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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 08, 2012
Along with the introduction of Seesmic Ping this week, the social networking developer has dropped a long-awaited update to its Seesmic Twitter client. There are a bunch of bugfixes rolled into this...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 08, 2012
If you frequent Reddit, you may be aware of BaconReader, a highly polished and fully-featured Reddit client for Android that launched late last year. Today sees developer OneLouder release a substan...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2012
There's only so much you can do to improve the appearance of an app that's essentially a black screen with a six-digit number on it. But that's exactly what Google's done with the la...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2012
It's been rumored for some time, but now it's finally here -- Google Chrome has landed on Android. Android 4.0 phone and tablet owners in selected countries can now grab a beta version of Ch...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 07, 2012
Google Voice just got itself a nice little update today, with a slew of improvements coming down the pike. They are:
Asynchronous SMS sending (offline queuing) Google says it works synchrono...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 07, 2012
Our comrades CrackBerry Kevin and Android Central's own Richard Devine are in Amsterdam this week for BlackBerry's DevCon Europe, and once again new RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has brought u...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2012
Here's one of those good news/bad news things, which we're going to tell in reverse. The bad news is that Swype, the uber-popular third-party keyboard that lets you trace your finger from le...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2012
It's bad enough that when Kayak.com announced it was dropping support for its BlackBerry app that it said it was a "practical decision." That's gotta sting, right? (Even if it'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 04, 2012
Brandon Watson, a major player in the resurrection of Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, specifically in his work with developers, has taken a job with Amazon. Watson confirmed his departure Friday o...
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by Jared DiPane
Feb 03, 2012
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We all want to be photographers, right? While out and about we love to whip out the camera, snap some pics of where you are or what you are doing, but having ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 02, 2012
Facebook's Android application just got an update that the social network says will bring better memory management, and "all kinds of bug fixes." If history repeats, we should see an u...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 01, 2012
Google today has updated a couple of its apps -- Chrome to Phone and Google Docs.
Chrome to Phone, which was rolled out alongside Android 2.2 Froyo in 2010, is a slick little service that lets you ...
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by Sean Brunett
Feb 01, 2012
The Super Bowl is on Sunday, and what better way to get ready for the game than with the Super Bowl XLVI Guide app? This app is aimed at everyone who will be in the metro area of Indianapolis. It wi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2012
Delta Air Lines' Fly Delta Android app has long been one of the first things I install on a phone. It's well-designed, and has added a couple killer features since its release nearly a year ...
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by Chris Parsons
Jan 27, 2012
I'm not exactly sure how many folks out there use apps from Yahoo but if you're among those that do, you'll want to check the list below. Reason being - Yahoo is laying some of their mob...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
If you're a PC or Mac gamer, chances are you've used Steam, Valve Software's leading digital distribution platform for games. Today sees the launch of the official Steam app for Android...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 26, 2012
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by Sean Brunett
Jan 25, 2012
The popular sports app ESPN ScoreCenter has received a sizeable update which includes one the most requested features, notifications. Yes, it's been a long time coming, but now you can receive s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 24, 2012
What is an Android launcher? Probably the most powerful feature of Android is its ability to be customized. And that starts with what's typically called the "launcher." The launcher us...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 23, 2012
Google Currents is closing in on being two months old. Initial growth has seemed pretty impressive -- we've got around 178,000 subscribers -- but how much are you folks actually using it? We'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 23, 2012
Attention all parents: The Wiggles are coming to Android. Repeat: The Wiggles are coming to Android. Ruckus Media Group today announced that it's been granted worldwide rights to come up with an...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Jan 20, 2012
BlueStacks, that nifty little Android app player bound for PCs everywhere, is out of its alpha stage and heading into beta "soon." BlueStacks will sync the apps on your smartphone ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 20, 2012
If you're a Google Maps user, you'll find a new app update waiting for you in the Android Market this morning. The new version 6.1.1 fixes "bugs on tablets and phones" according to...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 20, 2012
Following on from last week's announcement, Rovio has released the latest instalment of Angry Birds Seasons. In celebration of the year of the dragon, this latest batch of levels have a Chinese ...
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by Sean Brunett
Jan 18, 2012
It's been a long time coming, but Wikipedia has finally released an official Android app, sneaking it into the market a few days ago. It's kind of ironic timing given that Wikipedia is black...
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by Sean Brunett
Jan 18, 2012
The Google+ Android app is about to get an update which, among other things, now includes the What's Hot section. What's Hot is a useful portion of the web version in that you can see some o...
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by Sean Brunett
Jan 18, 2012
As you probably are aware, today is "Blackout SOPA" day, where a number of sites are showing the world what the Internet could potentially look if SOPA and PIPA pass.They're definitely...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 17, 2012
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We're not implying that the insanely cute and colorful Android game Whale Trail was inspired during some sort of psychedelic episode, but -- OK, who are we kidd...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 16, 2012
It's easy to make a side-scrolling game. It's a little harder to make a good one, and harder still to make a side-scroller that will keep you coming back. Attack From Outer Space falls into ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 16, 2012
Our pals at Borange today unleashed Textie for Android, bringing cross-platform text and picture messaging from the land of iOS (they've had something in the neighborhood of 1.6 million dow...
