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Jul 18, 2014

Nokia’s MixRadio spinning off into a standalone music streaming service; Might come to Android and iOS

Yesterday, Microsoft announced one of the most brutal job cuts ever in the industry, which would see more than 18, 000 people lose their job over the next year. The company also announced that it

APPS

Jul 16, 2014

Chrome for Android updated with improved text rendering for non-mobile sites

Chrome for Android is perhaps the best browser available for Android devices, especially because of the fact that it can sync with Chrome on other devices as long as a user is signed in with

ANDROID WEAR

Jul 15, 2014

Minuum Keyboard demoed on the LG G Watch

For those who don't like their virtual keyboards taking too much space on a phone's display, Minuum is perhaps the best keyboard app available for Android. Its minimalistic approach means it's also

APPS

Jul 14, 2014

Journey: An Android journaling app you will want to use

There was a time, back when I was a teenager, when I kept a daily journal, noting the little things in my everyday life. That habit died abruptly but my love of writing never did.

APPS

Jul 12, 2014

5 Great video players for Android

As our Android phones' screens get larger and tablets become more mainstream, watching videos — be it short ones or longer movies — becomes a prevalent use case scenario. That's why it's essential to find

APPS

Jul 11, 2014

Enable native Chromecast screen mirroring on your Android device with this app

A couple of days ago, Google started rolling out an update for Chromecast that introduced the ability to natively mirror the screen of selected Android devices to any Chromecast connected TV. Thanks to developer r3pwn

ANDROID WEAR

Jul 10, 2014

4 Android Wear apps you never knew you wanted

When Android Wear was showcased at Google I/O last month, some interesting apps were demo'ed with it, like Lyft for calling a car, Eat24 for ordering food, and Allthecooks for step-by-step

APPS

Jul 9, 2014

Commandr allows you to toggle system settings using Google Now

Even after so many updates, Google Now and Voice Actions don't allow users to toggle system settings using simple voice commands. A new app -- Commandr -- from the developer of OpenMic+ solves this problem and

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jul 7, 2014

MX Player test build adds support for Android L

If you're running the developer preview release of Android L on your Nexus 5 or 7 and you have tried to either use the regular Play Store version of MX Player or other video

APPS

Jul 1, 2014

Google Docs update brings support for Android L, editing Word documents [Update: Sheets, too]

Google Docs hasn't been available for Android devices for long, but Google is already pushing out a rather huge update to its document editing app. Among the major changes are support for Android L,

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jun 27, 2014

Android L Keyboard ported to other KitKat running devices [Download]

Android L comes with a new version of Google Keyboard, complete with a flatter looking theme -- giving it a very modern and sleek look. The keyboard was also present in the Android L factory images

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jun 26, 2014

Google Slides lands on the Play Store; Drive gets native office integration and UI revamp

Google has finally released the Slides app on the Play Store, more than a month after it had released the Google Docs and Sheets apps on the Play Store. The app works just like the

APPS

Jun 22, 2014

File Wrangler is a free and very simple Android file browser

There is no shortage of file browsers and managers on Android. Most of them have been developed years ago and continue to evolve and add features, others are comparatively new but also feature-packed. But

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Jun 20, 2014

Google Play Books and Movies roll out into new countries

Having an international roll-out of your services isn't the easiest thing to do, and even if Google Play's individual services have been around for quite some time now, they're still not

APPS

Jun 19, 2014

Google Drive and Hangouts updated with slight improvements

Google continues to do its best to make sure that the applications it has available in the Google Play Store, and it has quite a few, stay up-to-date. This week, Google has decided

APPS

Jun 19, 2014

Parallels Access Review: It’s never been easier to control your computer from your phone

Rarely have I been as impressed by a remote access application as I have by the newly released Parallels Access for Android. Where most other solutions are complicated to set up, clumsy to use, or

APPS

Jun 19, 2014

Google releases the stock Email app on the Play Store

Google has just released the stock Android Email app on the Play Store for easily and constantly updating it down the line. Don't confuse this app with the stock Gmail app though. Both are

APPS

Jun 18, 2014

Waze 3.8 makes it easier than ever to track your friends

When you're trying to get somewhere to meet up with friends, one of the things that can take your eyes off the road and slow the process down is endless phone calls and text