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Boldomatic is a fun social network that relies on simplicity, available on iOS and Android

Boldomatic is a fun social network that relies on simplicity, available on iOS and Android

11 Apr 2014, 09:27 | by Peter K.
Meet Boldomatic, a relatively new social network that comes with a distinct design and allows its users...

Facebook for Android receives the flat design treatment and an interface overhaul

Facebook for Android receives the flat design treatment and an interface overhaul

11 Apr 2014, 08:44 | by Peter K.
Facebook for Android received a very serious facelift with a recent update – yes, this is indeed the...

Cool gimmicks: Galaxy S5 heart rate sensor vs a pulse measuring app

Cool gimmicks: Galaxy S5 heart rate sensor vs a pulse measuring app

11 Apr 2014, 08:43 | by Daniel P.
Samsung went bonkers on biometrics with the Galaxy S5, equipping it not only with a Finger Scanner that...

Chrome Beta for Android now reopens tabs, plays HTML5 videos with subtitles, and works with Chromecast

Chrome Beta for Android now reopens tabs, plays HTML5 videos with subtitles, and works with Chromecast

11 Apr 2014, 08:40 | by Peter K.
Chrome Beta for Android, which is the test ground for some new features that might eventually make their...

Using an Android device for in-car navigation and more? Here's how to automate the process and forget about it

Using an Android device for in-car navigation and more? Here's how to automate the process and forget about it

11 Apr 2014, 05:12 | by Chris P.
For all the advancements in the mobile industry, to this day, your car's infotainment system remains,...

Distiller whiskey app for Android serves both the rough, and the sophisticated drinkers

Distiller whiskey app for Android serves both the rough, and the sophisticated drinkers

11 Apr 2014, 03:25 | by Daniel P.
Distiller is a new Android app built with the whiskey lover in mind. Get the history, the rankings, the...

Google and Apple both considered purchasing Square for mobile payments

Google and Apple both considered purchasing Square for mobile payments

10 Apr 2014, 22:02 | by Michael H.
Mobile payments continue to get bigger and bigger every year, and the competition is already ramping...

FTC approves Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp, but warns both companies to uphold promises made

FTC approves Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp, but warns both companies to uphold promises made

10 Apr 2014, 21:37 | by Alan F.
The FTC has approved the $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook. The deal still requires approval...

Impala uses sophisticated algorithms to sort your photos into various categories

Impala uses sophisticated algorithms to sort your photos into various categories

10 Apr 2014, 08:50 | by Peter K.
Meet Impala, a photo-centric app that arranges the images in your gallery into neatly organized folders....

New Javelin browser for Android is built with security and convenience in mind

New Javelin browser for Android is built with security and convenience in mind

10 Apr 2014, 08:24 | by Daniel P.
If you don't like the stock Chrome, or the preinstalled manufacturer browsers on your Android phone or...

Google Now could soon help you find where you parked

Google Now could soon help you find where you parked

09 Apr 2014, 18:08 | by Michael H.
We've seen a lot of features recently that are in the code for Google Now, but haven't yet made it out...

Mailbox breaks free of iOS exclusivity and hits the Google Play Store

Mailbox breaks free of iOS exclusivity and hits the Google Play Store

09 Apr 2014, 16:44 | by Michael H.
When Mailbox was first released for iOS, it was widely regarded as one of the best email apps available...

Facebook to remove in-app messaging, use Messenger instead

Facebook to remove in-app messaging, use Messenger instead

09 Apr 2014, 15:55 | by Maxwell R.
The social network began notifying users in select markets that messaging through the Facebook app...

Voice calling may be coming soon to WhatsApp

Voice calling may be coming soon to WhatsApp

09 Apr 2014, 15:14 | by Michael H.
A couple months ago at Mobile World Congress, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum announced that the popular messaging...

The Copenhagen Wheel connects your bicycle to your smartphone, and gives you a real boost

The Copenhagen Wheel connects your bicycle to your smartphone, and gives you a real boost

09 Apr 2014, 14:59 | by Maxwell R.
Engineered at MIT, the Copenhagen Wheel is the product of a venture backed company called...

Google's new calendar design leaks, showing off the future of Android

Google's new calendar design leaks, showing off the future of Android

09 Apr 2014, 14:30 | by Alan F.
A new version of Google Calendar has leaked, revealing a cleaner design that shows off the direction...

iDrive takes cloud storage to the next level with 100GB for 99 cents for Android users

iDrive takes cloud storage to the next level with 100GB for 99 cents for Android users

09 Apr 2014, 13:55 | by Michael H.
Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a bit of a war in cloud storage pricing going on between...

