It’s day two of Google’s 25 billion app download celebration and that means more twenty-five cent apps. My picks today include two fun puzzle games, a super-looking alarm clock and one of the most amazing camera apps that I’ve seen yet for any smartphone. Read more »
Earlier today, I shared information on the latest update to DoubleTwist, the media management software for Android. Rather than just read my experiences with the app, the DoubleTwist folks kindly offered 25 unlock codes for GigaOm readers, so if you hurry, you can get them here. Read more »
DoubleTwist, a popular free media play application for Android, has improved its software to include over-the-air podcast subscriptions. The new feature is available as part of the DoubleTwist Pro in-app upgrade, a $4.99 fee that also adds AirPlay support, wireless media synchronization and album art downloads. Read more »
The open-source media player Miro just received a major update: Miro 4 includes the ability to sync media with Android devices, buy Android apps and share files in your home network. Call it iTunes for Android, or simply an open-source challenge to DoubleTwist. Read more »
Google is holding Honeycomb back from the open-source community in order to keep the platform from being used for smartphones. Getting music to Android smartphones gets easier this week, and Research In Motion’s PlayBook tablet is set to gain access to Android Market applications. Read more »
Android starred at the Mobile World Congress show, with dozens of tablets and smartphones announced. As if that wasn’t good enough news, Google confirmed that some Honeycomb features would be coming to handsets. And a new app turns your Android device into a wireless media server. Read more »
Are you an Android user that’s envious of Apple’s AirPlay function? With the new doubleTwist AirSync app, you needn’t be jealous: The software has an update that supports wireless streaming of video, pictures and music to an Xbox 360 or PS3! Here’s what it looks like. Read more »
I recently switched from my iPhone to an Android device. I was happy with it, but syncing Mac and phone provided some obstacles. So I set out to find a way to replicate the iOS/Mac sync experience for media, contacts and calendars. Read more »
No matter what you think about iTunes, the seamless way it syncs with the iPhone is very convenient. Android phone owners wanting a full-featured program that provides a similar syncing experience should look no further than doubleTwist. It’s like iTunes for Android, and it’s free. Read more »
Android device owners are singing a new tune this week with the addition of streaming music provider Rhapsody to the list of services available for download in the Android Market, and Android phone owners with Mac desktops can sync apps on them to their phones using DoubleTwist. Read more »
DoubleTwist continues to challenge iTunes as a media sync platform. The lastest version for Mac adds fantastic features like a revamped media player, podcast searching and a killer function — seamless integration with the Android Market that’s better than using the market on my Nexus One. Read more »
Are you adding a higher capacity memory card to your Android phone? If you don’t sync the device on a regular basis your new card won’t have all of your media. Here’s one way to migrate music, pictures and videos to a new memory card. Read more »
We’ve covered doubleTwist in the past, and for a time I even used it as my primary media management solution on my Mac, until iTunes 9 drew my wondering eye back to familiar territory. Now there’s even reason to go back to the iTunes competitor, as […] Read more »
doubleTwist, the iTunes-for-everybody software that Lifehacker declared “May Be the Coolest Universal Media Manager Ever,” has raised $5 million in Series B funding and released a PC version. The funding comes from former Disney and Creative Artists Agency head Michael Ovitz, Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures, Alex […] Read more »
Look out iTunes, there’s a brand new media manager in town, in the form of a public beta just released for OS X. The program is called doubleTwist, and it’s the brainchild of anti-DRM crusader “DVD” Jon Johansen. Ars Technica had a look at it in […] Read more »
