Posted January 11th, 2010 by Gerry
In my opinion, one big gap that Android needs to fill in order to compete with the iPhone and become more popular is something that resembles iTunes. I love my Motorola Droid, but it does not come with media management software so I am left using various applications to keep the content updated. Of course, there are third party applications that can help fill the gap, but something doesn’t feel right when you pay hundreds of dollars for a device and have to locate a program to help transfer your media.
I previously provided my opinion on Double Twist as an excellent option for transferring music in a previous post. Double Twist provides support for synching music, photos, and videos with an excellent feature that will convert videos to the proper format for your device. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted December 18th, 2009 by Gerry
Although I often use Pandora or Last.fm when I want to listen to music on my Droid, there are times when it is nice to listen to my own downloads and playlists. One thing that is lacking on the Droid is a music manager similar to iTunes for transferring music and video files.
I started out by mounting the SD card after connecting the Droid to a PC which does work, but it is not as intuitive as I felt it should be with one of the latest gadgets. After doing some research on the web I found a program called Double Twist.
Since I have several devices that I use at different times for transferring music, I was not looking to add another manager, but after trying out Double Twist, I found out that it is an excellent solution to replace the other managers that I have been using. Along with getting the job done for my Droid, it also works for my Zune and Sirius Stiletto 2 and many other devices that you may have. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Android, Applications, Music, PC, Review, Tutorial
Tags: Applications, Double Twist, Droid, Internet, iTunes replacement, Music Manager
Posted October 20th, 2009 by Gerry
I have tried several music applications, but have found that the only one that I need on my BlackBerry is Slacker radio. The application can be downloaded directly from Appworld on your phone or from the website.
After you download the application you will see that there are several preloaded stations by music type that you can choose to play.
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