Pocket for Android receives immersive mode and refined layout, while iOS gets new languages

Pocket for Android receives immersive mode and refined layout, while iOS gets new languages

09 Apr 2014, 09:08 | by Peter K.
Both the Android and iOS versions of Pocket, the app that allows you to save an article and read it later,...

The best video calling message apps for Android

The best video calling message apps for Android

09 Apr 2014, 06:32 | by Daniel P.
Actions speak louder than words, and for the times when twisting your thumbs to explain something with...

Official ZEDGE and Flipkart apps out now for Windows Phone 8

Official ZEDGE and Flipkart apps out now for Windows Phone 8

09 Apr 2014, 02:12 | by Luis D.
ZEDGE, a popular website for ringtones and wallpapers, has released an official Windows Phone 8 app....

Sony SmartBand and LifeLog apps launched via Google Play

Sony SmartBand and LifeLog apps launched via Google Play

08 Apr 2014, 18:29 | by Florin T.
While the LifeLog and SmartBand apps are available as of now, the SmartBand wearable hasn't been properly...

Maps Measure is a simple app for measuring distances and areas in Google Maps

Maps Measure is a simple app for measuring distances and areas in Google Maps

08 Apr 2014, 08:06 | by Nick T.
Another day, another app gets to go under the spotlight. This time we're bringing to your attention a...

Get a Lightroom! Adobe's LR Mobile for iPad goes live

Get a Lightroom! Adobe's LR Mobile for iPad goes live

08 Apr 2014, 07:57 | by Luis D.
Adobe has brought a mobile version of Lightroom to the iPad. Basically, it's Lightroom PC with a touch-friendly...

Dropbox for Android is now more beautiful and makes it easier to link a PC

Dropbox for Android is now more beautiful and makes it easier to link a PC

08 Apr 2014, 04:55 | by Peter K.
One of the most popular cloud storage services out there, Dropbox, updated its Android app recently....

Light Manager LED notification app manager updated with support for Gmail and YouTube

Light Manager LED notification app manager updated with support for Gmail and YouTube

08 Apr 2014, 04:53 | by Peter K.
Light Manager is a nifty app that enables Android users to manage the LED notification lights on their...

Popular Virus Scan app outed as a scam and pulled from Google Play

Popular Virus Scan app outed as a scam and pulled from Google Play

08 Apr 2014, 00:42 | by Michael H.
There is a lot of fear-mongering going around about how much malware there is on Android and how many...

Twitter acquires Android lockscreen app Cover

Twitter acquires Android lockscreen app Cover

08 Apr 2014, 00:20 | by Michael H.
Recently, there were two apps that launched not too far apart for Android that banked on contextual personalization:...

WhatsApp offering prepaid service in Germany

WhatsApp offering prepaid service in Germany

07 Apr 2014, 23:14 | by Maxwell R.
Following through on an announcement it made a couple months ago, WhatsApp officially launched...

Drop some bombs in High Explosive - a fun, physics game for Android

Drop some bombs in High Explosive - a fun, physics game for Android

07 Apr 2014, 10:14 | by Nick T.
High Explosive is a casual, physics-based Android game with explosions. Lots of them. And what's even...

This app turns your Windows Phone device into a magnetic field detector

This app turns your Windows Phone device into a magnetic field detector

07 Apr 2014, 10:14 | by Peter K.
In this line of thought, say "Hello!" to Magnetic field detector – a Windows Phone app that enables your...

Waze confirms Google paid $1.15 billion, acquisition may have been forced by investors

Waze confirms Google paid $1.15 billion, acquisition may have been forced by investors

06 Apr 2014, 22:18 | by Michael H.
The story of Google buying Waze has been an interesting one, but it has never quite been complete. The...

YouTube playback improved after Windows Phone 8.1 update adds new features to the browser

YouTube playback improved after Windows Phone 8.1 update adds new features to the browser

05 Apr 2014, 14:56 | by Alan F.
Since Google and Microsoft can't come to an agreement on an official YouTube app for Windows Phone, those...

YouTube delays its streaming music service to the second quarter or later

YouTube delays its streaming music service to the second quarter or later

05 Apr 2014, 12:33 | by Alan F.
Last year, all signs were pointing to a subscription music service to be offered by YouTube. While it...

