I was a keen Tweetdeck user on both my Nexus 4 and Nexus 7, it wasn’t the most functional app in the world but I had it set up with various accounts and it was working well for me. However Twitter are killing the Mobile version of Tweetdeck, when Twitter acquired the company they were [...]
Android GPS Map Tracking App: Google Tracks
The Google Tracks app has been around for a while but it doesn’t seem to be one of Google’s best known offerings. In fact I only happened across it by chance last week and have been giving it a little test run over the last couple of days. I thought it was worth sharing as chances [...]
Google Play Sound Search
Here’s a neat little widget from Google Play, a new addition to the Play app line up: Sound Search. You might already be familiar with music recognition apps such as Shazam or SoundHound – this is Google’s version. The idea is that if you are out and about and hear a tune that you really like [...]
Gmail App Notifications Update
A nice little update from Google this morning. If you’ve grabbed the new Gmail update you’ll notice some new options in the notification bar. As you can see in my screen shot, you can now archive and reply to mails directly from the Android notification centre. As far as I can see there aren’t any [...]
More Free Apps of the Day
I am a regular downloader of Amazon’s free app of the day, there have been some good quality apps available over the last few months (and some that are less good!). Today I introduce another source of free apps: App of the Day – 100% Free by AppTurbo App of the Day This service has [...]
Google Music Guide
In this post we take a look at Google Music, the Internet giant’s cloud music service recently rolled out here in the UK. Nexus tablet owners will already be familiar with the app, it is the stock music player reinstalled with Android 4.2. But the chances are you aren’t making the most of the services on offer [...]
Metro App Adds Android 4.2 Support
Good news for commuters, the Metro app now supports Android 4.2. For those that aren’t familiar, the Metro is a free newspaper typically distributed at stations. It is designed to be a quick read to keep you entertained for twenty minutes or so. It’s not the greatest newspaper in the world, but it does the [...]
Five Christmas Themed Android Apps for young Kids
This is my last chance to share some Christmas apps for this year so I’m going to make the most of the opportunity! We take a look at some of the best Christmas themed Android apps that my son has loved playing on our Nexus 7 tablet over the last few days. I actually got [...]
Free Android Christmas Game for Toddlers
This free little game popped up in my Google Play recommends steam a few days ago and I recently got round to installing it on my Nexus 7. If you are looking for a simple fun Christmas game to keep your toddler amused for 10 minutes then I’d like to recommend Kids Connect the Dots [...]
Speedy Alternative Facebook App: Fast for Facebook
I don’t know about you but I’ve never been a fan of the official Facebook app. Although updates seem to come through regularly I’m not convinced that thet are always moving the mobile app in the right direction, to be honest I often find myself using the mobile website instead. In this post we take [...]
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