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Guns n’ Glory shoots up the Wild West [Game Reviews]

September 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Guns n’ Glory is a tower defense game that requires adaptive strategy as well as shooting. Players control bandits who kill settlers on foot, horseback, in wagons, and in gold-carrying trailers. Some bandits…

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Applications

UAE4Droid Brings Amiga Awesomeness to Your Android

September 1, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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We recently reviewed the Commodore 64 emulator Frodo C64 here on Androinica, and now it’s time to take a look at the C64’s spiritual successor: the Amiga 500. In the early 90s, I was personally dumbfounded by the…

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Applications

Learn About the World with FactBook [App Reviews]

August 30, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the CIA with information and statistics about the countries of the world. The Web version gets around 6 million monthly visits, and it’s frequently used f…

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Hacks

First custom ROM hits the DROID X

August 30, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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We’ve seen that the DROID X has been able to be rooted, even though people said it couldn’t be done. Now the DROID X has its first custom ROM available via ROM Manager for rooted devices. If you have t…

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Hacks

CyanogenMod-6.0 is available for select devices

August 28, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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CyanogenMod-6.0, a popular community-built distribution of Android 2.2, has its official version out today for download. If your Android device is rooted and there is a final build available you can install…

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Accessories

ARKON Universal Mount Reviews: safe and speedy [Accessories]

August 27, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Android fans are always on the go, and that often means having a safe but accessible set-up when driving from Point A to Point B. Arkon sells a line of universal car mounts that provide such an experience. Arkon’s…

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Applications

Recordoid Lite: a Dictaphone with a Retro Look [App Reviews]

August 27, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Some apps have excellent features, but sport interfaces that appear to be inspired by the good ol’ Windows 3.1 from 1992. Then there are apps that look great, but hardly provide any functionality. With its styl…

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Carriers

HTC Desire Review (U.S. Cellular Edition): Classic phone, new country

August 26, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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In an era where consumers want mega-screens, dual-core processors, the latest version of Android, and features as gaudy as kickstands and HDMI connectivity, is there any place for devices that are just at the…

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Applications

The Best RSS Android app with Google Reader is…[Droid vs Droid]

August 25, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Google has its hands in virtually every sector of tech possible, but many of those efforts don’t have official clients made for Android. It’s a common complaint for Android users that Google Reader is in…

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Applications

Keep Track of What You Own With Shelves [App Reviews]

August 24, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Shelves is an application that is quite new on the Market, and it’s designed to let you manage your various collections straight from your Android device, such as movies, video games, books, gadgets and albums…

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Applications

Grab all the 8-bit Computer Nostalgia You Can Handle with Frodo C64 [App Reviews]

August 20, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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The iconic 8-bit Commodore C64 was manufactured for an impressive 12 years between 1982 and 1994, and it’s the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. It featured 64KB of RAM, a 1MHz processor…

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Applications

9 Ways to Make Android automatic with Tasker

August 19, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Tasker is the ultimate Android app. It creates profiles to automatically change settings, delivers shortcuts, helps manage daily activities, and automates many of the mundane tasks that you attempt to perf…

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Applications

PingChat! is like BBM for Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone

August 19, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Over the past week, several family members have marveled at my phone and then asked me what’s my BBM. Then I explain to them that BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) only works on BlackBerry phones, not Android. P…

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Applications

Tumblr for Android microblogs directly from your phone [App Reviews]

August 17, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Sometimes a blog is too much and a tweet is not enough. Tumblr exists as the middle-ground of blogging; long form if you choose, but ideal for short blips and shared content that doesn’t necessarily fit wi…

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Applications

Discover Your Inner Artist with Sketcher [App Reviews]

August 17, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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A category of mobile software that really needs a (capacitive) touchscreen is painting apps. To be able to draw with your fingers directly on a screen opens up a lot of possibilities, and some renowned artists h…

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Applications

Floating Image: a Picture Gallery in Motion [App Reviews]

August 14, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Would you use an app that just moves pictures across your screen? It probably doesn’t sound that enticing, but Floating Image may surprise you. It’s a gallery application that gathers photos stored locally on…

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