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“Appreciate” is your personalized app market for Android

Today we stumbled across a neat app called Appreciate-Personal App Market. We’ve seen similar apps before for Android but what this does is exactly as it’s titled. Shows you apps and games that you’ll like, personalized by what you’ve already got installed, and your interests. It is very thorough but does need Facebook access to …

“Appreciate” is your personalized app market for Android

Today we stumbled across a neat app called Appreciate-Personal App Market. We’ve seen similar apps before for Android but what this does is exactly as it’s titled. Shows you apps and games that you’ll like, personalized by what you’ve already got installed, and your interests. It is very thorough but does need Facebook access to …

Gartner: Samsung makes up 40% of Android smartphone sales

For the moment, Samsung and Joss Whedon have something in common: they’re both on top of the world. After shipping more smartphones than any other company last quarter, a new report from Gartner says that four out of every ten Android smartphones comes from Samsung. Considering that Android is indisputably the top smartphone OS on the planet, …

Temple Run updated with improved Android 4.0 ICS support

The folks from Imangi Studios have been busy with their hit sensation game Temple Run for Android. You should all know plenty about this much anticipated game that saw millions of downloads overnight. Today however, they’ve released another much needed update offering support for more Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones and tablets. With more …

Question: If Android had no widgets?

Today’s question is from David. If Android next OS version dropped widget support, would that stop you from using Android on future phones?   Lost In Mobile

Question: If Android had no widgets?

Today’s question is from David. If Android next OS version dropped widget support, would that stop you from using Android on future phones?   Lost In Mobile

Question: If Android had no widgets?

Today’s question is from David. If Android next OS version dropped widget support, would that stop you from using Android on future phones?   Lost In Mobile

Sprint’s Android users get carrier billing in Google Play

American Android users started getting carrier billing in Google Play early this month through T-Mobile (and later AT&T), and now Sprint can join the party. Any app, book, music or video purchase can be tacked on to the monthly bill for your EVO 4G LTE instead of going through Google. The move leaves Verizon as …

Evernote 4.0 for Android hands-on

The next step in the most famous note-taking application of all starts on Android with a fully upgraded user interface in Evernote 4.0. This upgrade takes the full functionality of the application and adds on a much-improved set of graphics and organization so you’ll have the ability to make your notes, drawings, and all manner …

Android fragmentation in visual form

The above image comes from the OpenSignalMaps blog and is a visual representation of the devices using the developer’s app. Shocking eh? Well, has anyone thought to think how incredibly flexible Android is? No developer could cover so many devices without the language allowing such a thing. It is easy to use the above image …

Motorola Droid 4 gets leaked ICS build, official Android 4.0.4 may soon follow

We’ve known for quite some time that Motorola intended to push Ice Cream Sandwich to the Droid 4, but until now the waiting game continued, with no end in sight. It now appears that the smartphone maker is making serious progress on its own Motoblur-infused flavor of ICS, with a stock version of the upgrade …

Evernote 4.0 for Android debuts

This week ,a href=”http://blog.evernote.com/2012/05/15/the-all-new-evernote-4-0-for-android/”>Evernote 4.0 for Android debuted, and the update brings with it some slick new features the users of the app will appreciate. Version 4.0 for Android has been completely redesigned and promises more than just a new look. The company says that this is the most powerful version of Evernote for Android …

Thailand orders a million Android tablets for schools

India’s Aakash tablet has garnered most of the attention in the Android education space for the last few months. But Thailand is making its own government-subsidized tablet push, and naturally they’ve chosen Android. The country has allocated $ 32.8 million to ship just under a million tablets to its 6-8-year-old students, with 400,000 shipping out …

Kantar: Windows Phone clawing back share thanks to Nokia, but Android still rules the roost

It’s seldom the case that we get to look at world smartphone market share on a national level, but Kantar WorldPanel has given a rare peek that might give Windows Phone fans some good news to crow about. Even though things haven’t always gone well for the Microsoft camp, Nokia phones like the Lumia 800 …

Android game developers: innovate, don’t emulate

I have a confession to make: I almost never use any of my Android devices for gaming. If I want to play video games, I either find a truck to jump-start my ancient desktop computer or turn on my even more ancient Dreamcast. The fact that I’m terrible at touchscreen controls (and I am) is …

Android game developers: innovate, don’t emulate

I have a confession to make: I almost never use any of my Android devices for gaming. If I want to play video games, I either find a truck to jump-start my ancient desktop computer or turn on my even more ancient Dreamcast. The fact that I’m terrible at touchscreen controls (and I am) is …

Firefox for Android beta updated with new UI and Flash support

Mozilla has just released another update to their popular browser for Android today. This was just released this afternoon and is actually the Firefox for Android beta. If you’re using the standard release you’ll want to check out the newest beta because of its redesigned user interface and more. Check out the details below. The …

Tizen OS will run Android apps — with a little help from third-party software (video)

As Tizen’s open-source OS continues to make its first steps into the world, there’s some good news for anyone concerned with a weak app line-up. It looks like both Android versions and Samsung’s own Bada SDK will be supported through an application compatibility layer (ACL) which works along similar lines to the Android app player …

KDDi Smart TV Box runs Android 4.0

Generally, I think of smartphones when I hear the KDDi name. Smartphones aren’t all that the company is about and KDDi is getting ready to launch an Android 4.0 set-top box. Looking at the photo of the rendering from the official announcement, it’s clear somebody in the design department really likes the Nintendo Wii. The …

Cheap Yzi Android tablet breaks cover

A new 10-inch Android 4.0 tablet has surfaced called the Yzi. The tablet has the expected capacitive multitouch screen and can use a stylus if the user prefers. The tablet offers integrated Wi-Fi along with an accelerometer to support gaming and other features. The tablet comes by default with fully translated French operating system. The …

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