Daytona International Speedway App for Android

The Daytona International Speedway app is a must-have for your next visit to the "World Center of Racing!" Key features include: Interactive GPS facility map with search capabilities. Find the nearest restroom, place to eat, souvenir trailer and everything else you need on race day.; Customize your race experience with the daily schedule feature and create your own personalized schedule. Easily locate each activity on the interactive map.; Detailed maps for parking, on-site trams, concessions, Sprint FANZONE and more; Stay up-to-date with Daytona’s Facebook, Twitter and RSS News feeds.

Get it leading up to this weekend.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avai.amp.isc_daytona&hl=en

Amazon Offering "Word to Word" For Free Today

If you have an Android device, get on over to Amazon today and get "Word to Word" for free.

Greant fun and it makes you think a little.

Instagram is Here for Android

The wait is over for Android users.

Instagram for Android is here.

The popular social photo app that Apple IOS users have been enjoying for over a year is finally available to download on Google Play.

Instagram is a quick and easy way to share photos with the world. Think Twitter but for images. Users can shoot away and upload pictures within seconds to a feed sent to their "followers".

If users want, they can even make their snaps look more beautiful with a selection of editing functions.

An assortment of nifty digital filters can transform any dull and average photograph into a striking effect reminiscent of an album cover from the '70s. Critics cannot deny that the app is highly addictive. It's also free.

Instagram has been quite popular on Apple's Iphone, attracting 30 million IOS users since its debut on Apple's App Store in 2010.

It's Those Free Apps Draining Your Battery

Maybe those free apps we've been downloading for years aren't really a bargain after all.

It turns out, these "free apps" have built-in advertisements so developers can make money without having to charge for the initial app download.  And these free ads can account for 75% of your device's energy consumption.

The research, produced by at team at Purdue University looked at popular apps such as Angry Birds and Facebook.

Due to restrictions built into Apple's mobile operating system, the team was unable to run tests on the iPhone, but other platforms were tested.

In the case of Angry Birds, research suggested that only 20% of the total energy consumption was used to actually play the game itself.

Of the rest, 45% is used finding out your location with which it can serve targeted advertising.

How can smartphone and tablet users protect themselves from this practice?

It is  unavoidable if users want to enjoy free, ad-supported games and applications, but if you don't play these games, you shouldn't have to worry.

However, one expert says developers should give more consideration to energy consumption when building in new features.  That, and improving battery life in general on these devices.