languages​​), here the main language is only English.

At Ask Ziggy you have an option to choose between male and female voices for your virtual astistent. To use the Ask Ziggy app on your smartphone, it is necessary for you to have installed the latest Windows Phone 7.5, so if you didn’t updated your device yet – just do it

ORB game for Windows Phone 7 is free for the next 48 hours!

Palladium Power (the game developers), just announced that the paid version of ORB for Windows Phone 7 would be free for the next 48 hours – so get it now, it’s FREE (just go to the Marketplace)!

“ORB is a fast-paced 2D action game requiring skill to keep your rolling ball on solid tiles and to not fall down. Use fans to jump across large gaps and boost fields to get the full thrill. But take care to not run into dangerous mines or getting pushed into a hole by a pusher. Compete with others in the global Online Highscore Rankings!”

Localphone – cheap international calls for Android

Localphone.com, a leading provider of cheap international calling, today announced the release of their new Android app. Customers of Localphone will be able to make cheap international calls to over 250 countries worldwide using their Android smartphone.

The app can be downloaded for free from the Android Market, or customers can visit the company’s dedicated Localphone for Android page. The app uses the phone’s own dialer to make local calls that connect internationally, which means it won’t use up a customers data allowance.

“Android’s share in some of our key markets has sky-rocketed, with surveys indicating more than 40% of new smartphone sales in the UK and US going to Google’s mobile OS,” said Paul Cusack, Localphone’s founder and CEO. “Our customers have been crying out for an Android app so we are pleased to announce this new addition to our mobile lineup, and look forward to expanding to further platforms in the New Year.”

The Localphone Android app mirrors the company’s existing iPhone offering, allowing users to:

• Make low-cost international calls to landlines or mobile phones
• Manage contacts on the go
• Send international texts at low rates
• Check call and text rates to over 250 countries
• Keep up-to-date with credit

Localphone offers a number of different ways to make cheap international calls and texts. You can call from your mobile or landline using the Local Numbers service. Free VoIP calls can be made from a computer using the Localphone Internet Phone or the customer’s own VoIP compatible device. New customers get a 5-minute free call when they sign up to Localphone via https://www.localphone.com/register

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TodayXLive – Windows Phone 7 look for your Windows Mobile device

Get the new look and feel of Windows Phone 7 on your Pocket PC!

TodayXLive is a new plugin (currently in beta stage) that will change your Windows Mobile device to look just like a Windows Phone 7.

TodayXLive features:

- Task Manager (Start-up – a long press on the task bar);
- Lock Screen;
- All device settings;
- Smooth kinetic scrolling;
- Pre-installed default theme – “WP7 Dark”;
- 25 color themes;
- Vibration when pressed on the screen;
- Overlap tray and “Start”;
- … and much more.

Notice: all today items must be disabled first, not needed, but saves battery and memory!

TodayXLive is freeware and can be downloaded from here.

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New versions of Opera Mini and Mobile for Android

Opera have released new versions of their popular browsers for Android:

Opera Mini 6.5 and Opera Mobile 11.5 have today been released for Android devices, and have an exciting new feature which allows you to know exactly how much data you save whilst using them.

The most important feature is the data counter, which shows you how much data you’ve used and how much Opera has saved you. There is a new page added in settings to show you the overall data used or the one used for a certain period.

This function could be really useful for those of you not on an unlimited data plan or traveling abroad, using roaming. Other differences are the improved integration with Android, the ability to place links directly on your homescreen, the updated Opera Turbo feature and the new version of the Opera Presto rendering engine. B. A.

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Adobe are ready with Flash 11 and AIR 3

Adobe have launched new versions of their most famous products – Flash 11 and AIR 3 are available for download on their website. Among Flash 11′s new features are compatibility with 3D apps and games and hardware acceleration of 3D graphics using the Stage 3D technology (for computers and TVs). It’s also seriously improved, much more stable and both applications and videos should work at a higher frame-rate. Sadly, Stage 3D is not available for mobile devices yet, but Adobe say, they’re going to activate it as soon as possible. Along with Flash 11, Adobe have released AIR 3, which allows for creating apps for different platforms, such as Samsung’s SmartTV. With AIR 3 there is now also Dolby Digital and DTS support, which will let Flash based apps to feature HD videos with 5.1 or 7.1 surround-sound. B.A.

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Angry Birds running on HTC TyTN II

If you still have an old Windows Mobile device like HTC TyTN II, here is something interesting – Angry Birds that really works!

Some weeks ago we already talks about Angry Birds running on HTC Blueangel and now there is a new version of the game ported in java that works on other devices too (there is also a version and for HTC HD2 with WM6.5).

All you need to do is to install JBlend (Java emulator) and run the game

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