Firefox nightly
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 13, 2011
Back a few weeks we told you about Mozilla's new Android tablet build of Firefox, and we're happy to report that nightly builds are now available for download.  Be warned -- when Mozilla says nig...
Google Maps update
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 08, 2011
Big G has updated Google Maps to version 5.10.0, and with the update comes two features that users might just love -- the ability to see places you've rated 4 or 5 stars right on your map view, and th...
Google Voice
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
The Google Voice app just received another update this evening, bumping it to version 4.2.34 and bringing a very short (but welcome) change log -- tablet support.  We've seen just how easy it is ...
Bionic ARena
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
Ready to try your hand at winning a Motorola Droid Bionic, and another "machine" to control with it?  To make it even better, how about using a fancy Augmented Reality app to assist in ...
NAVIGON
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 01, 2011
  NAVIGON has announced its new offerings today at IFA in Berlin. While not available as of yet, come this fall NAVIGON will be rolling out the update for free to already existing users of their ...
FireFox
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 30, 2011
If you have a Honeycomb tablet, I know you're aware of just how great some of the apps can look and feel.  It looks like Mozilla is aware as well, and are hard at work building a tablet specific ...
Home
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2011
We dig Honeycomb apps around these parts, and when they're done well we can't wait to tell you guys about them.  HD Widgets looks like it certainly fits that bill, offering up a set of great...
Back to School with Android
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2011
The top Android apps and devices for studentsIt's that time of year again, and whether you're packing to go back to school or packing someone else to send them off for some higher learning (and gettin...
NFL Sunday Ticket
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2011
If you're an Android wielding NFL fan, this season just got a bit more interesting, as DirecTV has released the NFL Sunday Ticket application to a slew of new Android devices, including the Motorola X...
MIT
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 16, 2011
With initial funding from Google, MIT has opened their Center for Mobile Learning, dedicated "to transforming education and learning through innovation in mobile computing."  The functi...
Astraware Word Games
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 15, 2011
Astraware has released their new Word Games application, and are offering it exclusively on the Barnes & Noble store.  It's a suite of five word games, that share a 100,000 word dictionary.&...
Drawdle
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 15, 2011
Youtube video link for mobile viewingSit around doodling a lot of pictures? If so, we have just the puzzle game for ya. Drawdle allows you to take your doodles, and turn them into awesome physics puz...
Beer Pong HD Android Central
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 12, 2011
The fellas at Codeglue have pushed out an update to Beer Pong HD, adding online multiplayer mode, new OpenFeint achievements, and are have our very own Lloyd on their featured table of the month! ...
Block editor
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 10, 2011
I'm not an emotional guy, and I understand that tech comes and goes at a jackrabbit pace.  When I found out last night that Google was saying goodbye to App Inventor, I was sad inside.  Not ...
Flash Update
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 09, 2011
Adobe has updated the Flash player for Android to version 10.3.186.3, which fixes security issues and provides feature enhancements for certain phones and websites.  It's always recommended to up...
Autocad knows how to party
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 05, 2011
AutoCAD WS has just celebrated its 2-million-registered-users milestone, with a cool million of those being for the Android platform.  Launching for iOS back in September 2010, the huge influx of...
OpenFeint
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 04, 2011
The folks at OpenFeint have sent out a press release that toots their own horn a bit, with very good reason.  The social gaming network is the largest of the bunch with 107 million users, and in ...
Gameloft
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 01, 2011
Gameloft has announced that through the first half of 2011, they have hit €76.8 Million (about 110 million USD) in sales, which is up 15 percent from last year.  Smartphone and tablet sales ...
Amazon App Store
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by Chris Parsons
Jul 28, 2011
A new Amazon App Store update is now rolling out to users. Once updated you'll be sitting pretty at v1.15 that brings with it some nice improvements and things that should satisfy both users and deve...
Economist 1
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by Sean Brunett
Jul 28, 2011
  The Economist is one of the most popular and respected magazines when it comes to international relations and global politics. That’s why it’s a shame it took so long to get an offi...
Words with Friends
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 27, 2011
Words with Friends has been updated to allow cross platform play with Facebook players, but only on the phone version for now.  According to the changelog on the Android Market:What's in this ver...
MyBackup Pro
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 27, 2011
If you've ever switched Android phones, or like to tinker and are always changing things up a bit, you know how nice it is to have a backup program that works.  That's where MyBackup Pro comes in...
Android Central
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 26, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingIf you're a fan, or just always looking for something fun and new for your Android device, Disney Mobile and Marvel Entertainment have dropped two Captain America apps f...
Vipre Mobile
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 22, 2011
From the folks who brought you Vipre Antivirus for Windows, Vipre Mobile for Android is now available for a public beta testing.  Along with the standard functions you would expect from a securit...
Verizon VZ Navigator
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 22, 2011
Verizon has updated their VZ Navigator application, and along with the new name of Verizon Navigator VX, comes a free 30 day trial for new users, and some cool new features, the highlights of which we...
Google Music Manager for Linux
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 22, 2011
Google has (finally) released the Music Manager PC client for Linux, meaning work-arounds like WINE are no longer necessary.  You can download pre-packaged binaries in either .rpm or .deb format,...
Windows Live API
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 22, 2011
Microsoft has released a set of tools and samples that now makes it a good bit easier to get users Windows Live data from Hotmail, SkyDrive, and Messenger for smartphone applications, including Androi...
Lookout Mobile Threat Netowrk
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 20, 2011
 Lookout has announced the creation of the "Mobile Threat Network" -- designed to automate the process of detection and analysis of applications that pose a threat to the end user's sec...
box mobile developer challenge
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 19, 2011
Box is offering prizes ranging from $25,000 to free HP TouchPads for the developers who can build the best 10 mobile apps.  Between now and Sept. 9, Android, webOS, and iOS developers c...
Winnie the Pooh hits Android
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2011
Disney Publishing has released its first Android application, "Winnie the Pooh: What's a Bear to Do?".  It's an interactive children's book, starring one of the most loved characters of...