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January 27, 2012

Week in Review: HTC EVO Phones, New Year, New Phone Sweepstakes, Managing your Finances, and the Art of Studying

We can’t think of a better time than now to buy a new phone. Whether you’re looking to upgrade and get yourself a new smartphone, or thinking about giving one to your loved-one as a gift, we’ve got great options for you.

All of our HTC EVO phones are on sale right now, and if you ask us, the plum colored HTC EVO 3D 4G is the perfect gift for your Valentine.

There’s also still time to try your luck in our AmazonWireless New Year New Phone sweepstakes. Just ‘like’ our Facebook page for the chance to win a cell phone of your choice (up to $800 value) and $2,000 cash to use however you want. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sweepstakes ends Feb. 1, 2012.

How are those New Year’s resolutions you made a few weeks ago going so far? If you resolved to do a better job of managing your finances in 2012, or to be a better student this year, you’ll like the tips & tricks guides we shared this week. Check them out here:

Manage Your Finances on the Go

From great apps to using the built-in tools already on your smartphone, this guide will help you get on the path to better finances in 2012

The Art of Studying: Tools, Tips, & Tricks

Winter break is long-since over, but it’s not too late make this semester count by trying out some new techniques and tools for studying. Everyone has their own learning style, so try these out and see what works for you.

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App Review: RadarScope
Well folks, it’s almost February. Technically, we’re still in the dead of winter – here in Minnesota, March is actually the snowiest month of the year. However, as an amateur radio operator and a NWS certified storm spotter, I’m already thinking about thunderstorms and tornadoes. I’ve been scouring the Android Market for over two years for [...]

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Alawar Entertainment releases two new games onto Android

Alawar Entertainment has just release two new games onto the Android Market called Naught and Sparky vs. Glutters. Both games feature some pretty good art in them, especially Naught with is a black & white dark game with an evil looking cat.

Source: Droid Gamers at 18:11 — 0 comments | 0 stars

Formspring Android App Hits The Market, Lets You Ask And Answer Ridiculous Questions From The Comfort Of Your Phone

So, there's this thing called Formspring. Apparently it's really big, yet many people have never heard of it. Here's the gist: you ask people questions, they answer you. In turn, people ask you questions and you answer them. Sounds exhilarating, no? You can get questions from users you know, users you may not know, or anonymous questions (that's where it gets... fun).

Now this Formspring thing is native on Android. It actually makes sense - it's such a simple service, the mobile device seems like the perfect place to use it. The app allows you to do all ...

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Wikipedia App for Android Goes Official

In the midst of its ”Stop Online Piracy Act”/”E-PARASITE Act” (SOPA) and “The PROTECT IP Act” (PIPA) protest, WIkipedia, the most popular online encyclopedia released the Official WIkipedia App for Android.

As everybody know, WIkipedia offers free online encyclopedia reference with over 20 million articles in its repository and covers around 280 different languages. Now, after more than two years of waiting since the Wikipedia App for iOS came out in 2009, Android-based users can finally utilize the official Wikipedia App on their devices courtesy of Wikimedia Foundation. With the emergence of the officially released software, searching through Wikipedia’s vast resources just became simple and quick.

The Android App which right now is on Version 1.0, is guaranteed to work on all Android devices from Android 2.2 or Froyo up to the latest although we are yet to hear any feedback from those loaded with Ice Cream Sandwich. Some of the salient features that the app has include:

Saving article to read later or offline;

Searching for articles nearby;

Sharing articles using Android “Share” function;

Reading of article/s in a different language; and

Full screen search

According to the developer, one of the highlights of the app is the inclusion of location-based feature which can prove to be particularly useful when making searches that concerns places or locations.

The Wikipedia App is available for free just like its iOS and mobile counterpart. While looking at some of the reviews and feedback from those who tried and tested the app, we have seen a lot of happy users. With merely 558kb in size, it should take very little time to download and install. Having been released just a few days ago, the app already falls within the 100,000 to 500,000 installs range. Notably, it just goes to show how Android users have been eagerly waiting for this software.

The app still leaves a lot of room for improvement in terms of UI and other functionalities but knowing WIkipedia, we assume that the team is already working on them. Click the link to download the App from the Android Market.

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Madfinger Games unleashes Shadowgun: The Leftover onto Android

Madfinger Games has released the much anticipated expansion to Shadowgun called Shadowgun: The Leftover onto the Android Market today. For those of you who currently own Shadowgun, this expansion brings a bunch of new things to the game.

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