AlbGeek.com » apps http://albgeek.com Never let a computer know you're in a hurry! Tue, 22 May 2012 00:36:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Android Apps Alert #96: Wake Up, Have Fun, and Remember Later edition http://albgeek.com/2012/05/android-apps-alert-96-wake-up-have-fun-and-remember-later-edition/ http://albgeek.com/2012/05/android-apps-alert-96-wake-up-have-fun-and-remember-later-edition/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:51:19 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/2012/05/android-apps-alert-96-wake-up-have-fun-and-remember-later-edition/ Continue reading →]]> Androinica.com recaps new, updated, and interesting Android apps each week. From time to time, we throw in a game and live wallpaper or two if the mood strikes us. Whatever’s hot in the Google Play Store is what we hope to share. (Even when we take a few weeks off to focus on other things.) A handful of noteworthy Android apps is below, including our recent reviews and app coverage from the past week. All of the apps featured in Apps Alert are discovered through browsing Google Play or through recommendation by developers and fans. To recommend an app, drop us a line on Twitter or Google+


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]]> http://albgeek.com/2012/05/android-apps-alert-96-wake-up-have-fun-and-remember-later-edition/feed/ 0 Pair comes to Android so lovebirds and mushy couples can get 1-on-1 socializing http://albgeek.com/2012/05/pair-comes-to-android-so-lovebirds-and-mushy-couples-can-get-1-on-1-socializing/ http://albgeek.com/2012/05/pair-comes-to-android-so-lovebirds-and-mushy-couples-can-get-1-on-1-socializing/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 18:18:33 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/2012/05/pair-comes-to-android-so-lovebirds-and-mushy-couples-can-get-1-on-1-socializing/ Continue reading →]]> First there was the free fall of MySpace, then the university-only Facebook, and more recently, the limited social circle concepts of Google+ and Path. Now, there’s Pair, an app built entirely on the concept of couples connecting through their mobile devices. Pair is a “messaging app just for couples” that’s designed to make socializing with your sweetheart more personal. Husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, and partners use the app with just one other person (their significant other) and all communication is done on that personal level. So whenever a message is posted or an image is sent to the timeline, the only person seeing it is the one to which you are paired.


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]]> http://albgeek.com/2012/05/pair-comes-to-android-so-lovebirds-and-mushy-couples-can-get-1-on-1-socializing/feed/ 0 CrApp of the Week: Samsung’s Pure Breeze is still a pure bust http://albgeek.com/2012/04/crapp-of-the-week-samsungs-pure-breeze-is-still-a-pure-bust/ http://albgeek.com/2012/04/crapp-of-the-week-samsungs-pure-breeze-is-still-a-pure-bust/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:57:25 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/2012/04/crapp-of-the-week-samsungs-pure-breeze-is-still-a-pure-bust/ Continue reading →]]> Last September, I took a look at Samsung’s home screen replacement called Pure Breeze Launcher. At the time, I went easy on them. It was pretty bad when it first came out, but I praised Samsung nonetheless for “thinking outside the box” (ugh). But that was then.


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]]> http://albgeek.com/2012/04/crapp-of-the-week-samsungs-pure-breeze-is-still-a-pure-bust/feed/ 0 CrApp of the Week: Jersey Shore x Mega Man makes me want to cry http://albgeek.com/2012/04/crapp-of-the-week-jersey-shore-x-mega-man-makes-me-want-to-cry/ http://albgeek.com/2012/04/crapp-of-the-week-jersey-shore-x-mega-man-makes-me-want-to-cry/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:09:50 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/2012/04/crapp-of-the-week-jersey-shore-x-mega-man-makes-me-want-to-cry/ Continue reading →]]> “FIRE UP THAT TANNING BED AND BREAK OUT THE HAIRGEL! DJ Pauly D is here with a ton of fistpumpin’ fun.” Yes! It’s just what I’ve been waiting for! A game starring Jersey Shore’s DJ Pauly D that steals heavily borrows character design from the original Mega Man series! No, no. Wait a second. This is all wrong. That’s exactly what I don’t want.


