Category: Android apps
New Olympic app lets you follow athletes on the road to Sochi 2014
The International Olympic Committee have today launched a new app – aiming to connect up fans with athletes via social media. Arguably this marks something of a U-turn by the IOC. Before last year's London 2012 games there was a…
5 best new free Android games
Android is increasingly a gaming platform to be reckoned with. Both hardcore and casual games have found a home on the platform – and lately we've seen the release of some of the most ambitious games to date – as…
Google Quickoffice is now free, Excel fans weep tears of joy
If only having a smartphone or tablet to hand is your current excuse for shying away from Office software duties while away from your desk, you better start getting your skiving thinking cap on – Google have announced that their…
BBM app from BlackBerry for Android lands Saturday, iOS on Sunday
BlackBerry's BBM messaging service will be making its long-awaited arrival on Android phones and Apple's iOS devices this weekend. Those sporting gadgets running Google's operating system will get the first stab at it on Saturday 20 September, with the iOS…
BlackBerry BBM for iOS and Android launch looms with placeholder page spotted
BlackBerry's much-loved BBM service may be making its way to Android and iPhone handsets sooner than expected, as a placeholder page advertising the cross-platform messaging service breifly hit the web last night. Spotted by CrackBerry, the clumsy BlackBerry webmasters quickly…
Interview: Digital Dudz founder and former NASA scientist Mark Rober talks about his 'smart' clothes range
It's not every day you get to interview a former NASA scientist, but that's exactly what Mark Rober was – at least until two months ago. One of a team of about 4,000 people working on the Curiosity Mars Rover,…
Sky Sports Pub Challenge offers prizes including free Premier League tickets
Sky has launched an app designed specifically for football fans watching their favourite teams in pubs equipped with Sky Sports subscriptions. Called Sky Sports Pub Challenge, the app lets pub goers pit their wits against fellow football fans for weekly…
Instagram update lets you import videos, straighten photos
Instagram, the filteriffic photography app for iOS and Android that now also includes a Vine-rivalling video sharing service, has been updated to version 4.1, bringing with it a series of new features and tweaks for iPhone users and wider device…
Top 10 best free Android games of 2013…so far!
We've looked at the best free and paid gaming apps of 2013 for iPhone already, and now its time to turn our attentions to the best free Android games of the first half of the year. In recent years Android…
Zappar bring augmented reality features to Angry Birds and Cut The Rope kids' annuals
Augmented reality app experts Zappar have teamed up publisher Pedigree Books to launch a range of interactive books for kids. The "Super Interactive Annuals 2014" line will feature a number of titles based on properties including Angry Birds, Cut the…
