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Jul

Autodesk Brings SketchBook Pro To Honeycomb, Artistic Abilities Not Included

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, Honeycomb 3.0/3.1/3.2, News

Autodesk is one of the many devs out there that consistently impress me with its high-quality, well-made apps - especially when it comes to Honeycomb. The newest app out of Autodesk's camp, SketchBook Pro, meets - and perhaps surpasses - all of the standards that have been set in my mind for quality development.

SketchBook Pro is a drawing app designed with the professional in mind - and it appears to be quite full-featured. It's designed to be used with a stylus or with your finger, depending on what type of look you're going for.

After watching the video, one of the coolest things about Sketchbook Pro in my opinion is the "mirror" feature, which makes creating images that require precision symmetry extremely easy.

Jul

Wikitude Drive US Is A Slick Looking Augmented Reality Navigation System That Rivals Google Maps, Retails For €9.99 ($14)

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Applications, News

It is difficult to look twice at a navigation app when Google Maps and Navigation comes pre-installed on every Android device. Indeed it is even more difficult to pay for an alternative navigation app unless it offers a compelling feature. However, it appears that Wikitude (known for its popular Augmented Reality Browser) has hit upon a novel and useful feature that may just tempt users in the United States to cough up for a paid navigation app.

Wikitude Drive is the world's first mobile augmented reality navigation system which uses your device's camera to show you the road as you drive through it.

Jul

36 Best New (And 5 WTF) Android Apps And Live Wallpapers From The Last 2 Weeks (7/3/11 - 7/18/11)

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

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 2 weeks or so.

This post features only apps and live wallpapers - you can find games here and tablet apps here.

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Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here:

Apps

Vellamo Mobile Web Benchmark

Android Police coverage: Qualcomm Releases Vellamo: A New Web Benchmarking App

Vellamo is a new benchmark that finally measures what you actually care about rather than abstract values that are easy to cheat.

Jul

AT&T Expands U-Verse Mobile App - Now On The LG Thrive, LG Phoenix, And Samsung Infuse 4G

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, Infuse 4G, News, Phoenix / Thrive

Last Updated: July 5th, 2012

The U-verse AT&T Mobile app that allows users to access their DVRed shows and movies, as well as the entire mobile library of over 700 shows, from their smartphone picked up support for three more devices today: the LG Thrive, LG Phoenix, and Samsung Infuse 4G, bringing the total number of supported devices to more than 20.

In related news, AT&T also pushed out its U-Verse Service and Support Tool app (SST), which offers customers quick access to a gaggle of support documents and tools for their U-Verse TV, internet, voice, and email services. Users will also be able to check their U-Verse service status (including notifications of outages or other issues), restart their TV receiver remotely, and even chat with tech support - all from their Android phone.

Jul

Travelocity Comes To Android, Brings Another Way To Plan Trips From The Palm Of Your Hand

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

There are a variety of apps in the Market designed to help those who travel a lot get the best deal on hotels, air fair, round-trips, and more. Now Travelocity joins those ranks, so all the gnome-loving fanatics out there can rejoice while booking their next trip.

Travelocity covers the gamut of travel needs - all the deals that you're used to getting from the website can now be accessed on the go through the official app on-the-go. You can easily find and book a hotel, score a cheap flight and, once you make your way to your destination, use Travelocity to find restaurants, events, and even see what's happening with the night life.

Jul

Zoho Invoice Released For Android, Allows You To Make Money From Your Phone, Not Spend It

Posted by John Thompson in Applications, News

We're all used to using our phones to spend money. Whether you're buying the latest game, a cool app or an additional purchase within an app, smartphones cost us lots of money. It's pretty refreshing, then, to see Zoho: an application which helps you make money from your phone by invoicing clients on the move.

Zoho is a cloud based service which offers its users lots of tools such as business email, customer tracking, and document collaboration. If you use Zoho, you'll be glad to know that it has just made the jump over from the iPhone to Android. It's free to use if you're only invoicing 5 people or less every month, but let's be honest, if you're only invoicing 5 people or less every month then you need to stop worrying about Zoho and start worrying about making money from your business.

Jul

21 Best New Android Games From The Last 2 Weeks (7/2/11 - 7/17/11)

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

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 2 weeks or so.

This post only features games - apps are coming soon in a separate post and tablet apps were posted earlier today.

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

Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here:

Featured Game

Today's game roundup is sponsored by Solitaire Challenge (Online) from Lasting.

Jul

9 Android 3.0+ Apps For Honeycomb Tablets From The Last 2 Weeks (7/3/11 - 7/17/11)

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Applications, Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, Games, Honeycomb 3.0/3.1/3.2, News, Tablets

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 2 weeks or so.

This edition focuses only on new tablet apps or ones that added Honeycomb support. Regular apps and games are coming soon.

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

SwiftKey Tablet X

One of the best keyboards Android has to offer with prediction algorithms that are second to none now in a sleek, multi-themed, tablet-optimized package.

Jul

From Koush, The Maker Of ClockworkMod Recovery, Comes DeskSMS, A Gtalk/Gmail<->SMS Forwarding App

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Last Updated: August 1st, 2011

Update 8/1/11: DesktopSMS is now just DeskSMS.

There are quite a few "remote SMS" apps on the Market, but none quite like ClockworkMod's DesktopSMS. Instead of the usually browser plugin, or dedicated web interface front end, DesktopSMS takes a versatile and familiar approach: Gmail. The app will intercept your incoming SMS messages and forward them to either Gmail, Gtalk, or both, so you can reply from your computer or tablet. Once the sent message hits the receiving end, it looks as if it came directly from your phone, so there's no confusion.

DesktopSMS is currently in open beta, so there may be some bugs - hit up ClockworkMod's official Facebook page if you run into any issues!

Jul

[New App] Redfin Real Estate Comes To Android, But Only In Certain Areas

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Attention would-be homeowners: Redfin Real Estate released its official Android in app into the Android Market! It's a well laid out app, with all the bells and whistles to improve the overall quality of your house hunting experience. It offers an MLS powered search with "up to the minute" results, the ability to easily find homes and open houses in your area using geolocation, and it stays fully synchronized with your Redfin account. This ensures that all of your Redfin activity stays current, as everything that do on the website stays synced with your mobile and vice-versa.