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Temple Run saw 2.5 million downloads Christmas Day

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Jan, 2013

What was the first game you installed on your new smartphone or tablet on Christmas morning? Popular games like Angry Birds? Temple Run maybe? The developers behind the popular runner Temple Run have recently announced that just Christmas day alone their popular mobile game saw over 2.5 million downloads. A record in a single day.

Falcon Pro Twitter update adds YouTube, mute, and spam options

By Cory Gunther
on 1 Jan, 2013

The new to the scene and already extremely popular Twitter client for Android Falcon Pro received an awesome update just before the new year hit. If you haven't tried out this increasingly popular Twitter app yet, now would be a great time to check it out. With YouTube API support, full mute features and more read on to find out all the details.

Falcon Pro for Twitter app update brings lots of fixes

By Robert Nelson
on 13 Dec, 2012

The Falcon Pro Twitter app left beta and made its way into Google Play a few weeks back. The app attracted near immediate attention as a contender in the 'which Twitter app should I use' dilema. And well, it looks like an update has since landed in Google Play and while it doesn't contain lots of new features, it does have some notable changes.

Twitter for Android updated with Instagram-like filters and cropping

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Dec, 2012

It looks like Twitter is aiming right at Instagram and Facebook today because they've just updated their app with their own Instagram-like filters. Now you'll be able to enjoy neat and beautiful photos and edit them on the go all using Twitter for Android. So far they have 8 filters in their new app, and this is probably just the start.

Huawei Ascend Mate 6.1-inch 1080p quad-core phone confirmed by exec

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Dec, 2012

It seems everyone is getting into the phablet smartphone game as of late. Add in the new tier of 1080p displays, quad-core processors, and large batteries and what you get is the new Huawei Ascend Mate. We first mentioned this phone back in October, but recently a Huawei exec has indeed confirmed this phone is coming soon. More details and additional specs can be found below.

Twitter client Plume gets additional support for Android 4.2

By Eric Abent
on 21 Nov, 2012

With Android 4.2 now running on at least a few devices, it's time for developers to update their apps to support the features found in the new version of the Android OS. One of the apps getting added Android 4.2 functionality today is the Twitter client Plume. Of all the fixes and features included with the latest update for Plume, definitely the biggest one is the addition of a lock screen widget for Android 4.2.

ZTE Grand X Pro leaks on Twitter

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Nov, 2012

The image below is a new smartphone from the folks at ZTE being called the Grand X Pro. Those guys from the popular Twitter @evleaks have been quite busy this week, and now have released another image for us all to enjoy. This time around we sure don't have any specs or details, but can clearly see a nice smartphone and on-screen navigation buttons.

Twitter for Android updated with tons of new photo features

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Nov, 2012

For all you Twitter fans out there tweeting away, the official Twitter app for Android has received a sizable new update today that brings a few neat new features. Just like Facebook, Twitter has been adding a lot of focus as of late to the photo aspect of their social app. Today's update added tons of new photo and video rich features.

Notion Ink teases Adam II tablet in blurry photo

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Nov, 2012

Who remembers the disaster that was the Notion Ink Adam? Well, apparently the company is back for round two because today they've teased the first image of their upcoming Adam II tablet. Right on Twitter the Notion Ink team uploaded a rather blurry image of their next-gen tablet, complete with a squared design, white back, and iPhone 4 looking design.

Twitter and Nielsen team up to offer new brand surveys

By Eric Abent
on 3 Oct, 2012

Advertising, as they say, makes the world go round. If you use Twitter frequently, you've probably seen more than few promoted tweets in your timeline, and now the company is looking to expand on that idea a little bit. Twitter has teamed up with Nielsen to deliver brand surveys to users in the same way it shows promoted tweets, allowing companies to get a better idea of how its Twitter ad campaigns are working.