Apps

[UPDATED] Chrome for Android

Chrome, my favorite Android browser and probably yours has been updated today. See the cut/paste of the change log below. Then head on over to the Play Store and update your copy. What’s in this version: Updates in this version of Chrome for Android include improved text font clarity and stability fixes in addition to: 1. Improved scrolling performance 2. Increased responsiveness to pinch-zo...[Read More]

Changelog Droid

Are you tired of going through every updated application on the Play Store to see what the developer has changed? Changelog Droid solves this problem by fetching all the information directly from the Play Store after or before you update them. Changelog Droid will check the Play Store in the background and notify you when updates are available. Key Features: – All the recent changes directly...[Read More]

[App] Pocketcasts- Updated UI With Multi Device Sync

  Guys, if you dig podcasts like me, then you’ll definitely want to check out the app.  Pocketcasts is a full featured podcatcher app.  It was recently updated in the Google Play Store and now offers multi device sync, so no matter which of your Android devices you’re using, you can enjoy the convenience of being able to seamlessly pick right back up where you left off on the previous ...[Read More]

Contacts Notification. App review

This application allows you to set up to six contacts that will appear in a notification in the notification bar. From there, you can call, message, email and many other things, without exiting your running application. You can choose to show a menu, direct dial or direct message for each contact.   Believe it or not, people actually use their phones to make calls! That’s crazy talk, in...[Read More]

[APP] App Lock- Added Security For Your Device

    I’ve been on the fence about securing my device.  On the one hand, of course I want security.  But on the other hand, I want convenience.  Think about how many times a day we check our devices.  For me, that could be a hundred times or more!  Sometimes, a main lockscreen just gets in the way.  App Lock allows you to lock individual apps.     Sometimes I let others use...[Read More]

Greenify App Review

Before beginning this review, let me first say that Greenify is a root-only app.  If you haven’t rooted your device and have no intention of doing so, then Greenify isn’t going to work for you. Now Android has pretty slick memory management and despite the plethora of task killing and memory manager apps on the Play Store, the general advice is to just let Android do it’s thing. ...[Read More]

xkcd – Simple Comic Viewer.

Browse through the whole gallery of xkcd comics with ease using gestures like swipe or pinch to zoom. Optimized design for different screen sizes including tablets. Jump directly to comics and share them with an App of your choice.   Cute little application this for viewing comic strips. A certain sense of humor will be needed as some can be a bit geeky but fear not, a description is availabl...[Read More]

[App] Music Remote – Control Your Stereo With Your Android Device

One of the great things about Android is the ever evolving, open, and increasingly easy ways to connect everything we use on a daily basis. This has become a major selling point for the platform, and there are so many apps that lend to this. Some apps shine and actually make our lives a bit simpler; the way it should be.  For example, have you ever wished you could use your Android device as a rem...[Read More]

Big News

A simple, clean and cool unofficial Google Reader client, Big News. With a beautiful widget, fast synchronization, Big News provides a happy reading experience to you. Features: – Beautiful transparent widget – Customizations of widget – Fast sync   Even your Granny can read it? That makes me Laugh Out Load. That’s like a tagline I’d use. This is basically a widg...[Read More]

MyEffects – Photo Editor

MyEffects is the first image editing app with unlimited image Effects! There’s no predefined effect, you create your own effects using your imagination and creativity! Say goodbye to hours spent searching for the perfect effect, just a tap on your device you’ll create a unique effect using the MyEffects Generator! You can Generate a random effect, each time it will create a unique effe...[Read More]

DashClock Widget, Review

DashClock is a replacement lock screen clock widget for Android 4.2+. It also exposes additional status items called extensions. The widget comes bundled with extensions that give you instant access to: • Your current local weather, • Missed calls and unread text messages, • Your next calendar appointment, • Unread Gmail inbox or priority inbox conversations, • Your next scheduled alarm, Built for...[Read More]

[Updated] SwiftKey Flow Beta for Phone and Tablet v4.0.0.99

If you’ve been surfing the internet and browsing the social platforms within the last day or so as I have, you probably have already heard that the SwiftKey Flow Beta has been updated again. Well, this morning I woke up to an email from the SwiftKey team, as probably many of you did. Since I didn’t take the time to search out and review the change log yesterday, SwiftKey was kind enoug...[Read More]