May 18, 2012


Popular gay dating app Grindr now available in the Android Market

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Good news for our Android-loving gay male readers. Grindr, a popular location-based social networking application designed specifically for gay men, is now available in the Android Market. Grindr is a unique app that utilizes GPS information to enable guys to interact with and meet other guys in the area. Users can view profiles and photos, share stats, chat using Grindr's built-in instant messaging feature, and if all goes well -- meet in person. Privacy controls allow users to share as much … [Read more...]



Kik Updated to Add Group Chat and Photo Sharing

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Kik has just updated their Android application to add two highly sought-after features: group chat and photo sharing. These are two features that make up a great deal of Blackberry Messenger’s backbone. (And I’m only comparing the two because Kik wants  nothing more than to be its platform-agnostic replacement.) It might be a step or two behind new competitors that have recently joined the market, but they’re trying. You can find the new version of Kik in the Android market … [Read more...]



Full version of AirAttack HD is coming March 11, developer says

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You might have noticed AirAttack HD Lite in this week's app picks. And if you haven't played it yet -- especially on a tablet -- you're definitely missing out. But even after its recent upgrade to add a second level, we still really want to see the full version see release. And it's coming on March 11. Tucked into the game at the end of the second level is the teaser, which we've confirmed with the developer. We'll see the full version of AirAttack HD coming in just a few more days. And we … [Read more...]



The War Against Infringement On The Android Market Is Heating Up: Fruit Ninja Clones And More

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The Android market is filled with apps of questionable legality. But oftentimes, overpriced, branded theme and clock apps like those you’ll find here are considered relatively harmless – who’s stupid enough to buy them, anyway? Still, apps in this category are in clear violation of registered trademarks – and that doesn’t sit well with their holders. Google even has a page for developers and copyright holders to submit DMCA takedown requests for apps on the Market. Google’s … [Read more...]



App Review: Friday Is Your Very Own Personal Assistant

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Each day a smartphone user receives information from a variety of different sources, including phone calls, text messages and emails. Keeping track of it all can be a major headache and more often than not we misplace crucial pieces of information because we are unable to recall when we had received them and/or what we were doing at the time. A new app called Friday, by developer Dexetra, alleviates this problem by placing all the relevant data at your fingertips. Friday does this by … [Read more...]



App Review: Flight Control [Video]

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Some jaded individuals might refer to Flight Control as a poor man’s Kennedy Approach, there’s a good chance those people are crazy. Flight Control might be one of the most stressful ‘casual’ games that I’ve ever experienced. Trying to deal with relentless waves of oncoming flights by guiding them to their landing areas might not sound too bad but when the pace begins to ramp up it becomes like playing a fast game of Tetris, where there is no winning, just different degrees of … [Read more...]



Finding Google’s apps in the Market

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Google is a software giant, and many of us user their proprietary applications on our Android phone.  With good reason -- apps like Gmail, Androidify, and YouTube absolutely rock on an Android device.  But did you know that Google, Inc. has a veritable laundry list of apps available on the Android Market?  They're all free, too! Some of you more Android savvy types might already know of them all, but for the rest of us there's an easy way to have a look at them, using search while in the … [Read more...]



Android Quick-App: Wave Launcher

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It's been a little while since we've seen any webOS aping on Android. And now we have Wave Launcher, which brings the webOS wave launcher (thus the name) feature to Android. It's pretty slick. Touch the bottom of the screen (which would be the gesture area on a webOS phone), wait for the vibration and drag up, and the ribbon appears. You can attach any five apps of your choosing. If you're using a third-party launcher, you could turn off the launcher dock and just use Wave Launcher. Or use them … [Read more...]



Pixel Art Clock Widget Feeds You Your Time in Blocky Goodness

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A pretty unique clock widget has just hit the Android market. Its name is Pixel Art Clock Widget and its name describes it all. Adding the widget to your homescreen will give you a unique looking clock made in the popular form of art that originated in the digital age. You can change the color of the text and add pre-drawn ornaments to the clock, but options are otherwise scarce. Still, it’s worth a quick download if you’re a pixel art fan. Get it from the Android … [Read more...]



WidgetLocker Lockscreen 2.0 brings many great new features

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Widgets are one of my favorite parts of the Android OS, whether a widget that enhances your productivity, or just displays useful information for you at a quick glance, they are very practical. WidgetLocker Lockscreen is a great application for users who want to add some additional functionality to your lockscreen, so you don't have to unlock the device just to view the information. Yesterday TeslaCoil Software released an update which brought many new great features, some of which … [Read more...]


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