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Google Play replaces Android Market as all-in-one Google Store

By Cory Gunther
on 6 Mar, 2012

Whoa, big news just dropped from Google today regarding the Android Market and Google's services as a whole. Starting today, we can all say hello Google Play, RIP Android Market because the Android Market, Google Music and the Google eBookstore will all become part of Google Play. The details were just revealed and Google Play is live right now.

Temple Run officially hits Android March 27, will be free

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By Cory Gunther
on 6 Mar, 2012

Temple Run officially hits Android March 27, will be free

Good news this morning folks. The team at Imangi Studios has finally announced an official release date of the hugely popular game Temple Run for Android. We've mentioned it more than a few times before, and with huge responses and anger when it wasn't released in February like promised. Sadly we'll have to wait a few more weeks but it'll be here soon enough.

Sonar: Local social networking lands for Android

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Mar, 2012

The popular local and location based social networking application Sonar is finally available for Android today in a limited beta. Sonar pulls data from publicly available profiles from Foursquare, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook and brings it all into a single application. It sounds a little scary I know, but we are hearing great things about this new social experience.

SlashGear v2.0 App for Android available now! [Video]

By Cory Gunther
on 24 Feb, 2012

Good news folks, just in time for Mobile World Congress our sister site SlashGear has just launched their all new SlashGear v2.0 app for Android smartphones. If you head over to the Android Market today you'll find a brand new SlashGear App for Android. They are completely dedicated to all things gadgets, and should be your number one stop to feed that gadget and tech obsession. For the latest gadget news they have you covered, and we've taken a first hand look at the all new Android app.

Chrome for Android updated, no longer works on some custom ROMs [Update]

By Cory Gunther
on 24 Feb, 2012

Oh yea! Chrome for Android Beta just received an update from Google over in the Android Market. At first glance we aren't seeing anything particularly new, not to mention they weren't nice enough to provide a change log for the update. Most likely the update just brought minor bug or performance fixes although we do have some bad news. The update is causing issues and Chrome for Android is no longer working on custom Android 4.0 ICS ROM's such as CyanogenMod 9.

Nova Launcher for ICS leaves Beta, now available in Android Market

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Feb, 2012

Everyone's favorite home screen replacement for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is finally ready for the prime time. The extremely popular Nova Launcher has finally left beta and is available for everyone now in the Android Market. Along with tons of improvements they are offering a fee, and a paid version for those wanting extra features and to support their developers.

Box for Android updated, gives all new users 50GB free cloud storage

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Feb, 2012

The popular cloud storage option for Android Box.net has just been updated in the Android Market. Along with tons of awesome features, improvements and bug fixes they also have something else very exciting -- free storage! I've been a long time user of apps like Box or Dropbox but most don't offer this much storage. Box.net is now giving all new users 50 GB of storage completely free.

Google Docs for Android update brings real-time collaboration, Improved UI

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Feb, 2012

The Google Docs app for Android just received another hefty update today. Bringing with it tons of changes such as real-time live collaboration for editing, an improved user interface, new layout tools and more. It keeps getting better and better with each update and this real-time update is a big one that many will be happy to see.

NFL Mobile app updated with Scouting Combine news and pages

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Feb, 2012

As we approach March the NFL season is long gone and wont be back for a while. Seems odd that Verizon would be updating the official NFL Mobile app now, but hold on because we have good news. The season ended with the Giants winning the Super Bowl (YES!) and while we didn't get many app updates this season one is now available bringing official NFL blog news and more.

SwiftKey passes 5 million downloads, on sale this weekend only

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Feb, 2012

One of the most popular and widely used 3rd party keyboards for Android smartphones and tablets, SwiftKey, has just announced they've passed 5 million downloads. Along with this awesome news comes two things. They are hosting a sale to celebrate, and have also updated the applications with additional language support and more.