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	<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Google Music - Updated Application, Subscription Service Added</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google packed three hours full of ideas and innovations at this year's I/O keynote. There will be no shortage of topics to discuss over the next several days as this big developer conference begins. What we do have now though are some tangible application updates that most of us can play with right now. The biggest of those app updates comes from Google Music.  The user interface was completely overhauled in this 5.0 update. The interface features that white, tile-like Holo style which has become very familiar to most of us. The update also features swiping actions to remove songs or clear them from a playlist queue and a Listen Now page which optimizes the experience getting a user listening to music faster. Here is that full suite of updates available with the 5.0 refresh that hit on Wednesday:* Brand new user interface for phone, tablet, and TV* Support for All Access subscription service in the US* Key All Access features: Explore section to discover new music, Radio with un...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Blackberry Messenger Coming to Android</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday morning at Blackberry Live, 2013, Thorsten Heins announced plans for the Canadian company to take their popular messaging application Blackberry Messenger cross platform. BBM essentially is an instant messenger that includes video and audio telephony for business but was widely accepted by many for personal use. Now the application will be available for the Android platform (and iOS, but not Windows phone; ouch, Redmond) this summer for free.The move by Blackberry is designed to take one of its more popular features and make it a little less proprietary. Along with several other cross platform messaging apps, BBM jumps into a wide open space hoping that some people will feel enough nostalgia and remember it's core functionality enough to reclaim it into their group messaging. Facebook, GroupMe, WhatsApp, and others are already filling this space and there is constant talk of Google announcing its own expanded platform this week.The release was not specific regarding when...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Google Games gets outed ahead of I/O</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us in the Android blogosphere expected to see Google launch a social gaming platform at its I/O event in four days. What we (at least I) didn't see coming was a leak beforehand in which all of the goodies are exposed to the public. Ron Amadeo, Android Police's resident app surgeon, has done just that with a leaked version of Google Play Services .In case you didn't already know, Google Play Services is probably already on your device - version 3.0.27 that is. What Ron Amadeo picked apart is version 3.1.36, a decimal point upgrade (nothing to sneeze at - remember how much changed between Android 4.0.4 and 4.1?). In this case, Amadeo's surgery revealed the following features: online multiplayer gaming, achievements, leaderboards and cloud-based game progress saves (you know, so when you play Game X on your phone until the battery runs out, you can start right where you left off when you switch to your tablet).You can see all of the settings screenshots, .png...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 01:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Flipboard for Android reaches 2.0 - lets you create your own magazines</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flipboard for Android users had to wait two months, but the long-anticipated 2.0 release is here. This release brings minor fixes and tweaks, but  the biggest update is the ability for you to create your own magazines to share with others.Last March, iOS users received this update which enabled them to become immediate collaborators of consumed content. They could take these sources and create their own magazines to share with friends with similar interests. These magazines can be shared publicly or privately with others.Here is the full rundown of updates that come with Flipboard v2.0 for Android:Collect and save content into your own magazines, tap the “+” button to beginYour magazines are public, but can be made privateIntegrated Android share: add content from the Gallery &#38; other apps to your magazinesBookmarklet to add items to your magazines from a browserGet notifications when people like, comment or subscribe to your magazinesShare magazines via email or social networksP...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Apex Launcher Hits 2.0 - Pro Features Galore</title>
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		<description>Apex Launcher, the popular Holo launcher from Android Does, received a big 2.0 update on Thursday. Along with several feature updates, several new functions were added with a few noteworthy additions made to the paid pro version. Here is that list of full features for both the free and paid versions:* Folders in the app drawer (pro)* Integration with Apex Notifier※ (pro)* Notification badge style options (pro)* Default on for external notifiers (pro)* Added vibration duration option* Improved activity picker and wallpaper chooser* Re-organized and improved settings menu* Disabled auto update checks by default* Removed permissions for notifications* Various fixes and improvements* Updated translations※ Apex Notifier is an extension app that also supports DashClock (Android 4.2+).All users will get to enjoy a couple basic enhancements such as a newer settings menu, vibration settings, and set the auto update feature as off for the default. The real stars of this update come to the pro...