Opera Mini 5 for Android is Full of Surprises

I have to admit, even though I try out many mobile apps, I am not very particular about my Web mobile browser. On the iPhone platform, I am very satisfied with the Safari browser (although Flash would have made me happier), on Android, I have been using the default browser, on my N900, which supports Firefox Mobile, I still barely open it, and even on my BlackBerry, I prefer to have extra application space open then to use Opera or Bolt.

SafeWallet for iPhone: Who Knew Saving Passwords Could Be Fun?

The mobile revolution that is unfolding in our times means many things to the average consumer. If I were to summarize the effects of the mobile phone, I would say it has altered our behavior patterns forever. In today’s day and age, we shop differently than we used to, we research topics with a lot more ease and convenience than we used to, and generally speaking, we have access to a lot more information than we used to.

Sniper Strike for iPhone Had So Much Potential

It does not happen very often that a mobile app manages to annoy me. Let me clarify that by saying that that is true at least about iPhone apps. Lord knows, there have been enough Android and Symbian apps that raised my blood pressure. Sniper Strike seemed like a pretty oool game to download. I mean, what kinda guy doesn’t like shooting, killing, and blood, right? How could you go wrong with such a game? That is what I thought until I tried it.

Floating Image for Android Will Make Sure You Are Kept Busy

One of the problems with the Android platform as opposed to let’s say (and I am just picking another random mobile OS) the iPhone, is its lack of rich multimedia capabilities. I mean, the Android video and music player as well as its photo viewer is not as primitive as BlackBerry’s, but it is also not homerun.

Cyberrunner for iPhone is Not for the Weak of Heart

I have said it before and I will say it again. What makes a great app is not the amount of features packed in by the developer. On the contrary, people like things they can understand easily. That is why the iPhone itself is so popular. If I open an app and it does not include a “How to Use this App” section, it better be obvious how to use it within 20 seconds or I close the app and most likely delete it from my device.

Plants vs. Zombies – Video Review

Check out Appboy’s first official video review!

Plants vs. Zombies has been in top five app on the app chart with a perfect five star average review for many weeks now. I decided it was time to give in and drop the $2.99 to find out why people think this game is so great. The game is by PopCap, the successful company with popular titles such as Peggle and Bejeweled.

Doodle Jump for iPhone Surpasses 3M iPhone Sales – Just Keeps Selling!

If you’ve ever heard of a little game called Doodle Jump, you’ll more than likely also know that the highly popular 99 cent game was originally developed by two brothers, co-owning iPhone development studio Lima Sky.

Android Twitter Apps Heating up with Touiteur

Putting the name of the app aside (it is supposedly pronounced “Twitter” with a French accent), Touiteur is starting to close the gap between iPhone and Android Twitter apps. I was talking to a friend yesterday about her new Droid and she was telling me how she thought she was able to use iPhone apps on her Android phone. The reason she thought this was because she and her iPhone-owning friends seems to have what looked like the same apps on their phones.

Apple Hiding iPhone Radiation Stats from Users

As a blogger who often writes about mobile matters both here and on other sites, I spend a lot of time in the various app stores/worlds/markets etc. I recently started using an N900, which has apps on Nokia’s OVI Store as well. All the above examples besides Apple’s App Store are a complete and utter mess. If we are taking the Android Market as an example, apps are mixed with add ons, widgets, skins, themes, language packs, and a lot of other “junk” that I do not want to see when I am looking for an app.

Swype for Android is A Real Game-Changer

From day one of using Android 1.5 on a Samsung Galaxy, my main complaint was text input. Besides the obvious phone calls, the main ways I use my mobile phone is tweeting, texting, and the occasional Facebooking. If you’ll notice, all three of those have one thing in common; they all require typing. Coming from a BlackBerry Bold, which has in my opinion, the best keyboard on the market, to a Galaxy or better yet, Android 1.5, made it close to impossible for me to type a word without mistakes.