Q. I work in the Newport News/Virginia Beach area. What are the must_have android apps for taxi drivers in my area?
A. HopStop (Free)
Those of you who don�t live in a city, this won�t be an app for you, but those of you in New York City or other cities full of complicated subway and bus routes, HopStop is one of our favorite services. The Android app (m.hopstop.com works as well), but it�s the most accurate subway and bus navigation system we�ve used. You do have to know the address of your location, but HopStop does a good job guiding you to more generic locations like an intersection, which some services struggle with. It also maps out how long it will take you to walk around, features a lot of flexible options to modify your route, and lets you save routes for the future and view them offline, which is helpful if you�re underground. Give it a try. (The tablet version is coming soon.)
Weather Channel (Free)
This is the weather app you�ll find yourself checking before you even crack the blinds in the morning. Besides offering accurate current conditions with extreme detail down to wind speed, humidity and UV index, the Weather Channel�s app offers hourly and 10-day forecasts for planning ahead, plus advanced features like animated weather radar.
Google Voice (Free)
With Google Voice, you get a free number for receiving calls, sending texts, and even receive access to your voicemail and text messages over the Web. With the Android app, you can even keep your true mobile number private by making outgoing calls using your Google Voice number instead. Another handy feature is voicemail transcription, which automatically transcribes your voicemails to text so you can read them like e-mail.
iTriage Mobile Health (Free)
Created by doctors, this app is designed to give users quick and easy access to medical info as well as nearby treatment facilities. With just a few clicks, users can find the nearest medical facility based on need (emergency, urgent care, pharmacy, etc.) and quickly use built-in Google Maps to navigate to the destination. The app also features a symptom-checker, doctor directory, and information about diseases and procedures.
Opera Mini Web Browser (Free)
We loved the drastic speed boost from Opera Mini on the iPhone, and it delivers the same shot of adrenaline on Android. Opera greases the wheels of the Web using special servers that compress pages prior to sending them to your phone. Besides using less bandwidth, pages appear in a fraction of the time, which makes it the go-to browser when you need to know who won the World Series in 1964, the colors of the Estonian flag, or the population of Miami in a flash.
Pulse News (Free)
This free app is a great reader for those who like to get their daily dose of news or gossip on their Android device. Pulse lets users select up to 30 online sources to pull from, and then creates clean, magazine-like pages that feature thumbnail photos and headlines from each source. Most articles or blogs can be easily read within the app, and the sources update in a flash. It�s the perfect substitute for your morning or evening Internet scan. Add sources like CNN, Gawker, Salon, Wet Paint, MSNBC, and Mashable.
Those of you who don�t live in a city, this won�t be an app for you, but those of you in New York City or other cities full of complicated subway and bus routes, HopStop is one of our favorite services. The Android app (m.hopstop.com works as well), but it�s the most accurate subway and bus navigation system we�ve used. You do have to know the address of your location, but HopStop does a good job guiding you to more generic locations like an intersection, which some services struggle with. It also maps out how long it will take you to walk around, features a lot of flexible options to modify your route, and lets you save routes for the future and view them offline, which is helpful if you�re underground. Give it a try. (The tablet version is coming soon.)
Weather Channel (Free)
This is the weather app you�ll find yourself checking before you even crack the blinds in the morning. Besides offering accurate current conditions with extreme detail down to wind speed, humidity and UV index, the Weather Channel�s app offers hourly and 10-day forecasts for planning ahead, plus advanced features like animated weather radar.
Google Voice (Free)
With Google Voice, you get a free number for receiving calls, sending texts, and even receive access to your voicemail and text messages over the Web. With the Android app, you can even keep your true mobile number private by making outgoing calls using your Google Voice number instead. Another handy feature is voicemail transcription, which automatically transcribes your voicemails to text so you can read them like e-mail.
iTriage Mobile Health (Free)
Created by doctors, this app is designed to give users quick and easy access to medical info as well as nearby treatment facilities. With just a few clicks, users can find the nearest medical facility based on need (emergency, urgent care, pharmacy, etc.) and quickly use built-in Google Maps to navigate to the destination. The app also features a symptom-checker, doctor directory, and information about diseases and procedures.
