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Learn About the World with FactBook [App Reviews]

August 30, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the CIA with information and statistics about the countries of the world. The Web version gets around 6 million monthly visits, and it’s frequently used f…

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Keep Track of What You Own With Shelves [App Reviews]

August 24, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Shelves is an application that is quite new on the Market, and it’s designed to let you manage your various collections straight from your Android device, such as movies, video games, books, gadgets and albums…

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Grab all the 8-bit Computer Nostalgia You Can Handle with Frodo C64 [App Reviews]

August 20, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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The iconic 8-bit Commodore C64 was manufactured for an impressive 12 years between 1982 and 1994, and it’s the best-selling single personal computer model of all time. It featured 64KB of RAM, a 1MHz processor…

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Animal Planet app brings video, photos, and animal trivia to Android [App Reviews]

August 18, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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It is always interesting to see mainstream broadcast TV stations to get into the smartphone app game. We have seen apps from The Discovery Channel, The Weather Channel, and CBS to name a few so it seems just a matt…

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Callpod’s Keeper Android app announced, helps you secure all your valuable information

August 17, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Callpod doesn’t seem like the most logical company to get into the Android app or even software business in general as they are primarily a phone accessory company. But, today Callpod has announced that…

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Applications

Floating Image: a Picture Gallery in Motion [App Reviews]

August 14, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Would you use an app that just moves pictures across your screen? It probably doesn’t sound that enticing, but Floating Image may surprise you. It’s a gallery application that gathers photos stored locally on…

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Applications

VR Tunnel Live Wallpaper Brings Holographic 3D to Your Homescreen

August 12, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Fans of live wallpapers may want to check out VR Tunnel that just graduated from the xda and made its debut in the Market. Live wallpapers are usually all about the eye candy and the wow factor, and this one is no exc…

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Applications

Connect to FTP Servers and Web Hosts on Your Android with AndFTP [App Reviews]

August 12, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) feels like it’s been around since the dawn of time compared to some of the more recent forms of sharing and transferring files, and considering how quickly things move forward i…

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gStrings Lets You Tune Your Instruments with Ease [App Reviews]

August 10, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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As a fan of technological convergence, I love when I can find a new use for my Android phone that makes it replace yet another device that I once carried separately. In fact, a while ago I tried to list all the gadget…

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Applications

How to Disable the Start-Up Sound

August 9, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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A peculiarity of phones that have managed to annoy many people over the years, is the start-up sounds that some manufacturers insist on adding. It’s somewhat ironic that just as HTC’s “Qui…

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Spice Up Your Homescreen with 10 Free Standalone Widgets

August 7, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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As you may have noticed, the best widgets for Android are usually included with quality applications with the purpose of extending the app’s functionality. There are of course great standalone widget…

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Commmunication

Make phone calls simple again with Dialer One [App Reviews]

July 19, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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I remember the day when cell phones were used for making phone calls. Ah, the memories. With more and more cell phones being used as instant messaging and web browsing devices, it seems that the simple act of maki…

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Android Apps Alert 27: Shortcuts and Soup-ups

July 18, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Every week, Androinica.com attempts to highlight the best Android Apps. Using tips from the #androidapps tag on Twitter and recommendations from our own eagle-eyed staff, we highlight recent additions to t…

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Applications

Android sucks, so The Onion News Network developed an Android app

July 13, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Google Android is a terrible platform, so The Onion has released an app for it. When asked why someone would waste so much time, money, and effort on something that’s clearly an inferior mobile operating…

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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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The Best Android GTD (Getting Things Done) App is: [Droid vs. Droid]

June 30, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Yes, I am officially the token GTD guy at Androinica. One of the things that I have battled with while owning an Android device is how to use it in my day-to-day GTD system. So, this is my mega-GTD-on-Android post t…

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