Foursquare, a location based social networking game, is now available for Android. This game allows users to share their location with their friends. It has been one of the most popular apps for the iPhone and is Gowalla’s main competition. Usually apps ported over from the iPhone are not as good on Android as they were on the iPhone. But this app has a few features that the IPhone doesn’t; the most notable one is Google Maps integration.

Foursquare has been available for Android via web browser for awhile, now there is a standalone app available in the Market and it’s free. Those of you who have played the iPhone version will pick this up fairly quick. But there are a few changes in the Android version, it now features Google Maps integration and a one-click check-in process. Also, this app has a unique look tailor made to fit the Android platform.

Foursquare allows Android users to “check-in”, which is a way of letting your friends know where you are. Once you check in, foursquare alerts your friends about your whereabouts and recommend places for them to go and things to do. Every foursquare check-in earns you points. You can earn 5 points for finding a new place in your neighborhood, 2 points for making more than one stop at night and 1 point for bringing your friends along. Checking in to more interesting places earns you various badges; there are badges for discovering new places and for traveling to faraway places. Earn enough points and you will become a “Mayor” and when you reach this level you will be award free gifts such as, coffee, ice-cream and free hotel stays. Like most apps for Android, the code has been open-sourced and maybe the community can add more exciting new features to it.

Smart phone (eg iPhone): the absolute value of the information flow increased 193 percent a year, its share of AdMob statistics information flow increased from 35% to 48%.

Multi-function mobile phone (Samsung, Nokia and LG): flow increased 31% in absolute value, but its share of AdMob information flow statistics from 58% to 35%.

Mobile Internet devices (such as the iPod touch, mobile gaming systems such as Sony PSP and Nintendo DSi): the absolute value of the flow of information increased 403 percent, its share of traffic rose from 7% to 17%.

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Earlier there was also rumors about Android 2.1, the industry forecast may be pre-installed on Motorola’s Android phone Droid on.

The 2.1 version of the interface with the 1.5 version of the very similar. This also proves that HTC has the ability to upgrade Sense accordingly.

It is not clear when this version will launch in the end, but taking into account the operator Sprint has just released version of the upgrade, some carriers launched an updated version of take some time.

If we say that 2009 is a good case for the Android year, surely we will not deny. This is not only a large number of updates because of Android, its mobile phone subscriber base also has a higher satisfaction. Android’s market share has been growing rapidly, is expected in the future for a long period of time has also continued to maintain this momentum: Prior to a forecast that 2013 will occupy the second Android in the market place. Robots seem to have been beneficial, it is in the affirmative. In the beginning, when the market is only one device in operation, that is, T-Mobile G1, also known as HTC Dream, but now we have a full more than a dozen devices, they are not only HTC, there are other years Since the mainstream of the world mobile phone manufacturers.

Here to remind you that some of the most popular Android phone started to provide or will soon release, such as: HTC Magic, HTC Hero, HTC Tattoo and HTC DROID ERIS; Samsung Galaxy, Spica, Moment, and Behold II; LG Eve; T-Mobile Pulse; Motorola CLIQ and DROID (their European version of the DEXT and MILESTONE); Acer Liquid or the just announced Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (landing next year) and so on.

These phones are running on different versions of Android, is now the market has a sale, but the latest Android 2.0 Eclair only Motorola DROID have, as well as its European version of the MILESTONE. Also, some of these mobile phone software updates will also appear, so that as many users prefer the latest release of Android’s new features.

These new features include better performance, touch screen, a more attractive virtual keyboard, support multi-point touch and contacts applications, contacts synchronization, quick access to contact information, Google Map navigation system, support for HTML5 double-tap zoom support and so on.

In a relatively short period of time, Google Android platform has seen a lot of changes, but it does not stop there. Many people may have heard this year, Google also plans to introduce Android 2.1. In fact, the upcoming Android2.1 only a small release, but it is still an update, and demonstrate the importance Google mobile operating system level.

Android 2.1 is expected in the next few weeks to reach the market. However, the most likely to end in December or in the occasion of the arrival of

Recently, one of the 3D model company specializing in the design released about the mysterious Sony Ericsson X3′s design drawings, although this three-dimensional visualization of product sales in the website has not been officially recognized, its previous promotion of works, as well as describe the details of X3, it seems that it has considerable credibility. There is a little disappointing is that the aircraft remains in the UI design could not give us more valuable information that may be customized using its own Android interface. Here, please enjoy an exclusive Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 exposure photos!

Now, you do not need to worry about this problem any more! We launched xarchive app to android market. xarchive is great app which can backup your SMS, MMS and photos to Gmail. All of these are stored under different labels (folders) in Gmail. So, before using this app, make sure you enable the IMAP service of your gmail account. The IMAP service can be found in the gmail-setting section.

Let’s take a look at xarchive.

Advanced Settings

After that, you can start backup process!

Now, check your gmail account. These conversations should be under SMS, MMS, PHOTO labels.

Enjoy and have fun!

The spokesman also said that from the perspective of developers, Andriod2.0 “much improved” is not only simplifies the process of programming and also improved stability.

Andriod2.0 code-named “Donut”, this version will be expected to join the general search, voice control, text – voice and gesture recognition conversion of new features and so on. There are also likely to join the online social networking software. We already know Sony Ericsson is currently in its first Andriod mobile phone operating system, the use of this new version.