Google patents method for fighting evil clones in the Play Store

Google patents method for fighting evil clones in the Play Store

04 Apr 2014, 22:29 | by Michael H.
Whenever there is a popular new game that hits mobile, there are always a bunch of evil clones that come...

Cortana to be available only in the U.S. at launch; a simple trick will allow her to work anywhere

Cortana to be available only in the U.S. at launch; a simple trick will allow her to work anywhere

04 Apr 2014, 20:03 | by Alan F.
Microsoft's newly announced virtual personal assistant Cortana, will be sent out to Windows Phone owners...

QuizUp adds new Google Maps-powered quiz

QuizUp adds new Google Maps-powered quiz

04 Apr 2014, 19:17 | by Michael H.
QuizUp is one of the most addictive games to come out in a while, and it continues to get more and more...

Google Search for Android can now surface English in-app content globally

Google Search for Android can now surface English in-app content globally

04 Apr 2014, 18:05 | by Michael H.
Back in December of last year, Google added a new feature to the Google Search app in Android, which...

Microsoft's Office suite has been downloaded to 12 million Apple iPad users

Microsoft's Office suite has been downloaded to 12 million Apple iPad users

04 Apr 2014, 14:10 | by Alan F.
A tweet from Microsoft reveals that 12 million Apple iPad users have downloaded the free Microsoft Office...

Lingua.ly app brings funky language learning to your Android device

Lingua.ly app brings funky language learning to your Android device

04 Apr 2014, 09:02 | by Daniel P.
The fun language-learning experience of Lingua.ly now has its brand spanking new Android application,...

Star Walk stargazing app reaches planet Windows Phone 8

Star Walk stargazing app reaches planet Windows Phone 8

04 Apr 2014, 05:52 | by Luis D.
Star Walk, one of the most popular cosmos apps on iOS and Android, has reached planet Microsoft. The...

Facebook Messenger 4.0 comes to Android with groups and voice calling

Facebook Messenger 4.0 comes to Android with groups and voice calling

03 Apr 2014, 21:59 | by Michael H.
Last week, Facebook Messenger version 4.0 hit iOS, but the only thing it really brought to the platform...

Apple hopes firm it acquired last year will take Siri to the next level

Apple hopes firm it acquired last year will take Siri to the next level

03 Apr 2014, 21:52 | by Alan F.
Microsoft's unveiling of its own virtual personal assistant apparently has Apple working on ways to bring...

PhoneArena connects with AdDuplex at Build 2014

PhoneArena connects with AdDuplex at Build 2014

03 Apr 2014, 21:27 | by Maxwell R.
AdDuplex, a tool for developers, has almost by accident, found itself to be a unique barometer for the...

Google Opinion Rewards now available in Canada, UK, and Australia

Google Opinion Rewards now available in Canada, UK, and Australia

03 Apr 2014, 20:24 | by Michael H.
Google Opinion Rewards are pretty awesome. All you have to do is answer a few questions, and suddenly,...

Google Play Store adds

Google Play Store adds "From familiar faces" section for recommended content

03 Apr 2014, 18:24 | by Michael H.
Yeah yeah yeah, you don't really like Google+ and the plusification of everything Google. We get it....

Vine now offers direct messaging to anyone

Vine now offers direct messaging to anyone

03 Apr 2014, 15:45 | by Michael H.
It has been a while since Vine added any significant new features. The last big update was likely back...

Thieves can disable Find My iPhone and delete your iCloud account thanks to security glitch in iOS 7

Thieves can disable Find My iPhone and delete your iCloud account thanks to security glitch in iOS 7

03 Apr 2014, 11:05 | by Alan F.
With iOS 7, the only way to delete an iCloud account or restore a wiped device, is to disable Find My...

Samsung's ChatON messenger for Android now allows you to delete the messages you've sent

Samsung's ChatON messenger for Android now allows you to delete the messages you've sent

03 Apr 2014, 09:29 | by Peter K.
Samsung has just procured an update to the Android version of ChatON, its homebrewed cross-platform messenger,...

How to bring navigation buttons highlight back to the iOS 7 interface

How to bring navigation buttons highlight back to the iOS 7 interface

03 Apr 2014, 08:13 | by Daniel P.
Apple introduced textual navigation keys with iOS 7, which brought confusion for many users, as it's...

Timehop for Android replays your daily past in Facebook, Twitter or Instagram feeds

Timehop for Android replays your daily past in Facebook, Twitter or Instagram feeds

03 Apr 2014, 07:26 | by Daniel P.
Timehop has had a cult following on iOS, and finally arrived on Android a few days ago. The app makes...

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