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Jan 27, 2012 06:00 pm | Aatif Khan
Have you ever used your iPhone or iPod touch in a dock? It's a wonderful solution for showroom displays, parties, events, and even looks cool simply sitting on your desktop. That said, what would you want to be displayed on the screen of your device for such a scenario? If you own an iPad, iOS ...
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Jan 27, 2012 05:20 pm | Fawad
Previously, we have covered some very good desktop management applications, such as Desktop Panorama, WindowSlider and mDesktop. All of these desktop managers have their own strengths and weaknesses, some provide you with unlimited side ways scroll capability, while other allow you to preview all the virtual desktops to locate and manage the position of every ...
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Jan 27, 2012 05:15 pm | A. Rehman
Fahrbot Mobile is already a famous name among Android users courtesy of some very fine apps such as Call Master, Screenshot ER2 and Undelete. The renowned team is back with yet another remarkable app called SwitchMe that lets you create multiple user profiles on Android, each with a different set of system settings, user accounts and ...
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Jan 27, 2012 05:09 pm | Fawad
Videos streams are a great way for companies, as well as individuals, to get their message to people around the world. It can be anything from a news feed to the video of a live performance of a band playing in a concert hall. I, being a huge fan of the multiplayer game DOTA (Defense ...
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Jan 27, 2012 04:03 pm | Hamza
A few months back, we covered a tip on how to sync multiple Google Calendars with your WP7 device. Although that method worked just fine for most Mango users, it was a bit complicated and difficult to follow. Thankfully, Google seems to have taken note of the matter, and official support for syncing up to ...
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Jan 27, 2012 03:19 pm | Usman
Do you often face hard drive crashes and read/write issues while dealing with enormous volumes of data? Perhaps, it's the time to put your hard disk through a series of tests to measure its overall performance. It happens quite so often that hard disk suddenly halts without showing any type of errors. Using conventional hard ...
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Jan 27, 2012 03:02 pm | Zainab
Want to stay in touch with the latest top stories around the world while you work online? GNews, a Chrome extension, regularly notifies you with Google News based on your preferences and selection of different categories, such as Sports, Business, Technology, Top stories and more. The GNews button counter in the toolbar shows the number ...
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Jan 27, 2012 02:36 pm | Fawad
Yesterday, we covered Plastiliq PixelPicker, an application that allows you to view color codes in 10 different formats, such as RGB, ARM, HTML, CMYK, HEX etc. It can detect the color of items on your desktop and lets you view its view in a lot of formats, which can be quiet useful during web designing ...
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Jan 27, 2012 02:20 pm | Hamza
HeyWire is a messaging service which has been around for quite a while on iOS and Android. It is a very useful app, using which you can send free SMS to any number in the US. Even if the recipient is living outside the US, texts can be sent if they, too, have HeyWire, or any ...
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Jan 27, 2012 02:10 pm | Farshad
Sometimes file directories can have similar file names that can make it nearly impossible to identify a file from within a folder. File Bookmark is a Windows shell extension, which has been designed to bookmark files via the Windows right-click context menu, to find the right file(s) that you have opened earlier from a specific ...
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Jan 27, 2012 02:00 pm | A. Rehman
The number of cloud storage services have begun to increase exponentially. With each new service that emerges onto the global scene, not only do users get a considerable amount of cloud storage space to store their data, but also the option to access all the saved content from virtually anywhere. To add to the users' ...
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Jan 27, 2012 01:59 pm | Zainab
Gmail Search, a Chrome extension, lets you quickly search through your Gmail account right from the Omnibar. The extension helps you search your emails from your Google accounts directly from the address bar. Once the extension is installed, simple type "gs" in the Omnibar, and hit either the space bar or tab, then enter a ...
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Jan 27, 2012 01:51 pm | Fawad
Managing your media is very important for you to quickly find what you are looking for instead of wasting time in searching for the required music, video or image file. NextPVR is a Windows application that works as a personal video recorder, media center and media manager for you. It allows you to watch your ...
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Jan 27, 2012 01:50 pm | Zainab
TextDropApp, a web application, lets you edit and create text files in your Dropbox account directly from the browser. The app can especially come in handy for people who like to write while on the move. However, the service is limited to TXT files only. TextDropApp works seamlessly, and all you have to do is ...
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Jan 27, 2012 01:20 pm | Farshad
GonVisor is a Windows application that supports viewing pictures, comics, magazines, content of compressed archives and e-books from various formats, including CBR, CBZ, CBA, CB7, ZIP, RAR, ACE and 7ZIP. With the help of this application, you can create a group of selected images, order/reorder them, add a description (such as the author's name, date, comment ...
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Jan 27, 2012 01:00 pm | A. Rehman
Sifting through a mobile phone's various sound and alert profiles on a frequent basis can prove to be quite cumbersome, especially if you're often required to visit several places on a daily basis, and adjust the sound of your device accordingly. Obviously, there are plenty of apps to offer help in this regard, like recently ...
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Jan 27, 2012 12:21 pm | Hamza
No matter if you are a couch potato, or just follow one or two shows, watching TV is a guilty pleasure on which we all spend some part of our day. (Editor's Note: It is beyond my comprehension why watching TV would be a guilty pleasure – perhaps someone else can shed some light on ...
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Jan 27, 2012 12:06 pm | Farshad
Mendeley is an open source and cross-platform PDF organizer, which provides options for easy document management. It allows easy reference management to help you organize your work, collaborate with friends, and to obtain latest research (via its social network). It automatically generates bibliographies, makes it possible to collaborate with others, import data, sync and access ...
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Jan 27, 2012 11:09 am | Zainab
Often, while browsing the web, we tend to quickly bookmark several webpages, without giving them detailed, meaningful names. While organized bookmarking can save a lot of time and effort, unorganized bookmarks, on the other hand, can be a complete disaster. Bookmarks Preview, a Firefox add-on, can be of great help for people who regularly bookmark ...
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Jan 27, 2012 11:02 am | Hamza
Gone are the days when iOS users just had push notifications for keeping track of the happenings on their iPhone, as iOS 5 included Notification Center. Being such a useful and important feature for iDevices, Notification Center has been a favorite for the developers over at the Cydia store. The steady stream of tweaks coming ...
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Friday, January 27, 2012