</description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Evernote Food 2.0 Released For Android</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people are serious about their food. They take pictures of their food. They post those pictures of their food on their social networks. They talk about their food with other people that really love their food. Food is a serious mobile business. Evernote knows this and has updated its Food application to version 2.0.With any major version update, you get a rather large changelog. Here's the latest for Evernote Food 2.0:Explore Recipes:- Explore thousands of recipes from your favorite sites- Recipes from international partners: Japan (Rakuten, EC Biglobe, Excite, Gurunavi), China (Douguo), Taiwan (iCook), and Korea (Rimi)My Cookbook:- Browse recipes you've clipped in Evernote Food and collected in your Evernote account- Manually add recipes from Evernote to Evernote Food's My Cookbook section using a specified notebook or tagRestaurants:- Discover new restaurants and save ones to try  Evernote Food really has two functions. The first is discovery. That feature has com...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Swype Makes Its Way To The Google Play Store</title>
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		<description>Nuance Communications, creators of Dragon Dictation and other voice-centric products finally pushed Swype into the Google Play Store on Wednesday. There is a 30-day free trial available and a full version, which for the time being is only 99 cents. So far, there is no word from Nuance how long it will stay at that price or what it will increase to once that promotion is over.  Swype had previously only been available for sideloading from its site, and in beta form. The beta tag has finally been lifted off of the keyboard and users will now be able to more easily update Swype when updates become available. The popular keyboard client includes features such as knowing popular phrases, next-word prediction, a personal dictionary, a smart editor for sentences, Dragon voice integration, keyboards, languages, etc.Swype has probably been the largest competitor for the now market-leading SwiftKey 4. Nuance probably felt it was losing significant market share and by putting Swype into the Pl...</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Astrid Updates, Sets Its Power Pack Free</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Astrid is probably one of the more popular task and scheduling clients on Android. Known for it's depth of power features, integration,and collaboration, Todoroo Inc has made its formerly $3.99 Power Pack available for free from here on out, giving you voice functionality and a collection of widgets sans the hit to your wallet.  The Power Pack is no longer listed as a separate download in the Google Play Store, but is now integrated into the Astrid app. Here is a list of features provided by Astrid with its latest update:4.6.3- BIG RELEASE!- &#34;Waiting on me&#34; shows shared tasks assigned to you or where you were mentioned by name- Sync fixes for non-english languages and for multiple android devices- Scrollable widgets and other Power Pack features now free! Thank you to everyone who purchased one-time add-ons and supported Astrid through the years! With competition coming in from every corner including Google itself, Astrid has shifted its strategy towards...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Read it on Reddit: Reviewing One Android App Designer's Ideas for Gmail 5]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friendly reminder: This is just concept art from a third party not affiliated with Google. This is NOT what Google intends to do as far as we know, though I hope they do something like it.If you've ever seen your iPhone-toting friends or coworkers use Gmail on their phone, you might have noticed that it is a little bit prettier than the Gmail app on your Android device. This makes me wonder who the Gmail team is really working for. There is hope an update will equalize the two apps, but for now, we are stuck checking out concept designs from other people on the web, which is exactly what I have been doing.While browsing the wonderful threads of Reddit the other day, I came across a very cool post  about a guy who made some concept designs for a revamped Gmail application. I found them interesting and an improvement over the current Gmail application, but there were also faults, which any design will have.Android app designer and developer Paul Burke  is well known in the Android...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Microblogging Platform Tumblr Joins The Holo Train</title>
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		<description>Popular microblogging platform Tumblr announced its own UI overhaul on Monday. The latest version, 3.3, brings the Holo style interface to its application along with new posting animations.Here is the changelog from the Play Store:- Completely redesigned interface- Fancy new post animations- Images pop!  Similar to Path and some other sharing applications, Tumblr now gives a corner animation which allows users to share a text post, pictures, quotes, etc. Once posted, users can view other Tumblr blogs, view their own, and check out their friends using their new interface. Along with a new card interface, everything appears to be more vivid than earlier releases which felt bland and unappealing.I have seen some fairly creative Tumblr pages over the past few years, proof that the platform is designed around creativity. Along with the creation comes the social network attached to it. The application allows support for multiple blogs, has an address book, a space for messaging and mo...