Spotify
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 07, 2013
New sorting methods for your tunes and playlists plus bug fixes make today's update a must-have If you're a Spotify user there is an update available that you'll want to downloa...
Viber Desktop
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by Andrew Martonik
May 07, 2013
Seamlessly continue conversations, calls and video chats from mobile to desktop Popular cross-platform messaging and VOIP service Viber is introducing brand new desktop apps along with a comp...
Pebble RunKeeper
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by Alex Dobie
May 07, 2013
Latest app update allows workout tracking on Pebble Good news for RunKeeper users also lucky enough to be in possession of a Pebble smartwatch -- the former has just been updated to take advanta...
Apps of the Week
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by Andrew Martonik
May 04, 2013
There are more than just apps in Google Play, and we want to let you know what we've found For weeks upon weeks, we've been bringing you a weekly digest of the best apps each of the Andr...
Punch Quest
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 03, 2013
8-bit glory at it's finest, Punch Quest is fast, furious and fun Cheesy 8-bit graphics and sound, insane fast game play and super easy controls make Punch Quest my instant new favorite game ...
Action Launcher
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by Phil Nickinson
May 03, 2013
Action Launcher is getting an update today, making customizing the third-party launcher even easier. You can now drag apps directly from the quickdrawer onto the homescreen, speeding things things u...
Instagram
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by Phil Nickinson
May 03, 2013
Instagram has been a little broken for a number of folks after a recent update. But @josejacas on Twitter pinged us with a quick fix: Go into the settings, then advanced features, and uncheck "...
Angry Birds Friends
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by Andrew Martonik
May 02, 2013
Fling various birds at pigs in structures... now with your friends Just as we expected, Angry Birds Friends hit the Play Store this morning as a free download, ready for you to challenge your Fa...
Instagram
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by Andrew Martonik
May 02, 2013
Remember everything about a photo by tagging friends involved Instagram has updated its app to v3.5 today bringing the notable feature of photo tagging to both Android and iOS concurrently....
Zappos
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by Andrew Martonik
May 02, 2013
Quickly view orders and edit payment information from your phone Zappos has just released its v3.0 update in the Play Store with a few welcomed back-end features to help the experience of shoppi...
Beautiful Widgets
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by Alex Dobie
May 02, 2013
Free basic version of the popular app, augmented by in-app purchases The Beautiful Widgets team has launched a basic free version of its weather and widget customization app. The basic app can b...
WeatherBug
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by Andrew Martonik
May 01, 2013
Improved navigation, live updating and photos section all included The popular WeatherBug app has just undergone quite a redesign in the Play Store today, bringing in a completely new interface....
Ingress invites
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 01, 2013
Recruiting your friends and family just got easier, as Ingress has sent out new invites to level 2 and higher players If you're an Ingress player, and have been wanting to spread a little lo...
Keyboards
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 01, 2013
We spend more time using the keyboard than many other apps. Which one is your favorite? One of Android's killer features is the ability to change system applications if we come across one th...
Twitter for Android
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by Phil Nickinson
May 01, 2013
When Twitter overhauled its Android app last month, we lauded its update to the Holo design while facepalming at the settings being buried behind one of the tabs (to say nothing of the broken menu s...
HTC Watch
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 30, 2013
Users in Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands will no longer be able to use the service after May 31 HTC Watch, the Taiwanese companies streaming movie service introduced la...
Yahoo! App
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 30, 2013
A newly refined design highlights the company's best products In an attempt to make some leaps forward in terms of design and user experience, Yahoo! has revamped its Android app today with ...
Android Central
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 29, 2013
The popular web-based social version of Angry Birds is flying onto mobile Rovio has just announced today via its official @AngryBirds Twitter account that the extremely popular "Angry ...
Player FM
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by Casey Rendon
Apr 29, 2013
Available for devices on Ice Cream Sandwich and up, with Gingerbread support in the works There is no shortage of podcast applications in the Play Store, and everyone seems to have a favorite. F...
Poweramp
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by Casey Rendon
Apr 29, 2013
New album art options and additional languages also make it into the latest update Poweramp is seeing some pretty significant changes in the widget department for version 2.0.9-b528. Homesc...
Google Now
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2013
Android version is more fluid, and is still the best Google Now experience There's a little excitement this morning in the iOS camp as the Google Search app has been updated, brining Go...
Apps of the Week
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 27, 2013
Your weekly look at the apps we're using from day to day You probably know it by this point, but every week we take just a little time for each of the Android Central writers to show off one...
Mailbox for iOS
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by Richard Devine
Apr 26, 2013
It's vague at best, but by way of their Twitter account an Android version is mentioned Mailbox is a relatively new, but still pretty impressive iOS Email client -- for the full rundown be s...
Android Central App
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 26, 2013
We're not just in New York City working on the (more or less) super secret #tm13 -- we're also still hard at work at the all-new Android Central application. We're edging closer to a pu...
Facebook update
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 26, 2013
Facebook had been confusing users with unsolicited 'beta' updates outside the app store Google recently changed its Google Play Developer Program Policies to prevent applications from us...
Vine
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 25, 2013
Vine creators to bring their social video app to Android "soon" Vine is going to come to Google Play "soon", according the the folks who created the popular iOS app. Speaking...
Chrome Beta
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 25, 2013
Page rendering performance and frequently occurring crashes addressed in today's update Chrome Beta has been updated in Google Play this afternoon, and along with the usual (and often c...
tablet tips
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 25, 2013
Google proactively scanning apps uploaded to Google Play for tablet compatibility, provides feedback to developers in real-time Google has added a new tablet optimization tips page to the develo...
Iron Man 3
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 25, 2013
Iron Man 3 flies his way to Android, grab it for free from Google Play Gameloft has published Iron Man 3 to Google Play this morning, bringing the Marvel hero to life on your Android phone or ta...
Remember The Milk
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 24, 2013
Redone interface, new widgets and full tablet support all in one update Popular to-do list app Remember The Milk has just updated in the Play Store with a completely redesigned and improved user...