TiVo Desktop PC Software Gets Minor Update

TiVo’s upgraded their Desktop PC software to version 2.8.1. All in all it’s a pretty minor refresh in terms of new functionality. Paying customers (“Plus”, $25) will see slightly beefed up video features, including a TiVoToGo Apple iPad transcoding profile (640×480), while everyone is treated to the improved troubleshooting Help menu. Audio streaming and photo … Read more

Android Hacks of the Week: Droid, Dell, EVO

It certainly doesn’t take long for hackers to figure out how to cram unofficial software updates onto Android hardware, does it? The Dell Streak Android tablet just started shipping in the UK and now we have the first report of a user gaining root access, which essentially means he can run officially unsupported code and even install … Read more

NPR Android App Goes Open Source

NPR has released the source code for its Android app. For now, that won’t mean much to most users. The free app still lets you listen to reports from NPR programs and fine live streams from local NPR member stations. But NPR is hoping that by opening up the source code to the public, the … Read more

Froyo is Here, But I’m Enjoying Android 2.1

About a week ago, the long-awaited Android 2.1 update started rolling out to Droid Eris phones. For those of us reading about the joys of Froyo (Android 2.2), and still suffering with the 1.5 version, the wait seemed interminable. But now that the upgrade is complete, I can scan the Froyo headlines without deep pangs … Read more

Seesmic Web Now Lets You Filter (Foursquare)

I’ve dabbled in various desktop Twitter clients but, when not mobile, I still prefer Twitter in a browser tab. (The browser is the OS?) The last few months, I’ve been mostly satisfied with Seesmic Web‘s presentation over Brizzly and Twitter.com. It’s a bit slower than I’d like and the promised Facebook integration has yet to … Read more

Google Formally Introduces Android 2.2 (Froyo)

Google has officially unveiled the next generation of its Android operating system for mobile devices today at the Google I/O developer conference. The SDK is available for developers today, and Google says Android 2.2 Froyo will be available to OEMs in the next few weeks. There are a ton of changes in Froyo, but here are some of … Read more

Plex Alpha Sneak Peek

The Mac OS X port (er, fork?) of the XBMC project continues to push forward. Like a Boxee, Plex turns our Macs into media centers — designed to be controlled via a 10′ interface. However, as the team’s sneak peek of recent alpha builds (video above) indicates, there are times when it’s more practical to manage … Read more

Amazon Kindle Android App Coming This Summer

We already knew Amazon was working on a version of its Kindle eBook reader for Google Android. Now we know when it will be released… roughly. Amazon has announced that the Kindle App for Android is due out this summer — and it will have one major feature that’s missing from the iPhone and iPad versions. You’ll … Read more