Posts Tagged ‘ apps ’

SkyDroid Golf GPS app is free today (normally $2)

April 10, 2011
golf app for android

If you enjoy spending your weekends golfing, then you’ll be happy to hear that SkyDroid – Golf GPS is free today via the Amazon Appstore. The app, which normally costs $1.99, turns your Android smartphone into a personal caddy and Golf GPS rangefinder, which in turn helps lower your scores. It basically shows you...
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Akinator: play 20 questions with your Android (free today)

April 8, 2011
20 questions for android

Akinator is today’s free Android app of the day, courtesy of the Amazon Appstore. The game basically allows you to play 20 questions with your Android smartphone. Akinator, the Web Genius, will try to guess who you are thinking of, real of fictional, after asking you a series of questions. If Akinator happens to...
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WatchESPN app for iOS, coming to Android soon (video)

April 7, 2011
watchESPN android

Today, ESPN launched their latest iOS app, called WatchESPN (iTunes link). As the app’s name implies, it allows live streaming of some of their main channels: ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3 and ESPN U. It’s free for those who subscribe to ESPN through Time Warner Cable, Brighthouse Networks, or Verizon FIOS TV. ESPN also...
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Get answers with WolframAlpha Android app (free today)

April 7, 2011
wolfram alpha for android

Today’s free Android app is WolframAlpha, an online service that answers factual questions. Normally $1.99, you can grab it for free for the next 24 hours or so from the Amazon Appstore. Description: Find out how much vitamin C is in a bowl of ice cream. Learn what European country has the fourth largest...
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Windows Phone 7 fast app switching hack demoed (video)

April 6, 2011
windows phone 7 multitasking hack

Jaxbot has developed a third party solution for fast app switching (essentially a task switcher) on Windows Phone 7. The video below shows the hack in action, and as you can see, it’s activated by half-pressing the camera key. This allows the user to pull up a preview panel of apps for quick switching....
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PicSay Pro Android photo editing app is free today

April 6, 2011
picsay pro photo editor app

The award winning PicSay Pro photo editing app for Android is free today via the Amazon Appstore. Normally $4.25, PicSay Pro allows you to do the following to your photos: sharpen, remove red eye, crop & straighten, distort, insert cutouts of other pictures, paint, make color splash out of black-and-white pictures, add text, word...
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Google’s latest Android music app leaks, grab it now

April 5, 2011
android 3.0 music app

A test version of Google’s latest Android music app has leaked out, and is now available for download thanks to Tech From 10. Android Music 3.0 offers streaming options and Honeycomb music-like features to rival Amazon’s cloud music player. Google Gallery, Camera, and Desk Clock apps also leaked out, but were not able to...
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How to use Android, Windows Phone 7 & iPhone apps with Nintendo 3DS Augmented Reality software (video)

March 31, 2011
nintendo 3ds ar cards with windows phone 7

In this video, we show you how you can use a couple of Android and Windows Phone 7 apps in place of the flimsy paper cards for the Nintendo 3DS and its augmented reality system. Both apps are free in the Andriod Market and Windows Phone 7 Marketplace, and they feature all six AR...
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Mozilla finally launches Firefox 4.0 for Android (video)

March 29, 2011
firefox 4.0 android app

Mozilla has finally removed all the developmental tags from their Firefox 4.0 mobile web browser and released it to the Android Market. It’s free and promises blazing fast speeds compared to the default browser, though it’s still missing Flash support. That being said, it’s come a long way with some compelling features for a...
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Another HTC EVO 3D hands-on with 3D gaming teaser (video)

March 23, 2011
htc evo 3d splinter cell

We were so intrigued by Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D (check out our first EVO 3D hands-on video), that we went back for another look. This time, we get a glimpse of a Splinter Cell 3D gaming teaser. The game will be launched with the EVO 3D and if it’s anything like the teaser, it...
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Amazon AppStore, Angry Birds Rio released for Android

March 22, 2011
Amazon-Appstore ANGRY BIRDS RIO

The all new Amazon AppStore is now live, and to welcome new users, they’re making Angry Birds Rio available for free. After the initial launch day, the Angry Birds game based on the animated feature film Rio will be 99 cents. Beyond the popular franchise game, 3,800 applications are available at launch and you’ll...
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SuperTube: new WP7 YouTube app (video review)

March 20, 2011
supertube windows phone 7 youtube app

SuperTube is a new YouTube app for Windows Phone 7 that allows you to view videos in HD. Although you can stream in good clarity, the app is missing traditional YouTube features like subscriptions, ratings and the commenting system. However, it does offer one feature that you won’t find with other apps, which is...
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Comica: Windows Phone 7 comic strips app (video)

March 18, 2011
comics windows phone 7

Comica is relatively new Windows Phone 7 app for viewing some of your favorite comic strips. It syndicates feeds from popular comic channels including: Daily Dilbert, Amazing Super Powers, Antics Comics, BC Comics, Calamities of Nature, Comedy Central, Cyanide & happiness, Doghouse diaries, Jokes2go, Laugh it Out, Luke Surl, Non Sequitur, Pearls before Swine,...
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New Android app: FatBooth (original, not Fatty Booth) (video)

March 16, 2011
fat booth for android

FatBooth, which was just released by PiVi & Co to the Android Market, is one of those funny apps that you can’t resist trying even if you don’t plan on ever using it. It allows you to take pictures of friends or family and see what they would look like if they gained a...
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Angry Birds Rio gameplay video, Amazon Appstore exclusive

March 14, 2011
angry birds rio screenshot

Rovio Mobile has just released a teaser video for their upcoming Angry Birds Rio game, which is based on the animated feature film Rio. It will be available on multiple platforms on March 22, and the Android version will be an exclusive on the Amazon Appstore. No word on pricing and we’re assuming Windows...
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