Google’s Android software includes one of the best smartphone keyboards around, but you might not know it if you own a phone from Samsung or HTC.
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Vine Now Available for Android
Twitter’s six-second video-sharing service, Vine, is now available for Android 4.0 and up. The app was released for the iPhone in January and now counts over 13 million users.
25 Free Android Apps to Get You Started
A smart phone won’t get you too far without at least a few great apps, and Android’s no exception. As you customize your new phone to your liking, here are 25 of the best (and free!) Android apps to get you started
Get Text Messaging on Your PC with These 3 Handy Android Apps
Whenever someone asks me why an Android phone is worth considering instead of an iPhone, one of the first things I bring up is the ability to send and receive text messages from my PC’s web browser. Apple does not allow other …
Sidecar App Lets You Share Photos, Location and Live Video During Calls
Despite what hyperbolic pundits might tell you, the phone call is not dead. But it could use a kick in the pants. That’s what Sidecar is trying to do with new apps for iPhone and Android.
Sidecar supplements traditional phone …
BlueStacks Beta Brings Android Apps to Your PC
If you’ve ever wished that your Android apps could follow you from phone to PC, BlueStacks has a way.
The BlueStacks software, which is now in beta, allows you to run Android apps on a Windows PC. It’s available as a free …
SXSW: Instagram Teases Android App
Good news for Android users who love faux-vintage photos: Instagram’s Android app is nearing completion.
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom briefly flashed the app on stage at South by Southwest. The Android app is in private …
The 12 Best Android Widgets for 2012
With all due respect to smartphone apps, sometimes you don’t want to open a new program just to get some quick info or perform a minor task. That’s where Android widgets come in handy, bringing the functionality of those apps …
Banned Android Apps May Soon Have a Place to Go
Despite the Android Market being more “open” than the iPhone App Store – there’s no approval process to get in — Google still bans Android apps on occasion, including emulators, legally-questionable music services, tethering …
Fight the Cold with These 5 Winter Weather Apps
Winter weather is easy enough to ignore during the holidays, when you’re warmed up on alcoholic eggnog. But now it’s January, and all you’ve got to look forward to are three solid months of snow on the roads, ice on your car and …
Battle of the Reading Apps: Google Currents vs. the Rest
Google Currents, a news reading app from the behemoth of search, has joined the likes of Flipboard, Pulse, Zite and Livestand in the battle to be the champion of text delivery. Unexciting as that sounds, these apps are actually …
Minecraft and Other Android Apps on Sale for 10 Cents
A bunch of Android apps, including hits like Minecraft, Swiftkey and SoundHound, are for the moment priced at 10 cents each. It’s not clear why these apps are so heavily discounted–it could be a glitch, or a yet-to-be-announced …