Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich introduced the idea of soft keys to Android smartphones, though it also cut out one button. Ice Cream Sandwich leave no room for the Menu button, and Google want developers to remember that. The Menu button has traditionally been used for actions that couldn’t fit on screen, but now Google more »

CyanogenMod, one of most popular custom Android ROMs, could be getting it’s own app store in the near future. One of the developers on the project is already working on it. One of the developers on CyanogenMod, Koushik “Koush” Dutta, started developing the CyanogenMod App Store after his ClockworkMod Tethering app was pulled from the Android more »

WordPress has updated it’s Android app to version 2.0 to make blogging easier on Android smartphones, with tablets now supported as well. WordPress for Android 2.0 sports and entirely new design that should make it much easier to use. In every screen the top Action Bar is present, allowing you to switch between blogs or more »

Evernote continues to make its Android app better and more useful with another update that brings in some useful, new features including more sharing options and new icons. The update which brings the app’s version to 3.4 now makes it easier to share select memories with whoever you like. Specifically, you will now have more more »

Google recently launched a new app specifically designed for Android tablets and the iPad called Catalogs. Essentially, Catalogs compiles many different retailers’ holiday promotional sales and allows tablet owners to view them efficiently and comfortably from their own home. Instead of having to flip through circulars and advertisements in the newspapers or scavenge the Internet more »

If you are into the number of apps that are available for mobile platforms, you may be interested in knowing that Android has recently topped the half-a-million mark. Yup, the Android Market reportedly has more than 500,000 available apps at this time. And for those looking to make the comparison, the iOS App Store has more »

Most of the Gadgetell readers have likely seen some stuff in terms of Android apps and the BlackBerry PlayBook, and while it seems like some information has slipped out from time to time in the past, we have yet to see anything official coming from RIM. That being said, it looks like a video has more »

It may take a while for Instagram to finally make its way to Android, but now there’s a new alternative from Yahoo. Today marks the official release of the Android Flickr app, which includes some new features that are seemingly taken from Instagram. The Flickr app for Android brings along filters, so Android users can more »

I’ve been reading reports that Amazon may have quietly opened up its Android AppStore to allow other countries to purchase apps using international accounts. Previously, the Amazon Android AppStore was available only for US customers. Even if you can get the Android app installed on your phone or access the AppStore from your desktop browser, more »

When Verizon started carrying Android phones it put out the V Cast app store, which didn’t do too well, and now Verizon si trying again. Verizon will be relaunching it’s Android app store, losing the V Cast name in favor of the carrier’s own brand. The relaunched app store will be called Verizon Apps, and more »