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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 04, 2010
Nimbuzz just dropped version 2.0 of its popular Android VOIP application, bringing a slew of new features. Here's what's up:
NimbuzzOut will allow you to make cheap international and lo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 03, 2010
Android's official Facebook app just got a pretty major upgrade in Version 1.3.0. You'll immediate notice the difference in the user interface, with a photo reel at the bottom that lets you quickly f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 03, 2010
Want millions of songs at your fingertips? How about on your Mac or PC, and your Android smartphone? Then it's time to check out Thumbplay, which does that, and more, including iTunes library importin...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Aug 03, 2010
Since you probably already lost faith and jumped the ship with Microsoft's Tag application, and maybe you're still not quite happy with the Barcode Scanner from the ZXing Team -- don't worry, AT&...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 02, 2010
We haven't tried this one ourselves just yet, but what you see before you here is an app that purportedly roots the Motorola Droid and Droid X with a single tap, all on the device, no USB sync requir...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Jul 30, 2010
Patience is a virtue. Remember that! With all the Froyo news around the web, it's a little hard to be patient though. But hey - we can't blame you. We can't wait to get our grubby paws on ...
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by Ross Lovelace
Jul 30, 2010
Blackberry users, rejoice! The Poynt local search application has made its way to the Android Market. Poynt's simple and attractive interface makes it easy to find restaurants, businesses, movies, an...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 30, 2010
Beautiful Widgets, the application that is known for bringing a Sense like style to any device, received a nice update today. The update changed the weather service to AccuWeather, which we hope can b...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 29, 2010
Let's recap: Late Wednesday night (or early Thursday morning), we reported on a story published at Mobile Beat that came out of the Black Hat online security conference. At the conference, Kevi...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 29, 2010
Applications -- they make the world go 'round. OK, maybe not exactly, but there sure are a ton of great ones in the Android Market, and finding the right one can be a bit difficult. Take a look after...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 29, 2010
Update 2: We've heard back from the developer of these apps, who tells us the following:
"What the ceo [sic] of Lookout said makes no sense. I will email you with details later."...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 29, 2010
Directed Electronics has released its popular Viper SmartStart application for the Android platform, which allows drivers to remotely start their car, lock and unlock doors, pop the trunk, and more.Yo...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jul 28, 2010
HTC’s European representative, Mark Moons, let it slip through a tweet that there’s a chance Froyo will begin rollout to their many devices starting with HTC Desires in the Nethe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 28, 2010
If you fly more than, say, once a year, you absolutely should look into an Android travel app. And a new one to Android is FlightView. It's got the all the basics that you'd expect from a top flight-...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 28, 2010
Now that you have your shiny new Droid X (and maybe even a Vibrant or Captivate?) in hand, you want some games. And you don't want to waste money on bad games, you want the best. IGN has been doi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 27, 2010
Clicker.com has announced their Android application -- social media all about video, feature films, and television. The premise is that you can friend people, check out their viewing habits, and...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 26, 2010
Twitter for Android -- the "official" Android Twitter client -- just got another update (we're at version 1.0.2 for those playing at home), and changes include the following: Is f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 26, 2010
Google Maps just served notice to every other location-based business app out there with the introduction of "Places." A tie-in with Google Maps, it makes it super easy to find any kind of, ...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 26, 2010
Who doesn't like for their Android smartphone to boot up in style? While many people are going after the ultra flashy, image filled boot animations some folks over at XDA Developers have been hard at ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 25, 2010
Being a former N64 fanboy, this may not excite me as much as some PS1 die-hards out there, but the PlayStation has just been added to Android's already-impressive list of game console emulators. The ...
