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Feb

26

2011

MLB at Bat 2011 comes to Android

by Jesse Bauer
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MLB at Bat fans rejoice, because MLB Advanced Media has updated their baseball news app for the new 2011 year. MLB at Bat 2011 is now available in the Android Market for installation and features the following; Customize At Bat’s home screen to feature your designated favorite team. Favorite team icon home screen widget for [...]

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Feb

25

2011

Turn your Android device into a second monitor with iDisplay

by Jesse Bauer
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This may or may not be the best use of your Android’s display ever conceived. That being said, it would look OK if you were using your laptop, and needed a second screen onto your newly purchased Motorola Xoom perhaps, taking advantage of its 10inch screen. This would be annoying for me to use on [...]

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Feb

23

2011

MenuPages comes to Android Market – view full restaurant menus

by Jesse Bauer
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New York Media LLC has finally launched the popular iOS app MenuPages for Android where you’ll be able to look at the menus in full of many restaurants in the area. Just a note though, this app only has information for the following cities thus far; New York City (Manhattan & Brooklyn), LA, San Francisco, [...]

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Feb

16

2011

Lookout’s App Genome Project: Android Market Outpacing Apple App Store Growth by 3x

by Michael Murphy
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Lookout Mobile Security recently analyzed the Android and iOS app market situations, evaluating on a variety of factors. They just issued a press release with the findings, and it’s pretty impressive for Android, overall. While the number of developers actively working on the Android and the total number of apps on the market still trail [...]

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Jan

22

2011

Tank Hero For Android, Available In The Market For Download

by Joe Sirianni
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You ever just wanna blow stuff up?  Yeah, me too.  Then, you might be interested to know the folks over at Clapfoot Games have provided an outlet for you.  Their latest version of Tank Hero for Android, is a neat, 3D and fast paced shooting game which allows you to take out the enemy using [...]

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Jan

17

2011

RunPee Mobile Helps You “Run” and “Pee” Without Missing Important Plot Points (Video)

by Joe Sirianni
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You know we’ve all been there before.  We’ve waited six months or more for an awesome movie to get released, we’re in the middle of the movie and just like that, your bladder decides now it’s time to be relieved.  The first words to enter your mind? “Come On!”  Well, thanks to the folks over [...]

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Jan

16

2011

TweetCaster 2.6 brings Zip-it feature – gets rid of unwanted tweets from follows

by Jesse Bauer
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Sometimes it’s very difficult to get the news or information you want out of Twitter, especially when you’re following hundreds of people or groups. Really, that much information just makes you want to skim, missing alot of content that you may, or may not find interesting. So how do you get rid of the “junk” [...]

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Jan

16

2011

OverDrive Lets You Download eBooks and Audiobooks From Your Local Library and More

by Joe Sirianni
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OverDrive, a distributor of popular ebooks and audiobooks has released their media console application for Android devices.  The app allows you to download digital content to your device from over 30,000 libraries, schools and universities, including local libraries near you.  OverDrive also states that they are currently working on a version of their app for [...]

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Jan

15

2011

DoggCatcher For Android, Best Pod Casting App?

by Joe Sirianni
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I’ve got a pretty long commute to work and one of the must have functionalities for me is something that would allow me to kill the time.  That’s why Im a huge pod cast buff.  In my opinion, a good pod cast player is difficult to come by these days.  For quite some time, it [...]

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Jan

15

2011

Paypal Mobile Is Making It Easier For You To Donate To Your Favorite Charity

by Joe Sirianni
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This is a little late on the news forefront, but definitely worth noting.  In late December, in hopes to be a hit for the Holidays, Laura Chambers, senior director of PayPal Mobile, announced that PayPal has added a donations feature to their popular mobile application.  The app now allows donations to be made easily to more than [...]

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