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Android Apps

TSF UI looks an awful lot like TAT Home, the lost 3D launcher from The Astonishing Tribe

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A few minutes ago while making my rounds on Google+, I came across a video of TSF UI, a new Android home screen launcher with a high-powered 3D UI. The launcher relies heavily on animation, widgets, and flair to dr…

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Android

LG Prada 3.0 official, brings 4.3-inch NOVA plus display

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LG today launched the Prada 3.0, which is a stylish phone that looks pretty good. This news comes after its announcement of the LG Nitro HD headed to AT&T. The Prada 3.0 packs some decent power to help it run…

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Android Games

Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle now in Android Market for $2.99

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Androids users waited for months to get a shot at the wildly-popular iOS game Plants vs. Zombies. And when the app finally arrived in May, they were disappointed to learn that it was an Amazon Appstore exclusive…

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Android

Android malware predicted to have a big year in 2012, says Lookout Mobile Security

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The rise of mobile malware has been an issue affecting mainly smartphones in Europe and Asia, but that’s likely to change next year according to Lookout Mobile Security. In its 2012 Mobile Threat Predic…

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Android App Reviews

i.TV is a slick companion app for television and Netflix lovers [App Reviews]

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Television is one of the most popular sources of entertainment, so it makes sense that people would seek a way to incorporate that into their beloved Android phones. Television fans have a wealth of choices tha…

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Android OS

Developers see more money with iOS than Android, says Flurry

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Earlier today we discussed Android’s dominance of the mobile phone market. However, that dominance doesn’t translate to dollars for Android app developers. A report issued today from Flurry A…

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AT&T

AT&T 4G LTE stealthily pops up in Orlando, FL

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Greetings from the home of Disney; how are things? For one AT&T customer in Orlando, Fla., things are moving along mighty fast. That’s because he’s suddenly getting access to AT&T̵…

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Android App Reviews

YouSendIt Android app now sending, downloading, and storing files in the cloud

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While DepositFiles, Megaupload, and Rapidshare have become the default resources for consumers looking to share large files, YouSendIt has been popular among businesses and some consumers as well. Anyone…

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Android OS

Android owns half of U.S. smartphone market, but phones don’t last as long as rivals

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NPD Group has joined the chorus of research firms stating the obvious: Android leads the pack in the smartphone OS wars. Though to be fair, it’s not much of a war in the U.S. anymore. Android grew to a 53 perc…

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Rogers

Rogers lights up LTE in Toronto and Vancouver metro areas

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Canada’s leading wireless carrier is spreading the LTE magic in more areas. Rogers Communication today announced that it is expanding coverage of Long Term Evolution, the faster kind of 4G being devel…

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Android Hacks

CyanogenMod drops support for Samsung Vibrant because of 911 routing issue

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Samsung Vibrant owners who love CyanogenMod will not see any new ROM’s, at least for the foreseeable future, from Team Douche. CM Forum Moderator ciwrl announced yesterday that development for the Sam…

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Firmware updates

Nook Color update adds Netflix, Flixster, Comics, and “100 enhancements”

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Hey there, Nook Color owners. Feeling down that a year after you purchased Barnes & Noble’s first attempt at a sorta-tablet, the company already has a proper tablet on the market? Don’t be, be…

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Android’s most popular app is also one of its most-criticized. [App popularity by age group]

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If you had to guess which Android app is most popular among Android users, you’d probably guess that it’s Google Maps or maybe YouTube, right? Well, you would be wrong according to the App-Happy Wi…

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Android

Halo Waypoint connects Halo players on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone 7

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Sure, Microsoft wants the whole world to convert to its Windows Phone 7 phones, but it’s smart enough to know that the company still needs to keep fans of its Xbox 360 gaming console happy, too. Microsoft t…

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Android Apps

Android Apps Alert #82: Kodak, The Soup, Soundtracking, and more

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Androinica recaps the new and noteworthy apps making into the Android Market each week. Considering that the Android Market has a sale of 10-cent apps this week, you’ve probably gotten into the habit of…

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