Vlingo app provides the full voice control to Android 2.0 and above mobile phone users. Vlingo allows you to email, text messages, update your twitter status or call anyone  from your contact list and can even find locations using Google maps. To use Vlingo you need to put the widget in their home screen and then touch the tap and speak button and command your phone to do things according to your wish.Simple.

The widgets of Vlingo are simple and the voice controls are easy to understand. You can read your emails and incoming messages with feature like Safe Reader in Vlingo.  

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Android Apps

Android is great operating system for mobile and gaining lots of popularity these days. If you own a android phone then you must read this article to know how you can easily transfer files from your laptop or PC to your android based mobile.

So, here we go, If you want to transfer any file from your PC or laptop to your Android mobile phone then you must try 'Awesome Drop' app' It is easy to use and with it you can conveniently transfer any file from your laptop or PC to your Android phone without using any FTP software. It works on FireFox, Chrome, and Safari and uses HTML 5.

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Tweetdeck now available for Android [Review]

Android Apps

Giridhar Chandrasekar

15 August 2010

The most anticipated twitter client for Android, Tweetdeck is now available as beta version. It can be downloaded from here. Its not available in the market yet. We @MobiGyaan downloaded it and installed it in Motorola Milestone. Here is a quick hands-on on the app and an overview of what the application is capable at its current beta state.

The application is loaded for the first time, you are presented with a screen to configure your accounts. You can choose to log in using your Tweedeck log in, if you already have one. You can also log into each of the social networking sites individually. Currently the beta version supports twitter, facebook, buzz and foursquare. After configuring your accounts, you are taken to the home-screen. The home-screen is an aggregator of all your life-stream across all the social networks configured. The default columns are Home, replies and direct messages. Replies and direct messages are specific to twitter updates only.

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First SMS Trojan detected for Android based smartphones

Puneet Jain

11 August 2010

Kaspersky Lab has detected first malicious program classified as a Trojan-SMS for smartphones running on Google’s Android operating system. The Trojan named Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a has already infected a number of mobile devices.

The new malicious program penetrates smartphones running Android in the guise of a harmless media player application. Users are prompted to install a file of just over 13 KB with the standard Android extension .APK. Once installed on the phone, the Trojan uses the system to begin sending SMSes to premium rate numbers without the owner’s knowledge or consent, resulting in money passing from a user’s account to that of the cybercriminals.

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Research In Motion launched new OS - BlackBerry 6

Mobile OS

Puneet Jain

05 August 2010

Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced its much awaited new operating system for BlackBerry smartphones - BlackBerry 6. It features a redesigned interface that works with a touch screen and trackpad, has expanded messaging capabilities that simplify managing social media and RSS feeds, an advanced multimedia experience that rivals the best in the industry, a new Universal Search tool, and a new and WebKit-based browser.
 

 

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Facebook for Android receives update

Android Apps

Giridhar Chandrasekar

05 August 2010

It’s my routine activity to check for app updates in the Android Market place. Today I had a pleasant surprise. An update was available for Facebook for Android. I instantly updated it and opened the updated app. I was in for a pleasant surprise.

Initial reaction: The home screen looked much more mature and polished. The icons and other UI elements have been given a total face-lift. There was a new photo reel in the home-screen which is actually a carousal of pictures and media posted by your friends. Sharing a status update has now become easier with this version.

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