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Apr

Download: Test Android Market Reveals New Versions Of Music, Gallery, Clock And Camera

Posted by David Ruddock in Android OS, Applications, Apps/Games, Development, News

This probably isn't going to be nearly as exciting as the title might lead you to believe - though it's good news nonetheless.

Techfrom10's Samsung Galaxy S was accidentally given access to the test Android Market via an OTA update, and they stumbled upon some goodies while using it. The Market itself has undergone no noticeable changes aside from the addition of the "Content Rating" information publishers are now asked to include as part of their submissions to the Market, so there's not a lot to see on that end.

However, they did find new versions of Music (much like the previously leaked APK, but presumably a newer version), Desk Clock, Camera, and Gallery.

Apr

Amazon Lets Us Double Dip Again - Backbreaker Football And Airport Mania Are Both Free Today In The Appstore

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Apps/Games, News

If this is going to become a regular weekly event, then sign me up. Amazon's 1-premium-app-per-day deal got a bit of a split personality today, just like a week ago, and instead of one, two apps turned free until the clock strikes midnight. The apps, which are actually both games, are:

Airport Mania (~~$0.99~~ $0), in which you become an air traffic controller and which is rated remarkably high (4.5 stars, 47 reviews)

and

Backbreaker Football (~~$2.99~~ $0), which is a 3D football crusher with 90 waves, 9 challenges, and 3 difficulty levels

I must say, I like where this is going, though I can't shrug off a feeling that Amazon is just apologizing extra hard for the last 2 days today (the Angry Birds Rio dupe and the Talking Tom Cat were not exactly the crowd's favorites).

Apr

Zipcar Is Working On An Android App, Car Rental Is Going To Get Even Easier

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

According to its Twitter account, car rental company Zipcar appear to be working on an Android app. This is pretty good news for Android owners out there that use Zipcar for their transportation needs, as an iOS app has been available for quite some time.

That means you'll be able to find a Zipcar, book it, and unlock it - all with your Android phone. If you live in San Francisco or another big Zipcar town, you'll know just how useful this will be.

If you are not familiar with Zipcar or how it works, take a look at their official site.

Apr

Android Developers Helplessly Fuming Over App Publishing Console Downtime - 4 Days And Counting

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Apps/Games, Development, News

On March 31st, the Android Developer Console, which developers use to publish their apps to the Market, started experiencing issues that ranged from 404s and disappearing applications to missing statistics and apps that no longer obeyed.

As more and more panicking developers chimed in with similar experiences to multiple support threads, the only response from Google so far came from an employee named Ash back on the very first day, apologizing for the inconvenience and then shortly after announcing that all issues had been fixed.

Except they weren't.

The next day was April Fools' - nice prank, Google. Reports from devs all over the world kept flooding support forums, but Google was not responding anymore, even though April 1st was Friday - a workday, and this was no laughing matter (although they did fix something obviously more important).

Mar

mSpot Reacts To Amazon Cloud Player, Ups Free Storage Capacity To 5GB

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

As a direct result of Amazon releasing its (awesome) Cloud Player, music streaming service mSpot has upped its free storage to 5GB. mSpot works almost exactly like Amazon Cloud Player – upload your music, download the app, and stream to your heart's content. Unlike Amazon, however, the most storage that you can get from mSpot is 40GB ($3.99/month) with no plans in between the basic (5GB) and premium (40GB). On the upside, you don't have to shell out the annual fee right away - paying $4/month rather than prepaying for a year could attract some consumers to the service.

mSpot works on Windows and Mac, with apps available for iOS and Android.

Mar

Trulia Releases App To Help Would-Be Home Owners Find Their Dream House

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Finding and buying a house can be an overwhelming experience, but fortunately for us, real estate website Trulia have released an Android app to aid the process. The app has some nice features, like using GPS to search nearby areas (you can also manually enter locations). It also allows you to save your favorite places, shows full pictures of homes, helps find open houses and saves them to your calendar, and even utilizes voice recognition – all you have to do is announce the city and number of bed/bathrooms that you’re looking for. Very cool stuff.

I did not take the screenshots, so please do your best to ignore the task killer.

Mar

Onskreen Inc Promises To Deliver Advanced Multitasking to Android Tablets, Workaholics Breathe Sigh Of Relief

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

One of the most beloved features of Android has always been its ability to multitask. The limitation, however, is that you can only see one app at a time. That works out great on phones, but with the onslaught of 7, 8.9, and 10.1 inch tablets out there, wouldn’t it be nice to work with more than one app at a time?

That is exactly what Onskreen Inc. thought, so they created a homescreen replacement just for tablets. It’s called Cornerstone and the selling feature of this product is the panel view functionality, allowing users to interact with multiple applications at once.

Mar

[Tutorial] Sync Passwords Across Computers And Android With KeePass

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, Tips & Tutorials

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to remotely access an account but couldn’t remember its password? I know that I have done so all too many times, so I started looking for a secure solution to this quandary. Although there are several good options, I chose KeePass - read on to discover how you can too.

Before we begin, there are a few things you will need:

KeePass on your computer (I use the “Professional Edition”)
KeePassDroid on your Android Phone
A Dropbox Account
Dropbox for Android
OI File Manager (required by KeePass)

On the Desktop

The first thing that you will need to do is install Dropbox, if you haven’t already.

Mar

48 Best (And 2 WTF) New Android Apps, Games, And Live Wallpapers From The Last 2 Weeks (3/16/11 - 3/29/11)

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Applications, Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, Games, News

Last Updated: April 13th, 2011

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous week ~~2 weeks~~ or so. Due to CTIA last week, we decided to postpone last week's roundup and roll all the apps into one big 2-week post.

Get ready - the list is quite massive and may freeze up your browser while loading - I suggest you open up links in new tabs to avoid page reloads.

Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the AppBrain widgets, which include ratings and pricing info.

Mar

Tower Raiders 2 GOLD Released, Let’s Blow Something Up!

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Games, News

Last month we told you about the beta of Tower Raiders 2, the sequel to the super-popular tower defense strategy game, Tower Raiders. The beta brought improved graphics and 6 new levels, and it looks like the devs over at Gianormous Games have been hard at work since then, because they just popped out the full "GOLD" version, which brings even more improvements and added gameplay (24 levels total, including #7 named "Charlie Sheen").

The premise remains the same, so don't expect changes to the basic principals that were in the beta and the previous version: destroy the enemies and protect your goods.