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Google have today enabled navigation in its Maps application on Android devices. I’ve just tested this on my Nexus One and it worked flawlessly.

Available in the latest version of Google Maps for Android 1.6 and above.

Source: Google

I saw this app mentioned in the comments of an article recently and the comment sparked my interest when it said that bTunes was just like the iPod app from the iPod touch and iPhone.
In the video below you can see the similarities between the two.

Its pretty good but is missing things like coverflow. One useful enhancement it has is the ability to go to the next or previous track by simply swiping on the album art left or right or double tapping on the album art to pause and resume playback.

It also features a homescreen widget and lockscreen controls so you have plenty of ways to control playback. A good app overall and it is available on the android market.
Sources: bTunes, Android Market

I found this on Android Market yesterday.

It emulates the old Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k and 128k models and has some good features like on-screen Spectrum keyboard, Kempston Joystick emulation and (best of all) you can download many hundreds of ZX spectrum applications from within the app via worldofspectrum.org!
The emulator runs fine on my Nexus One and I have seen a positive review from a HTC Desire owner in the Android Market bit I am unsure how well it runs on older handsets. Definately worth a download if you were a child of the 80′s with a Spectrum!
Source: Marvin emulator, Android Market

iPhone, iPod touch and iPad fans must be getting excited now. In less than 2 hours, Apple will be showing the world a preview of iPhone OS 4.0.

For those of you unlucky enough not to be there (myself included) here are some liveblog links of the event:

• Computerworld
• Engadget
• Gizmodo
• Slashgear

The wait is almost over!

Anrdoidlib have posted updated stats for Application submissions for the month of March which shows a staggering 9308 application submissions!

Application submissions by month - Androidlib.com

Android Market is growing healthily and now has a over 40,000 apps and games in the Android market, not a bad statistic. It’s still dwarfed by Apple’s App store but both stores already have an immense selection of applications and games to choose from now that customers of either platform should have plenty of variety. More graphs and information can be found in the link below

Source: Androidlib.com

doubleTwist has recently been updated to include the ability io search for Android Market apps within the doubleTwist application.

I’ve not tried the update yet as I am currently using Banshee in the Ubuntu 10.4 beta to sync music with my Nexus One but I will give doubleTwist a whirl if the Android Market search feature ends up turning out good.

doubleTwist is turning into one of the most Android friendly sync applications available on Mac and Windows!

Here is an interesting keyboard replacement for Android, it’s called ThickButtons and it dynamically changes expected keypresses to fatter keys.

It’s not a bad keyboard replacement and works quite well but I did feel I was a little slower when typing as I had to adjust to the moving keys as they enlarged.

The app is available on the Anrdoid Market for free. Scan the QR code below or search for “thickbuttons” on the Market.

Source: AndroidGuys

I’ve just uploaded a video of Raging Thunder 2 racing game from Polarbit running on the Nexus One.

It’s the best Android game I’ve seen so far and plays really well! It’s available on both Apple’s App Store and the Android Market.

More: Raging Thunder II

I’ve just gotten a Google alert which let me know that a Swype open beta was now available.

Swype is a different keyboard input system for Android where you slide your finger to each letter on the virtual keyboard and it will transfer any letters you stop on into words.
I’ve just tried it on my Archos 5 Internet Tablet and it works very well! Definately worth signing up to the beta.

Source: Brighthand

Firefoxformobile have posted 2 images of Fennic running on the Nexus One and Motorola Droid.

A work in progress, but another great shot from Michael Wu. This time on Nexus One:http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhava_work/4389974241/

The two images are below:

Fennec on Nexus One

Fennec running on DROID

Things are looking promising for Mozilla Firefox fans!

Sources: Boygeniusreport, Firefoxformobile