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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...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 10, 2011
Google Goggles is pretty damn cool, being able to nearly instantly recognize just about anything you can take a picture of. And in Version 1.3, it's gotten faster -- and smarter. First off, scanning ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 10, 2011
The official Sirius XM satellite radio app slipped into the Android Market over the holiday break. Previously you could only get it through the satellite radio provider's website -- a bit o...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Jan 05, 2011
Paragon Software Group and Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. have teamed up to bring Britannica Concise Encyclopedia 2011 to Android. If you've picked up a encyclopedia in the past 300 years, y...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 05, 2011
Android users will be able to download apps through Amazon later this yearAmazon today announced its Amazon Appstore Developer portal -- an Android app store within the Amazon ecosystem. It's largely ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 04, 2011
We've read enough books on the Samsung Galaxy Tab to say that e-reading's a breeze on Android tablets. But that hasn't stopped Amazon from wanting to improve its Kindle app, and today it announced it...
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by Jesse Potter
Jan 03, 2011
Shopping apps are on the rise as smartphone popularity increases, and Winn-Dixie is one of the latest retailers to add their app to the pile. Right from their Android device, Winn-Dixie shoppers...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jan 03, 2011
OpenFeint has announced that more than 5 million OpenFeint-enabled games were downloaded between iOS and Android over the four-day Christmas weekend. The service, a unified social gaming network...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 31, 2010
YouTube link for mobile viewingI've spent many an hour the last couple of months playing Mini Squadron. And come Jan. 11, I'm going to do it all over again with MiniSquadron Special Edition. The seque...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 29, 2010
Mobile security firm Lookout today sounded the alarm on a new Trojan that apparently is affecting Android devices in China. It's called "Geinimi" and is piggybacking known legitimate apps, i...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Dec 29, 2010
The highly addicting Game Dev Story by Kariosoft is on sale today, and only today, in the Android Market for the super awesome low price of $1.20. That's 75% off for those of you keeping tabs. The ga...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 29, 2010
There's no shortage of Internet radio apps out there. There are so many, in fact, that I once ran out of music while testing a few for a roundup. Yes, there are more Internet radio apps than the...
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by Jesse Potter
Dec 27, 2010
One aspect of Android that has remained nearly untouched since 1.0 is its music player. Some would say Android's UI as a whole could use some polishing, but when it comes to the stock music pla...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 27, 2010
YouTube link for mobile viewingLet's see how long this one stays in the Market, beta or not. Thanks, Shiwy!
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 24, 2010
On Android, your home screen and app drawer are collectively and commonly referred to as the "Launcher." And you're not stuck with the one that came with your phone. There are plenty o...
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by Jesse Potter
Dec 23, 2010
As we told you last week, Twitter is forcing LevelUp Studio to change the name of its well-made Twitter app, Touiteur. Well, the day has finally come, and from here on out, Touiteur will be ref...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2010
Google just announced that AT&T customers with Android phones can now charge apps to their AT&T bills. (That's something T-Mobile customers have been able to do for a while now.) So if y...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2010
OpenFeint -- the gaming network that lets you compete against your friends on other platforms -- has added 11 new titles to its roster. They are (and links to go AppBrain, if available, or you can fi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2010
The intricate and realistic flight simulator finally comes to Android It's been many months since we saw the X-Plane flight simulator for Android demoed at Google IO -- long enough that we wondered if...
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by Kyle Gibb
Dec 21, 2010
Users in the business world should be happy to hear that WorldCard, a company dedicated to helping people manage digitizing business cards, has released their mobile app onto Android. The app al...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 18, 2010
E*TRADE has finally released its Android application to the masses. Having only previously been available on other platforms such as iOS and BlackBerry, E*TRADE mobile Pro now has a home in the Androi...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Dec 18, 2010
Now that Bing is available in the Android Market for all carriers, Microsoft is making sure its premiere search app is the best it can be. The big M has updated their app to bring users these new feat...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2010
Rut ro! Twitter apparently is making popular Twitter client Touiter change names, seeing as how it's sort of a misspelling of Twitter. (Yeah. OK.) The good news is that you can help developer LevelUp ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2010
Amazon's Kindle app for Android just got a pretty major update to Version 2.0. Here's the changelog: Buy and read more than 100 Kindle newspapers and magazines. The store has been integrated...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 16, 2010
LinkedIn has always served as a means of connecting business professionals to each other and finally, they have put out an Android version of their mobile application. Although only in beta for the ti...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 16, 2010
We're no strangers to the many uses of Vlingo around here and we love it when they email us lettings us know about all the new stuff they been working on. As described from within their press release...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 15, 2010
Fans of the Trillian IM client should know that it looks like the beta period has ended (you can no longer download the app from Trillian's website), and it's now up in the Android Market. It'll...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 15, 2010
Although blogging with Posterous already IS as easy as sending off an e-mail, having more options to make use of is something we'll never complain about. Posterous users can now rejoice as Posterous h...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2010
Swiftkey, one of our favorite keyboards for Android -- just got a pretty major update. The already stellar key design is now even better, with an HD skin and better fonts. Five languages have been ad...
