Loquacious Apps

It’s been a pretty exciting week for Android. Well, at least if you like the same apps that I like. We’ve seen these apps show up in the last week or so:

• Pandora – Okay, so I didn’t actually use Pandora up until this point. I usually just listen to mp3s on my phone at the day job. (Especially since our work internet connection is so slow I couldn’t stream music anyway.) But now that there’s a Pandora app for Android, I’ve been trying it out and it’s pretty freakin’ cool.
• Facebook (official) – So, the official Facebook app is not quite up to par with some of the unofficial apps out there. But it’s a feature-parity disparity, not a quality disparity. I’m sticking with Babbler for now, but the official app is going to give the other apps a run for their money. Which is a good thing no matter which app ends up being the best.
• Foursquare – Foursquare is pretty rad, even though my only Foursquare friend is my girlfriend. We take turns being the mayor of Turner Field. (Go Braves!) But the Foursquare app (official, even though it was fan-developed), makes it much easier and more fun than their (kinda weaksauce) mobile app.

And, on top of that, Motorola announced their first Android phone, the CLIQ, which is a great looking phone. I’ll be interested to see their other offerings in the coming weeks, but this is a fantastic start.