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Google Chrome for Android
HANDS-ON Desktop browser gets mobile version 6,200 reads
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AOTD: Sport Relief in your Pocket review (iPhone / Android)
For charideee 5,350 reads
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AOTD: Crackle
Free movies wherever you go 4,200 reads
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Gameloft Live app lands on Android
It reminds us of something.... 3,950 reads
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Netflix for Android update pokes your Facebook friends
Social media... 10 February 2012 14:18 GMT TweetNetflix has updated its Android app - bringing in Facebook fun for its new UK audience.
Version 1.7 of the app has landed in the Android market and brings Facebook integration (a luxury already afforded to Canadians and Latin Americans) so...
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APP OF THE DAY: Springpad review
Organise your life 9 February 2012 18:06 GMT TweetEvernote is not the only note taking service. If you’ve never got on with the green-look super-program that is, then today’s App of the Day on Pocket-lint is definitely worth a try. For a start, you can change the background to one of a...
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Microsoft OneNote lands on Android
Note taking for fandroids 8 February 2012 11:25 GMT TweetOneNote for Android has finally arrived, following the iOS version launched last year.
The app, which is included in the Office Hub on Windows Phone 7, allows SkyDrive and desktop OneNote users to keep up-to-date with all their office-based...
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Google Chrome for Android pictures, video and hands-on
HANDS-ON Desktop browser gets mobile version 8 February 2012 10:31 GMT TweetYesterday Google announced a beta version of Chrome for Android. As Chrome fans on the PC, we were keen to test it so we grabbed a copy. The beta software is compatible only with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) so we're testing it on the Galaxy Nexus.
Perhaps...
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APP OF THE DAY: Sport Relief in your Pocket review (iPhone / Android)
For charideee 7 February 2012 19:54 GMT TweetKind of a Comic Relief for those with an urge to get off their feet and run, jump or throw something, Sport Relief is another arm of the charity that aims to raise gazillions of pounds for incredibly worthwhile charities in Africa and the UK by getting...
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APP OF THE DAY: Crackle review (Android, consoles, iOS, Smart TVs)
Free movies wherever you go 2 February 2012 18:00 GMT TweetWith the world now awash with video-on-demand services, one might wonder if we really need another to think about, but that’s exactly what we’re recommending on App of the Day at Pocket-lint.
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Gameloft Live app lands on Android
It reminds us of something.... 2 February 2012 16:59 GMT TweetGameloft, purveyor of mobile games as brilliant as they are unoriginal, has announced a standalone Android app for its revamped Gameloft Live platform.
Gameloft is unashamedly proud of its artistic licence when it comes to, shall we say, "borrowing"...
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Google Docs Android app now offers offline editing
And improved tablet features 2 February 2012 11:57 GMT TweetGoogle Docs on Android just upped its game with the introduction of offline viewing.
The new feature means that when you're without Wi-Fi or 3G you'll still be able to fire up your files and work away on them on the move - provided you've marked...
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Best Android apps for learning and reference
FEATURE For the smartest phone of all 1 February 2012 12:00 GMT TweetSmartphones apps aren't just about games. There's some educating to do out there if you'd care to tear yourself away from Fruit Ninja for just two minutes and we at Pocket-lint have amassed the very best Android apps for learning and reference so that...
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Sky Go tunes in on Android
And with new channels on board 31 January 2012 9:40 GMT TweetIt's all go over at Sky Go. Not only is the streaming platform all set to hit Android, it is being expanded to include even more channels.
Sky Go launched back in July on PC and iOS and is Sky Mobile TV revamped, showing both live streamed...
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APP OF THE DAY: Fancy review (Android)
For the style voyeur 30 January 2012 18:00 GMT TweetThere was a time when the Internet was full of new and exciting things and you’d roam around, getting lost in websites, trying URLs, because you knew something was out there. There was a time when people used to talk about "surfing the net".
But...
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Best Android customisation apps
FEATURE Your smartphone, your choices 27 January 2012 12:45 GMT TweetOne of the joys of Android is supposed to be customisation and yet few people even bother to change their wallpaper after unboxing their little darlings. One of the problems is that most of us have been scarred by our early live wallpaper experiences...
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Valve Steam app hits iOS and Android
No mobile gaming yet though 27 January 2012 10:31 GMT TweetOnline game distributor Valve has launched iOS and Android apps for its Steam users - although sadly this doesn't mean PC gaming on the go.
Instead, like the My Xbox iOS app, this is an online community based app where gamers can chat with...
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APP OF THE DAY: PhotoWall review (Android)
Your pictures, your wallpaper 26 January 2012 18:08 GMT TweetSure, you've got a gallery app full of pictures on your mobile phone. Yes, you might even have the odd widget window on your desktop that connects to it too but, frankly, if you're not using today's App of the Day on your Android handset, you're not...
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BBC News for Android tablets finally begins broadcasting
Big screen app Auntie action 26 January 2012 16:46 GMT TweetThe BBC has announced that its popular BBC News app is now available on Android tablets.
The app, which launched for smaller sized Android handsets back in May last year, is on offer for tablets sized 7.2 inches and above, running Android 3.0+....
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