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CS 491 homework zero

  Well, since I don’t have an actual android device I had to go with one of the stock apps on the virtual android 2.1 device.  So I choose the illustrious alarm clock. How do you users learn to use this app? User learn this application simply by doing.  It is small enough that no instructions are needed to […]

Calculator STOCK homework0

The name of the app I’m doing a critique of is the Calculator stock app.       . It’s got the basic functionality of a simple calculator but not much more.  Learning to use the calculator is basically intuitive.  To get to a menu with a caret for power for exclamation for factorial, one simply […]

CS 491: Homework 0 – Sir Sampleton

App Name: Sir Sampleton Developer: SOFTOFT TECHECH Available for iOS devices on the App Store for for $2.99. The Gist Sir Sampleton is an easy-to-use musical sampling keyboard application available for iOS devices. If you want to record your cat meowing and then play it back to the tune of “O Canada” over a lo-fi hip-hop beat, […]

Mail (Built In App, 2.3 version) Homework 0

Stock Mail App (for Android 2.3) Developed by Google Free with Android   (Yep, I rarely use this gmail account and that is the most recent message in it) Google’s stock mail application provides users with a competent mail management experience.  New users to Android may take a minute or two to figure things out […]

CS491 – Homework 0 – Snakes On A Phone

App Name: Snakes On A Phone Developer: Google (Open Android Project) Platform: Android Screens:                    Everyone’s favorite classic cell phone game is back in this exciting remake of snake.  I do not have an Android mobile device so I uploaded this game from the samples provided in the Android SDK.  When first loaded, the app […]

CS 491 – Virtual Zippo Lighter Critique – Eric Hutter

  The app pictured above is “Virtual Zippo ® Lighter” by skyrockit (never appears capitalized on their website). skyrockit’s website is http://www.moderati.com/. The version of this app i futzed around with was the iOS version, though there is a version for android. The app is very much as one would expect from a virtual lighter, […]

CS 491 – Homework 0 – feltonj – TweetCaster

TweetCaster by OneLouder (link) When you first open the application, you are prompted to give credentials so the application can access your Twitter account, after doing so it brings you to the main activity where it shows your Twitter feed. At this point you can access other facets of Twitter like your Mentions, Direct Messages, […]

cs491-wirthaw-homework0

App Name:AlarmDroid Developer: Fabian Lueghausen Webpage: http://www.netzpurist.de/ Platform: Android App Description: Free AlarmClock app that gives you the basic functionality of a normal alarm clock plus a variety of additional features that make it one of the best alarm clock apps on the market. App Features: Some of the features this app has that other […]

CS 491 – Shazam Critique – Cody Stuttgen

The app is called Shazam and their website is http://www.shazam.com/. Have you ever been at a club, friend’s house, or the mall and heard a familiar song playing but just can’t think of the title of it is or what it is called?  Shazam, developed by Shazam Entertainment Limited, simply “listens” to a small portion […]

CS491: Homework 0 – xiongchu

  1). The name of the app. Include the app’s or developer’s webpage, if available. Repligo Reader http://www.cerience.com 2). At least two screenshots of the app in action. 3). A discussion of the app, structured in sections or paragraphs. Consider answering the following questions or come up with your own: How do new users learn […]

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