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Aug

26

2011

Tegra Zone Launches New Website

by Justin Routhier
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If you have a NVIDIA Tegra-powered mobile device and want to find the best games to reach the full potential of the that Tegra mobile processor, the NVIDIA Tegra Zone app is a must-have. To the delight of many, NVIDIA has now announced the launch of their new Tegra Zone website to give you access [...]

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Aug

24

2011

Google To Close Android Market Developer Support Forums

by Justin Routhier
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Google has posted a statement announcing the Android Market developer support forums will be closed effective this week, thus leaving the android market forum as a dedicated place for user issues and discussion. As you can imagine, this comes as unwanted news to developers already reeling from issues with missing app ratings and diminished revenues due [...]

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Aug

20

2011

Gameloft Releases UNO on the Android Market

by Ryan Brooks
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Remember playing card games growing up? You know, before we had video games and cell phones, before we all had lives and worked? Well, so does Gameloft, and they are actively seeking to mash up the two generations into one with their latest release, UNO. UNO has always held a soft spot in my heart – it’s [...]

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Aug

17

2011

BeWeather Beta Adds Character And Design To Your Forecast [Courtesy of XDA]

by Joe Sirianni
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Still looking for a good, sleek, crisp and streamlined UI in your next weather application?  Look no further.  Developer pfluger, a former Blackberry coder turned Android, has put together this little weather app for your convenience.  BeWeather for Android offers an aesthetically pleasing interface with forecasts ranging in appearance from 11 different widgets.  In addition, [...]

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Aug

14

2011

Would You Rather? Game Now on Android Market [Courtesy of XDA]

by Ryan Brooks
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Would you rather only be able to see in black and white, or lose your sense of smell? Therein lies just one of hundreds of questions that come with XDA developer TheWhiteBandito’s new Android App, “Would You Rather.” Its premise is simple, you’re asked a question, and you give an answer. By the developer’s own [...]

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Aug

14

2011

Unlock With Wifi App Brings New Update, Better Battery Savings [Courtesy of XDA]

by Ryan Brooks
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XDA Developer Ben74 has brought us a nice update to the “Unlock With Wifi” app that he originally released several months ago. With this app, one has the ability to disable the lockscreen on their phone by simply being connected to a safe, or “trusted”, network, such as at home or work. The biggest update [...]

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Aug

12

2011

Football Fans Rejoice: Official NFL Fantasy Football 2011 App Hits The Market.

by Justin Routhier
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So what if you don’t have your very own pro football team? Now you can feel like you do with the Official NFL Fantasy Football 2011 app from the Androif Market. Join or create a fantasy league and manage your team on the go along with a string of other features including: Check live fantasy [...]

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Aug

12

2011

Google’s Video App Now Works On All Devices Running Android 2.2

by Ryan Brooks
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It wasn’t long ago that we learned that the Movies app, or Videos app for Android, would be pushed out to all Honeycomb devices, including the at-the-time new Xoom and Galaxy Tab 10.1. Well, we learned today that the same can now be said for all devices that run Android 2.2. This comes as excellent [...]

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Aug

10

2011

Take Note, WritePad Brings Stylus Optimized Handwriting to any Honeycomb Tablet.

by Jim Farmer
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When HTC released the Flyer tablet, I’ll admit, I was a bit jealous of its Scribe technology and writing capability; enough so, that I went out and purchased a capacitive stylus to use with my own Xoom tablet. Surely the Xoom’s larger screen would be better for writing anyway, but to my dismay, there weren’t [...]

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