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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 15, 2011
It's nice to see Google focusing on supporting developers as best they can. We noticed a shift towards this at Google I/O, and they have released major updates to make app development easier, an...
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by Menno
Jun 15, 2011
Adobe pushed out a new update to its Android Flash Player today. In addition to a host of bugfixes, the new version also features several important security updates. Nothing major is listed, but...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 15, 2011
As I rolled out of bed at the crack of dawn noon, I noticed an e-mail from the Android Market team in my inbox telling me that paid applications and access to merchant accounts will be closed for an h...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 15, 2011
If you've been wondering when you'll see an official version of the Netflix app for your beloved Droid X, today is your lucky day. You'll need to have updated to Gingerbread, but since it's now ...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 15, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingBack during Google IO we were able to score the above video demo of Lightbox for Android, and it was pretty awesome. Moving forward to today, the app is now available i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 15, 2011
Lookout has announced a new feature to their premium service, called Safe Browsing. What it does is spread protection from malware beyond installed applications, and into your browser. If ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 14, 2011
Sweet mother of all things caffeinated -- the Starbucks Android app is finally in the Android Market. And it's everything our jittery hands could have dreamed of.
When you first launch the app, you...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 14, 2011
Kiloo, the folks behind the huge hit Frisbee Forever for iOS, will be partnering with PapayaMobile and launching their games on Android using the social gaming network. Using Papaya's social SDK...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 14, 2011
Riding a bike is one of my favorite pastimes -- my friends and I used to hop on our bikes and take off. But, sadly, at the end of the day none of us ever knew how far we went, how fast we went, or any...
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by Menno
Jun 14, 2011
News apps and RSS readers are a dime a dozen. While the content and interface can vary from app to app, the basics are essentially the same. You choose your news sources and interesting topics, and l...
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by Menno
Jun 13, 2011
It looks like owners of the Fascinate will start seeing a minor update pushed out to their devices soon. The update seems to be rather small and the only two changes listed are:Improved incoming...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 13, 2011
Update 2: It's back, folks! Get to downloading.Swype has announced the latest beta (version 3.0 for those keeping score at home) and one of the big changes that come along with it is a speci...
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by Joshua Munoz
Jun 13, 2011
Phantom Probes is a physics-based psuedo-puzzle game that's all about using various probes (get your mind out of the gutter, guys!) to determine what shape an invisible shape actually is. If that sou...
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by Joshua Munoz
Jun 12, 2011
Chompy's Dodgeball is a delightful romp in the world of fast-paced digital dodgeball, where it's man vs. beast vs. ninja vs. yeti in an epic, winner-take-all reminiscent of the movie Dodgeball (excep...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 11, 2011
Productivity apps, fun apps, gaming apps, whatever you need apps, they all exist, the trouble is just finding the ones that are worth using. Each week we like to bring you some of our favorite c...
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by Joshua Munoz
Jun 10, 2011
PlayerPro is one of those great music apps that does a lot of the tedious and menial things involving your music for you. For example, it automatically finds album art, but in addition, also has image...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 10, 2011
Android users had to wait quite a while for the official BBC Android app to arrive, when it did -- it was only made available in UK respectively. Now, BBC has taken their offerings Global by making th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 09, 2011
It looks like you won't have to wait long for developers to get geared up for Samsung's latest beauties -- the Galaxy S 4G on T-Mobile and Galaxy Tab 10.1 (the I/O edition only for now) have both been...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 08, 2011
We know that many of you are going to be lined up bright and early come June 24, with one thing on your mind -- the EVO 3D. Can't say we blame you, it certainly looks to be one of this years bes...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 08, 2011
Here's a Honeycomb-specific app you won't find in the Android Market just yet -- the popular podcast player BeyondPod has an open beta for testing the tablet optimized HD version, and things are shapi...