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Android holds nearly 40 percent of global tablet market: report
ZDNet (blog)
By Rachel King | January 27, 2012, 8:11am PST Summary: Apple is still in the lead as iPad shipments are doing pretty well at 57.6 percent, but the global market share gap between iOS and Android is really starting to close. The iPad doesn't have one ...
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Motorola Shipped 1 Million Android Tablets in 2011
eWeek
The Android phone and tablet maker's revenues for the quarter totaled $3.4 billion, flat from a year ago, and $13.1 billion for the full year, up from $11.5 billion a year ago. Device shipments, which trended low, something Motorola warned Wall Street ...
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Feature Phones Now More Profitable Than Mid-tier Smartphones
Forbes
Nokia's $40 feature phones are vastly more profitable than Sony Ericsson's $200 Android models. This is not how the smartphone revolution was supposed to turn out. The latest handset industry reports reveal a market still characterized by exceptional ...
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Android app makers can boost revenue with price cuts, promos
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It's tough being an Android developer these days. Not only do you have a variety of devices and OS versions to consider, but there's also some 500000 apps you're competing with in the Android Market. You have to be creative, thinking of new marketing ...
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Google urges Android developers to move away from menu buttons
Inquirer
By Lawrence Latif SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Google has urged Android developers to do away with the menu button, urging them to use an 'action bar'. As part of Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb release last year it made a big push towards use of the action bar, ...
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[Preview] Steam On Android Is A Great Companion App, But It Still Needs Plenty ...
Android Police
Yesterday Steam launched its brand new app for Android. Unfortunately, the app is still in closed beta and many users are waiting with bated breath for their invites to show up. If you're among the unwashed masses waiting for your golden ticket, ...
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[Android] SHADOWGUN: The Leftover TRAILER
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[Android] SHADOWGUN: The Leftover TRAILER SHADOWGUN: The Leftover, the huge update of the one of the best third-person shooter ever, is finally also on Android devices! Going back into the skin of John Slade, the most feared intergalactic bounty hunter ...
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Common scenario: Android device gets updated, problems ensue
ZDNet (blog)
By James Kendrick | January 27, 2012, 4:40am PST Summary: It is far too common for a major Android update to get pushed out to device owners, only to cause significant problems. Google needs to get a handle on the Android update process.
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What Google privacy changes mean for Android users
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But the situation is more complicated for owners of smart phones powered by Google's Android operating system. By linking its services, Google says it will provide users with a "simpler, more intuitive Google experience" through better-targeted ads and ...
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iPhone 4S helps Apple inch past Android in the US
CNET (blog)
by Lance Whitney January 26, 2012 9:33 AM PST Follow @lancewhit Apple gained a slight edge over Android in the US smartphone market last quarter, courtesy of the 37 million iPhones sold. Eyeing the US smartphone market for the December quarter, ...
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Blogs5 new results for android
 
