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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 06, 2011
The Angry Birds secret code from the Rio trailer ad during the Super Bowl has been found, tested, and decoded. And none of it was done by me. Credit goes out to @AndroidThrasher for the sc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2011
More than a few of us (and us) noticed that when you got the latest update to Angry Birds, the app stated that it needed permissions to your SMS messages. At the time, Rovio told us it like...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 05, 2011
There are only a handful of things I like to be awakened by on a Saturday morning. One is the wife and kids. Another is a giant pile of pancakes. And a third is a massive update to Angry Birds, one t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 04, 2011
NetQin, China's market leader in mobile security, has brought their anti-virus application to Android. NetQin anti-virus offers real-time monitoring, instant scanning, contacts backup and restor...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 04, 2011
While there are quite a few torrent clients and torrent remote control apps in the Android Market, Bittorrent has never directly released an application to interface with your µTorrent installat...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 02, 2011
We had a look at Fuze Meeting for Android when it kicked things up a notch and released a tablet-specific application, and now they have gone a step further. Fuze Meeting will be the first colla...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 02, 2011
We heard a lot of news at today's event at Google, and one thing many have been waiting for is in-app purchases. These will allow for things like buying songs, upgrading to premium versions of a...
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by Chris Kerrigan
Feb 02, 2011
The much acclaimed SwiftKey by Touchtype is coming to Android tablets, the company announced. It's sporting a completely overhauled interface specifically designed for use on tablets, and we mu...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 01, 2011
It's not just you -- the Android Market seems to be stalled. We're getting reports of users unable to download, and it's pretty widespread. We have no idea if this has something to do with...
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by Chris Kerrigan
Feb 01, 2011
Mozilla just released a new beta for Firefox for Android, aimed at improving the browsers speed and performance. The list of changes are as follows: Now faster than stock Android browser Nea...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 01, 2011
Google has updated Google Maps for Android to version 5.1 today, bringing big changes to Latitude. Where Latitude once was just a pin on a map, now there are check-ins, to connect a place...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 28, 2011
Angry Birds Rio, a combination of what's surely the most popular mobile game of all time with an upcoming Hollywood animated feature, is said to be hitting "app stores everywhere" in March 2...
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by Menno
Jan 28, 2011
Beautiful Widgets, the popular clock and weather app from Level Up Studios, saw a significant update this morning to version 3.3. This update brought several welcome changes, including the...
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by Chris Kerrigan
Jan 27, 2011
Facebook just pushed out a an update for it's Android app. The new version is 1.5.1 adds Facebook Deals (though we can't quite see where they are in the app just yet) and has a few bug fixe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 26, 2011
If you're a user of Slacker Radio, head on over to the Android Market and update the app. (This one deals with permissions, so it won't update automatically.) There are a handful of bugfixes, but the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 25, 2011
YouTube link for mobile viewingGoogle last week teased us all with a test of number porting. Today it's gone live for everyone. You're going to need to think about this a bit before you dive in, howev...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 21, 2011
The good news -- the T-Mobile Vibrant indeed is getting its Froyo update. The bad news -- it looks like (thus far) you have to do it through Samsung's Mini Kies program. That's right, in this day an...
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by Chris Parsons
Jan 21, 2011
If you're currently making use of the popular Launcher Pro, you'll want to hit up the Android Market and check for updates. Version 0.8.3 is now available for download and while it's not a huge ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 20, 2011
You Fruit Ninja addicts need to mosey on over to the Android Market and wrangle yerself an update, as the long-awaited Arcade Mode has finally been added. One-minute rounds to do some serious damage ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jan 19, 2011
Nationwide Insurance has finally ported its mobile claims app to Android phones. The app has been available on iOS for some time and allows Nationwide customers to use their phone to submit a c...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 19, 2011
If you've been looking for a new VOIP app for Android, you need to take a look at Line2. Forged form the bowels of Toktumi, Line2 is in the same vein as Google Voice in that you get a new phone ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 18, 2011
If the stock Android calculator isn't quite enough to fit you needs, have no fear. App developer Doug Melton has ported the AlmostReal TI-83, TI-85, and TI-86 emulators to Android. ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 17, 2011
Those of us who use Google Listen to (erm) listen to podcasts have been scratching our heads the past few days, as the app suddenly no longer wants to automatically update with new episodes. You ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 15, 2011
If you're looking for the latest version of the Android Market, look no further than the Android Central Forums. Member Upstreammiami has blessed us with Version 2.2.11 in .apk and .zip form. He says...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 15, 2011
TouchType sent out an email Friday (Jan. 14) reminding everyone that their SwiftKey VIP program sign up was ending Jan. 18, and to announce that they're offering SwiftKey keyboard at a sale price on t...
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by Jesse Potter
Jan 14, 2011
Although it had a rather shaky start, NewEgg's Android app has been given a welcomed update. Now in version 1.0.2, NewEgg Mobile allows you to browse their entire online inventory (with cu...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 14, 2011
Telenav, makers of popular cross platform turn-by-turn navigation software, has updated their Android application to version 6.2. Many improvements come along for the ride, including improved re...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 12, 2011
One of the coolest little projects Google's been working on over the past year has been its translation features. And the Google Translate app just turned 1 and got a pretty major update with a bunc...
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by Chris Kerrigan
Jan 12, 2011
LogMeIn is easily one of our favorite VNC applications available for Android. With the explosion of Android tablets we're seeing, it only makes sense for app developers to begin integrating uniq...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 11, 2011
MiniSquadron, one of our favorite games of 2010, is back in 2011 with a 99-cent special edition. New planes (and helicopters), new levels, and hours and hours of my workday spent "testing&qu...
