List of best Android Applications

         Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications that run on Android-powered devices.Initially it was developed by Android Inc but later purchased by Google. Now google is the owner of Android Inc and running it and now they have released new Nexus One mobile with upgraded Android OS running on it

         Here is the list of 10 Best Google Android Applications easily available free as well as pro in Android Market.
01>  Lyric Search – Lyric Search searches LyricWiki.org for Lyrics to virtually any song. Search by artist or song name, copy and paste lyrics into sms, email, or other applications, and save lyrics or buy the song on amazon mp3 

02>  Note Everything - Jot down all your notes in Note Everything. Users can type, paint, or voice record their notes and organize them in folders and can search notes and import or export notes on the SD card. Photo notes, reminders, notifications, and encryption are also available in a pro version. 

03>  BioWallet - Uses your phone's camera as an iris scanner to lock down sensitive information like account numbers and passwords on your phone, or even the phone itself. Handwriting-based IDs can also be implemented, all processed for an additional pass/fail reading all processed on the phone itself which keeps biometric data secure. 

04>  Thesaurus – Retrieve the synonym and antonyms , related terms, similar word and user suggestions for every word ,Tap one of the results to start a quick new search for that term. As well it keeps a history list of your search terms.  

05>  WikiMobile Encyclopedia - A walking encyclopedia at your fingertips. Carry 2 million + Wikipedia articles with you, including pictures. Faster and uses just a fraction of the network data vs. the Android browser. Download free for a limited time 

06>  Handcent SMS -Best texting tool for sending or reading SMS messages. Settings allow popup notifications, reminders for unread messages, pre-typed quick messages, batch deleting, and a much better interface for communicating than the default texting app.  

07>  Meebo IM – Meebo is a free IM program that supports AIM, MSN, Yahoo, MySpace IM, Google Talk, Jabber and ICQ. You can also sign in using a Meebo account and your chat history will be saved forever, and can be accessed from anywhere

08>  Twidroid – One of the market leading twitter client on the android platform ,includes features such as multi-account support ,video posting, desktop widget, bit.ly support, follower listings, interface themes and others.  

09>  Opera Mini – One of the best leading and famous mobile web browser also available on Android phone . Opera mini compresses pages up to 90%, making web browsing fast. Many cool features such as Synchronize your bookmarks, history, notes and more between your PC and mobile phone 

10>  Android-RSS – A fully functional Android RSS reader created as a way to learn the new Android platform SDK. This project is an ongoing effort to better understand and embrace the Android design philosophy, welcoming comments and additional contributors. 
 
Download Applications from these sites:  Free + Pro

1. android.com/market
2. androidsoftwaredownload.com
3. modmygphone.com/apps
4. androidfreeware.org
5. www.androiddownload.org
6. modmygphone.com/apps
7. HelloAndroid

            
                 Android is designed and optimized for mobile phones. Which support 2D, 3D and OpenGL ES 1.0 technologies. It can support all types of media formats like GIF, AAC, MP3, PNG, MPEG4, AMR, H.264. Android includes WiFi, 3G, EDGE, Bluetooth and GSM technologies. Tools for debugging, Plugins, Device emulator and memory and performance profiting etc are the key features of Android.

Downloading Android applications :
iPhone has hell lot of applications free as well as premium but that does not beat android as there are also many applications
To download android applications into your mobile phone you just need to launch the Android Market in the application menu, search for “desired application”, and easily install them.

Useful Links :

Partners
Entire platform source and information on how to contribute.
Developers
Create Android applications.
Android Market
Set of apps and games available in Android Market.

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Nexus one - Google Phone Details

           The newest Android-powered phone running the latest Android 2.1 software. Nexus One comes with all your favorite Google Mobile apps pre-installed: find the classics like Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube and Google Talk, with additional goodies like Maps Navigation and Google Voice. With its 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon™ chipset, these apps are speedier than ever before.
       Additionally, Nexus One has a few cool new features like a voice-enabled keyboard for any text field, you can speak to your phone and it does the text messaging, email writing, or search querying for you. Explore your Picasa Web Albums with the 3D interface of the new Cooliris Gallery application. With Nexus One's 3.7" AMOLED display, your videos, apps, and photos are larger, clearer, and sharper.
Here are more details and technical features of this Google Phone


Buttons, connectors and controls :

Front / Top

• Power
• 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
• Charging and notification indicator
• Illuminated capacitive soft keys:
• Back, Home, Menu, and Search
• Tri-color clickable trackball

Back / Bottom

• Camera
• Camera flash
• Speaker
• Dock pin connectors
• Micro USB port
• Microphone

Left side

• Volume Control

Additional features:

• Haptic feedback
• Teflon™ coated back
• Second microphone for active noise cancellation
• SIM card slot
• Micro SD slot
• Proximity sensor
• Light sensor

Video: Nexus One Disassembled 




            You can also buy it online with or without a service plan. Plus, it runs Android 2.1, which adds a couple of new features to the native Gmail application:

• Quick contact badge: Press the contact status icon within Gmail, and a handy box shows all of the ways you can reply to a contact — including email, chat, SMS, and Facebook.
• Voice input: Swipe the keyboard, then just speak to select contacts or write an email, complete with punctuation. Period!

Nexus One also features the Gmail updates of Android 2.0, including:

• Multiple Gmail accounts: Sync multiple accounts to the same device and switch between them without leaving the app.
• Undo: A handy 'undo' link makes it easier to retrieve messages when you hit archive or delete by mistake. (Note: you can't yet undo send as you can with the desktop version of Gmail).

 Video:Gmail for Nexus One


To learn more about Nexus One, visit google.com/phone
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