Tomdroid: Sync Tomboy Notes With Your Android Device

Well, this is not new but I've somehow missed the news. Anyway, I was reading on the Launchpad blog that you can use Tomboy Notes on your Android device. The app is called "Tomdroid" and it supports note syncing between your desktop computer and Android device.

But there's a catch: Tomdroid is read-only for now meaning you can only read the notes and can't create new notes on your Android phone. But the application is still in beta so there's still hope it will support editing / creating new notes too.

How to set up Tomboy Notes and Tomdroid to sync your notes

Tomboy Notes (on your computer): go to the Tomboy Notes Preferences and on the "Synchronization" tab select "Tomboy Web" under Service, then click the Authorize button. This will open a page where you must enter your Ubuntu One (Launchpad) username and password. Once the authorization finishes, click "Save" in the Tomboy Notes preferences.

Tomdroid (on your Android device): open the Settings and click "Service", then "Authentificate":

This will work just like with the desktop Tomboy Notes: a web page will open where you must enter your username and password, then enter a name for this device and you're ready:

Tomdroid uses Launchpad for bug tracking, questions, etc. so... well, you know what to do ;)

You can find Tomdroid @ Android Market.

Tomdroid: Sync Tomboy Notes With Your Android Device

Well, this is not new but I've somehow missed the news. Anyway, I was reading on the Launchpad blog that you can use Tomboy Notes on your Android device. The app is called "Tomdroid" and it supports note syncing between your desktop computer and Android device.

But there's a catch: Tomdroid is read-only for now meaning you can only read the notes and can't create new notes on your Android phone. But the application is still in beta so there's still hope it will support editing / creating new notes too.

How to set up Tomboy Notes and Tomdroid to sync your notes

Tomboy Notes (on your computer): go to the Tomboy Notes Preferences and on the "Synchronization" tab select "Tomboy Web" under Service, then click the Authorize button. This will open a page where you must enter your Ubuntu One (Launchpad) username and password. Once the authorization finishes, click "Save" in the Tomboy Notes preferences.

Tomdroid (on your Android device): open the Settings and click "Service", then "Authentificate":

This will work just like with the desktop Tomboy Notes: a web page will open where you must enter your username and password, then enter a name for this device and you're ready:

Tomdroid uses Launchpad for bug tracking, questions, etc. so... well, you know what to do ;)

You can find Tomdroid @ Android Market.

Firefox 4 Mobile, Finally Released [Android And Maemo]

Mozilla has finally released Firefox 4 Mobile for Android and Maemo (Nokia N900). You probably already know all the new features since Firefox 4 Mobile has been in alpha/beta for quite some time, but I'll do a small recap:

• Probably the coolest feature is Sync which you can use to sync your Firefox preferences, history, bookmarks, passwords and even tabs across other devices (including your desktop). Sync even supports custom servers.
• Extension support
• Lots of mobile optimizations are also available in the latest Firefox 4 mobile: pinch to zoom, resize text to fit the screen, volume rocker on Nokia N900
• Save to PDF lets you save sites for offline viewing which is quite cool at times.
• Share a page by email, Facebook, Twitter and Google Reader
• Password manager
• Tabbed browsing

And lots more. Check out the release notes for more info.


You can watch the official Firefox 4 Mobile for Android presentation video below:

Overall, Firefox 4 feels quite fast while browsing but the startup time really needs to be improved. It has improved lately but it's still nowhere near as fast as the stock Android browser. I almost dare to say it sometimes makes me forget why I like it - which is mainly thanks to the extensions support.

And speaking of extensions: there are a lot of extensions available already, but of course some of your favourites will probably be missing. For instance, while LastPass shows up in the extensions list, its page says it can't be installed on Android (you can install it from the LastPass website though - but it's not free). Luckily, 2 extensions which I'm sure you like: Adblock Plus and NoScript are already available on the Firefox Mobile addons page.

The CSS3 support is a very nice addition which I've missed in the default Android browser (yes, some people want the web to look nice too). And there's also HTML5 support meaning you can watch YouTube  and others without Flash.

Screenshots

Download Firefox 4 Mobile

You can get Firefox 4 via Android web market, http://www.firefox.com/m or using the following QR code:

Did you try Firefox 4 Mobile for Android / Maemo? What do you think?

Firefox 4 mobile beta 5 for Android and Maemo, available for testing

While we all hope Firefox 4 desktop ,There are also people who are expecting the final version of Firefox for mobile devices, To remember it works on Maemo/Meego (Nokia N900) and Android devices with the 2.1 or higher (Most of the current market.)

Today has released a new beta 5, that is focused on stability and speed. Thus, it has not changed anything from the interface, but it has improved

TeamViewer6 Stable For Android, Released [Remote Desktop Application]

TeamViewer is an application for remote control, desktop sharing and file transfer between computers. It runs on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux (even though it comes in a .deb or .rpm, it uses Wine which comes bundled with it).

While TeamViewer is proprietary and only free for personal use, it has the advantage of being very easy to use and comes with a cool feature: you don't need to know the IP of the computer you want to connect to: all you have to do is open TeamViewer, give the person you want to connect to your computer the user ID and password and they will be able to connect to your PC, even if you have a dynamic IP, you're behind a firewall or router and so on.

A while back we were telling you that TeamViewer released an Android application you can use to control your computer (be it Windows, Linux or Mac OSX) using your Android device. Until today, the TeamViewer Android application was in beta but today they've finally released a stable TeamViewer6 for Android. The application remains free of charge for non-commercial users just like the beta version.

