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  • BlueStacks store brings Android apps to PCs

    Posted September 28, 2012 - 12:29 pm

    PC users cringed at the news that the Windows 8 app store has just 2,000 apps ready to go, but fear not: The free AMD AppZone store is today bringing 500,000 Android apps to PCs.

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    Make Gmail on Android even better with these helper apps

    Posted August 22, 2012 - 9:53 pm

    If you’d like a smarter address book, quick “canned” responses, better attachment handling, or an entirely new email experience, you’ll find it’s not that hard to get a better Gmail under your thumbs.

  • Pirated Android apps are only part of the problem

    Posted August 22, 2012 - 2:22 pm

    The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized three websites for alleged copyright violations. The sites are accused of illegally distributing Android apps. When dealing with third-party mobile app sites, though, pirated apps may be the least of your worries. The more pressing concerns: your privacy and security.

  • Siri, meet Nina

    Posted August 7, 2012 - 2:07 pm

    Nuance Communications Monday introduced Nina, a virtual speech assistant that companies can add to iOS and Android mobile apps.

  • Google cracks down on misleading, intrusive apps in Play store

    Posted August 1, 2012 - 12:34 pm

    Android apps that constantly advertise via the system notifications bar and others that provide what Google deems a "poor user experience" through intrusive or misleading marketing will be banned from the Play store, the company announced this week in an email to developers.

  • Feeling lazy? Let Android and Arduino stir your pots instead

    Posted May 26, 2012 - 7:25 am

    If you're anything like me, everything around you can distract you from cooking--something I'm not particulalrly good at. While something is simmering, you may float away to do something on your computer, only to come back later and find you've ruined the food. If you have an Android phone or tablet though, Ben Heck's latest hack gives you an assistant to help save your meal.

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    Amazon's Appstore: more than just a Kindle market

    Posted May 24, 2012 - 2:04 pm

    It's sad that Amazon's Appstore has been relegated to the sidelines after the Kindle Fire launch, because Google could learn a lot from how Amazon runs a software store.

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    5 great Android apps for cloud admins

    Posted May 16, 2012 - 9:55 am

    If you administer cloud servers or services, such as those from Amazon Web Services or Rackspace, you might be relieved to learn that you don't need access to a notebook or desktop PC to perform routine administrative tasks.

  • Send voice messages to your team with HeyTell

    Posted April 28, 2012 - 7:11 am

    Remember when companies deployed Nextel phones solely for their push-to-talk (PTT) capabilities? With the press of a button, a caller could enable walkie-talkie-like communications with the office or a co-worker.

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    Review: DroidWall protects your rooted Android phone against unauthorized Internet access

    Posted April 28, 2012 - 7:04 am

    I review a lot of Android apps: Many of them are junk, some are so-so, and a small number are great, providing functionality that should be included in every Android device. DroidWall (for rooted devices only) is among the elite few. Why? Because DroidWall allows you to specify which apps can access the Internet--giving you more control over your phone and enabling you to protect yourself against unauthorized data connections.

  • BlueStacks: A getting started-guide for Android lovers

    Posted March 31, 2012 - 7:50 am

    If you're dying to run Android applications on your Windows machine, then you'll want to check out the recently released BlueStacks App Player beta, an Android app emulator for Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

  • Evernote adds speech recognition to its Android app

    Posted March 28, 2012 - 4:55 pm

    The popular free note-taking and organizing software Evernote has added speech-recognition support to its app for phones running Google's Android operating system.

  • Developer interest in Android slowly eroding, survey finds

    Posted March 24, 2012 - 7:47 am

    While Google doesn’t have to worry about app developers fleeing Android en masse, they might be concerned that developer interest appears headed in the wrong direction.

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    Google threatens to ban insecure apps on Android: News: Google to ban all Android apps

    Posted March 2, 2012 - 12:24 pm

    Google has promised again to delete apps from Android Market that are able to steal all a user's photos or contacts without notice. The problem isn't the apps, though; it's the holes in Android security so big apps can't help but fall through. Time to stop blaming insecure apps, take responsibility for Android security and fix the holes. If Microsoft could do it, Google can.

  • Now you can edit collaboratively with Google Docs for Android

    Posted February 26, 2012 - 7:57 am

    Just a few short weeks after giving users of Google Docs for Android offline access to their documents, Google on Wednesday announced another highly sought-after addition to the software.

  • Get better caller ID on your Android phone

    Posted February 25, 2012 - 7:55 am

    Your mobile phone number isn't supposed to be used by telemarketers, but as we all know, it happens. What's more, if you have a number that used to belong to someone else, you might end up getting a bunch of calls you don't want. Heck, maybe you're getting harrassed by an ex-employee.

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    Can an Android phone run without Google?

    Posted February 20, 2012 - 11:51 am

    So, how, exactly, do you trick Google into giving you the foundation without allowing them to look through any windows? Here’s how to set up an almost entirely non-Google-powered Android, in practice.

  • 28 great Android productivity apps

    Posted February 19, 2012 - 8:17 am

    Just last summer, the dearth of Android tablet apps comparable to the offerings available for the iPad posed a serious problem for Android tablets makers trying to compete with Apple's market juggernaut. But more recently, lots of outstanding tablet-optimized apps for Android have emerged--enough to make the task of selecting the best ones difficult because of the abundance of choices rather than the scarcity.

  • How to run Android apps on your PC

    Posted February 11, 2012 - 8:48 am

    As the popularity of smartphones and tablets increases, so will our dependence on the myriad apps available for them. Whether the end result is a hot game, a handy price checker, or a useful contact manager, the constraints of smartphone and tablet designs and interfaces have forced app developers to find creative ways to present and access data.

  • Google pulls 'official' Siri app from Android Market

    Posted January 1, 2012 - 10:10 pm

    Google has reportedly yanked an app masquerading as Siri, Apple's voice command personal assistant software, from the Android marketplace.

  • Want Siri on your Android phone? Try these apps

    Posted November 12, 2011 - 9:14 am

    Wouldn't you like to have your very own gofer dedicated to doing all the menial tasks you hate? That's a big part of the appeal of the iPhone 4S: Siri, the voice-driven virtual assistant, turns anyone with a couple hundred bucks into a CEO attended by a full-time lackey. But can you get the same kind of slavish devotion from an Android phone?

  • Scala designer cites goals, directions for JVM alternative

    Posted September 20, 2011 - 6:12 am

    Developer Martin Odersky discusses origin and plans for Scala, a statically typed language that can be used to build Android apps

  • 16 essential Android apps for IT pros

    Posted September 19, 2011 - 6:32 am

    There are hundreds of thousands of Android apps, including many that are useful for IT professionals on the job. These apps can help connect to servers, monitor computers, access databases, analyze the airwaves, scan networks, and serve as a reference. Here are 16 of these apps, most of them free.

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    Share files wirelessly between Android and any computer

    Posted August 27, 2011 - 8:11 am

    Between my Android tablet and my Android phone, I've been creating a lot more content on the go than I may ever have expected to. Between pictures and notes captured on my Thunderbolt, and the occasional article hammered out on my Iconia, There's pretty much always something on my mobile devices that I'd like to grab from my PC. Dooblou WiFi File Explorer handles this task beautifully.

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    Review: Spotify for Android

    Posted August 27, 2011 - 8:08 am

    Spotify for Android is a simple music player that ties in with Spotify's free and premium streaming music services. Sure, you can use it to manage your phone's locally stored tunes, but as a music manager it's inferior to, say, Winamp. Spotify as a package deal--with the all-you-can-stream online and offline premium account--is quite good.
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