Opera Mini Web Browser (Free)
We loved the drastic speed boost from Opera Mini on the iPhone, and it delivers the same shot of adrenaline on Android. Opera greases the wheels of the Web using special servers that compress pages prior to sending them to your phone. Besides using less bandwidth, pages appear in a fraction of the time, which makes it the go-to browser when you need to know who won the World Series in 1964, the colors of the Estonian flag, or the population of Miami in a flash.
Pulse News (Free)
This free app is a great reader for those who like to get their daily dose of news or gossip on their Android device. Pulse lets users select up to 30 online sources to pull from, and then creates clean, magazine-like pages that feature thumbnail photos and headlines from each source. Most articles or blogs can be easily read within the app, and the sources update in a flash. It�s the perfect substitute for your morning or evening Internet scan. Add sources like CNN, Gawker, Salon, Wet Paint, MSNBC, and Mashable.
How do you change your relationship status from an Android phone?
Q. My boyfriend and me just got back together. He wants to change his relationship status on Facebook from his phone. How do you do this from an Android? Thanks.
A. relationship will be highlited in opera or any other browser, you will be able to click that, and change it.
What are your top 15 apps/games downloaded from the Android Marketplace?
Q. If you have a Droid/Android device, what are your personal fave apps or games?! Trying to shoot for 15.
A. armored strike
eBay
bank of America
my Verizon
notepad
a online radio
alchemy
Algebra tutor
facebook******
easy tether*****
jetvd
sincere prayer
tango
opera mini
YouTube
eBay
bank of America
my Verizon
notepad
a online radio
alchemy
Algebra tutor
facebook******
easy tether*****
jetvd
sincere prayer
tango
opera mini
YouTube
What can you tell me about these browsers?
Q. Which are strictly for mobile phones, which are strictly for computers and which are for both?
1. Galapagos browsers
2. Miren Browser
3. Opera mobile
4. Maxthon
5. Boat browser
6. Skyfire
7. Netlife front v2
8. Dolphin Browser
9. Firefox
10. Google Chrome
11. Internet Explorer
I also need information about which are best, great service, or any other details you can give me?
1. Galapagos browsers
2. Miren Browser
3. Opera mobile
4. Maxthon
5. Boat browser
6. Skyfire
7. Netlife front v2
8. Dolphin Browser
9. Firefox
10. Google Chrome
11. Internet Explorer
I also need information about which are best, great service, or any other details you can give me?
A. Firefox is an open-source browser for computers and select Android models. It has the biggest (and probably most active) pool of add-ons to choose from. It gained popularity when Internet Explorer 6 was the newest browser from Microsoft, which was terrible at the time. It's also the most secure browser otu there
Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft, is for PCs and Windows Phone. It was notoriously ignorant of existing web standards, yet has always had the biggest market share due to its inclusion with Windows. (They've gotten a lot better in IE 9, which follows web standards much more closely as well as incorporating a UI overhaul).
Safari is developed by Apple, but is built-on the open source rendering engine Webkit. It's for Macs and PC's, but almost nobody on a PC actually uses it anymore. It's also is the engine used on every iOS device (iPods, iPads, etc.).
Chrome is developed by Google, and is also built on Webkit. It's known for its speed, and it runs on Macs, PCs, and is embedded on Android.
Opera is closed-source, and is for Macs and PC's. Opera mobile... I don't know which OS's it's all for.
The rest, I haven't heard of before, so they're probably all for phones.
Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft, is for PCs and Windows Phone. It was notoriously ignorant of existing web standards, yet has always had the biggest market share due to its inclusion with Windows. (They've gotten a lot better in IE 9, which follows web standards much more closely as well as incorporating a UI overhaul).
Safari is developed by Apple, but is built-on the open source rendering engine Webkit. It's for Macs and PC's, but almost nobody on a PC actually uses it anymore. It's also is the engine used on every iOS device (iPods, iPads, etc.).
Chrome is developed by Google, and is also built on Webkit. It's known for its speed, and it runs on Macs, PCs, and is embedded on Android.
Opera is closed-source, and is for Macs and PC's. Opera mobile... I don't know which OS's it's all for.
The rest, I haven't heard of before, so they're probably all for phones.
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