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Apr

19

2012

Draw Something update adds much awaited notifications, comments and undo feature

by Tony Rosario
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Amateur artists and finger painters everywhere will rejoice with the latest update to the popular Draw Something Android app by OMGPOP. Former iOS exclusive, now turned Android mega hit, Draw Something is an online multi-player Pictionary that gives players a small pallet of colors that is used to draw a choice of 3 words that [...]

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Apr

19

2012

Malware ridden Instagram app found infecting Android devices

by Adam Johnson
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  Sure the filter enhanced social photo app Instagram is apparently worth 1 billion dollars and now owned by Facebook, but no amount of cabbage will protect it from being faked and infected with malware. This application which was originally an iOS exclusive was recently ported to Android, and became an instant hit. Somewhere around 5 million+ [...]

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Apr

18

2012

PSA: The Google Play Store Actually Has 24 Hour Phone Support

by Stacy Bruce
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For those of you who may not have already known this (I sure didn’t) the Google Play Store actually offers 24 hour technical support over the phone. Pretty slick, huh? If you ever have any difficulties with purchasing/downloading an app, movies or music you can simply fill out an online form and a Google Representative [...]

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Apr

18

2012

[Updated for Rooted Users] Time Warner Cable’s TWC TV app receives “Live TV” streaming in latest update, non-rooted ICS devices only

by Tony Rosario
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Time Warner customers who have been making use of the TWC TV app in the past will now be happy to hear that its latest update brings live TV streaming to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices, however there is a catch. The update will only work on phones that have not been rooted. For [...]

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Apr

17

2012

Read it Later renamed to Pocket, gains extra features and a free price tag.

by Chris Stewart
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We’ve all come across the scenario where you’re taking advantage of a spare 5 minutes by checking your Facebook or Twitter and you come across an article that sparks your interest. You don’t have time to read it right away however you’d like to make a note of it for later consumption. Many of you [...]

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Apr

17

2012

Temple Run Receives Another Update Today, Brings Twitter Integration and Bug Fixes

by Stacy Bruce
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Looking over my Android apps that received an update today, Temple Run is one of the more notable ones along with the Chrome browser. The uber popular game has already been downloaded over 10 million times and has only been available in the Play Store for just over three weeks. It is pretty amazing how [...]

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Apr

17

2012

Symantec Helps Google Remove 29 Apps Containing Malware from the Play Store

by Stacy Bruce
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For those of you who are worried about the increasing concern of malware hidden in select apps that make it into the Google Play store, you can rest easier knowing that Google and Symantec are hard at work trying to spot the culprits. Symantec has recently identified 29 apps containing malware that ultimately targeted Japanese [...]

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Apr

17

2012

Featured Play Store Newbie: Yay! Zombies [Game]

by Robert Nazarian
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Yay! Zombies just made it’s way to the Google Play Store. It was originally available for iPhone users, but this is drahtwerk’s first offer for Android. If shooting and slicing ragdoll zombies flying in the air is your thing, you’re going to love this one. All you have to do is tap to shoot your [...]

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Apr

17

2012

TeamViewer adds VoIP to TeamViewer for Meetings and new design for TeamViewer for Remote Control

by Robert Nazarian
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It’s been a while since TeamViewer for Remote Control landed on Android, but that doesn’t stop them from upgrading their product. If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s one of the most popular remote desktop apps for Android. They just updated it with some cool new features including: New design makes the software easier to use [...]

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Apr

17

2012

Google Offers Updated To Bring New UI And Performance Improvements

by Roy Alugbue
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One of the coolest apps around has just gotten an update which brings noticeable improvements. The latest Google Offers update now brings items such as faster browsing and a brand new look to the user interface. And yes Google Offers still doesn’t work everywhere just yet, but at least Google is working to bring the service to [...]

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