Android Central
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by Simon Sage
Mar 28, 2013
It's just like being Tony Stark! Minus the women, money, genius, and booze.  You might have heard about the new free to play Iron Man 3 on-rails shooter coming soon to Android. We caugh...
Android Central
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by Simon Sage
Mar 28, 2013
We got a sneak peek at an as-yet-unreleased content updated for the free-to-play Real Racing 3 on Android at GDC 2013. The next big update, due to launch this spring, will include cloud saving sup...
Android Central
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by Simon Sage
Mar 28, 2013
One of my favorite mobile game publishers, Chillingo, was at GDC 2013 and we got to catch up with them and hear about all of the awesome titles that are coming to Android. Some are already out,...
Tablet Apps
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 27, 2013
Developers who spend time to make apps that look great on a tablet get a shout-out from Google on a new page at the Google Play site. Google has put up a page at Google Play that focuses on apps...
Android Central
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by Simon Sage
Mar 27, 2013
The venerable Ultima franchise is coming to Android this spring by way of a lightweight role-playing game called Ultima Forever: Quest of the Avatar. We got to play around a bit with it at GDC 2013,...
Action Launcher Shutters
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 27, 2013
Tablets also get some attention, along with a number of other fixes Every now and then you run into a cool system-level Android app that does some really interesting stuff -- and does it well. A...
Android Central
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 27, 2013
Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk. -- Tony Stark We saw the teasers yesterday, and today Gameloft has announced that Iron Man 3 is coming to Android. It's set to launch on Apr...
Google Play Movies & TV
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 27, 2013
Update brings Google Play Moves & TV to India as well! Google has just updated its Play Movies & TV app to include what it calls "Info Card" search, giving you information abou...
Google Translate offline
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 27, 2013
An update to the Google Translate app for Android is going out today, adding support for offline translations for fifty languages. It's a big upgrade for Google Translate, which until now has re...
Android Central
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by Simon Sage
Mar 27, 2013
We swung by the Glu offices while prepping for GDC 2013 today to check out their next Frontline Commando game, due to launch this Thursday on Google Play. You'll find a lot of the same third-per...
Sonic
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 27, 2013
Big news from GDC for Sonic fans! The original Sonic the Hedgehog is making it's way to Android. It will cost $2.99 (a bargain for any fan) and we have no release date as of yet. We do know that...
Green Throttle
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 26, 2013
Green Throttle, a start-up focused on bringing quality console-level controllers to Android devices, is announcing wider device compatibility of its app and Atlas Controller. The controller can now ...
HTC One TV
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2013
Powered by Peel, the HTC One helps discover what to watch - and then ​deftly turns into an infrared remote control A common thread among smartphone manufacturers this year is the inclusio...
Android Central
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 26, 2013
Today The Humble Bundle is introducing a mobile-only (and Android-only) "Humble Mobile Bundle", which is now available for your enjoyment. The Humble Bundle has been around for some time, ...
SwiftKey
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2013
SwiftKey, the popular third-party Android keyboard, this morning announced an update that will take care of a number of nagging issues. The update is now live in Google Play. The big news, probably...
Gmail
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 25, 2013
The Gmail for Android application has received a small update this evening. It probably does something faster, or better. Maybe there is a new feature or two. We have no idea, because they haven'...
PAC-MAN + Tournaments
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 25, 2013
For the first time ever, Namco Bandai has released a completely free version of PAC-MAN, and it's exclusively available on Google Play. PAC-MAN + Tournaments offers a full-featured free-to-...
OpenTable
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 25, 2013
Restaurant reservation booking service OpenTable has just update its Android app to include images on restaurant listings from popular service Foodspotting. If you'll recall back to January, Ope...
Android Central
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by Casey Rendon
Mar 25, 2013
Evernote users will be happy to see that their favorite note taking app has received a large update today, bumping it up to version 5.0. Along with a minor face lift to the user interface, shor...
Google+
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 25, 2013
Snapseed photo filters, other editing tools included in the iOS update Google today announced an update to its Android and iOS Google+ applications, with a number of new features. First of...
Android Central
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by Simon Sage
Mar 25, 2013
NVIDIA had a huge presence at PAX East 2013, and one of the big titles they were showing off on Project SHIELD was Conduit. This was a game that was originally launched on Wii a few years ago, and t...
Android Central
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by Simon Sage
Mar 25, 2013
Breach and Clear was a hidden gem at PAX East 2013. This upcoming indie tactical combat game for Android and iOS promises deep strategic gameplay and high customizability in a free to play format. P...
Android Central
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by Simon Sage
Mar 24, 2013
Look, we all know that you have a really bitchin' black/blue Magic: The Gathering deck tucked somewhere in the closet from high school, so it's okay if you're a little excited that the f...
Apps of the Week
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 23, 2013
Weekly app picks. You want 'em, we got 'em. We're a little short on app choices this week, but we think the ones that are here are worth mentioning. As a good follow-up to last week'...
Onkyo for Android
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 22, 2013
Using your phone to control your home entertainment center has garnered the attention of just about every smartphone manufacturer this year. But it's not a new concept -- component manufacturers...
Play Books Mexico
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 22, 2013
Google Play Libros han llegado a Mexico! Google has expanded the Play Store south of the border, and now Google Play Books is available in Mexico. Mexicans can now access thousands of titles, inclu...
Verizon Messages
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 21, 2013
Verizon is updating its own messaging app today to support cross-platform syncing of SMS and MMS messages using your Verizon phone number. Users taking advantage of the Verizon Messages app on their...
Ravensword: Shadowlands
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 21, 2013
Ravensword: Shadowlands, Crescent Moon Games third in the Ravensword series, is now available in Google Play. I'll tell you up front -- it's not cheap. The game checks in at $6.99,...
Avast
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 21, 2013
Whoopsies. It appears that the popular "Avast! Mobile Security" -- it's got somewhere between 10 million and 50 million downloads from Google Play -- is marking Android's Gmail as ...
Chameleon Launcher
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 20, 2013
We first had a look at Chameleon Launcher for the phone-sized screen about a week ago, and plenty of folks were excited and waiting for it to launch publicly. That just happened, and now you don'...