Productivity Apps

Carbon: Backup App Data Without Root

January 31, 2013

On your PC there are lots of good reasons to backup your data and this certainly extends to Android as well. Obviously all your apps will always be available through the Play Store but the accompanying data and setting are not. Data can is very important when it comes to games and even setting in apps can be annoying [...]

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1Weather: Tablet Support and Updated UI

January 22, 2013
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OneLouder Apps is one of the better Android developers in the Google Play Store. They are responsible for great social apps like Friendcaster, TweetCaster, BaconReader, and CBS SportsCaster. This year they released their first weather app which maintained the same quality as their other apps. Today they have updated the app with tablet support and [...]

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Chrome Beta Channel for Android

January 10, 2013
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Google has promised that they intend to unify their Chrome browser version across PC, Mac, and Mobile in early 2013. As a step towards that goal, today they released the Chrome Beta channel for Android phones and tablets. The regular Chrome for Android app has not been getting updated as regularly as expected. But now [...]

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PdaNet Tablet: Tether Phone to Tablet

January 5, 2013

Tablets are great devices but what do you do if you are on go and you don’t have a 3G or 4g tablet. You can always try to find a free WiFi hotspot but that doesn’t always work. But almost always you do have your phone which does have cellular service. Sharing your phone’s internet [...]

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mysms Tablet: Tablet SMS App

December 19, 2012
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Google Voice is one of my favorite Google apps that I cannot do without. I’ve even kept my service with Sprint due to the Google Voice integration. It backups app all my sms and voicemail to the cloud and syncs it across all my device. There is also a Chrome extension that lets me send [...]

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Holo Launcher HD: Customizable Jelly Bean Launcher

December 5, 2012
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One of my favorites things about Android is customization and specifically the home launcher. If you are not familiar, the home launcher controls everything you see on your home screen from app icons, folders, dock, and widgets along with the app drawer. Most phones and tablets you buy from Android manufacturers like Samsung and HTC [...]

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TasKarou Launcher: Quick Controls Launcher Overlay

November 8, 2012

Sometimes certain apps come to the Google Play Store and you just wonder why no one has done this yet. If you have ever used Dolphin Browser or certain other apps then you may be familiar with or used quick control features. This is where you swipe from the left or right side of the [...]

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Papyrus: Alternative Notetaking App for Galaxy Note 10.1

October 16, 2012
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In our continuing series on the Galaxy Note 10.1, today we look at alternative note taking apps. Overall, I really do like S Note and it has some really attractive features. I’ve started to use it exclusively to taking notes at work and home. But no app is perfect and there is always some features missing or [...]

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FlightView: Flight Tracker for Kindle Fire and Android Tablets

August 28, 2012
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If you are someone who travels often then you know that keeping track of your flights, delays, alternative flights, and gate information is very important. Before the technology days you just went to the airport and took your chance with what was happening. These days with so much travel turmoil and cancellation it can be [...]

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Galaxy Note 10.1 S Pen Demo (Video)

August 22, 2012

Lately I have read and seen lots of bad reviews on the Galaxy Note 10.1 and on Android sites nonetheless. Having the Note 10.1 myself I really disagree with the reviews that are out there. My biggest gripe is that most people miss the whole point with the tablet which is the S Pen. Most [...]

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