Dec 12

Get your Doodle Jump and Flight Control on as the Android Market sale continues into day 7

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On the seventh day of the Android Market sale, your true love should give you Super KO Boxing 2. Or Flight Control, or Flick Soccer, or any of the other seven apps available today for ten cents. If you haven’t been following along the past week, Google’s been celebrating its ten billionth Android app download by offering a ten-day sale, and today’s offerings — ten in total — are rife with games and a couple returning favorites. Everything you see in the above screenshot is available for a dime, so head over to the source link if there’s something you’ve been pining for, or if you’re just trying to collect the whole set.

Get your Doodle Jump and Flight Control on as the Android Market sale continues into day 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 31

The New Essential Apps October 2011

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iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone 7. We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! More »

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Oct 18

RIM announces PlayBook 2.0 Developer Beta and Runtime, marries Android to BlackBerry

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Research in Motion announced the developer beta of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 today at its annual DevCon event. The new beta will be released today, and has a few goodies that we’ve been waiting a long time for: namely, BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps and the BlackBerry Plug-In for Android Development Tools, which will give developers the opportunity to bring their Android apps to the PlayBook. Also coming along for the ride is support for Adobe AIR 3, Flash Player 11 and WebGL, a new tech that enables hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to show in the browser without needing additional software. Needless to say, this changes the ballgame a bit for Waterloo. Sounds great, but is it enough to keep the company’s head above water? Remains to be seen, but check out the press release after the break to get the full scoop, and head over to the Runtime site to get started.

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RIM announces PlayBook 2.0 Developer Beta and Runtime, marries Android to BlackBerry originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 03

Microsoft adding new features to Hotmail over ‘the coming weeks,’ releases an Android app

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When we heard Microsoft was holding a press event called “Give Hotmail a Second Look,” we wondered if a full-on redesign was in store. The answer happens to be a resounding “no,” but the software giant is rolling out a raft of new features to its 365 million-some-odd users. This includes an Android app with two-way email, contact and calendar syncing (!), along with a slew of updates to Hotmail’s web interface. First up, you can now automatically categorize incoming mail as newsletters, and then either trash ’em or sweep them to a folder. Additionally, an “Unsubscribe” feature lets you do just that, with Hotmail handling the dirty work of blocking future newsletters from that sender, as well as asking the company to kindly stop spamming you. Moving along, flagged messages will now sit at the top of the inbox so that they don’t get lost in the morass of incoming mail. If you like, you can program Hotmail to automatically flag messages with a particular subject line, from a certain sender, et cetera. Meanwhile, “Scheduled Cleanup” automatically deletes messages after a certain number of days have passed — a good way to cut through that pile of unused Groupon alerts. Other updates include the ability to manage and edit folders and apply categories to individual emails — all inline. And, last but not least, you’ll now see so-called Instant Actions (e.g., “delete,” “flag”) when you hover over messages. We’ve got a few screenshots below, and you can also hit the source link for some extra details, straight from the horse’s mouth.

Gallery: Microsoft’s “Give Hotmail a Second Look” announcement

Microsoft adding new features to Hotmail over ‘the coming weeks,’ releases an Android app originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 30

The New Essential Apps September 2011

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iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone 7. We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! More »

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Sep 29

RIM details Android compatibility, apps written with NDK see Canadian visas declined

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While you’re undoubtedly aware that the PlayBook will gain the ability to run Android apps at some point, RIM’s come clean with specifics as to which ones will run on the biggest BlackBerry. According to Thinq, engineers from the Canuck company confirmed that the upcoming compatibility layer will not support apps written with the NDK — you know, wares written in C instead of the typical one-two Java / Dalvik punch. Also on the chopping block are those that incorporate Google Maps, in-app billing or Mountain View’s text-to-speech engine. Similarly, live wallpaper and applications that use VoIP or have more than one activity linked to the launcher are also on the outs. It’s been decreed then: don’t expect a fantastical bevy of apps to make the jump sans elbow grease, which if we’re honest, is about right given the other news out of Waterloo.

RIM details Android compatibility, apps written with NDK see Canadian visas declined originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sep 16

Gimme Music, American Photo, the Invisible Universe and More

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In this week’s app roundup: music, discovered; 9/11, remembered with photographs; the Invisible Universe, seen; languages, translated; boarding passes, re-imagined; NBC, TNT, TBS, iPadded; turntable.FM, iPhoned; browsers, dolphined; and much, much more. More »

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Sep 02

Vonage launches Android app for free international calling, still no service to Brodo Asogi

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Just in time for Tante Lulu’s birthday in Gstaad, Vonage launched its Extensions app for free long-distance calling from your Android phone. With a quick download, homesick relatives can tap into their existing Vonage VoIP service from a Google-powered phone to call globally without racking up terribly expensive additional mobile charges. The catch? It requires a VoIP international calling plan before you can start dialing friends worldwide. Also, pricing is subject to your existing calling plan and it doesn’t support messaging like some other similar apps, including Fring and Viber. For existing Vonage users, it’s certainly a sweet added feature, leaving you no excuse but to call Auntie Lulu.

[Thanks, Val]

Vonage launches Android app for free international calling, still no service to Brodo Asogi originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 30

Jawbone announces Icon HD headset with improved audio, ‘Nerd’ adapter for making PC-based VoIP calls

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It’s been the better part of a year since we’ve seen a new Jawbone headset, and in that time the outfit’s clearly been focusing less on brainstorming cutesy names for its Bluetooth earpieces and more on tweaking the sound quality. The company just announced the Icon HD, whose wideband speaker is 25 percent larger than the original Icon’s, and which lets you pause and play songs and podcasts by pressing a button on the headset. The real story, though, isn’t the Icon HD, but The Nerd, a questionably named add-on that plugs into your computer’s USB port, allowing the headset to field VoIP calls from PCs and Macs, in addition to ones coming through to your cellphone. The hook here — aside from the added functionality — is that it’s a plug-n-play device that doesn’t require any software installation. It’s almost as if — wait for it — a nerd took the reins and set up wireless VoIP calling for you. The pair’s on sale as a bundle for $139, and will hit brick-and-mortar stores soon. In other news, Jawbone’s Companion for Android app, which displays headsets’ battery life among other vitals, is now out of the testing phase and ready for general consumption. Full PR after the break.

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Jawbone announces Icon HD headset with improved audio, ‘Nerd’ adapter for making PC-based VoIP calls originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 12

Facebook Messenger, Cocktails, Super 8 Cams, Panoramic Pictures and More

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In this week’s app roundup: pictures, turned panoramic; videos, made flickery; messages, killed by Facebook; cocktails, made and drank; NYC, re-affirmed as the best city; graffiti, virtualized; people, sculpted; penises, played with and much, much more. More »

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