Posts Tagged ‘apps’

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Sprint Announces Sprint Guardian – An Industry First Bringing Together Mobile Security and Safety Applications [Press Release]

We lock our house when we leave, we lock our cars when we leave it, we lock our phones while we have it; the fact is that we all value safety and want to feel secure.  Sprint has done this for us by bringing mobile security mixed with safety apps.  Sprint Guardian allows parents to location [...]

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Google Drive makes an appearance during a Google + Hangout

If you were still a little unsure whether or not the Google Drive rumors were true, this should put it all to rest.  During a Google + Hangout the Google Drive icon made an appearance on an Android developers device this past week.  While showing off the sharing capabilities of another app the triangular Google [...]

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Dolphin 8.0 released for Android, includes faster browsing and tweaked UI

The latest version of the Dolphin browser for Android, version 8.0, has been released.  Dolphin has always been one of the more popular third-party browsers for Android fans out there, and while this isn’t a huge upgrade there are still some new tweaks and fixes that will make the overall experience better.  In this latest [...]

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ICQ trying to make a comeback on mobile, releases new ICQ messenger app for Android

If you are of a certain age you no doubt remember ICQ and how it took PC instant messaging by storm.  Sadly ICQ fell by the wayside as more and more IM clients hit the market and most of them offered better integration with other services.  Well ICQ has decided to re-focus their efforts and [...]

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Instagram for Android surpasses the 5 million download mark

While it only took six days for Instagram for Android to surpass the 5 million download mark.  Now this is quite a milestone for the app, especially since there are several other alternatives for Android that don’t have the same iPhone user backlash that Instagram does.  With Instagram seeing 1 million downloads within the first [...]

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Facebook buys Instagram for 1 billion dollars, prompts outcries from some users

Only a few days after Instagram finally launched on Android, social media giant Facebook decided to pull the trigger and buy the company for 1 Billion dollars and some Facebook stock.  Yes that is right folks, that “hipster” filter adding app garnered a huge pay out for the Instagram founders.  Now of course since many [...]

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SwiftKey 3 beta is now available – Brand new look and feel

The latest evolution of the SwiftKey keyboard is now available for download from the SwiftKey VIP community.  SwiftKey 3 beta does everything possible to make you not have to use the spacebar on your keyboard with its fluency prediction engine, this new feature has been dubbed as “Smart Space”. Tweet This Post

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Gmail app updated – brings ICS flavor to Honeycomb devices

Google has pushed an update out for the Android Gmail app today that brings some of the ICS flavor to Honeycomb devices.  Now of course there are also some fixes and new features for Gingerbread and Froyo devices, however the largest changes will only be felt by those that are using Honeycomb. Tweet This Post

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Instagram for Android is finally here!

The long-awaited Instagram app has finally come to the Android universe.  For those of you that signed up to receive notification like me, you were probably able to download it from Google Play before you even received the email.  Now that Instagram has come to Android it will be interesting to see how many Android [...]

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Temple Run gets update, fixes crashes and adds support for Droid Razr and Bionic

The other day Temple Run for Android finally released after what seemed an eternity of waiting.  For some users, myself included, upon first launching the game they were confronted with laggy gameplay as well as crashes.  Today Imangi Studios, the makers of Temple Run, have released an update that should fix the crashes.  This update [...]