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View your Google Analytics data in a stylish fashion with Analytix for Android

February 1st, 2012 2:00pm No comments

View your Google Analytics data in a stylish fashion with Analytix for Android

If you want to keep track of your Google Analytics facts’n'figures on the move, you’ll be hard pushed to find anything more comprehensive as the Analytix app for Android phones and tablets.

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Intelligent assistant Evi takes on Apple’s Siri for Android and iOS platforms

January 24th, 2012 12:38pm No comments

Intelligent assistant Evi takes on Apple's Siri on Android and iOS

It has to be said that Apple’s Siri voice assistant didn’t exactly impress us – there’s only so many times you can pointlessly shout into your phone and go nowhere – but a new app called Evi is shaping up to be a worthwhile competitor.

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Google Maps integrates with Trainline to offer rail timetables and ticket buying

January 19th, 2012 10:30am No comments

Google Maps integrates with Trainline to offer rail timetables and ticket buying

Google has teamed up with online train ticketing website thetrainline.com, with the partnership integrating  national rail travel information directly within Google Maps.

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Apple fanboy/girl site Cupidtino releases iPhone app. Barf bags primed

January 13th, 2012 3:09pm No comments

Pass the barf bag - Apple fanboy/girl site Cupidtino releases iPhone app

A little part of us died inside when we first read about the Cupidtino dating service set up for Apple fanboys and fangirls, and now the developer has released an iPhone app.

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Google intros speedier, sleekier Google Search for Android app

January 12th, 2012 11:30am No comments

Google intros speedier, sleekier Google Search for Android

On a roll after the recent release of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, Google have whipped out an updated version of Google Search for Android, sporting a rather splendid new look.

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What information are your apps accessing? Clean up your permissions in seconds here

January 10th, 2012 12:55pm No comments

What information are your apps accessing? Clean up your permissions in seconds here

Even when you try hard to keep track of what apps have access to your account information, it’s easy to forget a few, so praise be to this wonderful site which lets you easily check what is accessing your accounts.

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Audiotool Sketch brings top notch electronic music making to Android tablets

December 25th, 2011 12:06pm 1 comment

Although there’s no shortage of decent apps in the Android Market, it still lags a little behind the Apple App Store when it comes to high quality, music making tools.

Looking to even things up a bit is Audiotool Sketch, a superbly designed music app offering virtualised vintage synth and drum machine sounds.

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Android’s Facebook app usage overtakes the iPhone for the first time

December 19th, 2011 4:00pm No comments

Android's Facebook app usage overtakes the iPhone for the first time

A new study shows the Android Facebook app now ratcheting up an astonishing 58.8 million daily active users, making it more popular than the iPhone Facebook app for the first time.

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Grand Theft Auto III awaits your playing pleasure on Android and iOS

December 15th, 2011 11:36am No comments

Grand Theft Auto III awaits your playing pleasure on Android and iOS

Developers Rockstar are offering mobile gamers a welcome distraction from duff Christmas TV with the release of an Android version of Grand Theft Auto III joining the iOS version.

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The most popular apps on Android: Market, Facebook and Google services top the list

December 12th, 2011 2:30pm No comments

The most popular apps on Android: Facebook, GMail and Google services top the list

Market research firm Nielsen has published the findings of its month-long study to find out the most-used apps on the Android platform.

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BBC unveils iPlayer for iPhone app with 3G and AirPlay compatibility

December 12th, 2011 1:24pm No comments

BBC unveils iPlayer for iPhone app with  3G and WiFi and AirPlay compatibility

There’s been versions of the BBC iPlayer knocking about for iPads and Android smartphones for ages, so this dedicated iPhone version is well overdue.

The iPlayer for iPhone app is compatible with the iPod touch, iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S handsets  running iOS4.3 and above, and serves up all of the BBC’s national television channels and radio networks.

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London Underground Alarm for Android wakes you up earlier if there’s network delays

December 9th, 2011 9:30am 2 comments

London Underground Alarm for Android wakes you up earlier if there's network delays

This seems to be a cunningly clever app to make sure that you get to work on time by waking you up earlier if there are delays on your route.

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British Red Cross first aid app is an essential download for iPhone and Android users

December 8th, 2011 10:00am No comments

British Red Cross first aid app is an essential download for iPhone and Android users

It’s rare that we describe an app as ‘essential,’ but the British Red Cross first aid app is one you really should consider downloading: it could prove a life saver.

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Facebook rolls out Android update, speedier experience promised for all

December 8th, 2011 9:15am No comments

Facebook rolls out Android update, speedier experience promised for all

Facebook has just announced a shiny new version of its Android application, and it should be landing in an  Android Market near you any minute now.

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Android app downloads pass ten billion, growing at a rate of one billion per month

December 7th, 2011 9:07am No comments

Android app downloads pass ten billion, growing at a rate of one billion per month

In the  past weekend, Android users around the world managed to burst through the 10 billion app download landmark – an astonishing total.

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