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Mar

11

2012

Developer of Battleheart and ZombieVille abandons Android

by Emily Aquin
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The developer of the popular apps Battleheart and ZombieVille USA, Mika Mobile, has blogged that the cost of Android game development outweighs the profit their apps bring in. Both games are hits on iOS, and had been ported to Android to much excitement. Apparently, the Mika Mobile/Android marriage was not a good one, and the [...]

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Mar

9

2012

NCAA March Madness Live App Coming to ‘Selected’ Android Devices In Time for Tourney

by Stacy Bruce
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NCAA March Madness is about to begin and just like last year they are going to make PC, smartphone and tablet apps available so you can keep up on all the action, wherever you are. Formerly March Madness on Demand, the new app, March Madness Live, should be available in Google Play for “selected” Android [...]

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Mar

8

2012

Google Play Looks Like It Will Include Audiobooks, Magazines And Newspapers

by Josh O'Donnell
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With the recent launch of Google Play to replace the Android Market, it seems clear that Google is planning some major moves, likely to compete with its most obvious competitor, Apple’s iTunes and iBooks. This doesn’t require much explanation as to why, since it would be a vital move for Google to expand its services in [...]

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Mar

5

2012

New App Inventor Beta Released By MIT

by Josh O'Donnell
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Google Labs was responsible for some of the apps we can’t live without on our devices: Google Search, Google Goggles and my personal favorite, App Inventor. Unfortunately the app was phased out, along with Google Labs, but not before the source code was made open for all. Of course, since App Inventor was a pivotal [...]

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Mar

1

2012

SugarSync Gets Updated To Version 3.5, Includes Social Networking Sharing & Android 4.0 Support

by Roy Alugbue
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One of the best apps available for Android just got another major update. Data syncing wunder-app SugarSync has been updated to version 3.5 and now it does more than just let you access your files on your computers using your Android device. Sure, it introduced the ability to sync videos just a few months ago, [...]

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Feb

29

2012

Android Design V2 Now Includes Stencil Availability

by Roy Alugbue
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Android Design has long been a developer favorite when it comes to the development of apps for the Android platform. While it is a great resource to use, developers have complained of the lack of stencils available. The Android User Experience Team has heard your cries and finally released some mockup stencils for any and [...]

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Feb

29

2012

Dolphin Browser Gets Updated To v7.4, Includes Dolphin Sonar Feature

by Roy Alugbue
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Dolphin Browser has just been updated to v7.4 and includes a new concept. Dolphin has unveiled Dolphin Sonar, which looks to change the way we do our web browsing. It’s a voice-control feature which aims to let us use our voices in order to search on the web, find what we are looking for on [...]

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Feb

27

2012

Shazam Will Update App To Include Android Beam Support, Also Promises Faster Tagging

by Roy Alugbue
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You remember how we just mentioned that Google introduced the NFC-based Android Beam? Well Shazam has taken notice and is ready to implement the technology into its app. In the newest version of the Shazam app, it will utilize Android Beam— allowing users to share music, coupons and tour dates. The feature works in a straightforward [...]

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Feb

21

2012

ssLauncher Is Looking To Fit In Among The ADWs, Launcher Pros And GO Launchers Of The World

by Joe Sirianni
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As we’ve mentioned before, launchers are a dime a dozen on the Android Market so when we take the time to show one off, there’s usually something “special” about it.  Next up of note worthy launchers worth mentioning is a little light weight launcher that goes by the name of “ssLauncher“.  In a world of [...]

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