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Feb

8

2012

BaconReader App Updated To Version 1.25

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by Roy Alugbue
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  One of the best Reddit clients has just gotten a big update which brings some significant improvements. BaconReader has been updated to software version 1.25 and features some performance improvements and scrollable widgets for Honeycomb – ICS devices. Users of the app can also look forward to the following: Beautiful, intuitive interface Full user profile support [...]

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Feb

7

2012

Seesmic App Receives update, Includes Bug Fixes and Drops Google Buzz support

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by Stacy Bruce
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For those of you heavy Twitter and Faceboook users, I am pretty sure you have heard of Seesmic, the app that allows you to post to multiple social networks at one time. While Seesmic is a great outlet for your accomplishing your social networking needs, it’s been a really long time since it has seen [...]

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Feb

7

2012

Adobe Flash Player Not Coming To Chrome for Android, Ever

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by Josh O'Donnell
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With the announcement of Google Chrome for Android earlier today – to a resounding cheer of the Android community – Adobe has stepped in to (indirectly, of course) take a little of that excitement away. Standing by their previous announcement, the Adobe Air and Flash team released a statement on their blog stating that they have [...]

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Feb

7

2012

Telus Launches Optik TV App for Streaming TV and Movies on the Go

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by Stacy Bruce
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Good news for you Canadian readers who have Telus as their wireless carrier. Telus has just released an app in the Android Market that works in conjunction with thier Optik TV service and allows users the ability to watch select content on their mobile devices. Channel selection is a bit limited at this time but [...]

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Feb

7

2012

Google Voice Gets Updated, Looks Cleaner And Adds Ability To Queue Outgoing Text Messages

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by Roy Alugbue
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One of the best Android apps just got better. The Google Voice app has just gotten updated to version 0.4.2.44 brings some minor tweaks, a complete UI overhaul for Honeycomb & Ice Cream Sandwich devices and wait for it— the ability to now queue outgoing text messages. That means if one message fails to send [...]

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Feb

7

2012

EA Bringing Sims FreePlay To Android

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by Chris Stewart
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Fresh from the release of Dead Space, the good folks over at EA are bringing another premium title to the Android Market. The one time iOS exclusive is expected to arrive on the market before the end of the month.  You may wonder what the difference is between this latest version and the currently available Sims [...]

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Feb

7

2012

New, Evolved Android Malware Shows That Google’s Bouncer Service Can Possibly Be Sidestepped

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by Jack Holt
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Google’s new bouncer-service that was announced last week is supposed to have dropped the number of malware apps in the Android Market by about 40% already. While that is a great number the Bouncer service isn’t perfect and it probably is the beginning to one of many back and forth battles between the Search Giant [...]

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Feb

7

2012

Google Chrome Beta Released for Android, Finally!

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by Jack Holt
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Google has finally release its long-wanted Chrome browser for Android roughly a few minutes ago. In order to run the app you must have Android 4.0 installed. It’s in beta right now so expect a few bugs and while we haven’t had a chance to play with it yet you can expect a review from [...]

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Feb

7

2012

Prepare for Facebook Ads on Your Smartphone and Tablet

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by Ed Caggiani
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After filing for an initial public offering (IPO) earlier this month, Facebook is looking to generate more revenue from its mobile audience, which comprises nearly half of their traffic. According to the Financial Times, Facebook plans to start displaying ads in their mobile app and the mobile version of their web site by early March. [...]

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