</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Google TV Remote Gets First Update In Years</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I last wrote about the Google TV remote in early 2011. Even when I wrote on it, the application had not been updated in a year. I had just purchased a Logitech Revue and found the Logitech Harmony app to be lacking of any imagination at all. Similarly, the Google TV remote app gives the appearance of a lack of thought in a valiant attempt to try and make a simple application. The new updates matter little for those of us with legacy devices, but they were necessary.Here's that list of updates with the GTV stock application:1. Voice search support for Google TV 3.0.2. Replaced the swiping D-pad to the normal D-pad.3. Added Accessibility.4. Added D-Pad Navigation.  I had long uninstalled this application in favor  of Able Remote which already came with voice features and many others that Google TV's stock app still does not offer. I did decide to test this application on my phone for a couple days and use Able Remote on my Nexus 7. After two days, I'm already nearly at the...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Google Chrome for Android Updated</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In yesterday's Chrome update, password and autofill sync has been brought over from it's beta version. Now, you have the luxury of having your forms, or websites, have their passwords and information synced from your desktop browser to your device's. With so many present and future Nexus devices shipping with Chrome as their default browser, these features should greatly simplify your browsing experience.I've been using Chrome Beta since it was released, and these are two features that I use almost on a daily basis. Since Chrome is my default browser on my desktop, this makes life a little easier for me. There are two features I wish for in future updates, and one is &#34;pie&#34; controls, like the Android browser in ICS.One thing that wasn't in this update, but many have asked for, is full-screen mode. Unfortunately, it looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer for that one. This update also brings the usual stability fixes, and a fix for some blank page l...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Twitter Tastes The Holo - Likes It</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I occasionally visit the stock Twitter app on my Android device. The experience has always been less than enjoyable. The basic tenets of using Twitter are there, but there was always a total lack of innovation which came from other third party applications. One of those missing features was more of an Android 4+ Holo integration. At least one wish on Wednesday has come true.Twitter announced a fairly significant update to their Android clients with the following enhancements:- We've got a brand new look and feel crafted for Android 4.0+. Navigate seamlessly between your favorite parts of Twitter with a simple swipe.- It’s easier to connect with friends and join conversations with @username and #hashtag suggestions that appear as you search or compose a Tweet- Discover, install and launch your favorite apps from Tweets- Other bug fixes and improvements   As I stated, there are still too many features offered in other applications, such as muting, Facebook/Instagram integration an...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Springpad's Huge Holo Update]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not to be outdone by the likes of Evernote and the upstart Google Keep, Springpad released a major update with a holo-style UI overhaul, just to remind you that it's still here, in case you want to try something new.Springpad lists the following updates in its latest changelog:  Springpad was built from the ground up with social note keeping in mind. Evernote has had to do some revamping to make it more of a social application and Google Keep is strictly for one or maybe two users. Springpad does everything a good note taking application does - it can create lists, collaborate, send reminders, sync with its website , and save bookmarks. Springpad's advantages come in the form of better social integration than its rivals, its ability to become more of a second brain with some ease of use and its new Holo interface. Notepads within Springpad are at the very least a refreshing change of pace.  There is surely a war now for superiority in the note keeping space. This update spri...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Action Launcher Pro gets a beefy update</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've ever used Action Launcher Pro, then you'll know it's a great alternative to all the other launchers in the Play Store. Action Launcher sets itself apart from the pack with it's minimalistic app drawer and its &#34;Covers&#34; feature. Developer Chris Lacy has pushed a huge update with a new innovative feature called &#34;Shutters.&#34;I've been intrigued with Action Launcher Pro since it was first announced. Not only did this launcher look different than other launchers, but it brought a clean look to folders with its &#34;Covers&#34; features. According to Chris Lacy, Covers are a &#34;natural evolution to folders&#34; in which an app shortcut can double as a folder. One tap on the &#34;cover&#34; opens the app itself, while a double-tap will open a folder containing the shortcuts you added to it. One example of this would be a Chrome icon that opens the browser with one tap, but opens a folder with bookmarks when you double-tap it.In Action Launcher...