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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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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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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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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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Android Apps Alert 14: Better get yourself a Droid or Nexus One edition
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Android Apps Alert 14: Better get yourself a Droid or Nexus One edition

February 7, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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There’s a large contingent of people who refuse to part with their beloved G1’s. Whether its because they’re holding out for a particular phone or don’t want to change carriers, the…

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Android Apps Alert 8: a closer look at a few ADC2 apps [Dec. 6]
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Android Apps Alert 8: a closer look at a few ADC2 apps [Dec. 6]

December 6, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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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 #androi…

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Android Apps Alert 4: Games, GPS, and streamlined apps
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Android Apps Alert 4: Games, GPS, and streamlined apps

November 2, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Androinica.com encourages users to tweet great apps with the #androidapps tag on Twitter, and we plan to incorporate that into our periodic notifications of new, updated, or useful apps. Get to downloading a…

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Sherpa hits Android Market, video review available
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Sherpa hits Android Market, video review available

July 29, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Sherpa is a marquee app on the T-Mobile myTouch3g, but it’s now available in the United States Android Market for other phones as well. T-Mobile G1 owners can also take a crack at Sherpa, which tracks and learns a…

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