Almost a de facto "standard" on an Android phone Beautiful Widgets has been updated to run on your Xoom. Download it today.

This app is usually $4 and I would never pay that much for it. But for FREE. O.K. what the heck. Download here.

We are all patiently awaiting Google Voice for our Xooms. There is a hacked version of Google Voice out here and if you are interested you can download it here. Like the SD card functionality I am sure it will be here soon enough but if you are impatient, like myself, you can get it now enjoy!

The free app of the day is Shazam Encore. Usually $5 but free at Amazon for 24 hours. This app listens to music at the touch of a button then finds other copies of the same song on Youtube, Amazon MP3, etc. About as good as Soundhound but since it is free... better!

For those totally not sold on the Amazon App Store yet, here is another incentive. Amazon gives away one application that you usually would have to pay for FREE everyday. Since the price is right you may want to swing over everyday and check to see what it is.

Fahrbot Mobile is happy to present their screen capture app for all rooted devices, including those running Android 3 Honeycomb! Their application employs a unique solution to allow capture on any device with superuser permissions, and is currently the only application capable of working on Honeycomb (AKA your Xoom).

That is right a working screenshot app! Woot! and yes you read that right you need ROOT. Since this is a new app for you, the user, I did run this though the Privacy Inspector and it got a 100% clean rating.


You can download the app here for free or support the developer and download the app on the market. I would prefer you support the developer as it is only $2.

Yes, I know it is kind of PITA to connect via Bluetooth to copy files around on the Xoom. Guess what? The ES File Explorer makes it a no brainer. The primary function of this program is file management but it does Bluetooth and FTP. Just pair your devices and GO! It also will allow you to copy files via FTP if you have a system set up as an FTP server.

The best thing about this product is that it is FREE!

I have seen a few posts here and there about how to stop getting advertisements in your browser and in games.

Honestly, I did not know Angry Birds even had advertisements till I played it on someones Android Phone. ;)

Many solutions out there are rather complicated and it is not really that hard. While not "optimized" for a tablet AdFree for Root does indeed work. You will need root (hence the name) but all it does is download an updated hosts file and point known ad severs to a null IP 127.0.0.1 (the loopback address on your Xoom). It also has the option of pointing to another address although I am not really sure why you would want to. While this will not get them ALL you will notice a lot less. Anyway here you go.
AdFree on the Market

For those of you who are feeling a bit "concerned" due to recent viruses and malware in the Android market do you really think you need to run a full blown virus app? Some do. I don't. Why? I know what every single program on my tablet does, what permissions it has, and where it came from. I do not run AV software on my Macs and I am certainly not going to start running it on my phones or tablet unless it is 100% necessary. Right now, in my opinion - is it not (and this is 20 years of IT talking). In the "old days" you would have to go to the Market, read what the permissions the app was going to ask for, read the reviews, make sure it had be downloaded a few hundred times, etc. Well, this process just a whole bunch easier!

Privacy Inspector is the only app that can fully lookout for apps that steal your private information and may be harmful to your device. It is unlike any other app in that it can actually scan through other apps code to find privacy issues. No other app can do this on Android! This is what sets Privacy Inspector apart from other apps that claim protection.

He is also woking on the Privacy Blocker that will, after scanning for potential violations, can actually fix the problems that are in the application(s). After fixing you can install the secure app directly on your device without having to worry about it.

Just FYI: This is a VERY NEW application and it will occasionally FC (force close) but the developer is actively working on fixing the issues and only $2 for us early adopters. Here are a few screenshots: