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Slingbox Mobile: Coming soon for Android

We have seen bits and pieces about Sling Media getting ready to release an Android app, and the good news here is that launch seems to be getting a little closer to reality. Well, closer to reality based on in the past we heard rumors and now we have a mention on the Sling Media [...]

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Absolute Radio iAmp updated to support HTC Tattoo, QVGA screens, and background streaming

Angry HTC Tattoo owners often complain in our comments section about being unable to download certain apps because of their small screen. Well, Absolute Radio iAmp has gone out of its way to create an app that’s QVGA-approved. OGSLabs has demonstrated a Tattoo-compatible version of its music streaming application to play stations on London-based Absolute [...]

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Boxee Wi-Fi Remote turns your Android phone into a Boxee remote (Duh!)

Boxee is a free, cross-platform that organizes your music, video, and photo collection in a beautiful navigation system. Boxee has stated that it is working on an official Android app, but being the impatient techie that I am, I was happy to finally discover a decent Boxee Android remote app in Boxee Wi-Fi Remote. There are other Android [...]

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Slacker Radio 2.0 caches stations for offline playback

Slacker Radio has made good on its promise to deliver cached stations to Android phones. Anyone with a Slacker Radio plus membership will now be able to listen to their favorite stations even if they lose their connection while riding the subway or going into remote areas with weak data connections. A “Cache Station” will include [...]

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Dump the clicker. Use your Droid as a remote control on FiOS.

Pay attention FiOS TV customers. Verizon has just released a Mobile Remote Widget that makes it possible to control your television directly from a Motorola Droid. The new app is designed to replicate the FiOS remote and will work from anywhere in the home through your Wi-Fi network. The same HD set-top box controls like [...]

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Google Listen Android podcast app now syncs with Google Reader

Google has updated its Android podcast app Listen to include several new features, namely the ability to sync and manage podcast feeds through Google Reader. The previous version of Listen required users to search for feeds every time they switched phones or performed a data wipe, which can be particularly annoying for people who frequently [...]

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NPR News Android app now streams live broadcasts to your phone

NPR’s official Android app NPR News can now provide live streams of programming from local radio stations. When released last month, NPR News was able only to play shows after completion. Version 1.2 of the app permits listeners to tune-in to shows like Morning Edition and Tell Me more as the show is broadcast to [...]

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Review: TwonkyMedia Server Mobile

Announced at this year’s CES, TwonkyMedia Server Mobile allows you to stream media from your Android phone to any UPnP or DLNA capable device on your network. This could include your computer, XBox, or Playstation 3, among other things. Just to see how well this could work in my home, I set up TwonkyMedia Server [...]

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Slacker Radio to support offline playback in Android app

Slacker Radio made a major announcement last night at the Showstoppers event at CES. Slacker 2.0, the latest version of the music streaming service for Android, will support wireless station caching. This new feature will allow Slacker members to enjoy their favorite music stations even if they lose their network connection. Station caching saves a user’s [...]

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Android Apps Alert 11: Music, news, and word games, too

Looking for the best Android apps? Good luck finding them on your own. But if you do stumble across apps people will love, let the world know. Androinica.com encourages users to tweet great apps with the #androidapps tag on Twitter, and we plan to incorporate that into our weekly notifications of new, updated, or recommended [...]

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