Android smartphones were made for music: with their fully-enabled multitasking feature, expandable memories and unrestricted choice, an Android phone makes iPods and mp3 players obsolete. Factor in Spotify and you have access to million upon millions of high-quality streaming music tracks. As well a [...more]
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HTC Desire vs. Motorola Milestone
I recently “side-graded” from the Motorola Milestone to another Android 2.1 smartphone: the HTC Desire. My contract with T-Mobile was up for renewal, the quirks of the Milestone were beginning to frustrate me, and I’d had a go on a friend’s Desire and instantly… well, d [...more]
Spotify for Android: Review of Latest Update
Spotify for Android was recently updated to version 0.4.04. This update included the new social and local file features found on the desktop and iPhone versions, as well as Last.fm scrobbling and a few other goodies. Here’s a look at the changes. [...more]
Spotify Mobile Feature Comparison
UPDATE 26 May 2010: Spotify have now released an update for Android . Here’s a graphic showing the different features available on Spotify for iPhone (v0.4.5), Android (v0.3.37), and Symbian. Feature-wise, the iPhone version is now pulling well ahead of the pack, having had two major updates i [...more]
May 4th, 2010 - 11:23 am § in android
Things I Did With My Android Smartphone Today
Things I did with my Android smartphone today: Morning Got woken up by the recurring alarm Checked the notification bar and read five emails that came in overnight Read three Twitter mentions and my Twitter stream (using Twitter for Android) Checked my Facebook News feed; “liked” a coupl [...more]
Motorola Milestone: Second Opinions
I’ve had my Motorola Milestone for nearly two months now so thought it was time for a follow-up to my first impressions. Since I bought my Milestone, a couple of things have happened: The price dropped by £50 and Google released the Nexus One. Do I regret rushing out and buying the Milestone? [...more]
Google Nexus One – UK Review
Google’s Android smartphone the Nexus One was recently launched and available to order for shipping to the UK. You’ve probably read all the reports and reviews from the USA, but here’s a look at the Nexus One from a UK perspective. I asked Paul Field, English electronic music fan a [...more]
Interview with Spotibot Developer
First came Spotibot: a Spotify music recommendation service on Twitter (reviewed here). This included a Better Links service to spruce up the drab Spotify link pages with album art and track listings. Then came the excellent Spotibot Playlist Generator: a mashup that creates custom playlists for you [...more]
Motorola Milestone UK: First Impressions
Despite selling out in 3 hours, I was lucky enough to receive a new Android 2.0-powered Motorola Milestone (aka the Motorola Droid) on the day of its release here in the UK. This replaces my T-Mobile (HTC) G1 which I’ve had since the beginning of the year. Here are some first impressions of [...more]
Spotify on Android Updated
Spotify for Android has just been updated to version 0.3.24, available now from the Android Market. This brings a couple of big updates to the mobile app and several minor changes too. [...more]
