Articles Tagged “QR Code”
Android Apps Your Phone Should Have
by Edmund Apostol on Sep 05, 2011 8 Comments">8
There are a total of more than 150,000 Android apps out on the market now. The overwhelmingly huge amount of application choices can be mind-boggling to a new Android phone user. Here is an attempt to make the decision a little easier. Presented below are some apps that by their features and popularity can be labeled as ‘must-haves’. They cover most of the common uses and aspects of an Android phone from basic operation to entertainment and security. Customization Apps 1. Free Advanced Task Manager As the name says, this program enables you to accomplish the basic routines quickly without eating …
The Weather Channel gets hip, distributes its Android app via an on-screen QR code
by Susan Ellery on Feb 04, 2010 0 Comments">0
When watching the national weather on the Weather Channel, the last thing most people expect to see is a giant QR code in the corner of the map but there it is, that glorious black and white square. Apparently, the Weather Channel has been pushing its Android app and Android owners can use their favorite barcode scanning app to scan the QR code which overlays the map. A successful scan will take the user to the Android Market where they can, of course, download the Weather Channel app. While us tech folk are standing in front of the TV trying …
Get the 2.1 Google News & Weather widget on your 2.0 device
by Chuck Zich on Jan 24, 2010 8 Comments">8
For all of you non Nexus One owners out there wanting to get a little more of the 2.1 experience on your device, scan the barcode to the right with a QR Code recognizing app and voila, you’ve got the Google News & Weather app and widgets. This trick has been around for about a month now but I have seen little about it posted on the internet, so I figured that I would share it here. Along with this, remember that you can also get the 2.1 Gallery with updated interface as well. In order to install, you will …
App Reviews: AutoConference and Silencer
by Chuck Zich on Jan 05, 2010 0 Comments">0
A couple of applications that provide similar convenience whilst using your phone’s accelerometer are AutoConference by Pythonistas and Silencer by Bruno Albuqurque. AutoConference allows you to toggle speakerphone by simply holding the phone with the screen facing up or placing it on a flat surface in the same direction. Silencer does something similar, but equally impressive. Place the phone screen facing down on a flat surface and it will automatically put your phone in silent mode. While both of these apps are relatively simple in terms of features, the usefulness and ease of each make them both must have applications for …
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