Android News

The folks at DropBox have just announced a big beta release for their Android file sharing application. We’ve got some very interesting features here, the biggest of which is automatic uploading. Much like the feature on Google+, DropBox can automatically upload your photos and video to the service to ensure that your memories are backed [...]

When Steam for Android originally launched, many members were excluded. Such is often the case with betas, but Valve has opened it up to any and everyone who has a Steam account. It’s still a beta and things are still being ironed out but you’ll at least be able to use the features that are [...]

It was only a few weeks ago when the new version of Swype Beta 3.26 was announced bringing with it the much requested feature of automatic updates (we like OTA’s ’round these parts). Well, staying true to their word, Swype Beta has just received its first over-the-air update enabling their “Context Prediction Engine” feature. This [...]

The guys over at Macberry were able to get their hands on the new BBX 2.0 developer beta for the BlackBerry Playbook. Besides the more of the same QNX UI we’re used to seeing on the tablet, we get another glimpse at Android apps running smooth as butter on the device. In the video you [...]

A new beta version of PowerAMP – the popular music player – has been released. It brings with it new UI improvements that make things less cluttered and more user friendly. For starters, the lockscreen widget now adds controls for ratings, shuffles and repeats. The main application moves certain elements around to give it a [...]

As promised, cvpcs has released the Bootstrap application for the Motorola DROID BIONIC that’ll get you the custom recovery you’re looking forward. Considering how recently this device came out we’re not sure it’ll be of much use to typical users right now, but developers are encouraged to download it so they can begin on their [...]

Some time ago, we reported on GetJar Gold, a service that would be comparable to Amazon’s free paid apps of the day. There was a twist, however – they would offer more than one free paid game at a time. There are 50 free paid apps in their Gold store right now and they say [...]

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard of anything “big” from Google Music (still in beta) and it seems in attempt to bring the spotlight back on their Music Beta service, Google has introduced their Magnifier Blog. The music blog will highlight new and upcoming artists, give away free music and serve as a hub for [...]

What carrier is best? That question depends on a LOT of elements, but it’s a question that a new Android App – Carrier Coverage – hopes to answer. By non-intrusively collecting real-time data from it’s community of users, Carrier Coverage hopes to create the largest independent source of carrier coverage data on the planet, thereby helping [...]

Viber is taking the beta tag off of their free VoIP app for Android, unleashing free WiFi and 3G calling to the masses. You hardly need to do a lick, with Viber requesting no registration and utilizing your existing contact list and phone number for dialing all of your friends and family without using your [...]