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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 15, 2013
In light of the impending Google Reader shutdown, Press pushes on with new updates
Although Google may be pulling the rug out from underneath a lot of reader apps, Press doesn't seem to be b...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 03, 2013
Resizable, and as stylish as it is simple, the Agenda Calendar widget makes this app an easy recommendation
It's a good day for those of you who have waited on a widget for the excellent Age...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 21, 2013
A quick heads up for users of the New York Times Android application, that an updated version has pushed out into Google Play. The two headline new features are a night mode -- otherwise known as wh...
Review
by Andrew Martonik
Feb 19, 2013
DashClock Widget is the newest fascination among users that have devices running Android 4.2, and one of the biggest reasons is the potential for customizations via extensions. The widget itself has...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 15, 2013
Google Reader client Press has just added support for the popular new widget DashClock just a few days after its release. DashClock Widget provides a platform to make "extensions&quo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 13, 2013
Seems like it was only a couple days ago that we were tipped to home screen and Android 4.2 lock screen widgets for Google Now, and today that update has come, along with a few other trinkets.
Firs...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 11, 2013
There's not a lot to look at, but the minimalism is part of what makes is great. We're talking about Google Now, and the fact that reference to a widget has appeared on a Google support page...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 11, 2013
Sonos is rolling out an update to both its hardware setups and mobile apps to enable new features today. The first part of the update will come to the Sonos base station itself, and will improve the...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 07, 2013
Plume for Twitter updated its main app to closely tie into Android's new design guidelines many months ago, but its widget still lacked the new visual holo flare until today. The new widget is t...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 30, 2013
Google Play Music has just received a notable update to add a few features that have been bugging users for some time now. Right off the top you'll spot a proper reverse button on the music widg...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 24, 2013
There are plenty of news readers and widgets out there, but not many do their job as elegantly as Big News Pro. Since moving to a new design language with Ice Cream Sandwich, we've been looking ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 15, 2013
Here's a great time-saving tip and way to show off the power of Android all in one -- use a widget to dial contacts directly from your homescreen. Widgets are one of the most powerful and custom...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 14, 2013
Clean Widgets, a compilation of useful homescreen and lockscreen customizations, has received a quite notable update today to dramatically improve the look and experience of the app. The ...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 30, 2012
Electronic Arts is currently offering up a series of deals every day, funnily enough known as the EA Daily Deals. The offers vary as one would expect, but to help us keep an eye on what's up for...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 26, 2012
It's impossible for me to show my phone without someone asking "What is that calendar widget?" It's called "Pure Calendar widget (agenda)," and it just got updated so tha...
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by Richard Devine
Nov 26, 2012
One of the visual changes we were 'treated' to in Android 4.2 when it first dropped, was a re-designed digital clock widget. I say 'treated' because its design is a point of contenti...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 14, 2012
One of Android 4.2's forward-facing feature improvements was the lockscreen, which now has a system for integrating widgets of the users choice. In the stock shipping software, there's an an...
Review
by Simon Sage
Aug 13, 2012
Jot is a simple, lightweight note-taking widget for Android that recently had a user interface overhaul. It is an absolutely pared-down set of widgets that very simply provide fast, clear access to ...
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by Chris Parsons
May 16, 2012
Now that Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich is spreading we've seen a lot of apps get UI updates to conform a little better to Google's design philosophy and now, we can add Evernote into that g...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 27, 2012
Evernote has been spending some quality time with their app and giving it lots of love lately. The latest updated has already rolled on out to the Google Play Store and this one isn't just a sma...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 14, 2012
Widgets are a great feature built into Android and a ton of folks use them on a daily basis. One of the most popular widget apps in the Google Play Store known as Beautiful Widgets has now rolled ou...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 07, 2012
What is a widget? In Android, the word widget is a generic term for a bit of self-contained code that displays a program, or a piece of a program, that is also (usually) a shortcut to a larger...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Nov 11, 2011
As we wait for the impending update to the Google Reader app, I took to looking for other cool ways to consume everything on my Reader feed. Through my journey in the Market, I discovered not an app...
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by Chris Parsons
Oct 26, 2011
Everyone likes to tweak their device a little, and one of the apps that can help you achieve some visual and functional tweaks is WidgetLocker Lockscreen. Having been updated to v2.2 -- some new sli...
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by Joshua Munoz
Oct 23, 2011
I never really got behind folders on Android. They're ugly, clunky, remind me of using Windows (and if I wanted Windows on my phone, I'd be using Windows Phone), and they add an extra screen...
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by Joshua Munoz
Sep 09, 2011
It seems us Android folk can't live without our widgets. Be it Beautiful, Android Pro, or any other that doesn't come to mind, they're one of the more aesthetically pleasing and practical parts ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 26, 2011
We've lauded HTC and Sprint before for the way updates are handled on the EVO 3D, and it's time to do so again. There's a little update coming over the air now. One addition is a w...
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by Joshua Munoz
Aug 22, 2011
If that widget looks familiar and you're not using HTC Sense, chances are you've been acquainted with LauncherPro Plus and the Sense-like widgets that are bundled with it. I'm a big fan of...
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by Joshua Munoz
Jul 10, 2011
If you've watched any of our reviews, seen any of our screenshots, or just been mildly involved in Android since you got your device, you've probably heard about Beautiful Widgets.Beautiful Widgets, b...
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by Joshua Munoz
Jul 08, 2011
WidgetLocker Lockscreen is a lockscreen replacement that gives you much more freedom over not only how your lockscreen looks, but how it functions. The premise is simple: Open up the lockscreen to hav...
