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Dec 11, 2013

Google releases Android Device Manager app on the Play Store

Google, today, released an app for its Android Device Manager anti-theft service that it had released earlier this year. The app does everything that the web version of Android Device Manager does, except that

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Dec 11, 2013

Nova Launcher v2.3 update includes all the Google Experience Launcher goodness

Back in November, a beta version of Nova launcher was released by its developer - TeslaCoil - that introduced quite a lot of features as seen on the Google Experience launcher. However, that version was in beta

APPS

Dec 11, 2013

Come February next year, Google will triple the number of game categories in the Play Store

If you aren't using your mobile phone to check Facebook or read that interesting article your friend shared with you on Twitter, chances are you're playing a game to pass the time. Mobile

APPS

Dec 11, 2013

Firefox for Android version 26 brings a new home screen and optimizations for Intel chips

Not everyone likes Google Chrome. I get that. Luckily, you can install as many browsers as you want on an Android device and even set one of them as your default. Some like Opera, some

APPS

Dec 10, 2013

PushBullet updated, adds Firefox support and lets you set custom notification dismal times

PushBullet has easily become one of my favorite Android apps. Calling it app wouldn't actually be fair since you don't really interact with it, you simply set it and forget it. What exactly

APPS

Dec 7, 2013

Google picks the best apps and games on the Play Store for 2013

The Google Play Store team has released their pick of the best apps, games,magazines, books and movie picks on the Play Store. The Play's team pick represent the absolute best of what the

APPS

Dec 6, 2013

New Play Store update brings an activity feed, layout tweaks and IAP indicators

Along with Android 4.4.1, Google is also rolling out an update for the Google Play Store app. Play Store updates are automatically done in the background so the user does not really know

APPS

Dec 5, 2013

Xposed module brings an unofficial Google Voice Action API for third-party apps

Google Voice Actions and Google Now are, undoubtedly, one of the best features Android has up its sleeve. However, Voice Actions can be a bit limited in nature since it only recognizes a certain pre-

APPS

Dec 5, 2013

Action Launcher gets a massive update to v2.0; Free version released as well

Back in early October, Chris Lacy - the developer of Action Launcher Pro - released the first beta of the v2.0 update for the launcher that included a couple of new features. Now, after 2 months

APPS

Dec 4, 2013

New SwiftKey beta brings a simple and streamlined installer

The SwiftKey team, today, released a new beta of their keyboard for Android with a new installer. The new installer streamlines the whole procedure to setup and personalize SwiftKey, compared to the current installer. The

APPS

Dec 4, 2013

Any.do’s Cal lands on the Play Store; Android finally gets a Calendar app it deserves!

While there are a bevy of beautiful Calendar apps for iOS devices, things are unfortunately lacking on the Android front. The makers of Any.do - the popular To-Do app for Android and iOS - are

vsco cam for android lands on the play store is a terrible port of its ios version

APPS

Dec 3, 2013

VSCO Cam for Android lands on the Play Store; Terrible Port of its iOS version

There are no shortage of decent Camera apps on the iOS App Store from third party developers. One such app - VSCO Cam - is now making the jump to the Android platform aiming to offer some "

APPS

Dec 2, 2013

Koush’s AllCast is now on the Play Store; Let’s you cast just about anything to your TV

Over the months, Koush from the CyanogenMod team has constantly teased us about AllCast - an app that would allow Android users to stream content from their device to just about any TV connected device. This

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Dec 2, 2013

KitKat Launcher+ brings Google Experience launcher with the right amount of customizations

The new Google Experience Launcher (GEL) in Android 4.4 KitKat provides quick and easy access to Google Now, along with the 'Ok, Google' functionality. However, the launcher is still pretty barebones in nature and

APPS

Nov 27, 2013

Baidu publishes detailed report on Android in China, turns out folks there are addicted to apps

It's hard to imagine life without Google, but for the more than 1.3 billion people living in China, that's the reality they're faced with. Not to worry, however, because Baidu exists,

APPS

Nov 26, 2013

Futuremark drops Samsung and HTC devices from its benchmarking service list

If you ever were a PC junkie in your lifetime, you would know about Futuremark, the creator of 3DMark. The benchmark maker ranks PCs, and Android smartphones, depending on how they perform in their benchmark.

APPS

Nov 26, 2013

Tweedle for Android gets a major update to v2.0; Brings Card style UI, custom themes and more

There is a lack of decent Twitter clients on the Play Store. Falcon Pro was among the top clients available for Android devices, but ever since the app reached its limit of 100k Twitter token,

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Nov 19, 2013

Pirated version of Angry Birds spotted on North Korean tablet

Angry Birds will long be remembered as the first major success story in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app has moved beyond its iOS roots and is now available on almost