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Skype’s Android app got a new update and is now snappier than ever. The first thing you’ll notice (or not, depending on the phone you have) is just how faster Skype starts, which suggests engineers of the Microsoft-owned company changed a ton of things under the hood to make this happen. Then there’s new instant…
So you’re looking for a tattoo idea? Try Instattoo, a new iOS app that calls itself the world’s first tattoo generator. With a single tap of the on-screen button, the application will automatically generate and present you a new unique tattoo. Relying on the advanced algorithm to generate the designs on a random basis, Instattoo…
Even if you don’t know what Zynga is, chances are you’ve either played or heard about one of the many games made or owned by the company, be it Facebook or mobile. Zynga recently announced its earnings for Q1 2012 and while the company saw growth in both mobile and web year over year and…
While most people I know that use Twitter on their smartphones use third-party clients, the official app hasn’t stopped chugging along. Today Twitter updated its application on iOS and Android with a few new goodies that may have you switching back. Maybe. While the updates in the Twitter app aren’t necessarily groundbreaking, they should make…
I’m a huge horror movie and game fan, so when I saw that the Dark Meadow was going to be released on Android as a THD title, I was pretty excited. We’ve been playing with the game on both the Asus Transformer Prime and the HTC One X and have walked away pretty impressed with…
I’ll never forget 1996. The winter that hit New York that year was absolutely ridiculous. The city basically shut down due to the epic snowfall that happened seemingly overnight. My friends and I had snow ball fights that resulted in some serious injuries, we built tunnels that homeless people then proceeded to urinate in, and…
There’s a new (almost) must-have app for Android tablet owners out there. Called LilyPad HD, it is said to be the first floating instant messaging app for Android tablets. In other words, you will be able to keep an eye on your instant messaging activities, even while watching a YouTube video, surfing the web or…
If you own the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, you may be frustrated by the limited number of available games optimized for your phone’s built-in gamepad. While Sony Ericsson (now just Sony) tried its best to convince many major publishers to release such titles, the fact is that most games rely exclusively on touchscreen controls. Enter…
And the latest group of people to get its social network and a dedicated mobile app are… (drums please)… fishermen. Field & Stream is behind the project called Catchbook, which at the moment is limited to iPhone users, only (though an Android version is most likely in development, or so we think). Available as a…
Google is shutting down Google Sync for BlackBerry on June 1st. The reason is simple – today’s BlackBerry users don’t need it to have their GMail contacts and calendars in sync with their phones with RIM’s updated version of BlackBerry Internet Service supporting the capability out of box, while at the same time making sure…