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May

WordPress For Android Updated To 2.1, Brings Autosave, Comment Editing, UI Changes, And More

Posted by David Ruddock in Applications, News

WordPress's official Android app has been updated with a bunch o' new features, as well as numerous performance and UI enhancements. The popular blogging platform's (hey, we use it) app has been on a bit of a bumpy road since its initial release, but has consistently been improving over the last year. Hopefully this release will stomp some of the issues that have made it a bit frustrating to use at times. Here's the changelog:

What's new in version 2.1:

Autosave timer while editing posts. Every 60 seconds the post will be autosaved.

Full support for editing comments

Added support for setting the width of linked images

All new WordPress.com reader.

Mar

Google Voice App Updated, Brings Voicemail Integration For ICS Devices And Direct Access To Folders

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

The Google Voice app received an update today that is sure to make frequent GV users quite happy: voicemail integration in the dialer for Android 4.0 devices. Gone are the days of hopping on the computer or launching the GVoice app to listen to your voicemail, as it's now integrated directly into the ICS dialer, much like we saw at the Android 4.0 announcement back in October.

The update also brings quick access to all folders directly from the inbox. Instead of having to navigate through two menus before being able to access the folder you're looking for, you can now just tap the dropdown box and go directly to any of your folders.

Dec

Screencast Video Recorder Receives Update, Includes New Time Lapse Recording And Other Tweaks

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Applications, News

Popular screen recording app, Screencast, has just received an update with some pretty sweet additions. Those of us who use this powerful app know how awesome it already is, but it just got better with a new time lapse recording feature. I'm sure some users have been waiting for this for some time now, and it sure is welcomed. It'll definitely add a whole new element to app and game demos. In addition, the speed of video processing has more than doubled with this update, and some minor bugs have been exterminated.

Check out these videos of digital speed paintings recorded with Screencast:

Looks pretty awesome, doesn't it?

Aug

Google+ App Gets Update to Version 1.0.6, Brings Reshare, Bug Fixes, And Other Convenient Tweaks

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Applications, News

Google+, the titular search giant's latest entry into the social networking scene, has seen some success so far, and of course a mobile app is a critical step in making the service usable and popular. Android's Google+ app got an update to version 1.0.6 recently, bringing a few much-needed conveniences as well as support for a ton of new languages.

Here's a list of just what this update includes:

The ability to reshare a post
The app is now available in 38 languages
Incremental Improvements to notification reliability
Clearer instant upload options in the initial setup dialog
A host of bug fixes

If you haven't already, head over to the Market and grab the update.

Jul

Google Shopper For Android Updated, Google Offers Now Live In New York City

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Google Shopper - an app that uses your phone's camera to locate products and prices on the web - received an update today that brings about some new features, as well as an interface overhaul. In an effort to streamline the experience, tabs have been added to the bottom of the app that highlight some of the newest features of Shopper, and the 'starred' and 'history' buttons are now located at the top.

Among the new tabs along the bottom is "Today's Offer" - part of Google Offers - which shows a single offer for specific products or services in certain areas: Portland, OR; the San Francisco Bay Area, the recently added New York City.