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XonoMail – A Gmail alternative for Android
Have you got one of those friends who insists that, despite your continual protests on how their client doesn't truncate threaded messages they continue...
Punch Quest promises to smack your Android around
Punch Quest has finally made its way to Google Play. The app - which topped must-have lists for many a gamer earlier this year...
Meet Halo – The next chapter for Paranoid Android
A few days ago the development team behind Paranoid Android announced on Google+ that they were working on their own version of the multi-window/overlay...
BBC Sport finally available outside Europe on Google Play
The BBC have finally seen the light, expanding access to their BBC Sports app outside of countries in Europe. The list of features included...
Tablet wars: Android devices on top
IDC have released their first quarter tablet sales estimates and Android is now on top.
Now, before I go too far into this article I...
HTC’s profit woes continue, profits and revenue continue to slide
The none too private issues that HTC have been having with profits, operating margins and revenue continued to slide in Q1 2013. The...
Indie Gala Mobile 3 for Android –
The third Indie Gala Mobile 3 special has just been announced on the Indie Gala Twitter feed. Similar in concept to the Humble Bundle,...
Free version of Beautiful Widgets now available
Beautiful Widgets has been at the pointy end of the top paid apps list on Google Play for quite some time and today they...
The Ghost Who Walks
A few days ago I had a little birdie whisper in my ear about the Motorola Ghost, speculating that it would be the Nexus...
Android 4.3 showing up in the wild, watch those server logs
Approaching Google I/O in only a couple of short weeks, there's more and more evidence showing that while Key Lime Pie may be delayed,...
Virgin Mobile announces the Sony Xperia SP available from 3rd of May
Virgin Mobile has announced that they will be offering the 4G-enabled Sony Xperia SP through their website and in Virgin Mobile stores nationally from...
Samsung Australia comments on Galaxy S 4 scarcity
The Australian launch of the Galaxy S 4 last weekend wasn't what you'd call a satisfying experience for many Australian customers, with stock shortages...
Astrid to-do list service acquired by Yahoo; likely to be dismantled.
Astrid Tasks and To-do List has been a popular task management app for Android for quite some time now; it might not have been...
Rovio releases Angry Birds Friends, for Android and iOS
Angry Birds has to be one of the more popular mobile games of recent times, with a whole slew of games based on the...
Noah Falstein hired as Chief Game Designer at Google
Noah Falstein, a game designer and producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in the game development industry such as ...