Gmail changes for Android leak via Google+

A few pictures of a revamped Gmail for Android have surfaced, showing a slight update to the app. It reminds many of the Google+ update that slid in recently, and … Continue reading

How to Keep Your Android Apps From Lagging

How to Keep Your Android Apps From Lagging

When faced with a buggy, slow-loading Android app, try clearing the cache.

    



Quixey Wants to Unite Your Apps Into One Searchable Mega-Service

Quixey Wants to Unite Your Apps Into One Searchable Mega-Service

Quixey, a longtime provider of app search services, wants to move beyond simple app discovery and instead focus on the data contained within those apps.

    



Always Know Who’s Calling With Custom Phone Vibrations

Always Know Who’s Calling With Custom Phone Vibrations

There are plenty of situations that warrant using your phone’s vibrate-only mode. But that buzzing in your pocket won’t tell you if someone important is calling. Luckily, this is easy to fix.

    



Stream Videos From Your Android Phone to Practically Any Set-Top Box

Stream Videos From Your Android Phone to Practically Any Set-Top Box

The simple act of beaming something from your phone to a set-top box, like say a Roku, can be needlessly complicated. A new app called AllCast from developer ClockworkMod makes it super simple to view the photos and videos on your phone on virtually an connected TV platform.

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Google Play Newsstand Is Your Personalized Feed of Stuff to Read

Google Play Newsstand Is Your Personalized Feed of Stuff to Read

Google is overhauling its approach to serving you articles and news. With "Newsstand" Google’s taking another shot at building a one-stop app for all the different stuff you might want to read online. It’s a bit like Flipboard meets your magazine subscriptions in a single application for your phone.

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Access Thousands of Repair Guides (And Add Your Own) With iFixit’s Android App

Access Thousands of Repair Guides (And Add Your Own) With iFixit’s Android App

When it comes to teardowns and repairs, iFixit is one of our favorite go-to sources. The site contains thousands of useful guides, and with the launch of its rebuilt Android app today, you can now start adding your own to …

    



Plan an Epic Night on the Town With These Adventurous Apps

Plan an Epic Night on the Town With These Adventurous Apps

Enchanted evenings don’t just happen. Good times take some serious planning. Optimize your playtime with these free smartphone apps.

    



Download These Apps for an All-American, Blue-Blooded Labor Day

Download These Apps for an All-American, Blue-Blooded Labor Day

Nothing compliments a good yacht waxing like a finely curated collection of smartphone apps.

    



What’s Your Favorite Weather App?

What's Your Favorite Weather App?

I live in a city where most people consider the weather to be perfect but I actually think that the weather doesn’t truly exist here. Whatever, it’s nice. But even in the most loveliest, mildest place, the dog days of summer can get pretty unbearable. That’s probably the only time I ever look at the weather app on my phone. And that’s probably the only time I realize how crappy my choice of weather app is.

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