Today on App of the Day at Pocket-lint, we celebrate customisation on Android by championing the oft forgotten desktop accessory that is the widget. The widget, as many Android users will tell you, is what separates the heathens from the enlightened....

Google Buzz, the social networking service, which initially met with a degree of scepticism from some corners of the Web, is now available as an official Android app.

The Google Buzz widget for Android will allow you to bombard family, friends...

It seems Samsung is not the only company to reveal app store plans at CES, as Intel has unveiled IntelAppUp.com, a new online marketplace offering widgets for netbooks.

Partnering with Acer, Asus, Dell, and Samsung, at this stage, the store...

Samsung has announced that Twitter will soon be available on its Internet@TV service and usable on the company's LED 6000, 7000 and 8000 series televisions and 6 and 7 series LCD televisions.

As previously reported on Pocket-lint, Internet@TV...

TomTom has announced the availability of the TomTom HD Traffic widget, a personal online traffic application that users can install for free.

The widget will give users the latest real-time traffic information directly to their own personal...

Orange has announced it is launching a new range of mobile widgets that will give customers instant access to information via their Orange homescreens.

As part of the operator's new "mobile multimedia" strategy, a selection of "simple, connected"...

Vodafone has announced the launch of its Widget Manager into beta.

A custom-made application designed to enable users to download mobile widgets, it's downloadable now from Vodafone live!

Compatible with the S60 platform it...

You're probably used to the news ticker tapes scrolling across your screen giving you the latest headlines, but what if you could have the weather or your Flickr feed while you watch EastEnders or CSI?

Well Intel and Yahoo have teamed up...

The BBC has revealed plans for a complete revamp of its bbc.co.uk homepage that goes beyond just the aesthetic and will boast some new features too.

Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the official launch of BBC online a beta version...

Amazon has launched a range of widgets that bloggers can design and customise to their liking and then add to their sites.

A bid to boost Amazon's affiliate marketing programme, in theory they could earn the hosting site up to 10% in referral...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has offered software developers a cash prize of up to $250,000 to develop applications for the site.

Announced at the TechCrunch40 conference in San Francisco, Zuckerberg wants people to create "innovative...

Google has launched a beta version of its Groups tool that is available now for anyone to download.

The latest version is designed to be even easier to use, with a new design for individual groups. Changes in this feature include the option...

Google has taken the unprecedented step of offering its gadgets – mini-applications – for use on personal websites and blogs.

Previously, gadgets had been restricted to the Google Desktop, Google Pages, and Google Personalized Homepage, but...