11
Apr
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[New App] Everything.me Launcher Is Like Building A Home Screen On Google's 'I'm Feeling Lucky' Button

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The founders of Do@ (often spelled DoAT) believe your smartphone is boring and stale, and they want to make it "dynamic" with Everything.me Launcher. I always love new and innovative launchers, or, just about anything that could dramatically change how I interact with my smartphone. When I saw the video, which promises your smartphone will adapt to whatever you are interested in, I was more than a little intrigued. The idea is for people to declare what they want to see at the moment, and then immerse them with imagery and apps.

Everything.me is a typical home screen replacement in most ways, and even appears to be based on the stock Jellybean launcher.

08
Jun
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Chameleon Homescreen Kickstarter Cancelled, New Pledge Drive Coming Soon

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You may remember the Chameleon tablet homescreen project making news last month as the developers started seeking financial backing with the aid of Kickstarter. Teknision Inc. was looking to scoop up $50,000 in small donations to make Chameleon a reality, but after crossing the threshold shortly ago, the funding was cancelled.

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According to a message on the Kickstarter page, a problem was encountered with Amazon Payments. Teknision was using an Amazon account belonging to an employee, but that employee left. Since Kickstarter can't switch accounts midstream, the company could not process the payment. Because Kickstarter only uses Amazon's service, Teknision says it will be unable to accept any of the money people have thus far pledged.

17
May
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LauncherPro Updated, Now Has Infinite Homescreen Scrolling And Support For Custom Icon Packs

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Anyone who has ever ventured into the world of alternative launchers has surely heard of LauncherPro, the favorite homescreen replacement of many. The developer of LP has released an update today that brings the version number up to 0.8.6 and a number of other features with it. Take a peep at the changelog:

What's in this version:

  1. NEW Support for icon packs.
  2. NEW Real homescreen looping (enabled by default, you can disable in Preferences > Homescreen Preferences).
  3. NEW Option to hide homescreen icon label backgrounds.
  4. Scrolling performance improvements.
  5. Fixed an issue with 3rd party scrollable widgets on some HTC phones.
  6. Fixed a visual glitch when using Light caches and the "Flip" transition.

30
Mar
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SPB Shell 3D Comes To Android, Your Current Homescreen Cowers In Fear

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We all love eye candy, but when combined with practical functionality, it truly becomes a thing of beauty. That’s exactly what mobile developers SPB Software have accomplished with their new shell replacement app, SPB Shell 3D.

SPB Shell 3D is a homescreen replacement that brings 3D modeling like we have never seen before. You don’t have to take my word for it, though, just take a look:

Impressive, right? I’m sure that it takes pretty modern hardware to back something that visually appealing, but if you’ve got the power, why not flaunt it?

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There are a couple of downsides, however – it’s not available for tablets (yet) and it will set you back $15.

15
Feb
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Flipplr Demoed At MWC: A Homescreen Designed For Quick Info Access

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There's certainly no shortage of homescreen replacements for Android, but who's to say that we can't have one more? And you've got to admit, this concept app - Fipplr - looks really nice, and doesn't appear to fall short in terms of functionality, either.

Fipplr includes widgets for multiple apps, including Flickr, Twitter, and Google Latitude, although they aren't exactly the widgets we are used to. These widgets display quick information, and a quick swipe to the right will bring up an expanded view of the widget. On the right side of the homescreen are the launcher icons, which - while unmistakably similar to Windows Phone 7 - still look great.