Using the Android TeamViewer6 application you can easily access a computer at home or office, administer some server, reboot a computer and so on - all using your Android device.

Since our last post, TeamViewer for Android got quite a few new features and improvements: more intuitive userinterface, support for Swype keyboards, better keyboard handling, Trackball/D-Pad can be used for mouseclicks and lots of bug fixes. The latest version also feels a lot faster.

Here are some more screenshots taken on my Android device (connected to my work Ubuntu desktop):

Download TeamViewer6 for Android: the application is not available in the Android Market but you can download it from the TeamViewer website: teamviewer.com (to install it, navigate to that website using your Android device and click the download link). You'll also need TeamViewer 6 on your computer: download.

Install The Android 3.0 Music Player On Older Android Versions

JaJsemMatty user posted the Android 3.0 music player (currently in beta) .apk on the xda-developers forum so you can install it on any Android device (it may not work on any device though, I'm not sure).

I've tested the application on my HTC Desie HD (currently running Android 2.2.1) and it worked pretty good. Unfortunately there are some missing features like "add to playlist" and the equalizer - but these are expected in a beta release.

Installing the application will also install an app called "JumperTest" which seems aimed at letting you stream music from your computer or from the cloud to your Android device. However, this is not working yet. Until then, you can stream music to your Android device from your computer using MPDroid.

Here are more screenshots of the Android 3.0 music player running on my HTC Desire HD:

Remember, the Android 3.0 music player is currently in beta so use it at your own risk!

Download Android 3.0 music player (beta): xda-developers (requires an account) | Megaupload

[via chimerarevo.com]

Android App To Send / Receive SMS Messages (And More) Using Your Computer: AndroidPC [Linux, Windows, Mac]

AndroidPC is a free Android application that lets you send and receive SMS messages (and notifies you when you receive new SMS messages through a popup), pickup or deny calls, send/receive files and urls, synchronize contacts with avatars and more - all from your computer. For now the application only works through WiFi. The computer part runs on Linux, Windows and Mac.

(The AndroidPC computer dashboard)

Even though the idea is great, AndroidPC has a few quirks: if you receive an SMS and you don't see the notification, the notification area icon doesn't change so you have to open the dashboard to see it. Also, it doesn't display notifications for calls but you can see these in the history, along with the received SMS messages. What I didn't test is the call feature so I'm not sure how that works.

Installation and usage

Download the Android part via the Android Store (that's a link to the new web store) and the PC part from HERE. Please note that you need JRE to install the PC part.

To use it, open the Android app, then on your computer right click the AndroidPC icon in your notification area, select "Open Dashboard" and here select "Connect to Android". The first time you you'll need to syncronize your Android device with your PC - to do this, click the "Synchronize" icon on your phone or go to or select AndroidPC > Synchronize on the AndroidPC dashboard on your computer. If you have trouble setting everything up, the Android PC website has a full how-to on this.

To add the application to startup in Linux, go to System > Preferences > Startup Applications, add a new startup program and under "Command" enter "javaws /path/to/androidpc.jnlp" (replace /path/to with the path to where you've downloaded androidpc.jnlp).

Google Announces Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" Platform Highlights

Google just announced the Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform highlights which include tons of new features such as a new "holographic" UI theme, an interaction model that builds on multitasking, notifications, widgets, and many others.

There's a lot going on under-the-hood too: Android 3.0 will get support for multicore processor architectures,new UI framework for creating tablet applications as well as high-performance 2D and 3D graphics:

A built-in GL renderer lets developers request hardware-acceleration of common 2D rendering operations in their apps, across the entire app or only in specific activities or views. For adding rich 3D scenes, developers take advantage of a new 3D graphics engine called Renderscript.

More screenshots and video

(Recent applications)

(Copy/paste selection, keyboard)

(Android 3.0 camera)

(Android 3.0 browser)

And here's a video with Android 3.0 Honeycomb "built entirely for tablet" in action:

Check out the full announcement @ android-developers.

via Droid-Life.com

Android 2.4 Ice Cream can arrive the next summer

Relatively recently that Android 2.3 Gingerbread has come to the mobile platform, but the company is already embroiled in the next version of the system: Android 2.4 Ice Cream. This new version should arrive sometime in the summer months ,And can see a public presentation at the Google IO next May.

If true, Google would comply with the release pattern was proposed to himself after reducing the

Android 2.2, is it a solution to fragmentation?

The existence of different versions of Android is one of the major criticisms of certain sectors, who see this as an obstacle to access a more powerful and efficient platform, but it seems that the fragmentation problem is solved.

In the latest survey by the portal developer can check of Android is apparent that Android 2.2 is already present in more than half terminals that access the Android

Presentation of Android 3.0 Honeycomb in what will be the year of the tablets

During the CES 2011 held in the city of Las Vegas, Google presented a video what will be Android 3.0 Honeycomb. With a revamped interface and oriented tablets, more and more devices on the market, Google intends to continue to enter the consumer market with the leading operating system mobile Open Source.

As shown in the video, There is a complete redesign of the interface, Services and

Do You Have Limited Internet Plan? Use NTM (Network Traffic Monitor)!

NTM (Network Traffic Monitor) is a great application for those who have a limited internet plan. It can monitor the inbound, outbound and total traffic, the time spent online and various other very useful features for limited / mobile internet connections. Futher more, it can automatically disconnect your computer when the limit is reached (for cases when exceeding the limit is very expensive).

NTM also allows you to set the period you want to monitor and get a daily traffic report as well as daily averages.

More info and download (includes Ubuntu .deb)

Thanks to Vlad for the tip!