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Mar

Evernote For Android Updated To Version 3.6, Brings Audio Notes, Larger Thumbnails, And Improved Widgets

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

If you haven't tried out Evernote, you're missing out. It is, hands-down, one of the best note-taking applications for Android. It's not just on Android, though - it's cross platform and always in-sync. This means you always have your notes with you wherever you may be.

Today, the Evernote team added an array of useful features to its already impressive app, including

audio notes with speech-to-text transcriptions,
improvements to note lists and larger thumbnails,
the ability to disable auto-titling,
improved legibility of the settings screen,
a feature to help discover more of what Evernote has to offer on Android tablets,
and a "major" update to widgets.

Mar

Babbel Comes To Android, Helps You Learn A New Language From Your Mobile

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

How many times have you said to yourself "I'd really love to learn a new language, but I just don't have the time"? Ten? Fourty? Three-hundred-twelve? Well, good news - you can learn the basics of a new language as you have time, all on your mobile, thanks to a series of new apps from Babbel.

Babbel helps you learn a new language using similar methods to that parents and teachers use to teach children how to speak - by association. It shows you the item, shows the word, and speaks the word aloud, so there's never any question on how to pronounce said word.

Mar

Handcent SMS 4.0 Leaves Beta, Hits The Play Store With New Features And New UI In Tow

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

All you Handcent loyalists should love this one - your favorite SMS app just received a pretty major up to version 4.0 in the Play Store. If you've been testing the open beta for the last several weeks, then none of these changes should be surprising to you, but if you haven't been in the beta loop, this version brings several new features:

What's in this version:

Main update of Handcent,include universal messaging with free Handcent talk services and new style user interface

Handcent Talk service,send FREE messages/picture to android & iPhone (Coming soon) users easily,fast,security

Support ICS+SGS2,won't send double messages

Support Group mms with iPhone,useful for US networks

First version of Handcent SMS for jailbreak iPhone released

New Handcent website

The update is live in the Play Store right now, so go ahead and hit the widget to grab it.

Mar

Seesmic Pro Hits The Play Store - Removes Newly Implemented Ads And Combines Facebook And Twitter Into One Stream

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

If you're a fan of Seesmic, then you may have noticed an update hit the Store earlier today that brings a number of new features, including Instagram embedding, the ability to upload images directly to Twitter, and the arrival of ads. While the latter will surely make some users rage, there is actually a good reason for this: the Pro version hit the Store today, as well.

The Pro version not only gets rid of the ads (so you get the same familiar Seesmic that you're used to), but it also brings the ability to combine your Facebook and Twitter streams into one.

Mar

[Review] Temple Run (The Real One!) Finally Makes It To Android, Was Definitely Worth The Wait

Posted by John Thompson in Game Reviews, Games

After countless bad copies, the official Temple Run game has finally hit the Google Play store! Like the iOS version, it's available for free and contains no adverts anywhere in the game. You can, however, make in-app purchases of coins to help you buy various items from the store as you progress. We'll cover that in a bit more detail later on, but for now, let's jump right in to the review!

Gameplay

When you load Temple Run for the first time, you're thrown straight into a game with a few pointers that allow you to get to grips with the controls and the aims of the game.

Mar

First Alpha Build Of Utter! Released With Limited Functionality, Goes By The Name Of (N)utter, Still Reads Your Mind

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Applications, News

About a month and a half ago, we posted about a highly impressive voice control app named "Utter!". Siri competitors are a dime a dozen nowadays, but Utter! is a lot more HAL than Siri:

Want a add a calendar appointment? Tell Utter, and it'll take care of it. Get travel details, find out the weather, and launch applications - all child's play for Utter, and all done using native applications instead of just simple searches.

Actually, that's just scratching the surface for Utter - if you watch the entire 22 minute video, you'll see the developer, brandall of XDA, use Utter to set his CPU governor (yes, it asks for superuser permissions), reboot into the bootloader, and even have a conversation.

Mar

[Updated] The Real Temple Run Finally Comes To Android - Download It Now

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Games, News

After countless fakes, the real Temple Run is finally here. That's right - it is legit and available right on schedule, March 27th (looks like it happened Eastern time).

Even better news - it's free. Presumably, there are in-app purchases or ads, but we'll figure that out once we give it a go.

Update: No ads so far, but you can purchase coins for $0.99 or more (see the last screenshot below).

In the meantime, why don't you do that as well? I'll see you back here in a few hours. Or days. I won't judge.

Just remember to register for Google I/O in the morning, if you're thinking of going - don't forget, registration starts 7 a.m.

Mar

2Do Is A Gorgeous To-Do List App With Premium Features, Comes At A Premium Price Of $7

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Applications, News

Android has had some powerful to-do lists dating all the way back to Cupcake, but few are quite as nice-looking as 2Do, a recent entry (although Astrid's new design might be a solid contender). The $7 to-do list (yes, you read that right) does it's best to make itself worth the money. Tabbed calendars, the ability to attach photos, starred tasks, and a selection of themes make it one of the nicer to-do lists we've used. It even has support for the Galaxy Note's S Pen.

The app strikes a nice balance between its obvious iOS-heritage and implementing ICS style guidelines.

Mar

[Review] Another World For Android Comes With Updated Graphics And Controls, Remains Just As Haunting As The Original

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Game Reviews, Games

Some of you out there may remember Another World, a cult classic video game that's seen life on a number of platforms since its 1991 debut. Well, the minds at DotEmu have brought Another World back again, this time to Android, and with HD graphics.

For those who aren't familiar with Another World, the game follows the story of Lester Knight Chaykin, a physicist who finds himself on a strange alien planet after a bolt of lightning hits his lab during a particle collision. Lester is soon enslaved by an alien race, and must escape with the help of another imprisoned alien.