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Droid Charge

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Sun, 15 May 2011 04:59:00 +0000

Verizon's new Android handset, the Droid Charge, goes on sale tonight at midnight. The handset (made by samsung of course) runs Android 2.2 and features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a 1GHz processor, an 8-megapixel camera, and a 1.3-megapixel camera on the front side. However, this phone is really gonna charge you (excuse the pun), at 300 u.s. dollars this is not the phone for a everyday phone user.

Android Honeycomb 3.0 Web Browser Demo

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:42:00 +0000

One of the best things about Android Honeycomb is the Web Browser, it is just like Google Chrome but put onto Android!!! Here is a demo I put together:

Androidify yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Sun, 01 May 2011 06:49:00 +0000

Hey guys, lately i've been trying to find some apps to keep me entertained on the bus/subway. I have compiled a list of 2 great time waster apps that keep me entertained on that long flight or keep my mind off that disgusting smell in the bus seat behind me, so, here they are...

1. Androidify

Don't you just wish you were good enough at photo editing to be able to make a android version of yourself for your facebook or twitter account well, now you don't have to be! Androidify is a fantastic android app made by google which lets you customize the green robot. Basically, you start off with the classic android logo then you can resize body parts and add clothes/hair/accesories using the idiot proof interface. The amount of time i've spent on this pointless app is depressing. This app is available on the market or on your nearest file-sharing site.

2. Atomic bomber

Atomic bomber is possibly my favourite android game ever. It is a never ending game where you are an atomic bomber (hence the name) bombing a whole lot of army bases (each base is a new wave). You control the plane by tapping which direction you want it to go in and you drop a bomb by pressing a button in the left corner. Be prepared for hours of bombing fun.

App of the week

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:28:00 +0000

Hey guys i'm going on holiday for four days this week and I can't post for a while so I'll do the app of the week now.

This weeks app is google goggles. Google goggles is a app where you can take a picture of basically anything and google will search it online. This is a very handy app and recognized everything I took a photo of. It even translates text if you put it infront of the camera! My recommendation for this is simply if you have a camera, buy it.

Here is a great video of some guys trying to trick Google:

You can download this app from the market or from here

Phones n fairytales

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:31:00 +0000

Once upon a time there was a shockingly slow man called browser. He was dumb, slow and ever so laggy. Everyone in the village (which was called android by the way) wanted the man replaced by a fast, efficient man like chrome (a man from another village), however, the village leader didn't change it. Soon after the villagers rebelled and started getting new men in like opera mini and dolphin. But still the men were just not smart enough, they were better but still not great. Then came xscope. A fast, efficient, smooth man with many other qualities such as full tabbed browsing and multitouch. Soon after coming he bet down all the other browsers and earned the respect of many, however, he still needs more support and respect from villagers like you. Support him by downloading him from the market and rid the world of that slow man called browser forever.

HTC sensation

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:02:00 +0000

The HTC Sensation is the new device that the entire world has been talking about lately. We knew this dual-core device was marked for a release sometime this summer, but we could only guess when. Recently it has been said that it will release on June the 8th. So if you are a serious smartphone user looking for a new phone I'd wait until then. Of course it will be running HTC's sense UI so don't go round buying old, outdated HTC devices now, even if you're getting impatient. I'm not sure what version of Android it's running but hopefully a recent one.

Toshiba Regza 10.1" tablet

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:51:00 +0000

Toshiba have recently released a new 10" dual core tablet which runs android 3.0 honeycomb. With a whopping 1gb of ram and a 1280 x 800 display this tablet is something to die for. The screen for this tablet is said to be an “ Adaptive Display ” which works better in outdoor conditions , providing a superbly clear image. In terms of software and services, the tablet will integrate with Toshiba HDTV , Blu-ray players, laptops and other technology. It was recentley priced at $700 u.s dollars which is remarkably cheap for a tablet pc of this power.

Android 4.0

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:18:00 +0000

Every company has secrets right? Well every once in a while stuff gets said which shouldn't be, just like when android 4.0 was mistakedly mentioned in an interview. Apparently it is going to be called ice cream and be the smartphone equivalent of 3.0 which is specifically designed for tablets (see previous article) anyway, apparently it is meant to come out midway this year (2011) so stay tuned for more info.

Desire HD review

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:50:00 +0000

The desire hd is a high end smartphone made by htc. it is running Android 2.2 with the custom sense UI. it's a buttery smooth phone and showed absolutely no lag in the various HD apps we threw at it.

the homescreen has 7 different screens with customisable wallpapers and of course widgets. one cool feature of this phone is, by tapping the home button twice, you zoom out so you can view all your homescreens at the same time. As all android phones have, this has full multitasking and you can access the apps currently running by pulling down the notification bar.

