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VEVO.com Android app being developed

August 18, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Music video website VEVO has made the jump from the desktop to the mobile world today with the launch of an iPhone app. You probably don’t care about that since you probably don’t own an iPhone. But 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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Android Apps Alert #28: Manage your money, mood, and memories

August 8, 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 to @androinica, we try to find something you may have missed. This…

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The Best Music Streaming App for Android is…[Droid vs. Droid]

August 6, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Whether searching for a radio app to play random songs or an on-demand app to play only your favorites, Android has plenty of music apps. So after the popularity of our recent reviews of several music apps, we dec…

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Rdio has plenty of on-demand songs to stream to Android [App Reviews]

July 26, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The people behind Rdio know that success won’t be easy. Not only are they competing with on-demand streaming services like MOG and Rhapsody, they are entering the music subscription game at a time when p…

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doubleTwist Android app adds widgets, Last.FM scrobbling, and much-needed fixes

July 22, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Anyone using as their media player of choice ought to head over to the Android Market and check out the new updates added to the app. doubleTwist has finally added the homescreen widget that people have been ask…

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MOG brings unlimited streams and downloads to Android

July 20, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Music On-Demand God? That’s not what MOG stands for, but it is what some people may believe about the online music streaming service that launches today in the Android Market. While there’s ce…

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How to use XBMC Android Remote to control your computer’s music, movies, and photos

July 19, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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XBMC has released an official remote app for Android. I could tell you about all the great things about this beta app available for Android 1.5 and higher, but let me cut to the chase and give you the Cliff Notes: it…

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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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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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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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Meridian Media Player Pioneer adds advanced media player functionality to Android [App Reviews]

June 22, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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We are taking a look at a bunch of media players for Android this week as most of us Android fanboys and girls know that the media experience on stock Android can be somewhat dissuading. All this Android lover real…

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Music Mod spruces up music playback widgets on Android [App Reviews]

June 21, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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There are widgets that look beautiful, and then there are widgets that provide phenomenal functions. Music Mod is a widget that looks phenomenal and functions beautifully. We rarely cover hacked apps, but th…

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VLC Remote lets you manage audio/video playback on Android [App Reviews]
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VLC Remote lets you manage audio/video playback on Android [App Reviews]

May 28, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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If you’ve seen my previous post on Boxee Wi-Fi Remote and the inclusion of Gmote in our 60 Best Apps post, you know that I’m a huge fan of apps that allow me to control media content stored and played th…

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Visual Music Discovery with Slice, Coming Saturday
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Visual Music Discovery with Slice, Coming Saturday

May 13, 2010 | by Andy Boxall

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Slice is a new music application for Android, which combines a clever way of discovering new music and the exciting new Echo Nest/Play.me collaboration.  Details on how it will work are scarce at this stage, bu…

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