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]]> http://albgeek.com/2012/04/crapp-of-the-week-jersey-shore-x-mega-man-makes-me-want-to-cry/feed/ 0 Video: webOS’ Carbon bringing a bit of flair to Twitter for Android http://albgeek.com/2012/03/video-webos-carbon-bringing-a-bit-of-flair-to-twitter-for-android/ http://albgeek.com/2012/03/video-webos-carbon-bringing-a-bit-of-flair-to-twitter-for-android/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:15:02 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/2012/03/video-webos-carbon-bringing-a-bit-of-flair-to-twitter-for-android/ Continue reading →]]> Let’s face it: the official Twitter for Android app is only decent at best. Thankfully, there’s always been alternatives. From the glory days of Twicca, to the transition of Touiteur into Plume, third-party Twitter apps have stolen the show from day one. We’re always on the lookout for new Twitter clients, but things have been quiet for quite some time now.


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]]> http://albgeek.com/2012/03/video-webos-carbon-bringing-a-bit-of-flair-to-twitter-for-android/feed/ 0 March Madness Live gives Android users total access to everything college hoops http://albgeek.com/2012/03/march-madness-live-gives-android-users-total-access-to-everything-college-hoops/ http://albgeek.com/2012/03/march-madness-live-gives-android-users-total-access-to-everything-college-hoops/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:14:40 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/2012/03/march-madness-live-gives-android-users-total-access-to-everything-college-hoops/ Continue reading →]]> Ah, it’s finally that time of year again. When warm spring air ushers in the end of a long, hard winter, and the beginning of the best month of the year for college basketball fans: March Madness. Whether you’re an all-season type of fan, or the kind that just tunes in for the tournament, chances are you’re not going to be able to make it to a TV to catch all 67 games this year. But fret not fellow Android user. With NCAA March Madness Live for Android, you can view every tournament game and more right from smartphone


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]]> http://albgeek.com/2012/03/march-madness-live-gives-android-users-total-access-to-everything-college-hoops/feed/ 0 uTorrent client coming soon to an Android device near you http://albgeek.com/2012/02/utorrent-client-coming-soon-to-an-android-device-near-you/ http://albgeek.com/2012/02/utorrent-client-coming-soon-to-an-android-device-near-you/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:50:02 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/2012/02/utorrent-client-coming-soon-to-an-android-device-near-you/ Continue reading →]]> Torrent remote controllers, applications that give you access to various torrent clients on your PC from your Android device, are nothing new. However, a bona fide torrent client for Android is. Imagine being able to download and seed any and all types of files directly from your Android device. It may seem a little far fetched right now, but with a uTorrent client in the works for Android, it’s about to become a reality. As Android inches closer to desktop replacement territory

]]> http://albgeek.com/2012/02/utorrent-client-coming-soon-to-an-android-device-near-you/feed/ 0 Android surpasses iOS in app downloads in the UK, Germany, and Russia http://albgeek.com/2012/02/android-surpasses-ios-in-app-downloads-in-the-uk-germany-and-russia/ http://albgeek.com/2012/02/android-surpasses-ios-in-app-downloads-in-the-uk-germany-and-russia/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:08:54 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/2012/02/android-surpasses-ios-in-app-downloads-in-the-uk-germany-and-russia/ Continue reading →]]> Android continues to dominate in the smartphone market with the latest study showing the popular OS grabbing majority of downloads in the UK, Germany and Russia, according to analytics firm Xyologic. The research company not only pointed out the little green robots progress in European nations, but mentioned that the U.S. will be the next to fall to Google in either March or April. This trend suggests that people are downloading more apps from the Android Market compared to Apple’s iOS App Store. Xyologic broke down the statistics even further, showing the UK had 90.9 million app downloads for iOS compared to Android’s 99.1 million.


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]]> http://albgeek.com/2012/02/android-surpasses-ios-in-app-downloads-in-the-uk-germany-and-russia/feed/ 0 Google Chrome is out of Beta http://albgeek.com/2008/12/google-chrome-is-out-of-beta/ http://albgeek.com/2008/12/google-chrome-is-out-of-beta/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:15:56 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/google-chrome-is-out-of-beta.html Continue reading →]]> update-google-chrome

The browser released by Google a hundred days ago, that has attracted over ten million users throughout the world, is about to come out of beta and is ready for full release.

Throughout the beta test users were encouraged to report any bugs, while the developers worked on fixing the known ones until they reached a point where the browser is as stable and usable as it is likely to ever be.

