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FlareGun – send your location via text
FlareGun is a new app that lets you quickly let friends know of your whereabouts by sending a Flare (message) with embedded GPS coordinates. …
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AppsGoogle Maps update adds London transport directions
Google has updated the beta version of Google Maps 5.7 for Android to includes access to public transport directions in London, including `8,000 bus stops…
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AppsAndroid Gmail app updated: Hassle-free attachments, ringtone labels, data-saving priority sync
First Google Maps, now Gmail, Google’s been busy with its mobile apps, offering up several new performance tweaks and new features. The most useful one…
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AppsBest apps for kids: in-car entertainment
Car journeys can be long and tedious, especially for the child sat with a very short attention span sitting, in the back seat. Luckily there…
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AppsGoogle Maps adds London Underground and buses to mobile apps and web
Google Maps has added data on London public transport to its Google Maps apps and website, across iOS, Android and BlackBerry. Including the London Underground…
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AppsAmazon removes in-app purchases from Kindle app
Amazon is the latest company to bow to Apple in-app purchase rules, removing the facility to buy books from within its iPad and iPhone apps….
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AppsGoogle allows multiple app versions for different phones and tablets
Google now offers the option to develop differing app versions for different phones. This should hopefully have two effects; more apps able to take advantage…
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AppsOfficial Facebook app for iPad unofficially arrives, hidden in iPhone update
Well, it’s not out there to download to your iPad just yet, but if you know how to tinker around with third-party software and get…
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AppsThe best translation apps
Getting ready for holiday. Hideously poor at foreign languages? Take a look at our favourite mobile translation apps. We’ve covered both reading and speaking, and…
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AppsStream films and sports on your iPad with Sky Go, available now
The Sky Go app is now available on Apple’s app store, and can be downloaded to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. You’ll need a…
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AppsNew iPhone app brings tea and kittens together, at last
Together at last; Tea and Kittens set itself up as an oasis of web-based tranquility. In these days of strikes, phone-hacking, and economic uncertainty, what…
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AppsBBC to map UK mobile coverage with crowd-source Android app
The BBC has launched an app to help create an overview of mobile coverage across the UK. Running next month, the app will try to…
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AppsBusmapper London gets Android version: Navigate London fearlessly
The simplest Bus Navi app yet has arrived on Android smartphones. A must-have for anyone attempting to navigate the confusing bus layout of London, we…
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AppsBest Golf Apps
Golf fans will be aware the Open Championship is currently taking place at Royal St Georges, but if you’ve been inspired by the action and…
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AppsMinecraft gets autumn release date on Xperia Play
Diggers rejoice, Minecraft looks set to arrive on the Xperia Play this Autumn. That’s according to creator Mark Persson, who told IGN all about Minecraft’s…
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AppsSwiftKey X and SwiftKey Tablet X: The Google Instant of predictive text just got better
SwiftKey is not only one of the best Android text input methods out there, it’s one of the best text input methods, full stop. SwiftKey,…
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AppsCoPilot Live Premium for UK and Ireland out now for iPhone, iPad and Android phones
CoPilot Live Premium, the latest version of the sat nav app, has been released for iPhone, iPad and Android phones, bringing with it a bootload…
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AppsDoritos Dip Desperado game app offers real-world prizes for top scores
Doritos have launched an app that allows you to compete with friends for real-world prizes. Ranging from trips to Florida to console games, there’s more…
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