XDA user indirect has put together a better, easier way to achieve root on the new Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. Although root has been achieved on the device for a while, this process is the easiest of them all. In order to obtain root with this new method, all you need to do is [...]
You want apps, and the Android market has plenty of them except at times finding what you want or something new can be a bit challenging. Don't worry, we have got you covered, so let's hit the break and check out some of this weeks picks. read more … Continue Reading Here Android Central Editors’ [...]
A few stories regarding CyanogenMod member, Koush’s, idea to start a CM app store for rooted apps has already brought about a website from a would-be-opportunist, trying to cash in on the idea. CyanogenModApps.com has just opened up for business highlighting “all things CyanogenMod app store” and according to one CM member via their Google+ [...]
Google Music, one of my most used apps on my Android device received an update today. The update, according to Google, fixes some bugs that were reported with the shuffling music and using the application with multiple accounts. I was unaware of these bugs since I rarely use shuffle mode and don’t have more than [...]
Looking for some new apps for your beloved Android device, well you are in luck today. Hit the break with us and let's check out some of the teams favorite applications from this week. read more … Continue Reading Here Android Central Editors’ app picks for Jan 21, 2012 Jared DiPane – androidcentral.com
Back in October, we told you about the free Android app called Bluestacks that stores your smartphone apps in the cloud so they can be synced and accessed on your Windows Vista, or 7-powered PC. Well it looks like Bluestacks is finally out of the alpha stage and will be heading into beta soon. The [...]
Those who experienced some “wacky” behavior after the most recent ICS update for the Transformer Prime, Asus has indeed begun rolling out their new update to make it up to you. Build 9.4.2.11 should be rolling out to your device shortly and we’d definitely like to hear from you as to how well it’s working. [...]
Here's a little tip you may not have known about — while working inside Google's applications in Ice Cream Sandwich, you can long press any icon and its name will appear. This can be handy for figuring out what all those fancy new icons mean, and is a heck of a lot better than Jerry's [...]
It looks like there’s more to the “security update” feature of the the recent HTC EVO 3D update than we previously thought. There is no longer Carrier IQ according to reports from users. Owners of the device who recently received the update confirmed this by checking in the Manage Applications tab have noticed that “HTC [...]
Guess who's back?! Sorry about last week folks, we know you want your apps and all but we were busy getting ourselves ramped up for CES 2012. Either way we are back in action this week so let's hit the break together and check some out! read more … Continue Reading Here Android Central Editors’ [...]
We know that you all have been drooling over Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3 chip already, we get it. We have another reason for you all to drool more. Nvidia is making the best of its opportunity at CES to make waves for its SoC screamer. They’ve announced Direct Touch technology which is specifically meant to [...]
Georgia, Rene, and special guest Phil Nickinson of Android Central talk tech for business travelers. Whether you’re a road warrior or frequent flyer, or just headed to CES to get with the gadgets, a little planning and a lot of good apps and accessories can make your trips less stressful and far more successful. This [...]
When not browsing the Android Central Forums from a computer, many folks use the popular app Tapatalk. And now, a special version of Tapatalk is available exclusively from Samsung Apps free for a limited time. The special version was built for the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab Tab 10.1 so if you own either [...]
Amazon generally has a bunch of games and apps on sale at any given time but considering that this is a holiday weekend we figured we would check out what is being offered on the Amazon App Store for sale. We already know that all of EA’s titles on the Amazon App Store are on [...]
Over the course of the last 12 months, I've lost count of the sheer amount of applications that I've downloaded, tried, deleted, and in some cases tried again. When all is said and done though, there's a select group of apps which I use a whole lot more than others to the point that they've [...]
Take a look at this interesting infographic by the guys over at BlueStacks. If you recall, BlueStacks is the company that created the App Player for Windows, which allows you to run Android apps on your computer. BlueStacks has analyzed the date from Nielsen and also from the 145k Facebook fans to give us some [...]
Have you ever sat at your computer and wondered who uses the Android OS and how they actually use it? Well, neither have I, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not something that would be interesting to see. Thanks to the people at BlueStacks, who sent us an infographic called Mr. Android 2011, we can now [...]
