In early October, we mentioned that Missing Sync was coming for Android. Now, the beta version has been made available by Mark/Space, the makers of Missing Sync.

Missing Sync beta for Android is available on both Windows and Mac platforms. It supports and has been tested with the most popular current Android handsets, including the T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G, the Motorola CLIQ, the HTC Hero, the Droid, and many others.

Missing Sync beta for Android is available for free while in beta from Mark/Space. Make sure you read the known issues before you get going. You may want to wait until a later beta if any of the issues scare you.

Missing Sync beta for Android, by Mark/Space

One of the most popular programs to test Internet speed on a desktop computer is Speedtest.net. Now you can test your mobile upload and download speeds directly on your Android phone!

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Photoshop.com Mobile took everyone by surprise when it was released by Adobe for the iPhone. Imagine my surprise as Adobe recently released the same program for Android!

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Apple just sent out an urgent email to Apple TV owners to alert them of a necessary, immediate upgrade to Apple TV software version 3.0.1.

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Appigo was one of the first developers to release a task application (Appigo Todo) for the iPhone that was able to sync with a variety of services, including Remember the Milk and Toodledo. Appigo released a sync application for the Mac called Appigo Sync, but users have been clamoring for a Windows equivalent. The wait is now over…

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There have been rumors surrounding the Android 2.0 SDK for a while now, but it had not yet been released to developers. We knew this would be coming soon, since the Verizon Droid would be launching next month and is reported to run Android 2.0. Well, the wait is now over.

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Last night, Verizon started airing an ad on major TV networks with a new campaign, iDon’t, for the announcement of the new Verizon  Droid. The Verizon Droid is a highly anticipated Android device, rumored to be manufactured by Motorola and code-named as Sholes/Tao.

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One of the advantages of having soft or virtual keyboards is that they can change depending on a given context. While Android has had this ability since virtual keyboards were introduced in the operating system in early 2009, it was improved with the Android 1.5 release released in mid-2009.

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In talking with people that send text messages (SMS), one of the most frequent things I hear is that they wish they could save some of their SMS messages. Many of them have lost their messages forever if their phone is damaged/replaced/upgraded, or they run out of room and are forced to delete them. There is a very useful application for Android called SMS Backup that helps you save your SMS messages to Gmail so you can keep them forever.

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On the newly announced Accessibility at Google site, there was a blog post highlighting the application Talking RSS Reader for Android. Talking RSS Reader for Android is an application which reads your Google Reader articles to you.

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Google has written frequently about accessibility in the past in a variety of locations. Yesterday, they announced a new website that brings all of their accessibility information into a single location.

Google has always considered access to information part of their core mission. This includes being able to get your data into and out of Google products via the Data Liberation project site. The new Accessibility at Google site is their new home which focuses information on Accessibility from Google products in a single location.  In addition to highlighting information on official Google products, they also showcase third-party developer applications, such as a Talking RSS Reader for Android.

Accessibility at Google (via the Official Google Blog)

DataViz RoadSync for Android, a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync client that has been in beta in the Android Market for the past six months, has now been released.

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Users of mobile smartphones of almost any platform are familiar with Astraware games, due to their high quality and variety of platforms games are available for. Handmark recently released Android versions of Astraware Solitaire, Astraware Boardgames, and Astraware Sudoku.

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Earlier in the week I threw out the following question…

What current technology, service or product do you see as totally passé… And why….?

The responses were quite interesting and while there was a good deal of agreement there were also some places where our diverse group parted ways.

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We mentioned a few weeks ago that the Android 1.6 SDK had been released for developers, and T-Mobile and Google have been rolling it out over the past few days to T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G owners. It seems that the rollout is in full force now, as I received the update recently. Read on for more information and screenshots of the new features.

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