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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 03, 2010
Android's official Twitter client -- Twitter for Android -- just got itself a nice big update to version 1.0.5. We've got a slew of bugfixes and improvements. Here's what's on tap: Promoted twee...
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by Kyle Gibb
Nov 03, 2010
Western Digital, one of the largest hard drive manufactures, has announced the release of its "WD Photos" app for the Android Market. The app, which has been on the iPhone for some ti...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 03, 2010
Single sign-on is at the heart of today's Facebook announcement, and Zynga Poker is first on board -- and is coming to Android. You can see in the blurry screen shot above that there's a big &qu...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 03, 2010
Remember how Google Maps got an update a couple of days ago that brought some changes to search results? Looks like it also got prepped for Gingerbread. What you see above are two phones, both w...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 02, 2010
OpenFeint -- the cross-platform gaming service -- has just unleashed a slew of new games on Android. Some are new, some are newer, but they all now have the power of OpenFeint behind them, meani...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 02, 2010
Lookout, one of the premiere smartphone security suites, has released Lookout Premium -- offering Privacy Advisor, remote lock, and remote wipe on top of their award winning free services. Curre...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 01, 2010
Think back, and this is pretty much how things went for the original Droid 2, right? Leak after leak after leak, and finally Verizon announced the phone about 48 hours before it was released. So it's...
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by Menno
Oct 30, 2010
Have a shiny new G2 and an interest to help developers optimize their applications for your handset? Qik, the popular video streaming application for Android, is seeking G2 owners to participate...
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 29, 2010
Pulse, an elegant newsreader we have covered before, recently released a major new update bringing several new features. Native widgets (small and large versions versions visible above) an...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 28, 2010
Google Maps just got itself a little update in ye olde Android Market. And as you can see above, the changes are as follows: You can filter your search results by what's currently open, but neig...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 28, 2010
Adobe has announced another security advisory for Flash on Android, affecting all builds, including the current version of 10.1.95.2. Additionally, the same advisory goes out to users on Windows...
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 27, 2010
Robert Scoble, a well-known tech pundit and current iPhone user, recently got a hands on demo with Aro, a new app in closed beta for Android. The app is a complete replacement for nearly all yo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 25, 2010
From the department of things that really suck: Yahoo! Mail for Android is prompting users to upgrade to version 1.2.0. Normally we all love updates, but this time Yahoo is forcing users to down...
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by Jesse Potter
Oct 25, 2010
This is either the funniest thing you'll see today -- or it's the most offensive. But every so often an internet video goes so viral that the rest of the world simply cannot ignore it. And sometimes...
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by Sean Brunett
Oct 23, 2010
Adobe is hosting its Adobe Max conference today through Wednesday in Los Angeles. It brings together designers, developers and business leaders to discuss the current state of technology and emerging ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 21, 2010
For most of us, the best part about having a smartphone is the applications. From its humble beginnings a year and a half ago, to today's 90,000-odd apps in more than 30 countries, the Android M...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 21, 2010
Good news for those of you who speak Russian, Polish, Czech or Turkish -- Google Voice Search now supports you, too. You can now get your search on in your native tongue. Just another reminder of how...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 21, 2010
Weren't we just talking about Docs to Go 3.0? And sure enough, it's now available in the Android Market. Version 3.001 will run you $14.99. But judging by the number of e-mails we've already gotten, ...
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by Sean Brunett
Oct 20, 2010
A new YouTube app has hit the Android Market. That's right, it's been broken out of the ROM and is in the Android Market, part of that whole break-out-of-the-ROM-and-into-the-market movement th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 19, 2010
Having issues with applications from the Market not downloading, or stalling during installation? There's a fix that might help, and we've detailed it in the forums. It's not complicated, ...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Oct 18, 2010
You complained and you moaned, but unlike your boss, Barnes and Noble listened to your gripes. B&N announced today that they will be updating their Nook for Android app later this week. Some of th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 18, 2010
Google Voice just got itself a nice little update that adds the ability to search your transcribed voicemails and text messages to find exactly what you want. We're going to have to see how useful it...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 15, 2010
The decision to initially publish the full version of Angry Birds this morning on GetJar.com instead of the Android Market raised a few eyebrows, and it showed what can happen when an immensely...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 15, 2010
The wait is over, and Angry Birds is now available -- immediately at GetJar, and later in the Android Market. Yes, the whole Angry Birds, with a boatload of levels to make for hours of lost prod...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 14, 2010
Yes, folks, we're well aware that Angry Birds will drop any minute now (through more likely in a few hours). And, yes, we're well aware that there's a "leaked" full version out there that's ...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Oct 14, 2010
Finding the right new app in the Android Market can be REALLY annoying sometimes. Just only looking at the app's comments isn't enough to determine if the app provides what you are looking for. Think ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 14, 2010
Opera Mobile for Android has been in beta for what seems like forever -- we first got a look at it at Mobile World Congress way back in February. But it's nearing completion, and the popular mobile b...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 13, 2010
Tweetdeck -- one of the most popular Android Twitter clients -- has wrapped up a two-month beta test period and is now available in the Android Market. It's a free app, has widgets and basically is a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 12, 2010
Evernote, possibly the best thing to ever happen for disorganized people with multiple smartphones and computers, has announced a beta release of version 2.0. I've been using Evernote a while, a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 11, 2010
We've been hearing a lot about Firefox mobile the past couple of weeks, and now that it's officially available for beta testing, the Firefox mobile team at Mozilla needs you to test things out. ...
