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Google announces the nominees for the 2018 Google Play Awards
Android / computing / Google / mobiles

Google announces the nominees for the 2018 Google Play Awards – check them out here

Tuesday, Apr 24, 2018Tuesday, Apr 24, 2018 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Now in its third year, Google Play Awards looks to highlight exceptional apps and games in the Google Play Store, and give the high quality of all the nominees, we’ve reproduced …

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Android / audio / iPhone / mobiles

Android axe players get Fender’s free guitar tuning app

Thursday, Jan 26, 2017 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Currently enjoying a five star rating (admittedly from just 12 users!) is legendary guitar maker Fender’s new tuning app (or “Guitar Tuner Free- Fender Tune” to give it its full …

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Google Maps mobile update lets you find hot spots in your city
Android / iPhone / mobiles

Google Maps mobile update introduces interface tweaks and hot spots in your city

Tuesday, Jul 26, 2016Tuesday, Jul 26, 2016 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

A new Google Maps update for Android and iOS looks to serve up a cleaner interface with less distractions and visual clutter.

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Google publishes a bumper list of Must-Have Android apps
Android / Google / mobile apps / mobiles

Google publishes a bumper list of Must-Have Android apps

Monday, Dec 29, 2014 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Google has created a list of what it feels are the ‘Must Have’ Apps for 2014, and it’s quite a lengthy one, totalling 127 apps.

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Google celebrates 25 billion Android app downloads
Android / Google / mobile apps / mobiles

Google celebrates 25 billion Android app downloads

Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 - by Lee J. - Leave a Comment

Google have announced that there has now been no less than 25 billion downloads from Google Play, and to celebrate they’re dishing out some big discounts on selected apps for the …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles / transport

Lost in Lewisham? Here’s five great Android UK travel apps

Monday, May 23, 2011 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

There’s thousands of excellent travel apps available for Android-toting folks on the move, and we’ve tried out an awful lot of them. Here’s five of our current favourites:

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles / reviews

Aix Weather Widget – our new favourite Android widget

Friday, May 20, 2011Friday, May 20, 2011 - by mike s - 4 Comments.

We’ve lost count of the amount of weather apps that we’ve installed over the years, and although the fantastic Palmary Weather PRO remains our #1 fully fledged weather app, the widget wasn’t quite getting our meteorological …

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Apple / computing / software

Apple Mac App Store is open for business

Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Apple has opened the doors on it’s long-awaited Mac App Store, with the virtual shelves full of  more than 1,000 free and paid applications.

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Apple / mobile apps

Apple iPad and social networking: the best apps

Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010Wednesday, Sep 22, 2010 - by hendo - 3 Comments.

I tend to paddle rather than swim in the sea of networking so this post will just cover the couple of things I do regularly, ie using Twitter to alert …

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Android / Apple / iPhone

Android traffic surges past the iPhone in the US. Maybe.

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2010Tuesday, Apr 27, 2010 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

According to the techie bods at mobile ad network AdMob, Android OS traffic overtook iPhone traffic in the U.S. in March this year for the first time ever. Their report …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Android Market goes ballistic as app totals go through the roof

Thursday, Apr 8, 2010Thursday, Apr 8, 2010 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

Android is growing fast. Very fast. Earlier this week we reported its surging market share in the US, and new figures show that the all-important Android Market is keeping pace, …

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Apple / portable

iPad gets Firemint’s Real Racing HD and Flight Control HD

Friday, Apr 2, 2010 - by mike s - Leave a Comment

With the launch of the iPad mere hours away for our US readers, app developers have been working themselves into a frenzy to upgrade their iPhone apps to suit the …

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iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / reviews

NextBuses iPhone app review – view real-time UK bus info

Thursday, Mar 25, 2010Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 - by mike s - 6 Comments.

Waiting at a bus stop is never a bundle of fun, and it’s even worse when there’s no LED indicator to give you a glimmer of hope when the next …

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iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / photography / reviews

iPhone 7.0 Megapixel Camera app review. Is it worth it?

Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 - by Lee J. - 9 Comments.

As any fule knows, digital camera image quality has never been purely been about piling on the megapixels, with other factors such as sensor quality, sensor size and the all-important …

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Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Fart stocks collapse as Apple reject Duck App for ‘Minimum User Functionality’ [update]

Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010Saturday, Mar 6, 2010 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

Vast legions of iPhone fart app developers may be be quaking in their parping shoes today at the news that Apple has just turned down an app because it only …

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