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Which phone has the best apps? From iPhone owners to G1 users, great applications are huge when it comes to picking the right cellular phone. Besides games, other consumer favorite apps include ebay access, finding drink & cocktail receipes, or GPS functions.

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ExclusiveShould developers be able to pull paid applications without warning?

Android Of all the people I know (except for maybe David Beren, AKA Mr. TmoNews), I am the least hesitant when it comes to buying applications. I see one I like or need, and a few clicks and a couple dollars later, for better or for worse, it's all mine....

ExclusiveWhich do you prefer, Rdio or Spotify?

Cell Phone Apps I’ve always had iTunes loaded up onto my computers. Whether or not I actually always used it, though, is for another topic entirely. But it’s always been there. What I’ve used instead, more than anything else, is Zune...

ExclusiveI'm hesitant to buy applications from Marketplace

Cell Phone Apps I've been using Windows Phone primarily for going on four days now. This isn't my first round with Windows Phone, though. I've had a few personal Windows Phone devices and reviewed several more. However, this time I'm actually enjoying it, which I...

ExclusivePlaceme is the future of location-based services

Android Ever since location-based services started arriving on smartphones, I've been both wary and curious of them. I have used location-based search apps, like Poynt, since my early BlackBerry days to help me locate restaurants, gas stations and other...

Reader reactionsInstagram for Android available now from Google Play

Android Today's a good day for all of you shutterbugs on Android, as the official Instagram app has finally made its way onto the Google Play Store. The app allows users to apply vintage-looking filters to their photographs and upload them for others to...

ExclusiveThanks to Zynga and OMGPOP, I spend every night catching up on a backlog of games

Android From the time that Zynga's popular social games made their way to Android and iOS, I've been playing them off and on, among several other mobile games. In fact, over the last month or so, I've become almost obsessed with mobile games. After Google...

ExclusiveEvery Android game should come with controller support

Android As some of you may already know, I've been on an Android application buying spree as of late. Google is running a promotion on several different books, songs, albums, movie rentals and a handful of games and apps for Android devices, all in honor of...

Reader reactionsGoogle's constant digital deals are killing my wallet ... sort of

Android I'm a sucker for a good deal. I always have been and I'm convinced it's something that I will never have any control over. It's in my blood. From the time I was a child to the time she passed away last year, I can remember my great grandmother...

Android Market app size limit bumped up to 4GB

Android Good news for Android developers and users tonight, as the folks at Google have announced that the maximum Android app size limit has been upped from 50MB to 4GB. In a post on the Android Developers Blog, Google explained that an app's APK file will...

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ExclusiveHow long do you wait on an app to load before throwing a fit?

Cell Phone Apps Thanks to the invention of the World Wide Web and, of course, more recent leaps in wireless technology and mobile software, we have nearly all the information and entertainment we could ever want at our fingertips. And it's accessible from nearly...

ExclusiveWhat is the most you have ever paid for an application?

Android Mobile applications are everything. I feel like I've said it a million times (probably because I have). And to make all of my devices more interesting, I try to keep an eye out for any new ones that will make my life easier or more enjoyable. Over...

Google Wallet security bug affects all users, Google says it's working on a fix

Android Heads up, Google Wallet users: It seems a security bug has been found with the Wallet app that can allow a person access to your Google prepaid card. The issue arrises when someone gets a hold of your handset and then clicks the "Clear data" button...

Google Wallet now available on Samsung Galaxy Nexus on AT&T, some Verizon users also able to install

Android Well, this is interesting. Up until now, Google Wallet has only been officially available to Nexus S 4G owners on Sprint, but tonight it seems that that's changed. The folks at Droid-Life have discovered that the Google Wallet app is now available...

ExclusiveDo you check permissions before installing applications?

Android Android, like any other operating system, has its strengths and weaknesses. It offers arguably more functionality and flexibility than any other mobile platform, comes in all shapes, sizes and prices and can be tweaked until your heart is content....

ExclusiveMore application promotions should be like Humble Bundle

Android Applications are everything nowadays. Without them, your smartphone would be nothing but a mobile web browser that can make calls and send texts. Because of their high priority, developers around the world have been jumping on the mobile app...

ExclusiveHow do you discover new applications and games?

Android Early last month, mobile app development hit a massive and impressive milestone. There are now well over one million applications available to the major mobile platforms, and that number continues to grow at breakneck pace – approximately 2,000 per...

AT&T API Platform helps developers to build carrier services into apps

Cell Phone Apps AT&T made quite a few Android fans happy when it took the the stage in Las Vegas earlier this month to introduce six new handsets running Google's mobile OS. That's not the only big news that AT&T made at its event, though, as the carrier also took...

Newest Android version chart adds Ice Cream Sandwich to the mix, Android Market home to 400,000 apps

Android Hey Android fans, how does starting your Wednesday morning off with some percentages and figures sound? Good? Alright then, let's dive in. First up, Google has updated its Android version distribution chart, and the latest batch of numbers is...

Windows Phone Marketplace cruises past 50,000 published apps mark

Cell Phone Apps Looks like it's time for Windows Phone fans to get out their party hats and sparklers, because Microsoft's mobile operating system has earned itself another achievement. The Windows Phone Marketplace is now home to over 50,000 published apps —...

TeleNav announces free HTML5 browser-based turn-by-turn navigation service

Android If you're a smartphone owner that's ever gotten lost while out and about, you're likely aware of the fact that most platforms offer a wide variety of downloadable navigation apps to find your way. TeleNav is responsible for some of those very apps,...