In an effort to educate and safeguard the nation’s public from cyber attacks, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (iC3) has recently issued a warning about Android malware, citing two new malicious applications and its impact to the unsuspecting user. The two malicious applications in question are Loozfon and FinFinisher. According to the… Read more
Great news for Android gamers, as the highly acclaimed action RPG, The Bard’s Tale, is now on sale for only $2.99 from Google Play. That is half the price of the original launch price of $5.95. The game has been reviewed as one of Android’s best and has been released across multiple platforms seeing success universally. The title brings 20-30 hours of… Read more
Are you eagerly awaiting one of the year’s biggest and most wanted Android game, Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour? Well Gameloft has just uploaded the first episode in a series of developer diaries for the upcoming shooter. Currently the game is listed as coming to Android this fall, but thus far only a teaser trailer has been shown. Below we’ve… Read more
Microsoft will be launching their upcoming Windows 8 and Windows 8 Phone in the very near future, and to accompany the new devices, they will once again be making a big push into the world of digital music with its new Xbox Music service. The new service, which will be available across Windows 8 devices and the Xbox 360, will not be limited to… Read more
Yesterday we reported on the recent Google Play update along with the changes that would be coming with the 3.9.16 APK. Right away, users were able to identify key changes such as the removal of apps from the “My Apps” listing as well as an enhanced notification system. Well courtesy of Android Police, a recent scan of the latest Google Play… Read more
If there is one issue, one single standalone issue that I have with Gmail app on Android, it has long been the lack of a pinch-to-zoom feature. I don’t know what has caused such a lengthy delay in Google bringing this feature to their very own built in app, but it’s been far too long. Thankfully, today we have some good news, nay, the amazing news… Read more
Today Opera has updated their popular Opera Mobile browser for Android. This version – 12.1 – brings some solid adjustments that further improve and stabilize the app. From a feature set standpoint, this new version brings with it increased security that warns users of potentially malicious sites prior to actually visiting the said sites…. Read more
This is one Angry Birds spinoff I can get behind as Rovio announces plans to launch an tie-in with Star Wars, a movie icon that needs no introduction. Launching worldwide on November 8th, the game “will combine all the fun of the classic Angry Birds and Angry Birds Space with the characters, stories and settings of the epic space fantasy, Star… Read more
Games are always a good way to kill some time on your phone and this week’s Featured App Friday app aims to enrich that experience a little bit by offering high-quality gameplay and graphics. The Dark Knight Rises mobile game by Gameloft is a top-notch game for Android that’s based on a top-notch movie. At $6.99 it can be a bit pricey but it’s worth… Read more
Over the past year, Google has made it a point to communicate the wins of their Android platform. On a daily basis, Android is experiencing 1.3 Million unique activations, Android phones account for 68% of the smartphone market, and the top OEM handset manufacturer, Samsung, has benefited greatly from sales of its Android based Galaxy SIII models…. Read more
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