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Sep

How Getjar's New Gold Program Is Treating Its Participating Developers, As Told By One Of Them

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Applications, News

Until recently, Amazon's Appstore for Android has been the only game in town when it comes to (legally) obtaining paid apps for free. Getjar has changed that, however, by beginning the Getjar Gold Program which offers an entire catalogue of paid apps absolutely free and without ads. It would seem that Getjar's new program is a huge success, at least in the case of one development company.

Mobisoft, developers of Imperio RDP remote desktop client, released a press statement recently reporting on the company's experience thus far with Getjar Gold, boasting "three times the revenue" in its first week as part of the program over revenue generated by the Android Market.

Sep

Market Updated to 3.1.5, And We've Got The APK Fresh From The Internets

Posted by Ron Amadeo in Applications, News

Some users are reporting a +0.0.2 update to the Android Market. So far we don't know if anything big has changed. The tiny version increment suggest bug fixes only, but you never know...

Anyway, because we love you, we've mirrored the APK here for you to try out. Check your version first though, you may have already updated! We'll update this post if we spot anything new, and you let us know if you spot anything new. Teamwork.

Source: XDA Developers (Thanks Ashish!)

Sep

GAMEVIL Adds Another Title To Its Ranks, Releases 'DESTINIA' To The Android Market

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Games, News

If you're a fan of GAMEVIL and its lineup of pretty incredible game titles like the Zenonia series, then you'll be glad to know that it has released yet another RPG-style game into the Market today entitled Destinia.

In Destinia, you play the roll of an Imperial Guard member thrown in jail for defying an order to murder innocents. You're nursed back to health by the rebel princess Crystal, with whom you form an allegiance to overthrow the Empire. Yay!

The game has the familiar Gamevil look about it, offering visually stimulating graphics and special effects. Also in line with that familiar style, you'll find a rich and in-depth storyline and a wide range of character customization, including three classes, six subclasses, and thirty-nine skill trees.

Sep

12 Best Android 3.0+ Apps For Honeycomb Tablets From The Last 2 Weeks (9/3/11 - 9/21/11)

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Applications, Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, Games, 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 include ratings and pricing info.

Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here.

For Tablets

Antipaper Notes HD

Can't ever have enough note-taking apps on tablets, right? I love the UI on this one - it's absolutely gorgeous.

Sep

[Mobile Security App Shootout, Part 15] Kaspersky Mobile Security Offers Familiar Security Features, Adds Few New Twists

Posted by Liam Spradlin in App Reviews, Applications, Mobile Security App Shootout

Kaspersky, a huge name in computer security, not only protects your home and office computers, but your Android device as well. Kaspersky Mobile Security, now in its 9th revision, is a robust app packing anti-virus, anti-malware, call blocking, and theft/loss protection into one lightweight package.

At A Glance

Kaspersky's security solution for Android comes in a relatively lightweight app, costing only 1.5MB in storage. The app's loss/theft protection relies totally on SMS commands, meaning your phone is still protected even if data is turned off. Personally, I always like to see an online interface option, because it makes using the app that much easier in case you've lost your handset and don't have someone with a cell phone handy to send commands to your device.

Sep

[New LWP] Neon Microcosm Gives You A Head Spinning Look At A Colony Of Cells

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Applications, News

I am not a big fan of live wallpapers. They provide me with eye candy for a few minutes before I completely lose interest and start playing Cut The Rope. However, sometimes live wallpapers can be informative or so compelling that they deserve a second look. The Neon Microcosm Free LWP is one such live wallpaper that is not particularly useful but is aesthetically pleasing.

This live wallpaper hurtles you around a colony of glowing cells and if you purchase the paid version you can also tap the screen to generate new cells and select their colour.

If you want to show off your shiny new Android phone to your friends, there is no better way to do so than having this wallpaper on display.

Sep

Google Voice May Finally Be Coming To The Rest Of The World

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Applications, News, Rumors

Finally! After being limited to US users for the past 2 years, it looks like Google Voice may finally be opening up to the rest of the world. The Next Web has been informed by Jens Redmer, Google's European Director of Business Development, that "Google is currently 'dogfooding' its telephony service Google Voice in Europe ahead of a planned launch outside the US".

Google Voice is a telecommunications and VoIP service developed by Google that allows users (until now limited to residents in the US) to make domestic and international calls from their mobile phone, the Android and iPhone app, the web app, and/or by dialling their personal Google Voice number.

Sep

Amazon Offering $2.00 Appstore Credit In Exchange For A Simple Tweet

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Applications, News

Amazon's Appstore for Android is well known for handing out paid apps for free, but normally users don't have a choice in which apps are offered up. Amazon is currently running a promotion that changes that, however, offering a $2.00 credit to anyone who follows @amazonappstore and allows Amazon to tweet a special message on their behalf.

Getting the credit is as easy as pressing a button, and sending out one promotional tweet is a small price to pay for $2.00 worth of free apps. If you're interested, check out the promotion page on amazon.com here and enjoy your free app(s).

Sep

Hulu Plus App Updated, Brings Improved Performance And Support For Nine More Devices

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Applications, News

The Hulu Plus app for Android has just been updated to v1.0.139 and adds support for 9 new devices:

HTC Incredible 2
HTC EVO 3D
HTC Sensation
Motorola Droid 3
Motorola Bionic
Motorola X2
LG Revolution
LG G2x
HTC Flyer

The only other change that's listed is "Improved playback performance." A small update, but significant for the devices it adds.

Here's to hoping that they continue to add devices at a healthy clip!

What's in this version:

Improved playback performance

Added support for 8 additional handsets: HTC Incredible 2, HTC Evo 3D, HTC Sensation, Motorola Droid 3, Motorola Bionic, Motorola X2, LG Revolution, LG G2X

Added support for 1 additional tablet: HTC Flyer

[Source: Android Market]

Sep

Google+ Beta Brings Open Signups And Updated Android App With Tons Of New Features

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Applications, News

Just as some were speculating that Google's invite-only signup system for their latest social networking venture would be its eventual downfall, the Google Mobile blog announced that Google+ is transitioning into beta, bringing open signups with it.

That isn't the only change Google has cooked up, though. Google+ has been updated with a host of new features in an effort by Google to show how fast they can implement users' "most requested features."

Perhaps the most exciting change to Google+ is the addition of Hangouts to the mobile app with the v1.07 update. This means you can execute group video chats from just about anywhere, using a clean, simple interface similar to the Google+ online interface.