Steam beta journeys to Android and iOS, for select invitees ...
By Zachary Lutz
Our friends at Joystiq are members of a privileged club of which we are not. We've both downloaded and installed the mobile version of.
Engadget
Android Dominates Moolah Media's Mobile Ads | TechCrunch
By Anthony Ha
He also revealed that 65 percent of Moolah's ads get served on Android devices, compared to 19 percent on feature phones and a lowly 14 percent for iOS devices. That's because certain products or services do better on certain carriers or ...
TechCrunch
RIM's new CEO says that all Android phones are the same, kettles ...
By Michael Crider
On the off-chance that there are any RIM investors reading this story, hoping against hope that the company would try something drastic (like using Android) to.
Android Community
Android Tablets in Q4'11: Shipments Tripled, Accounted for 39% of ...
By Quentyn Kennemer
Strategy Analytics took some time to crunch some numbers in the tablet space and came up with very encouraging Q4'11 numbers for Android. First of all, Android.
Android Phone Fans
Steam launches Android and iOS app for free, in beta | Joystiq
By Ben Gilbert
Valve today announced and launched Steam applications for both iOS and Android platforms. The app, dubbed "Steam Mobile," allows users to chat, read a limited selection of syndicated gaming news (might we also suggest another mobile ...
Joystiq

Web3 new results for android
 
Steam - Apps on Android Market
Steam: chat and participate in the Steam community, catch unbeatable Steam sales With the free Steam app for Android, you can participate in the Steam ...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.valvesoftware...
Android Developers Blog: Say Goodbye to the Menu Button
[This post is by Scott Main, lead tech writer for developer.android.com. — Tim Bray]. Before Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), all Android-powered devices included a ...
android-developers.blogspot.com/.../say-goodbye-to-menu-bu...
Transformer Prime bootloader unlock tool coming ... - Android Central
Transformer Prime bootloader unlock tool coming in Feb. says ASUS.
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Create GIF Animations On The Go With Gifinator For Android


One of the first (if not the first) of its kind on the Android MarketGifinator is a well-crafted, easy-to-useGIF animation creator for Android. The app allows you to take multiple snaps from your device’s camera, then chains them together in a GIF sequence with a user-defined resolution and frame rate. With enough creativity (and a few taps) you can create awesome stop-motion animations with your Androidsmartphone’s camera. You may then save these GIF files to your device or share them with your friends. The free version of the app lets you string up to 10 snaps only while the full version sports no such limitation. Also, the free variant only allows you to save GIFs in the lowest of the three available resolutions (160×120, 320×480 and 640×480).
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I’ll be honest. When we first installed the app, we expected it to have a run-of-the-mill interface and nothing but the most essential features. Needless to say, the app far exceeded our expectations. The interface is extremely well-crafted and the app itself is quite flexible.
Each photo you capture within the Shoot screen makes for a frame in the resulting GIF sequence. As you capture one photo after the other, the app displays a preview of each at the top of the screen along with its serial number. Swipe left or right across the screen to scroll to frames that may have moved out of view. Select a frame and tap the “X” button below to delete it. You can even select one of three available effects / filters (MonoNegative and Sepia) for each frame you capture.
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Once you’re seuquence of photos is complete, tap the ✔ button below to proceed to the Edit screen. Said screen displays a preview of the resulting GIF file and allows you to alter its frame rate (speed with which the GIF file cycles between captured photos), resolution and orientation.
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On tapping the ✔ button on this screen, the app creates the GIF file and displays the rendered result in a separate dialogue box from within which you can Share the GIF animation with your friends or Save it to your device. All saved files can be found within the mnt/sdcard/gifinator/ directory (the /gifinator directory on your SD card).
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Download links and QR codes for both free and paid variants of the app are provided below.
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