I'm not a big app guy, I'll admit. I like to check them out, and maybe even keep them around for a week or so, but there's just a few I keep around forever. I do happen to like buying them and checking them out, though, so I go through a lot of them. Here's [...]
We go through a lot of Applications here at Android Central. Some are good. Some … not so good. Some are awesome, but I don't need them. Here's a look at the apps that get me through the day, whether it's at home or on the road. read more … Continue Reading Here Phil’s top [...]
Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so. This edition focuses only on new apps. The game roundup is coming up soon. Please wait for this page to load in [...]
So far we have talked about playing Shadowgun using the DroidMote apps in conjunction with a tablet and phone, then the DroidMote getting Xperia Play support. Now this versitile little application can let you play OnLive games on an Android tablet while using your Android phone as a game controller. Read more… … Continue Reading [...]
Since the beginning of the whole “Android vs iPhone” debate began, iPhone apps always seemed to get just a little more love than their Android counterparts. Heck, some of the greatest apps still aren’t even available on Android yet (ahem… Sorry, I’ve got an Instagram in my throat).This rings true for both official Android versions [...]
The good folks over at Android Developers, have came up with some classes for Android developers. These classes are intended to help walk you through all the problems that most developers run into when creating apps for Android.It allows developers to access to snip-its of code that can be integrated into their own app, as well as [...]
The final day of Google’s 10 Billion Downloaded Apps 10 Cent Sale is upon us! We’ve dubbed it the Android Market Appapalooza… but whatever you want to call it, it’s definitely been a damn good time to pick up some of the best apps in the market. Today we’ve got 12 new apps to share [...]
Today is the last day for the 10 billion downloads promo that has been going on for the past 9 days. Unfortunately there was no big finish to the promo but we certainly can’t complain about that as we got to nab a ton of games and some apps for a mere dime. Read more… [...]
Logitech has just sent me an email stating that the Android 3.1 update is a go. I actually received mine last night and have been enjoying the new features since then. As I reported yesterday, the whole process will take you about 3-4 minutes and once your Revue restarts, you will be asked to update [...]
We only have two days left of this ten day promo from Google to celebrate passing the 10 billion downloads mark on the Android Market. Today is Day 9 and we have all new apps and games available for a mere dime and today’s selection is pretty good. Read more… … Continue Reading Here Day [...]
Google has just added nine new 10-cent apps and a repeat (Swiftkey) today as a part of their 10 billion app downloads promo. We are on day 9 of this sale and it will unfortunately end tomorrow. We hope that you guys have taken advantage of it. Here is today’s list: via Android Market … [...]
You may remember back near the beginning of Google’s 10 billion downloads promotion that we reported on Amazon doing the same thing with any of the apps that happen to be on their App Store as well as the Android Market. In case you forgot though, this is a friendly reminder along with the current [...]
Youtube link for mobile viewing We have seen some manufacturers talk about what goes into bringing Ice Cream Sandwich to their devices, but Huawei has skipped the talking part and gone right for the releasing part. Subtly on their site they released a demo ROM for the Huawei Honor. Of course we had to [...]
Today is yet another day in Google’s massive 10 billion downloads promo where they are celebrating with some developers by offering up games and apps for only a dime. There are a bunch of new titles available on the Android Market for this sale. Read more… … Continue Reading Here Day 6 of Google’s 10 [...]
It’s like friggin Christmas up in here with all of the awesome deals that the mighty Goog has thrown us so far. Here’s day three’s lineup of 10 cent apps. Of note is ADW EX by Ander Webbs… my default launcher app for any personal devices I run. Without further delay, here you go: Check [...]
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Today is the third day of Google’s 10-cent app promotion which started back on 12/06 to celebrate 10 billion app downloads. Google has just changed the price of the apps below but hasn’t updated the list yet. If you have never tried ADW EX Launcher, you should definitely get it and especially for [substring:0:600] Today [...]
As we get closer and closer to the holidays, I’m continuing my widget theme with not one but two widgets. These are both simple and minimal in style and function, but both of these widgets have become popular because of their simplicity. I’m also partial to these apps because they are free. First, the Battery Widget is [...]
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