Tag: Android-Apps
Instagram for Android gets 5 million downloads in one week
Guess what: Android users really, really like Instagram. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that lots and lots of people like Instagram, and...
Qualcomm invests in BlueStacks Android player
Have you tried out BlueStacks? If you're reading this on a Windows PC, you really should - it's an impressively simple way to get...
N64 emulator ripped off, then kicked out of the Play Store by copycat
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...
Facebook buys Instagram for a cool billion, service to remain intact
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...
Opera Mobile beta gets mobile extension support
Mobile browsers are a dime a dozen on Android - not even that, since most are actually free. But outside Dolphin Browser HD and...
BlackBerry Playbook to lose Android side-loading for fear of piracy
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...
Skyrim Unlocker concept is all the rage in the Thieves Guild
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...
Opera Mini updates to version 7 with hardware acceleration
There are a lot of browser options out there for Android, but one from the "old guard" of desktop browser publishers is Opera Mini....
SoulCraft breaks out of the Tegra Zone, available for free on Google Play
We love us some NVIDIA Tegra 3 devices here at Android Community, even if they are a little thin on the ground at the...
BlueStacks App Player for Windows enters beta
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...
Instagram opens Android pre-registration page – still doesn’t give a date
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)...
Ad-supported apps drain batteries quickly says study
Want to drain your smartphone's battery really quickly? Run a lot of apps. Want to drain it so fast that you'll be sprinting for...