Earlier this week, we published an interview with Dora, creator of the JellyPlanner app. Today, we introduce Jennifer Wong from Alt-12 Apps. I thought it was interesting to learn from her website that Alt-12 was named after the keystrokes (Alt+1,2) used to create the female symbol: ♀ Alt-12 has been publishing apps for women since 2009, and now you can learn all about the creation of their app Pink Pad from Jennifer, who designed it! Hi, Jennifer! Can you tell us about the Pink Pad app and...

You may remember back when we featured Diana Luckevich, developer of TextDooDad as one of the few female Android developers at the time. Well, luckily since the Android Market has grown, so have the number of women that develop apps for our devices. We have a special series this week in which we’ll introduce you to several of them. First up is Dora, a European developer who started CheerApps and just released her first app, “Jelly Planner” to the Android Market in November....

I don’t normally post about individual phone updates, but this one is particularly exciting to me personally because I have a Droid 3 with front-facing camera, and according to this PDF on Verizon’s support site, the large software update my phone is downloading now includes Google Talk Video Chat! There are other improvements and fixes included, such as improved call audio and improvements to specific apps. Check out that PDF for full details. I’ll update when my phone...

I know – long time no post! I hope to increase the frequency of posts on WomenWithDroids in the near future. I logged back on today to share a giveaway with you. The makers of the MyFlare safety app have offered to give five WomenWithDroids readers free full versions of the app (normally $2.49)! This is an app that you will likely want to install on the phones of all of your loved ones. MyFlare is a “Personal Emergency Response App” which can automatically text up to 10...

A few times in my life, people have given me book journals as gifts. I do love to read, and the journals seemed like a great idea, but somehow they never got used. So now I’m trying it a new way: on Android, of course, with MyBookDroid. A virtual bookshelf: In the past, after reading a book, you would put it on a bookshelf in your house, giving you a nice visual reminder of what you’d read over the years. Now you might download the book, or resell it online, or check it out of the...

DietPoint has approached us to offer WomenWithDroids readers a special giveaway! According to the publishers, DietPoint app (formerly Diet2Go) has the largest number of diet plans to choose from: 140 plans in 15 categories, complete with meal reminders and grocery lists. There is also a social aspect of the app via forum discussions. Downloaded by over 1 million users on multiple mobile operating systems, DietPoint is designed to help users live a more healthy lifestyle and lose weight. The...

This post is part of our series called “Female Faves”, where we pick a category of apps and feature the ones that are highest-rated and most-downloaded by women according to AppBrain’s “Popular Among: Women” filter. Since it would be difficult to fully test all of the apps, we won’t review all of them, but if you have or try any of them, please chime in in the comments! phone finder for Android on AppBrain Unavailable for Android on AppBrain Mashmobile – web access for...

This post is part of our series called “Female Faves”, where we pick a category of apps and feature the ones that are highest-rated and most-downloaded by women according to AppBrain’s “Popular Among: Women” filter. Since it would be difficult to fully test all of the apps, we won’t review all of them, but if you have or try any of them, please chime in in the comments! Tourist Attractions for Android on AppBrain locafree for Android on AppBrain Packing List for Android on...

Women With Droids reader Whitney used her Android when planning her own wedding and wanted to tell you about the apps that helped her the most. Enjoy her guest post! Wedding Plan-It Lite (Free) Wedding Plan-it for Android on AppBrain Despite a thick layer of cheese—including but not limited to a heavy dose of emoticons—this is the easiest planning app I’ve found. You can include guests from your email and phone contacts and set up vendors and your budget. If you need to send an email to...

You know you’re supposed to unplug your phone when it’s done charging. Like any appliance, it keeps drawing energy as long as it’s plugged into the wall. But do you really notice when it’s done charging? And how often do you actually remember to unplug it? Eco Charger is a simple app with a simple mission: It reminds you to unplug your phone once it’s fully charged. It will also let you know if you’ve got a problem with high voltage or an overheated battery, but for the most...