“It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters has established a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth. Unfortunately the evil Darth Vader discovers their hideout, and the desperate Rebel birds must escape the AT-ATs and Pigtroopers hot on their trail....
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- YouTube Direct Link Rovio just released Angry Birds Star Wars for Android, Windows Phone 8 and iOS devices. In the video above, we review the new game on the Google Nexus 7 Android tablet. It’s actually quite fun as it brings new aspects and gameplay mechanics to the series. The game still revolves...
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We’ve seen smartphones integrated with facial recognition technology and fingerprint readers in the past. Well, this brief clip from CEATEC 2012 shows a demo of KDDI’s new palm print authentication app for Android smartphones. It essentially allows users to unlock their devices using the rear camera and an app that registers and scans your...
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As expected, Adobe is following through with their plans to discontinue Flash Player for mobile web browsers, particularly on the Android platform. Devices running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean won’t have access to the Flash Player browser plugin in the Google Play Store at all. Current smartphones or tablets with Flash certification, basically devices running...
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The Google Play Store, formerly Android Market, received an update for select devices already running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Asus Nexus 7 from Google I/O 2012). We’re not sure when other iterations of Android will receive the update over the air by official means, but you can manually download the...
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Rovio has released their newest game, Angry Birds Space! Android and iOS gamers can now experience the Angry Birds phenomenon all over again with newly introduced zero-gravity physics and slow-motion puzzles across 60 interstellar levels. The game also features new birds, new superpowers and will be updated regularly like the other titles. Check out...
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True to their word, Asus has released a bootloader unlock tool for the Transformer Prime Android tablet. You can head to Asus’ support site now to download the app/APK file, but just keep in mind you must be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and unlocking will completely void your warranty. Enjoy! Source:...
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One of the big upsides about Amazon’s Kindle Fire is the Silk Web Browser that comes preloaded on the tablet. Silk is notable for using the cloud to process and render pages. Well, the creative minds at XDA-developers have successfully ported the Silk browser to other Android devices. The kicker is that you’ll need...
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Swype has received a significant update to build v3.6 (Beta), adding Dragon Dictation for speech to text input, support for over 50 languages, and advanced language modeling. Head on past the break to get a description of the new features. Dragon Dictation You’ve mastered text-entry using your finger, now get ready to use the...
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A new version of the Android Market is currently rolling out to devices. You’ll eventually get it automatically on your device, but if you’d like to skip the wait and get it now, head over to multi-upload for the Android Market build 3.4.4 APK file. The most noticeable difference between this version and the...
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The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich keyboard port (for use on Gingerbread/Froyo), which was recently released to the Android Market by johntanmi, has been updated. You’ll be happy to hear voice input now works like a charm. We’ve also filmed an updated video demo to showcase the speech to text feature, typing, word suggestions/corrections,...
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Update: the keyboard port has been updated with working voice input! Check out our updated video. The new keyboard from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has been extracted and tweaked to work with Android 2.2 Froyo and 2.3 Gingerbread smartphones. Yes, that’s right, the keyboard that’s featured on the hot, new Samsung Galaxy Nexus....
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Drift Mania Championship for Android is free today through the Amazon Appstore (promotion ends November 3 at 3AM ET). Check out the list of features and promo video below. FEATURES: •Drift and Practice mode •Cutting edge control system including a variable throttle system and hydraulic handbrake •7 vehicles with unique specs (traction, horsepower, torque...
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Apparently, a new update to the redesigned Android Market is starting to roll-out to devices. You can either wait to get the update automatically, which could take weeks, or download the latest Market 3.3.11 APK file now and manually install it. Unlike the previous update, it’s recommended not to install it on Honeycomb tablets,...
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Released back in March for $2.99 in the Android Market, Read It Later Pro for Android is now free today through the Amazon Appstore (promotion ends October 18 at 3AM ET). The handy application lets you save any web page or video on your phone, tablet, or browser to view later (even offline) in...
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