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Fresh Android Apps for Nov. 5: ZipList, Luv Calculator, Fart Ringtones
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Download Discounts for Nov. 5: Twitbit, iMeet, SquareLog
at Appolicious – 1 hr 50 mins agoSnag an app that gives you Twitter on your iPhone with push notifications, plus a few other location-based gems in today’s Download Discounts. Full Story »
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Fresh iPhone Apps for Nov. 5: My Elected Officials, VDOSearch, Touchwriter HD
at Appolicious – 2 hrs 9 mins agoMost of the mid-term elections ended earlier this week, but a brand new app can help you get ready for the next set of elections by making sure your elected officials do what they said they would. Grab it and some other cool things in today’s Fresh Apps. Full Story »
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Milo local shopping and other top Android apps of the week
at Appolicious – Thu Nov 4, 3:09 pm ETWith the holiday season approaching, there's little spare room in your schedule and your budget. That sentiment is felt across the board, as top-performing apps and newly minted ones are in the shopping and utility categories. Good thing for you, as apps like Milo and Mint keep you on the straight and narrow. Full Story »
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Facebook developing for all phones, but not making its own
at Appolicious – Thu Nov 4, 1:42 pm ETFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said flatly at a press event this week that the social networking company has no plans to introduce a Facebook phone. Full Story »
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Social upheaval on Android, with Facebook, Twitter and Zynga takeovers
at Appolicious – Thu Nov 4, 12:16 pm ETSome of the biggest names in social media and social gaming have had dedicated Android releases in the past 24 hours, including two new apps from Facebook, an update from Twitter and a Zynga debut. Full Story »
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Listen to your text messages in the car with DriveSafe.ly Android app
at Appolicious – Thu Nov 4, 12:08 pm ETMore than once, I've been driving and wanted to check out a text I'd just received, but unfortunately it's illegal and unsafe, so I've had to wait until I could pull over. Sometimes you just can't wait. Full Story »
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Future looking bright says 'State of the Apps Industry' survey
at Appolicious – 2 hrs 59 mins agoGoogle’s (GOOG) Android OS will be coming on strong in 2011 to challenge Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone/iPad app dominance, according to a new study from cross-platform mobile ad network Millennial Media and DigiDay. Full Story »
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Verizon's Android App Store: Everything There Is To Know
PC World – Thu Nov 4, 6:27 pm ETAndroid users are about to get a new place to shop. Full Story »
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Hacked Apple TV Gets Plex App
PC World – Thu Nov 4, 6:00 pm ETIt was only a matter of time before tinkerers had their way with the hackable Apple TV, with one hacker making a custom weather app. Now, someone else has come along and added Mac media center Plex to the set-top box. Full Story »
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Facebook Single Sign-on: The App Makers Speak
PC World – Thu Nov 4, 5:56 pm ETFacebook is getting serious about on-the-go social networking with a suite of new features announced during the Facebook Mobile event on Wednesday. We've already taken a look at how the release of a new Facebook Places API to mobile developers will change the way we shop, but how will the simplified Single Sign-on process change our favorite apps? Full Story »
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Developers Will Focus on WinPho7 and Android Apps in 2011
PC World – Thu Nov 4, 5:09 pm ETThe iPhone will be losing some of its popularity among developers, advertisers, and publishers next year as the app makers try to diversify their offerings to other platforms. Full Story »
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Demand Overwhelms Skyfire Browser for Apple Devices
NewsFactor – Thu Nov 4, 5:06 pm ETHours after hitting Apple's App Store, the Skyfire browser, which allows the display of Adobe Flash content on iOS devices, was removed. Developer Skyfire Labs said demand "far exceeded our initial projections." Full Story »
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Apple soliciting submissions for Mac App Store
Macworld – Thu Nov 4, 1:39 pm ETThe Mac App Store may still be more than two months away, but Apple’s already looking to stock the shelves. This week, the company has been dispatching e-mails to members of its Mac Developer Program, encouraging them to submit their apps. Full Story »
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Food Network cooks up recipe app for iPhone
Macworld – Thu Nov 4, 1:04 pm ETMore than 45,000 recipes from television’s most famous chefs are now available in an app for the iPhone and iPad. Full Story »
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Quickly queue up your tunes with OnCue app
Macworld – Thu Nov 4, 12:35 pm ETiOS's default iPod app is a solid all-around music player, but it doesn’t necessarily fit in with everyone’s playing style. For instance, if you tap a song while playing another song, the song you just tapped begins playing right away, abruptly cutting off whatever you were just listening to. You can set up a queue of songs by creating a playlist, but that can be a cumbersome process. Full Story »
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Apple iPhone Users Overwhelm Flash-friendly App, Skyfire
PC World – Thu Nov 4, 12:17 pm ETSteve Jobs, be damned! Full Story »
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Skyfire briefly brings Flash video to iPhones and then 'sells out'
Digital Trends – Thu Nov 4, 11:50 am ETA few short hours after debuting, the browser that was supposed to bring flash video to iPhones around the world mysteriously disappeared from the iTunes App Store. The developer stated that the Skyfire browser had “sold out of inventory” shortly after becoming the top grossing app on iTunes. Suspicions immediately centered on Apple who could conceivably be a bit put off by someone designing a work around to Apple’s long-standing iOS Flash-embargo. It turns out that Apple can’t be blamed here. While of course the digital app didn’t “sell out” the demand for the browser was so great that Skyfire’s servers became overwhelmed and the company had to yank the app from iTunes to avoid performance problems. Full Story »
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