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Apr

12

2011

SparkFun brings IOIO to Android, a hack-less breakout box to do whatever you want

by Dustin Karnes
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Wanting to bring out your creative side? Have a desire to get those creative juices flowing? Then how does a blank slate, run by Google’s open-ended mobile OS sound? Well stick around, folks, because SparkFun is about to bring the heat. The company has announced IOIO (pronounced yo-yo), a “breakout box” that makes it possible [...]

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Apr

11

2011

Secure Your Note Taking With CryptoNotes For Android

by Joe Sirianni
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Ever want to keep thorough notes, but they’re so important you just can’t have them laying openly and unsecure on your device?  Yeah, me too.  CryptoNotes for Android can help resolve the issue.  CryptoNotes, by eGenesis2, allows you to password protect your program, encrypt and decrypt notes using a 128 bit encryption and allows you [...]

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Apr

10

2011

Fast AppSharer Lets You Share Your Apps……Fast

by Joe Sirianni
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Here’s one of those apps that fall under the “now why didn’t I think of that?” column.  Ever had friends or family members who purchased a new Android device and approached you, wondering which apps should they get on their phone?  I get it all of the time.  Instead of just spouting a name and [...]

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Apr

5

2011

Honeycomb GO Launcher EX Theme Available In The Android Market

by Joe Sirianni
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With a plethora of screen replacement apps and launchers floating around the Android Market, it’s no wonder why Android is one of the most customizable platforms on the planet.  That being said, GO Launcher, by Go Dev Team, is but one of many launchers to choose from and now, thanks to developer, Urtegata, there is [...]

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Apr

2

2011

LTE OnOFF gives you a 4G toggle switch – saves battery

by Jesse Bauer
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So you just picked yourself up a new HTC Thunderbolt at Verizon, and you notice that your 4G speeds are awesome, but it’s pretty taxing on your battery life. Despite other methods of increasing battery life on a Thunderbolt, such as getting a huge battery for it, it seems there should be other ways to [...]

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Mar

30

2011

“My Mood” for Android Is Like Having Your Own Mood Ring On Your Smartphone

by Joe Sirianni
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Well, “why not” is all I have to say about the latest application to come out of the wacky world of XDA.  My Mood, by developer darkolorin, allows you to place one of hundreds of different icons via a widget on your home screen, “expressin yo self” and how you feel or what your current mood [...]

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Mar

22

2011

TalkAndroid Mini App Review: Androidify

by Mikka Burrell
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Androidify is a Google-made app that easily allows you to create yourself or your friends as Andy’s! You can dress up your Andy’s, add accessories, and easily export your works of art to various online sharing platforms. In this mini app review, I’ll be highlighting all the fun features of Androidify with screenshots and provide [...]

Mar

20

2011

Updated – Flow for Facebook v3.6

by Adam Johnson
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As the heading says Flow for Facebook has been updated. If you remember, I wrote an article on this application about an update, just last week. It’s a great alternative to the native Facebook app. That was when it was at v3.5. Since I’ve downloaded the app on the day of that article, there have [...]

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