Many of us have fond memories of playing classic games on their old consoles. Many of us still play emulators on Android devices. But now, Sonic The Hedgehog is coming to Android! The game has been modified to fit the widescreen form factor of modern smartphones, providing traditional Sonic gameplay with a few new twists. In the Android version, you… Read more
Quite possibly my favorite Android app in the entire Android ecosystem, SwiftKey just received a bump to version 4.1. Featuring three new themes and plenty of bug fixes and improvements, SwiftKey figured why not throw in a 50% off sale on the app for a limited time. Included in the bug fixes are improved functionality with Opera browser, fixed issue… Read more
If you’re an avid Pinterest user, you’ll be happy to know that the official Pinterest app for Android has been updated to version 1.5, and it comes with some nice improvements. First of all, you will now have the ability to mention friends in comments. And of course, to facilitate that, they also included push notifications so you know when you’ve been… Read more
Play Store comments on apps are the best way to get feedback on your creations. Yes, there will be many trolls and/or idiots who leave bad reviews for reasons you couldn’t think of even if you tried. But there are genuinely good comments with real feedback on how to better those apps. Before, the only way to get a response was to email the developer…. Read more
WeatherSignal launched on the Play Store today, and you may want to check it out. It uses your device to give you information about the weather, and crowd sources that information to record weather patterns on a local level. Using sensors and some clever algorithms, it can tell you pressure, temperature, light intensity, humidity, and magnetic flux…. Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=T99zvrS9wE4 Developer Chris Lacy is pushing out another update to his app Action Launcher Pro. This brings it up to version 1.6, and comes with one feature that makes the launcher a lot more useful. You can now drag apps from the quick drawer to your home screen, instead of having to long press the… Read more
The Nook series of tablets are very similar to the Kindle series, because they both have very deeply customized UIs with custom app stores. They’re Android tablets only because they run Android, not because they even resemble Android anymore. So while they were great deals for the hardware, it was hard to justify the purchase because of the software…. Read more
The Instagram app has been updated to version 3.5, and though it isn’t a big jump, there is one big new feature. It’s called Photos of You, and it allows you to tag people in photos very much like Facebook does. It’s a long awaited feature that’s good to have for those who use Instagram. You can even tag people in older photos, if you wish. They… Read more
Yes, the day has finally come. Recently, the official Twitter for Android app was updated with the Holo UI. However, it was missing one big thing: an action overflow button, better known as a menu button at the top. This meant that settings were only accessible in the last tab on every device, and HTC users had to suffer through having a giant black… Read more
In light of recent events, Google has updated its Play Store policies. As you can see below, app developers are no longer allowed to update their apps in a way that’s not through the Play Store. This is under “Dangerous Products” and basically tries to keep things safe. If an app that follows all Play Store restrictions updates itself outside of the… Read more
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