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Android App Reviews

AirDroid sends SMS and wirelessly transfers files between desktop and Android [App reviews]

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Android was among the first of the modern smartphone operating systems to truly embrace the cloud, allowing for on-device management and synching across devices. AirDroid is an application that adds a twist…

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Android App Reviews

Google Currents arrives on Android to make newsreaders forget Flipboard

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Google was previously rumored to have made an offer for Flipboard, an iOS-only application that brings in feeds from various news source and formats them beautifully for tablets. Google was unsuccessful in t…

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Android App Reviews

Twitter for Android gets another redesign and new feature set [#newtwitter]

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Call me crazy, but I’m really liking the changes made in the latest version of the Twitter app. Sure, I know most of you have pledged allegiance to Twicca, Tweetcaster, or something similar (I’m a P…

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Google

Android Market reigns strongest in Asia, America, and Scandinavia [Infographic]

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Everyone has been trying to make sense of Google’s 10 billion app download milestone announced earlier this week. In between frenzied purchases of 10-cent apps to celebrate the achievement, Android o…

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Google

Google revamps Image Search UI with new carousel and swipes for tablets

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Google Image Search looks a little different today. That’s because Google has just announced that its user interface has been changed to be more tablet-friendly. Yes, they’ve done that already…

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Android App Reviews

Amazon Student app makes it easy to buy textbooks or trade-in for gift cards [Android apps]

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The first two lessons learned at any university are that the financial aid office is a nightmare, and the campus bookstore is never going to give you a deal when buying or selling back textbooks. Amazon is attemp…

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Android Games

DragonCraft RPG heading to Android beta. Grab your invite code now.

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A new role-playing game for Android is launching soon in a limited-release beta. Freeverse-developed DragonCraft is a fantasy RPG in which users go on a quest to build an army and realm. There are six character…

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Android Games

OnLive comes to Android with cloud-based, console-class gaming

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OnLive has arrived for Android to fulfill its “access everywhere” promise. The cloud-based gaming system that plays console-level games without needing a console or large download is now avai…

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Android Phones

RadioShack offers free phones across Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint for a limited time

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If you’re in the market for a new feature phone or smartphone from Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint, then you may want to check out your local RadioShack retail store.  From now until December 10th, RadioSh…

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Commmunication

Facebook redesigns yet again – will this be the one that finally gets it right?

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Facebook announced today that it will begin rolling out a new version of the official Facebook Android app. Long a source of complaint, frustration, and force close errors, the latest version of Facebook seek…

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Google

Google Goggles and Google+ for Android both get powerful updates

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Photos are running things today at Google following the we’ve-got-our-hands-in-everything-company released updates for two of its most popular apps. Google+ was updated to improve user interacti…

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Android

Stupid Market Comments: Highlighting the dumbest, funniest people with Android phones

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The Android Market is home to some foolish, misinformed, and down-right nasty comments. We’ve tried to stem the tide by providing suggestions for etiquette, but the flow of head-scratching reviews co…

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Firmware updates

Logitech Revue finally getting Honeycomb and Android Market starting today

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Logitech and Google have come out to reassure Logitech Revue owners that one of the original Google TV devices is being updated to Honeycomb beginning now. Though the Sony Internet TV line of Google TV products…

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Lifestyle

Amazon giving up to $5 discounts for shoppers who use Price Check app

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Amazon is one of the many companies that offers a price comparison app, but it hopes to be the app of choice with a new promotion that offers discounts to bargain hunters. With its new version of Price Check, custo…

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Motorola

Verizon announces two Xyboard Android tablets and white Droid RAZR

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Verizon had been showing off the Motorola Xyboard Android tablets recently, even though the company had yet to officially announce them or provide any release information. Today, Verizon Wireless confirme…

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