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AntTek Quick Settings: Jelly Bean customization for all

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Posted by Casey Rendon on 2 Apr 2013 7:31 pm
AntTek Quick Settings
Get total toggle control with a custom version of Jelly Bean's Quick Settings on Android 2.1 and up. One of the most anticipated features Jelly Bean brought to Android was Quick Settings. These handy little toggles live in the notification area, and make turning things like WiFi and Bluetooth on and off just a swipe away. While they're a welcomed addition to Android, they are limited to eight...

Dinamotxt: SMS syncing with your tablet

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 2 Apr 2013 12:51 pm
Dinamotxt
You'll be able to text from your tablet with your carrier number, but there are some UI struggles along the way As Android tablets become more and more popular -- especially the smaller 7-inch form factor -- they seem more natural to want to manage text messages from. Dinamotxt does just that by linking up your phone and tablet to give you full SMS syncing between the two. The back-end service...

Must-have apps for the 2013 baseball season

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Posted by Sean Brunett on 1 Apr 2013 9:04 pm
MLB at the ballpark
The boys of summer are back - here's how to best follow Major League Baseball on your Android smartphone The 2013 Major League Baseball season is upon us. The first game was played Sunday night and the remainder of the games started Monday afternoon. It’s the beginning of a long season, but one beloved by so many across the country. It remains America’s pastime and provides an incredible...

CloudMagic: All of your accounts in one place

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 29 Mar 2013 10:10 am
CloudMagic
So many accounts in so many places, and CloudMagic can help you search through every single one of them. As much as we'd prefer to have all of our data, documents, conversations and contacts in a single service that makes it easy to find what you need, that just isn't going to happen. As new services come along, we all seem to follow a bit of a "junk drawer" mentality of just tossing accounts...

Earn to Die: All the zombie mauling fun you could ask for

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 27 Mar 2013 10:41 am
Earn to Die
Who doesn't love killing a few dozen zombies while driving to survive the apocalypse? No one, that's who. Earn to Die helps get you your daily zombie-killing fix, and it does so with quality gameplay and graphics. Initially an extremely popular iOS title with millions of installs and plenty of time in the top charts, Earn to Die has come to the Play Store in all its glory. Nothing was lost on...

Lightning Launcher: More customizations than you can shake a stick at

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 25 Mar 2013 10:00 am
Lightning Launcher
One of the great features of Android is the ability to change launchers, and within that category the ability to go completely off the rails with customization -- Lightning Launcher is one of those options. It's going to take some work, but the incredible set of controls and changes you can make with this launcher may be worth it if you're motivated. Best of all, it's free as well. Stick around...

Ravensword Shadowlands: This is what a mobile RPG should look like

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 24 Mar 2013 1:41 pm
Ravensword: Shadowlands
NVIDIA has a long history of pairing up with game developers to make games that look great on devices running its chipsets, and there's no better way to show it off than with an RPG. Ravensword: Shadowlands is a follow-up to the original Ravensword: The Fallen King, and surely doesn't disappoint in the gameplay or graphics departments. Hang around with us after the break to learn a little more...

Trapster 4.0: navigating through the latest update

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 21 Mar 2013 1:00 pm
Trapster 4.0
Trapster has been around for many years now, and although it has gone through a lot of changes since 2010 none may be as important as the move today to version 4.0. The newest version of Trapster leaves no portion of the interface or functionality untouched -- improvements can be found across the entire app. There's a new and user-friendly main interface, but the revamp goes all the way through...

Fore! Super Stickman Golf 2 is here

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 20 Mar 2013 2:46 pm
Supe Stickman Golf 2
Super Stickman Golf 2 combines a fun golf theme with challenging aspects of side-scrolling puzzle games, and the end result is a great game that's hard to put down. As a worthy follow-up to the original game, not only do you get a chance to play through dozens of great courses, but there are also many ways to customize your gameplay and character. Hang around after the break and see what Super...

Bowling Blocks: physics puzzle fun

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 18 Mar 2013 10:24 am
Bowling Blocks
We're always on the lookout for well-made puzzle games and time-wasters, and Bowling Blocks hits that area perfectly. It's a game that's low on frills but has a solid set of fundamentals and an original gameplay idea. The graphics are funky and unique, with a fitting soundtrack that ties it all together as well. While it's certainly fun, it's also a little physics lesson every level. Hang around...

Pocket Tanks: classic arcade tank battles

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 17 Mar 2013 4:51 pm
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Games like Pocket Tanks have been around in some form or another for decades, on who knows how many platforms. Pocket Tanks itself has been around since 2001, and is now bringing a little slice of nostalgia to Android. The game certainly looks like it is over 10 years old but plays smoothly like a game that was made today -- and best of all is free to play. Jump into our time machine after the...

Beam Player: simple, clean folder-based music player

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 15 Mar 2013 3:53 pm
Beam Player Pro
There are countless music players out there offering buckets of features and flair, but sometimes you just want a basic app to play music from a folder structure. Beam Player fits the bill for this use perfectly, and doesn't go over the top on design or unnecessary features either. Best of all it's holo, tablet responsive, and has great widgets and notification controls. Hang with us after the...

Reviewing Humble Bundle 5: the overview

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 14 Mar 2013 5:23 pm
Humble Bundle
Over the past week, we've been taking a look at each of the games available in the fifth iteration of the Humble Bundle. There are a lot of good new titles this time around -- and three old favorites that were just added in as a bonus -- so we wanted to give a wrap-up of the entire bundle. Facilitating all of these game downloads, installs and updates is a pivotal app that is worth mentioning as...

Conduit HD for Tegra devices review

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 14 Mar 2013 2:03 pm
Conduit HD
NVIDIA has been teaming up with game developers to make Tegra-optimized titles available for some time now, and today it is announcing another new release -- Conduit HD. If the name sounds familiar, it may be because it was first seen on the Wii console. But now it has come over to Android in its full glory, and is TegraZone exclusive at launch. Hang with us after the break and see what Conduit...

Reviewing Humble Bundle 5: Super Hexagon

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 13 Mar 2013 11:58 am
Super Hexagon
Super Hexagon has been out for a little while in the Play Store, and it's just as insanely difficult now as part of the Humble Bundle 5 as it was when it was released. The retro arcade styling and accompanying soundtrack keep you sucked into this game for hours, and we're completely fine with that. For some reason we enjoy playing a game that feels impossible to get a high score on. This is the...

Reviewing Humble Bundle 5: Dungeon Defenders Second Wave

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 12 Mar 2013 1:59 pm
Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave
Dungeon Defenders has been out on Android for some time now. The latest update, "Second Wave" is available in the Play Store but also as part of the Humble Bundle 5 as one of the two games received for donating over the average amount. It's a big download, but there's a lot of content in this game to warrant the size. If you purchase it through Humble Bundle, you'll be receiving all available...

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