This beast sports a 1ghz snapdragon proccessor so don't expect to have to exit any apps because of slow loading times. It houses 768 mb of ram and a 4.3" wvga capacative touch screen. The only problem we had with this phone is the rather limited 1.5 gb of storage space, however, this can easily upgraded by a micro sd card.

Overall this phone is a great buy for more serious smartphone users, however, if you don't need all this power I would reccomend to buy a cheaper phone, such as the HTC wildfire of the ideos *5.

App of the week - Launcher pro

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:50:00 +0000

This weeks app is launcher pro, a very usable, 3d home replacer. Launcher pro is a great app and out of all of the home replacers I've tested this one definitely stood out as the best. It has a great user interface and is very smooth. It's interface almost resembles HTC's sense UI. You can have up to 7 home screens and it has a wide range of transitions available.If you shell out a few dollars more for the full version you can get widget resizing, themes and many other features. Overall this is a great product and definitely one to put on your download list.

Download from market (link to free version):

App of the week

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:46:00 +0000

Hey guys I have started a new feature of DroidChest. Every week we review or make a demo of a free app off the android market. A demo of this weeks app will be posted shortly.

Check this out...

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:36:00 +0000

Hey guys i'm just writing this post to tell you to check out my friends tech blog over at http://nicksterzone.blogspot.com

Video

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:58:00 +0000

I recently made an Apad 2 spec video and i have only just uploaded it to youtube, so, here it is:

Android 3.0 honeycomb

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:22:00 +0000

Recently, Google has amazed everyone by unveiling the latest version of android, honeycomb. They have completely redesigned android from the ground up specifically for tablets. They have added a new 3d interface, a new browser and heaps of other features. Hopefully we'll be reviewing one of these tablets in the near future so stay tuned.

Android market alternative

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:46:00 +0000

The one thing most of you will have encountered during your experiences with android is how bad, laggy and sometimes not even working the preloaded market is. That is why I have put together a list of market alternatives for people who just can't stand it.

1. Slideme

Slide me is a well set out, simplistic market that runs way faster then the original. It doesn't have as many Apps but it's a decent alternative. A great feature of slideme is the compatability button which lets you know if your device can handle the chosen app. It is free and you can download it off www.slideme.org

2.Amazon market

The Amazon market is a great alternative and probably has the most apps out of all the 3rd party markets. Another good thing about it is Amazon, in a desperate attempt to get people to use it, are giving out a free, usually paid, app a day. The only problem with it is you have to have an Amazon.com account which takes a while to set up.

3. Google

Possibly the best way (in my opinion) to get apps is to use a service like androidzoom.com to browse the whole android market from your PC, get the name of an app you think looks cool a.k.a waveblazer. Then, search up on Google the name of the app followed by 'free download' and it will come up with many download links to directly download the .apk.

Obviously from this article there are many different ways to get Apps and games from different sources but if you are ever buying apps I would reccommend buying them off the android store to prevent the risk of your credit card details being stolen and also to support the developers.

Huawei phone

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:09:00 +0000

Hi readers,

We're getting in a brand new Huawei ideos phone this month so a review will be posted shortly.

Apad 2 review

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:32:00 +0000

The first thing you're going to think after opening your apad 2 is "ipad!" However, for better or for worse, the differences are huge. First of all, the screen size. The Apad 2 has a 7 inch, multitouch, resistive display unlike the capacitive heat sensing 10 inch screen of the ipad. This means you're going to have to press slightly harder on the screen but you'll have the advantage of being able to use a stylus.

Secondly, of course, the OS. This tablet is running android version 2.1 which is a relatively recent release of the Google operating system. The experience overall is quite smooth but with a bit of lag on some more resource intensive apps. On the subject of apps, the apad 2 comes with the android marketplace built in and also some pre-installed, usually paid applications.

Overall the Apad 2 is a great device and well worth the mere $300 dollars it costs.

Specs:

CPU: telechips tcc8902, 720Mhz
System: android 2.1
Memory: High speed DDR 256mb
Storage: 2gb (upgradeable)
Screen: 7 inch high definition LCD screen
Resolution: 800 * 480
Wifi: yes
Camera: 3mp
Battery: 5 hours

Top 10 android games

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:28:00 +0000

1. Angry birds (of course)

2. Flight control

3.fruit ninja

4. Antibody

5. Guns n glory (free version available)

6. Virtual table tennis

7. Shoot-u

8. Mortal skies

9. Doodle jump

10.hyper jump

Welcome...etc...

noreply@blogger.com (Carlo) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:20:00 +0000

Welcome to Droid chest, an Android blog determined on bringing you the best, good quality Android reviews and tips. Remember To tell your Android-loving friends about us and follow our blog.

Posted from my Android tablet. (Review coming later this month.)