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Verizon Snags The LG Intuition on Sept. 6 for $199

Today Verizon announced that it’s going to carry the LG Intuition, they announced the U.S. carrier’s version of the LG Optimus Vu. The LG Optimus Vu was LG’s answer to the Samsung Galaxy Note. With Samsung holding a threshold on the 5-inch corner of Android smartphone market it was only a matter of time before someone gave them a run, and LG answered the call. The LG Intuition did so in its own way, with a 4:3 aspect ratio, LG is giving it a more square feel than our modern smartphones. [Read more...]

Tired of Having Crappy Quality Contact Photos? HD Contact Photos Aims to Fix That

Most of us have acquired a new phone within the past year or two and I’m sure that you’ve been unhappy, to say the least, about the quality of the contact photos inside of Android. Android wouldn’t quite be the same if we didn’t have a way to fix nearly every complaint about the system we have: alas, we have the just the fix you need. [Read more...]

POWOW Messaging, A Nice SMS App With A Nice Interface

While there’s not many apps I will straight up complain about having an ad in them, this is definitely one of them. POWOW Messaging is a wonderful looking application (thanks to it’s most recent update yesterday) which provides quite a bit of functionality, but costs a pretty solid amount of money: in return, it removes one ad. That’s it. [Read more...]

Doom Live Wallpaper

Are you a big fan of DOOM? Who isn’t. Enjoy that arcade shooter feeling wherever you go. Thanks to the wonderful community at Reddit I’ve discovered an older live wallpaper that still deserves some publicity. It’s one of the few that is highly interactive and quite fun to play with. Whenever you turn on your phone a space marine spawns and will walk around the screen. Monsters will randomly start to spawn with increased difficulty. Don’t worry though, you can help out your little space marine by simply tapping the screen to spawn him weapons and health that he’ll go and retrieve. Is that mini marine starting to get smug? Well, you can knock him back down a few pegs by simply dragging and dropping your icons around the screen. Every time an icon is moved a new monster will spawn in that location. Live wallpapers can be pretty hit or miss, so it’s nice to see some top quality ones floating around out there. It’s completely free, completely fun and completely addicting. Give it a shot. [Read more...]

Holo Themed Sudoku Has Arrived

Sudoku games are notoriously bad about having atrocious interfaces. Each one looks as though it was designed for some of the original Android devices. A little known app named Holoku is currently sporting one of the nicest Sudoku interfaces in the entire Play Store. For all of you Sudoku fans, this is the application you have been waiting for. Sticking to the Android design guidelines and using a holo theme, Holoku is optimized for even 7-inch tablets such as the Nexus 7. The developer, kcoppock, has promised everyone monthly updates for the game, such as new boards, that will all be completely free. That is, if you need more Sudoku. Even the most talented of you avid Sudoku players will need some time to complete the already available 500 boards that come with it. [Read more...]

Your New Twitter Client – Slices for Twitter

If there’s one thing that the Android community can’t get enough of, it’s Twitter applications. A new Twitter application launches about once per month, each one bringing more features and faster updates than the previous, driving competition to an all time high. Recognized studio OneLouder brings us their new look into Twitter, and how they want discovery, live feeds, and the breakdown into categories to be the new norm. [Read more...]

BaconReader, Your One Stop Reddit Shop

As an avid Reddit user the selection of decent Reddit apps has been pretty bare to say the least, which is surprising when you look at just how many people use Reddit. Anyways, over the past few months a few contenders have really shone through and have provided great alternatives to viewing Reddit in the stock browser. BaconReader by OneLouder Apps (the same team who brought you FriendCaster and Tweetcaster) has really proven to be one of the better options. Some negative reviews about the app frequently crashing had kept me from downloading it in the past but, whatever was causing the problems was fixed in the latest patch and the ratings reflected that. So, after buying the premium version I dove in to see what this Reddit app had to offer.

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Solid Explorer 2 (BETA) Review

Every Android user is aware of the necessity of a decent file manager for their phone. Often times file managers aren’t extremely aesthetically pleasing or rich with features, but most users tend to look past that picking whatever application provides the most features. There is one explorer that has reset the bar for these utilities. Solid Explorer 2, developed by KRZYSZTOF GŁODOWSKI, is a pleasant surprise and a head above the rest in the field of file management. Users new to managing files on an Android device will be pleased to know that the app features a detailed tutorial on its’ various features. Several pages of pictures and descriptions remove any uneasiness newer users to Android might have.

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Four More HTC Devices to get Ice Cream Sandwich

 

HTC announced more devices that will be receiving the upgrade to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich.  They relayed the news via their Facebook page, and included four new devices. [Read more...]