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do You Even Holo? Tasker Does with Today's Update]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crafty Apps ' automation app, Tasker , has always been know more for its functionality than its looks, but back in January, the developer released a beta build on their website  that gave the app a new design that follows Google's holo guidelines , making the Redditors in r/Android  just a bit more uppity than normal. Yesterday, the new holo-fied Tasker left beta and is now available in final form in the Google Play store.If you don't know what Tasker is, you should definitely check it out. It allows you to automate tasks on your phone and do actions based on events that happen to your phone. Here's a simple example: if you want to toggle WiFi off on your phone when you leave home, you can make a profile that will do so when you leave a preset location or it can no longer connect to your home network. That's pretty basic, though. I've heard of people  making much more complex profiles. I once had a setup that would read a text message to me, ask if I wanted t...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PrimeTime For Google TV Updated</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You remember Google TV, right? It's that set top box that's sitting in your closet that's missing a few key components or updates. With rumors swirling that the Mountain View search company may bring renewed focus to the platform at Google I/O, the PrimeTime application received one of several overdue updates on Wednesday.The latest update, when read aloud in musical form, sounds (to me) almost like the singing of angels:- Amazon Prime content will be displayed.- A subscription selector will allow you to customize content subscriptions. Netflix, HBO GO, and Amazon Prime will show as 'free' if you previously subscribed to them.- Various bug fixes are thrown in as well (aren't they always?).  It is well known that Google TV lacks serious content provider applications. There are web app versions of HBO Go and Amazon Prime, but neither provider is in any hurry to release a full application. Hulu also seems in a state of flux at the moment and it's unknown if...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Google Adds Play Cards For Their Movies And TV App</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to bring more users into the Play Store, Google introduced something that may be considered an IMDb killer. Wednesday, Google announced via their Android blog an update to the Movies and Television app that allows users to get information about characters during playback. Keeping with their new Holo UI scheme, they will be doing this via cards on screen when a movie or TV show is paused.  The Android blog points out the new functionality by stating, &#34;When you’re watching a film on your tablet, simply press pause and cards will pop up with information about actors on screen. You can tap on an actor’s face to learn more about him, like his age, place of birth, his character in the movie, and his recent work, or scroll through the info cards to learn more about the movie or soundtrack. When you resume the movie, the cards will disappear&#34;.The example given in the blog post is Jack Black. During movie playback, once paused several cards popped up which gives informa...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Swiftkey Update Seeks And Destroys Bugs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swiftkey announced several fixes in their latest update to their popular keyboard application. Along with major fixes for the HTC One, there's about a dozen bug fixes showing in their latest changelog.Here is that full list of updates for those hoping for relevant news for their devices:Improved prediction qualityFixed Stuck In Initial CapsFixed issue with question mark being unreachableFixed Flow trail problems on HTC OneFixed problems with HTC One stock mail clientFixed typing in HTC One Notes app and turned predictions back on in Jelly BeanFixed jumpy cursor in Samsung calculatorFixed comma in ArabicSwapped locations of Turkish &#34;i&#34;Added French &#34;guillemet&#34; to secondary characters (&#60;&#60; and &#62;&#62;)Made sure @ sign appears directly above A on long pressFixed Firefox crashes on devices running Android 2.2 and belowFixed shift locking and combining characters on hard keyboardFixed a number of crashes in the installerFixed heat map crash  The Swiftkey supp...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Uber App Uber Updated</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who have found themselves stranded in any major US city, there's Uber to help you get a ride home. Uber is a driver service focused on the mobile space which allows you to summon a taxi or black car to pick you up, take you to your destination, and charge your credit card all from your smartphone. The concept has caught on and the service continues to spread, and recently the app has received a welcome update.  Uber's developers have celebrated its rapid growth by adding applications on multiple platforms on Monday and completely revamping the Android application last week. This update keeps pace with the iOS application which has been out for some time. Here are the latest enhancements with this latest release, version 2.0.x:We've rebuilt the entire app from the ground up, with a focus on making it more beautiful and intuitive. There are redesigned animations, receipts, and menus but the changes aren't just superficial. The Uber app is finally as elegant a...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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