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Track Irene on Android with Hurricane Hound

Hurricane Hound for Android Smartphones

Hurricane Hound is an application for the Android smartphones, which lets you track hurricane paths. You can see the path of hurricane Irene which is currently progressing along the East Coast and is supposed to make a landfall on NewYork today, 28th August 2011. The path is overlayed on a map which can be zoomed in. Along the path, the application displays weather advisories in form of yellow icons. Continue reading Track Irene on Android with Hurricane Hound

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Prepare for a Hurricane with Hurricane Hub

Hurricane Hub

Hurricane Hub is a free application for Android smartphones which gives information, news, advice, and resources for hurricanes. It has the latest news, eye reports, and official updates on the latest hurricanes. It also has information on storm names, the storm categories, and historic storms. The application displays satellite and storm surge maps for hurricanes. It has detailed advice and tips to prepare for a hurricane. Continue reading Prepare for a Hurricane with Hurricane Hub

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BT Customers Get Free Wi-Fi Access Through BT FON

BT Fon application for iPhone and Andorid

British Telecom has announced a new BT FON application for iPhone and Android smartphones in the U.K. The application will automatically connect customers to its network of 1.6 million Wi-Fi hotspots. It will give BT Total Broadband customers free and unlimited Wi-Fi access, and comes with a weekly updated map of hotspots to help customers find their nearest hotspot. Once BT customers have downloaded the app, they can input their BT Internet email username and password, and choose to be automatically logged in whenever they are in a BT Wi-Fi area. Continue reading BT Customers Get Free Wi-Fi Access Through BT FON

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Bing Comes to Android but Only on Verizon

Microsoft has launched a Bing search application for Android smartphones, but only for those who are using the Verizon wireless network. The application can be downloaded from the Verizon Wireless Android phones Marketplace. It features Bing image of the day with clickable hotspots that can be used to explore and discover related trivia on the place/object featured in the image. The image of the day changes every day and you can swipe through the last seven days of images. An image search feature is included in the application, so you scroll through a vast list of images based on your search. Continue reading Bing Comes to Android but Only on Verizon

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StumbleUpon Now Available for iPhone and Android as an App

StumbleUpon applicationStumbleUpon, the Web service which lets users rate and review the Web sites that they visit and recommends new Web sites to visit, has now launched an application for the iPhone and Android. The application comes with an embedded browser and a bar on the top which has the like, dislike, and stumble upon buttons. Users can press the thumbs up icon to show their liking, the thumbs down button to show their disliking, and the stumble upon icon to go to a recommended Web site. Continue reading StumbleUpon Now Available for iPhone and Android as an App

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Explore Underneath the Ocean with Google Earth for Android

Google Earth Application for Android

Google has added new features in the 1.1 version of its Google Earth application for Android. The application now lets you explore beneath the ocean surface. You can check out the landscape and terrain in Monterery Bay Canyon, which is larger than the Grand Canyon, by zooming in on Google Earth below the ocean surface just off the coast. Continue reading Explore Underneath the Ocean with Google Earth for Android

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Google Announces Voice Actions for Android

Google has announced a new application for its Andorid smartphones. This application called Voice Actions allows you to control your phone using voice commands. You can use these voice commands to send text messages, listen to songs, makes calls, send e-mails, go to Web sites, create notes, and for navigation. Continue reading Google Announces Voice Actions for Android

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