Google do say that although the beta label has been removed, the browser still remains a work in progress as they still plan to add additional features such as RSS support and autofill for forms etc.

This is fast work from Google; usually their products do not come out of the beta stage for some time, like Gmail for instance, which was launched in 2004 but still remains in beta.

To update Google Chrome go to Settings Icon and click the voice About Google Chrome. After some second an Update Button will come up, just click Update and Confirm. Restart your browser and Chrome is up to date.

]]> http://albgeek.com/2008/12/google-chrome-is-out-of-beta/feed/ 0 How to add new programs onto your iPhone http://albgeek.com/2008/06/how-to-add-new-programs-onto-your-iphone/ http://albgeek.com/2008/06/how-to-add-new-programs-onto-your-iphone/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:17:56 +0000 Mr.Geek http://albgeek.com/?p=56 Continue reading →]]> We show you how you can install new third-party games, utilities and applications to your iPhone

Warning: Recent Apple Software updates may ‘brick’ your iPhone if you carry jailbreak it or unlock the handset from Apple’s preferred network provider.

The Apple iPhone was designed to be a closed system with Apple preventing any third-party applications, games or utilities being added to it.

However because the operating system is based on Unix industrious programmers have already found various methods of bypassing Apple’s ‘barriers’ and allowing people to add new software to their iPhones.

At first this meant a lot of rather scary programming processes with names like ‘jailbreak’ which were enough to have the typical iPhone user running for the hills while cradling their iPod protectively.

But in recent weeks many of these indimidating command line routines have matured into simple, easy-to-install programs that safely open your iPhone to new features such as IM, RSS readers, games and more.

One of the best of these is called AppTapp and it’s now available for both Windows and Mac computers – although inevitably it’s easier to install on Macs.

Windows Instructions

  1. Download iBrickr to your PC
  2. Connect your iPhone to your PC
  3. Run iBrickr and follow the onscreen instructions
  4. Once iBrickr is up and running click on the Applications link then click the Browse Applications button
  5. Scroll through the list of applications until you come to Installer. Install this onto your iPhone. You should now see an Installer icon on your iPhone’s main menu

Mac Instructions

  1. Download AppTapp to your computer
  2. Run AppTap and follow the onscreen instructions
  3. When it asks for you iPhone’s firmware version check by going to the main menu, click on Settings then General and then About. Check the number next to Version – in this case it’s 1.0.2 Choose your version and click Continue
  4. The application will install and the iPhone will restart. You should now see an Installer icon on your iPhone’s main menu

Using Installer

Installer is a clever application because its uses your iPhone’s networking capabilities – via EDGE or WiFi – to access a central database of software programs and updates.

Click on the Installer icon on the main menu and it will automatically download links to all the latest software on its servers – it may even offer to update the Installer application itself. If it does click on Update and then click on the iPhone’s Home button

Click on the Installer icon again. You should see a long list of programs subdivided by categories such as Featured, Development, Games, Multimedia, Network, Ringtones, System, Toys, Tweaks, Utilities and Wallpaper

The four buttons at the top of the Installer screen let you Install, Update and Uninstall programs – while the Sources button lists the providers of the programs you have already installed on your iPhone.

Installing a program

  1. Click on the Install button
  2. Click on the program you want to install. You will see a screen showing you information about the software including its version number and size.
  3. Click on the Install button and then Yes to install the program
  4. The software will be downloaded and copied onto the iPhone
  5. When the transfer has finished click on the Home button
  6. Your iPhone will then lock itself. Unlock the iPhone and you should see the icon of the program you installed in the main menu. Click on the icon to launch the program as usual

Uninstalling a program

  1. Go to the main menu and click on Installer
  2. Click on the Uninstall button
  3. Click on the program you want to uninstall
  4. Click on the Uninstall button to remove the program and click Yes to confirm. The program will be uninstalled and you will go back to a list of third-party programs that remain on your iPhone

Updating a program

Note: when you launch Installer it should automatically list any programs that have updates available – the icon will have a numeral on it in the same way as the Mail icon shows unread emails.

  1. Go to the main menu and click on Installer
  2. Click on the Update button
  3. A list of programs that have available updates will appear. Click on the program you want to update
  4. Click on the Update button to update the program and click Yes to confirm. The program will be updated and you will go back to the list of third-party programs that have available updates
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