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N64 emulator ripped off, then kicked out of the Play Store by copycat

N64 emulator ripped off, then kicked out of the Play Store by copycat

09 April 2012 by Discuss (5)

The great thing about open source software is that anybody can use it. The not-so-great thing about open source software… is that anybody can use it. Such was the case with two N64 emulators battling it out on the Google Play Store. According to a massive Reddit thread, the original game emulator was called “Mupen64Plus …

Facebook buys Instagram for a cool billion, service to remain intact

Facebook buys Instagram for a cool billion, service to remain intact

09 April 2012 by Discuss (3)

Instagram has only been available for a week on Android, and it looks like it’s already going to get a major upheaval. Facebook reported that they bought the company this morning. For a billion dollars. That’s Billion with a “B”. The mobile-only photo sharing service has tens of millions of users on iOS and Android, …

Opera Mobile beta gets mobile extension support

Opera Mobile beta gets mobile extension support

09 April 2012 by Discuss (0)

Mobile browsers are a dime a dozen on Android – not even that, since most are actually free. But outside Dolphin Browser HD and Mozilla’s Firefox Mobile, not many allow you to expand the browser’s capabilities with extensions like desktop browsers can. Browser old-timer Opera has just published an experimental release of Opera Mobile (not to …

BlackBerry Playbook to lose Android side-loading for fear of piracy

BlackBerry Playbook to lose Android side-loading for fear of piracy

09 April 2012 by Discuss (22)

Well, so much for that. Just a couple of months after formally introducing the capability to use Android apps on their BlackBerry Plabook tablet, Research In Motion has announced plans to disable the updated OS’ capability to install Android apps outside of the BlackBerry App World. AllThingsD reports that the OS 2.1 update will disable the side-loading …

Skyrim Unlocker concept is all the rage in the Thieves Guild

Skyrim Unlocker concept is all the rage in the Thieves Guild

04 April 2012 by Discuss (1)

I you’ve been following the Android Reddit for the last few days, you’ve probably seen a few concept screens for a lockscreen inspired by Bethesda’s RPG magnum opus, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Well, a developer going by “DaveRun” has finally gotten the ball rolling in earnest, developing a concept app that mimics the console and PC game’s lock-picking …

Winter is coming… so download the Westeros Map from A Game of Thrones

Winter is coming… so download the Westeros Map from A Game of Thrones

30 March 2012 by Discuss (1)

If you’re a fantasy junkie and/or an HBO subscriber, odds are pretty good that you’ve been eagerly awaiting the return of the hit series A Game of Thrones. It’s a serial adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, and HBO’s second season of the show begins on Sunday night. If …

Opera Mini updates to version 7 with hardware acceleration

Opera Mini updates to version 7 with hardware acceleration

28 March 2012 by Discuss (1)

There are a lot of browser options out there for Android, but one from the “old guard” of desktop browser publishers is Opera Mini. This one’s been around a while (longer than Android itself, in fact) but recent updates may merit another look from those who have passed over it before. Version 7, released just today,  includes …

SoulCraft breaks out of the Tegra Zone, available for free on Google Play

SoulCraft breaks out of the Tegra Zone, available for free on Google Play

27 March 2012 by Discuss (0)

We love us some NVIDIA Tegra 3 devices here at Android Community, even if they are a little thin on the ground at the moment. One of the best showpieces for the ASUS Transformer Prime has been SoulCraft, a free action RPG that’s limited to the Tegra Zone, where it can show off its high-end graphics. Now …

BlueStacks App Player for Windows enters beta

BlueStacks App Player for Windows enters beta

27 March 2012 by Discuss (2)

One of the more exciting non-hardware innovations to pop on the Android scene last year was BlueStacks, a comprehensive piece of Windows software that allowed Android apps to be downloaded and installed on standard PCs. The program has graduated from alpha and entered its first beta – download it from their website now. (Sorry Mac users – they’re working …

Instagram opens Android pre-registration page – still doesn’t give a date

Instagram opens Android pre-registration page – still doesn’t give a date

24 March 2012 by Discuss (1)

If there’s on iOS app that’s more anticipated by Android users than the long-delayed Temple Run (yes, yes, we know, put down your pitchforks) it’s Instagram. The smash hit social photo sharing service is the choice of Twitterati, hipsters and housewives everywhere, but only for those whose devices have a shiny apple on the back. The publisher has …

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