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Decide for Android tracks product ratings, compares prices, and tells you when to buy [App Reviews]

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When I buy electronics, I like to scan the barcode to price check, do a search for customer and industry reviews of the product, and ask around to see if anyone else has experience with that particular item. Decid…

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Google’s Schemer is a community-driven goals and dream tracker – want an invite?

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Dreamers, goal-oriented technophiles, and enterprising minds take note – Google has delivered a way to manage those schemes digitally. With the appropriately-named Schemer, users keep a journal of…

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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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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

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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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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BaconReader is a reddit Android app that makes everything better – as bacon always does [App Reviews]

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Reddit went from being “that struggling site like Digg” to being that site that’s actually grew to be much larger and more popular (according to some traffic-monitoring sites). There…

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HighlightCam auto-creates stylish videos mixing home movies by you and your friends

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At any given gathering, there are dozens of camera phones capturing moments and recording videos. Each person and clip provides a different angle or element worth sharing, but it’s too time-consuming…

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Google Catalogs digitizes famous shopping catalogs for Android tablets (US only)

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A few months ago, Google raised eyebrows when it released a catalog shopping app that supported only the iPad. “Where’s the Android version?” a handful of people asked. Well, Google will f…

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Android App Reviews

5 more great Black Friday and holiday shopping apps

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Last year, we reviewed 6 Android Shopping Apps for Black Friday and Beyond in an attempt to help you quickly and efficiently hit the mall (or web) to kick off the holiday season. Some of those apps are still great t…

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ShopSavvy takes on Craigslist, adds mobile wallet and marketplace for selling your stuff

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ShopSavvy was one of the first “wow” apps on Android thanks to its ability to scan a barcode and provide a quick price comparison between local and online retailers. The app has since faced pressur…

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Adobe Photoshop Touch: the most powerful image editor on Android [App Reviews]

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The title says it all. There is no photo or image editing app on Android that can match what Adobe has done with Photoshop Touch, the mobile version of its popular desktop graphics editing program. Photoshop Tou…

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TabbedOut tracks bar or restaurant tab, pays for it at the end of the night [Android App Reviews]

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It’s a busy Friday night at your local watering hole, and you don’t want to constantly reach for your wallet every time you get a drink. You also may want to avoid wading through the crowded bar area t…

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Ancestry releases beta app to keep up with your genealogy

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I’ve belonged to Ancestry.com for a few months now, and while there are a few free alternatives, it is by far the best and most helpful site in researching your family tree. They have finally released a bet…

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Google Wallet counts NJ Transit as its first transportation partner

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The New Jersey Transit Corporation has announced that it will begin accepting Google Wallet for payments at select locations. Rather than have mass transit riders rely strictly on cash and credit cards, NJ Tr…

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