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Valve brings Steam to Android in closed beta

, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [3]

Steam is pretty much the universally accepted standard in delivering digitally downloaded games to the PC crowd, and now it is seeking some of that mojo on Android. Valve is testing an official version of Steam on the Google platform, currently accessible only to users invited to the closed beta but hopefully due to make its way to the general public soon. Read The Full Story

Skype 2.6 for Android can send photos and videos

, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

Skype rolled out version 2.6 today for Android that lets users easily send photos, videos, and files directly from the app. The update also features improved battery life and video quality on NVIDIA Tegra 2 devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Motorola XOOM, and the Acer Iconia Tab. Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson’s Vscreen app beams mobile content onto bigger screens

, Nov 18th 2011 Discuss [3]

Sony Ericsson has released a beta app for Android devices called Vscreen that lets you easily share the media on your mobile device with a bigger screen. But instead of connecting to a larger display using an HDMI cable or DLNA protocol, the Vscreen simply uses QR codes. Read The Full Story

Hulu Plus for Android adds support for 9 more devices

, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [4]

If you're a Hulu Plus subscriber and an Android user, you're chances of being able to use the Hulu Plus app on your smartphone or tablet has just increased slightly. The Hulu Plus app for Android first rolled out in June with support for only six devices, but an update today adds nine new devices to the still very limited roster. Read The Full Story

Facebook Launches Group Messaging App

, Aug 9th 2011 Discuss [5]

Facebook Messenger was launched today as the social network's first standalone app and it's available for free to both iPhone and Android handsets. Development on the app was spearheaded by the founding team at Beluga, which was acquired by Facebook back in March. Hence, it's no surprise that it integrates the group messaging features found in Beluga and aims to be a fast go-to communication tool that syncs all your messaging needs into one place. Read The Full Story

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Wi-Fi Hard Drive Gets Android App

, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [1]

Seagate is now offering an Android app for its GoFlex Satellite WiFi-enabled hard drives. The battery-powered external hard drives are designed to be ultra portable and to work seamlessly with your mobile devices, including both smartphones and tablets. But up until now, only an iOS app was available. Read The Full Story

Google Maps 5.8 Update For Android Adds Photo Uploads, My Places, And More

, Jul 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

Google today released an update to version 5.8 for its Google Maps Android app. The update brings several new enhancements to the Places and Latitude components by adding the ability to easily upload photos for a Place as well as making it simple to add and check into a new Place while on the go. Read The Full Story

Android App Player Leaks for BlackBerry PlayBook

, Jul 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

The Android App Player for the BlackBerry PlayBook is a big part of its future. Being able to access many of the 250,000 Android apps available was a large selling point for the PlayBook. It appears you lucky PlayBook owners can get your hands on the App Player early because a few prying eyes over at N4BB found a pre-release version of the app emulator -- good news indeed! Read The Full Story
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