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It's been a while since I posted my list of Android apps . Since then, I've moved to an HTC Desire, and a similar-but-different set of apps, arrayed differently across my increased number of screens, and folders. The recent upgrade to Froyo has been valuable in that I can now move apps to storage on my SD card, as the phone's internal memory has been getting short... So, here's the epic list, which might help you if you're wondering what apps to install or buy, but is mostly for my own reference... I've ignored the built-in apps, in the main, and I have probably missed a couple of widget-only apps (I know I have a blue thing which lets me toggle silent/vibrate/ringer - no idea what it is called though!  First off: alphabetical list, or go straight to the same apps listed by category . Say No to 0870.  Because no one likes paying premium rates for calls if they don't have to.  Abduction! and Abduction World Attack -  two superb games Action Potat...

Another year , another Hide&Seek weekender !  But this year was different, because Michael and I were organising a game , as well as playing. Time*Trails was our first outing for Michael's new creation, PlaceWhisper (a DigitalFlapjack production - more info here ), a mobile location-based app, which lets you leave and collect messages attached to specific places; like geocaching , only without the tupperware. Time*Trails uses an iPhone app to let users explore the South Bank area as it was in the 20th century, particularly during the Festival of Britain in 1951 - with the support of some terrific period maps. We had over 50 "whispers" with facts about South Bank history, so that players could learn about the places they visited as they would have been in the past. Also, we had three story trails, which let you follow in the footsteps of three people in 1951 as they explored the festival.  It was wonderful to get it out in the open at last, to see so many exci...