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Foursquare updates Android app just in time for SXSW

Foursquare has updated its Android app as part of a multiple-OS refresh before the South by Southwest festival. But while the iPhone version of the app got a beautiful makeover last week, the Foursquare for Android app remains the blue-headed stepchild. The interface remains bland graphically and doesn’t include the easy access to Shout or [...]

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Application Where gets relevant with its own local ad network

Mobile advertisements can seem odd and out of context on most ad supported applications. That is why being able to target advertisements to customers when and where they need them is so important. uLocate, the comapany that created Where a location-based search and recommendation app, announced that they are starting their own “hyper-local” advertising network called Where [...]

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Android apps don’t make money…except for one that’s bringing in $13k a month

The Android Market has a negative reputation for providing economic rewards, but one developer has found a way to secure a few bucks – $13,000 a month. Edward Kim created Car Locator as a side project while vacationing with family. His app records and navigates back to GPS location of a car, and originally earned about [...]

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Dex One Corp. Introduces New Android App for Local Business Search

Dex One Corporation is a marketing services company that helps "local businesses reach, win, and keep ready-to-buy customers" by connecting them. Dex One launched a new Android app that allows Android users to easily find and locate local businesses that are within their database.

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Google delivers Android app for Google Earth (Nexus One only)

Google Earth is now available for Android handsets. Android devices can already tap into the World Wide Web through the browser and the stars through Sky, and they can now dot across the globe with 3D imagery from Google Earth. UPDATE: The only people able to download the app are Nexus One owners. This app will [...]

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5 Android Apps for the 2010 Winter Olympics experience

My knowledge of the Winter Olympics is limited to the Miracle on Ice, scenes from Cool Runnings, and a limited number of major news stories from the 2006 games. As the 2010 Winter Olympic Games begin today in Vancouver, I’m going to make an effort to keep up with the latest news and events. If you’re [...]

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Geodelic releases app to more users, aims to be YouTube of geo-content

Geodelic, makers of the popular Android app Sherpa, have announced that a similar version of their flagship app is now available as “Geodelic” to Android phones. Previously an exclusive to the T-Mobile-tied G1 and myTouch, Geodelic is open to Android and iPhone users on multiple carriers in multiple nations. The “Sherpa” name will continue to [...]

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shoot it! creates printed postcards created on Android devices

In an age of calling cards, IM, email, and unlimited mobile-to-mobile minutes, it’s hard to believe that people still send postcards to their loved ones. Though it would seem like modern technology has mostly replaced the classic modes of communication, shoot it! is trying to merge the two together. shoot it! is a postcard service that [...]

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NDrive launches Android GPS app with turn-by-turn navigation

The Android GPS navigation market is becoming a crowded field, and NDrive has announced that it has will join the crowd with the release of its app into the Android Market. Previously seen on iPhones, NDrive has debuted on the Android Market to compete with Google Maps Navigator and several other GPS apps. NDrive provides turn-by-turn [...]

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Waze launches new holiday contest, language feature, and Foursquare support

I’ve always been impressed by the way that Waze has turned its GPS app into a game. They’ve held several contests and games designed to encourage people to drive around and gather road data, strengthening the driver-sourced maps along the way. Today, Waze added another game for the holiday season, along with support for new [...]

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