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by Alex Dobie
May 20, 2013
Official Google+ app hits version 4.0 with Snapseed photo tools and more
Update: The new version of Google+ is now live!
Following on from the 41 new Google+ features announced at Google I/O la...
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by Alex Dobie
May 15, 2013
Paid version also half-price for a limited time
Popular keyboard replacement SwiftKey has hit version 4.1, and the new version is now rolling out through the Google Play Store. SwiftKey 4.1...
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by Alex Dobie
May 13, 2013
Audio streaming app gets new Google account capabilities
The Android (and iOS) version of popular streaming and music discovery app SoundCloud has been updated with new Google account features. ...
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by Alex Dobie
May 09, 2013
Flipboard Editor for magazines also launched on the web
Popular news magazine app Flipboard has been updated to version 2.0 today, with new features focused on allowing users to create curated m...
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by Alex Dobie
May 07, 2013
Samsung's voice assistant on the Galaxy S4 burns rival Apple
S Voice is Samsung's take on a voice-based personal assistant. And by that we mean it's heavily inspired by Apple's&n...
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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...
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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...
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by Sean Brunett
Apr 24, 2013
Amazon brings their tablet-optimized experience to shoppers outside the US
When Amazon launched their Amazon Mobile version that had been optimized for tablets, it was only available in the Unit...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 20, 2013
We've mentioned this in the forums and teased a little bit on Google+, but it deserves mention here: Yes, we're hard at work on a new Android Central app.
The short version is that our...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 12, 2013
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Android app arms police with real-time data
Some 400 police officers in New York have been equipped with Android smartphones and a new crime-fighting Android app under a pilot sche...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2013
Virtual tours of design events Milan, New York and Hong Kong
HTC has released a new virtual tour app for Android in partnership with design magazine Wallpaper*. The app launches today with...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 09, 2013
Google's content portal gets a lighter, brighter visual refresh
Following some recent leakage, it seems the new look Google Play Store app is finally official. Google has just announced that...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 08, 2013
A great file transfer tool for power users
As advanced as modern mobile devices are, getting files from one phone or tablet to another can still be problematic. Cloud storage apps like Dropbox c...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 07, 2013
A visual refresh could be coming soon to Google's content portal
The last time the Google Play Store app got a major redesign, it was still called the Android Market. So we're about...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2013
New look, mini-player and predictive search added in new version of app
Music subscription service Deezer has announced the launch of a new beta version of its Android app. The new Deezer b...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 03, 2013
Chrome 26 for Android hits the stable channel, also brings improved performance and bug fixes
Google Chrome for Android has hit version 26, bringing with it the ability to sync passwords and aut...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 01, 2013
"Whole-body typing experience"
Not to be left out of the April 1 fun, popular keyboard app SwiftKey has today announced "SwiftKey Tilt," a new keyboard designed to offer a &q...
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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...
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by Casey Rendon
Feb 22, 2013
According to our not-so-scientific poll taken this time last year, chances are good that if you’re reading this then you use Android’s Gmail app. The latest update to Gmail bumped it up ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 21, 2013
Sony (sorta) unveiled the PlayStation 4 last night in New York, and along with hardware, software and development details, the electronics giant talked about how the new console would tie into mobil...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2013
The Beautiful Widgets team continues to push out updates, and the latest version of the popular app adds a substantial amount of new stuff. Among the additions in the latest Beautiful Widgets 5.1 ar...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 15, 2013
The BBC continues to roll out improvements to its suite of Android apps, and today the broadcaster has published updates for its (UK-only) iPlayer and BBC Media Player apps. The latest iPlayer ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 12, 2013
The SwiftKey Flow beta test continues with another release for phones and tablets today. Version 4.0.0.99 includes a new round of bug fixes, including behavior fixes for the Google Chrome Beta, vari...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 11, 2013
If you follow obscure app-related news, you might remember that Samsung, MusicQubed and the Official Charts Company launched a UK Top 40 app last summer for owners of certain Samsung devices. That p...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 06, 2013
Just in time for Mobile Nations Fitness Month, RunKeeper 3.0 beta for Android has landed. RunKeeper is a personal workout app designed to help you keep track of how you exercise, primarily using usi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 03, 2013
Carbon is for Android smartphones only, separate tablet app in the works
After more than a year in the works and a couple of false starts, Carbon for Android -- the Twitter app -- is finally ava...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 02, 2013
Until now, business owners utilizing Foursquare have been required to manage their locations via the Foursquare website. Now though, Foursquare for Business has hit the Google Play Store, providing ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 30, 2013
Update: Whoops. Koush sends word that Carbon wasn't quite ready to go when we posted and that the folks in the forums spotted it early. It's now "live" live, so make sure you have ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 24, 2013
For those of you who have one on the way, Kickstarter-funded smart watch maker Pebble has released its Android app onto Google Play today. The app allows the Pebble smart watch to connect to your An...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 20, 2013
Popular Google Reader app Press has been updated with new performance improvements, as well as various bug fixes. The second update for the app brings it up to version 1.1.1, and since updating we'...
