| iLauncher will have your Android device looking like iOS 7 Oct 3rd 2013, 22:01, by Nate Swanner When iOS 7 arrived, some loved its melodic use of soft colors. Others derided it for being too, well, colorful. The flat icons, the chromatic color scheme, the blinding blue-ish background — it was too much for some. Android fans were no different: they either loved it, or loved to hate it. 
If you're partial to iOS 7, but are fully invested in Android, there's still hope. An iOS 7 launcher for Android has been made available in the Play Store, and we have to say, it looks pretty nice. It even has the icon pack, so you're fully immersed in iOS-ness! It doesn't quite have the parallax background, so it's not a identical replication, but does support 4-5 rows of icons, giving it that very Apple feel. It does have the new switch animation that is making some iOS users a bit nauseated, so be careful. That zooming from app to home screen has been a rough adjustment for some, and led to a lot of backlash. If the little update numbers on the icons, which let you know you have a new message, are your flavor, rest assured — they're there, just not for all apps. More prominent ones, like GMail, are supported. You do compromise a bit of Android, though. You won’t be able to load widgets, which are a huge point of contention in the iOS vs. Android debate. Google Now is still around, so the best of Google is still right where it needs to be. The launcher has been downloaded by over 10,000 users so far, and looks to be pretty popular. On over 2,000 reviews, it has a 4.0 rating. While it looks interesting, it's hard to justify dropping $2.06 on something that could end up making you sick. VIA: GigaOM |  | FindIt makes searching for files on your Android device incredibly simple Oct 3rd 2013, 21:26, by Nate Swanner In this changing climate of cloud storage, there never seems to be one right answer. Drive is great, and works well with Android, but doesn't quite do it all. QuickOffice helps with reading Microsoft Office documents from your Drive account, but Dropbox does a much better job. 
Then there are times when you simply don't see a need to download something, and just leave attachments in your email folders. Any method is fine, but then there are times when you forget where to look. Fear not, because FindIt has you covered! FindIt searches your GMail, Dropbox, and Drive folders to find the item you're looking for. You can search by Person, Time, or Type — so if you know who sent it, but aren't exactly sure what you're looking for, FindIt can help. You can also link multiple GMail or Dropbox accounts, keeping your work and home life pretty seamlessly in tune. Search by Type will allow you to check out just about any type of file, from a presentation to a media file. The timeline search is pretty crucial as well, which could come in handy for those times you're buried in ePaperwork and have a pretty good idea when that file was created, but not sure where you put it. FindIt is available now from the Play Store, and has a rating of 4.1. Some are reporting that the app crashes, but for its first week on Android, we'll look to the FindIt team to fix those issues quickly. The app is free to download, and free to use. VIA: Lifehacker | | Glass developers given green light to submit Glassware for review Oct 3rd 2013, 21:09, by Nate Swanner As we inch closer to the consumer launch timeframe for Glass, Google has announced a very poignant step forward. From his Google+ page, Timothy Jordan has announced that developers can now have their Glass app (or Glassware) reviewed by the team and featured on MyGlass, the accompanying app for your Android device. 
While Glass development remains a closed program, limited to those who actually have Glass, this announcement marks an important milestone for developers who made an investment in Glass for the chance to do just that — develop. Jordan also notes that there are a few big names that have already produced approved apps, suggesting they are the blueprint for success. Sites like Thuuz, Mashable, KitchMe, Fancy, and SportsYapper have all created apps which adhere to the strict development guidelines. Those guidelines, which cover both functionality and visual rules, are made very clear to Glass developers via the launch checklist. Once a developer feels their Glass app is ready for (almost) prime time, it can be submitted for approval. It may not be a massive leap forward, but this is an important step forward, and a hint that Glass is gearing up for a release in the near future. We don't expect to see Glass by Christmas, but now that Glass has hit the road, we do expect to see a retail version sometime in early 2014. | |
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