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Google Updates its Google+ App for Android With Speed

Google has just announced an update for its Google+ Android App. With a focus on speed, here are the things we’re seeing in this latest version: Massive performance improvements across…

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Gannett Chose Apple Over Android Because of Fragmentation

Towards the end of last year, an internal memo was sent to Gannett journalists letting them know that they would be outfitted with new iPhones and iPads to assist them…

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Microsot OneNote Launches for Android

In January 2011, Microsoft decided to grace us with its presence on Apple’s App store with its popular note-taking solution, OneNote. At that time, the company said that OneNote was…

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Google Releases Chrome For Android in Beta

Today, Google has finally released its Chrome browser for Android in a beta version. It’s been four years since Google Chrome launched for the desktop and the mobile version will…

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This Lamp is Controlled by an Android Phone

The smartphone is now becoming the hub for everything important in our lives. Social connections, payment systems, and banking are all controlled by our phone. Heck, you can even control…

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Google Reveals Android Malware Protection Service 'Bouncer'

While it’s a good thing for developers that there isn’t much of an approval process to get an app in the Android Market, it’s not such a great thing for…

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Google Docs for Android Gets Offline Reading

The Google Docs team has announced a few helpful updates for the Android version of its Google Docs app. Most notably, the capability to view documents offline and sync them…

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Android Takes Developer Support Social on Google+

Earlier this month, the Android team launched a style guide to help developers build prettier apps on its platform. Today, the team is taking another step to attract more quality…

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Official Hotmail app now available on Kindle Fire

Microsoft has been unafraid to create apps that run on devices made by competing companies, and the latest official app to arrive is Hotmail for Kindle Fire. Previously, Hotmail could…

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Wikipedia Launches Official Android App

Wikipedia has had an official iOS app for some time now, but was missing a presence on Android. That ends today with the launch of the official Wikipedia app for…

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5 Ways to Get Your Own Copy of WIkipedia

As we reported today, Wikipedia will be shutting down its English version on Wednesday in protest of SOPA and PIPA. It hopes to educate its users on the two proposed…

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Google to Introduce 'Style Guide' for Android Apps

As you might know, or have already experienced, apps on Android’s Market don’t have to adhere to any rules as long as they aren’t malicious. In what has been seen…

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Eric Schmidt Sees Android Fragmentation as Differentiation

Today at CES, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt joined a CNET discussion about how his company is doing in every phase of its business. It would be an understatement to…

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Glove That Reads Sign Language Uses Android

We’re all eyes and ears about the new cool gadgets The Next Web team is checking out at CES, but this is one gadget that didn’t pop up in Las…

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Check Out This New Android.com Easter Egg

In case you don’t hawk over Android’s official site like some of us do, there’s a neat little easter egg at the bottom of the page. Scroll all the way…