Archive for August, 2009

Aug
26
2009

Mr. Mobile – #33 – How to use the Android Market

It seems that these days, a smartphone just isn’t a smartphone without an impressive catalog of applications to back it up. Android smartphone users can connect with the Android Market to grab Android apps over the air or on a Wi-Fi connection.
Aug
19
2009

Mr. Mobile – #32 – Understanding Android OS

Jay Goldman, better known to butterscotch viewers as Mr. Mobile takes a close look at the Android operating system (OS) for smartphones… and beyond. If you already have a Google account, everything you have on Google Apps on the desktop will show up on your phone. Definitely a killer app for dedicated Googlites.
Aug
12
2009

Mr. Mobile – #31 – Dreaming the HTC Android Dream

Move over iPhone. Stand aside BlackBerry. So long Symbian. There’s a new smartphone operating system player in town. Google Android, while we’ve looked at Android previously, it has yet to receive the full Mr. Mobile treatment. Jay Goldman gives his expert Mr. Mobile take on the HTC Dream smartphone running Android.
Aug
5
2009

Mr. Mobile – #30 – Awesome iPhone games for kids (and kids at heart)

From the makers of the popular Web / TV cross-over Zimmer Twins comes the Stunt Wagon game for iPhone, starring said twins. Kids (or kids at heart) use the iPhone accelerometer to control a wagon racing down a hill, controlled by one of three familiar characters from the Zimmer Twins The other game we look at is Arctic Shuffle, a mini-golf and curling style game that uses a penguin as the ball. Butterscotch.com does not advocate using penguins in such a manner… unless they’re virtual penguins, in which case it’s fair game.