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Pulse News Reader has a pretty face and flaws [Video app reviews]

July 28, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The war between fashion and function rages on in Pulse News Reader, a popular iPad and iPhone app that is now available on Android. While Pulse is a news reader that is much easier on the eyes thanks to a less conven…

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Android gets Auto-Tuned with MicDroid [Video App Reviews]

July 16, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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AutoTune destroyed music! AutoTune made music fun! Whichever side of the issue you’re on, you may want to have some silly fun this weekend and play around with an app that will make your voice have the same…

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Want to put widgets in your lockscreen? Get Widget Locker [Video App Reviews]

July 16, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Third-party widgets have become a staple of what makes Android great, but few are accessible outside of the homescreen. WidgetLocker is a 99-cent Android 2.1+ app that frees your widgets from the homescreen.…

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Droid Incredible + Range Rover = DroidMobile [VIDEO]

July 15, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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I’ve been driving the same car for two years, but when the time comes to upgrade, I’m definitely going to purchase something capable of doing this. AndroidGuys discovered a video in which someone…

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SoundHound can name that tune in 3 notes [Video App Reviews]

July 6, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Shazam has been a great tool for identifying songs heard on the radio or in a store’s speakers, but it had the “flaw” of having to hear the song in question. SoundHound manages to one-up Shazam, at le…

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FIFA 10 for Android is fun but may be relegated for performance [Video App Reviews]

July 5, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Android users have long waited for FIFA 10 to arrive on their devices, so it’s fitting that EA Sports delivered this $6.99 game while the world is watching the World Cup. They may not be excited for too long…

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There’s an [Android] app for that #4

July 4, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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iPhone Ad: “Family Travel” Today’s iPhone ad is titled “Family Travel.” If ever there was a great example of Apple’s marketing abilities, this is the one. The commerc…

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Phonebook 2.0 is a better contacts/dialer app for some Android phones [Video App Reviews]

July 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Before Android 2.0 greatly revamped the contacts app and manufacturers began re-skinning Android, Phonebook was a must-have app. It was a much-improved contacts experience that looked better and provided…

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HTC HD2 Given New Life With Android 2.1 and Ubuntu (Video)

July 1, 2010 | by Jorge Parrales

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If you are one of many customers who purchased the HTC HD2 because of its attractive specs, only to be disappointed by the virtually-useless WinMo 6.5 OS, there may just yet be hope to turn your device into the And…

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RealPlayer is a WIP media player with potential [Video App Reviews]

June 25, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Real Networks was once one of the most recognizable brands in online media; then people wised up and switched to MP3 downloads and streaming services. Though its notoriety in music has fallen, Real hasn’t disa…

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doubleTwist Player gives Android media a much-needed facelift [Video App Reviews]

June 25, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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DoubleTwist was the first desktop program that could manage media on an Android device. The program was not without its faults, but it was one of the few options that could get the most basic job done. The doubleT…

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Twitoc sends tweets by talking [Video App Reviews]

June 14, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Sending tweets is easy on most smartphones, but there’s no limit on how easy things can get. That’s the lesson of Twitoc, an Android 2.1 application that let’s Android users tweet by talking (hence the name). Tw…

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There’s an [Android] app for that #2

June 9, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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As promised, here is the second installment in Androinica’s “There’s an [Android] app for that” series, in which I present one of the many iPhone commercials that you have seen on TV…

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How to set-up the HTC EVO 4G Hotspot [Video Demo]

June 4, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Sprint is so confident that users will love the ability to turn their phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s willing to tack on what’s practically an entirely new data plan – $29.99 in addition to t…

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There’s an [Android] app for that #1

June 3, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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OK, we’ve all seen those iPhone commercials that seemingly pop up during every commercial break on every TV show. And if an iPhone user is around, watch out! You will be called on to demonstrate that the a…

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Droid Incredible receives a unique, stop-motion tear down [Video]
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Droid Incredible receives a unique, stop-motion tear down [Video]

May 5, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Usually we get to see popular device tear down videos the day of their release, but it looks like the Incredible didn’t get the “star treatment” right off the bat. I think it may have been wort…

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