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CloudMagic for Android is a better, faster search for Gmail, Docs, Twitter, and more

Search is the bread and butter of Google, but it’s not perfect or the only way to locate your important information. Sometimes, a third party can come in and locate the same information faster or more efficiently.

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CloudMagic for Android is a better, faster search for Gmail, Docs, Twitter, and more

3 Android dating apps to find your last-minute Valentine

Ah, Valentine’s Day – the magical day when people put in that extra effort to make their significant other happy. Sure, you might be a cynic who’s above the commercialism of a tenant of human interaction, but plenty of people would love nothing more than to be fawned over on Tuesday night.

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Lookout: Android.Counterclank is Aggressive Ad Network, Not Malware

As a follow up to yesterday’s warning from Symantec about the threat of Android.Counterclank , Lookout Mobile Security came out with a more nuanced perspective on the Apperhand SDK central to the issue. Unlike Symantec, they don’t go as far as to consider it malware, since it is not specifically engaging in malicious behaviour or stealing personal information, but they do consider it an aggressive form of ad network that you should think twice about permitting on your device. They actually said that it is actually less aggressive than a similar one distributed in June 2011 that collected more private data.

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Symantec Warns of Android.Counterclank: Always Check Permissions

Symantec, the makers of Norton, warned today about several different app publishers that have been found to be pushing out Android.Counterclank .

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Is Google right to say farewell to the Menu button? [POLL]

The menu button has lost its space among the elite conventions of Android UI design. What once was Menu, Back, Home, Search has become Back, Home, App Tray, and Google wants Android developers to get used to it. But should they

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Google revamps Image Search UI with new carousel and swipes for tablets

Google Image Search looks a little different today. That’s because Google has just announced that its user interface has been changed to be more tablet-friendly.

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Google revamps Image Search UI with new carousel and swipes for tablets

Amazon Student app makes it easy to buy textbooks or trade-in for gift cards [Android apps]

The first two lessons learned at any university are that the financial aid office is a nightmare, and the campus bookstore is never going to give you a deal when buying or selling back textbooks. Amazon is attempting to swoop-in and address the later issue with its new Amazon Student app for Android. Previously available only for the iPhone, Amazon Student is a rebranded and focused version of the Price Check by Amazon app

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Google+ Android app updated, adds new UI and ability to sign out

Google has released an update for its Google+ app for Android. The app was updated yesterday in the Android Market and features the usual bug fixes as well as the revamped UI which is an appetizer for Andy’s upcoming OS, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0. This news comes after the search giant gave Google Apps customers access to Google+ . The revamped Plus is being referred to as a “completely new app.” This new update brings a list of improvements, including: Completely new app and new visual design Battery life improvements Navigation and performance improvements Significant notifications improvements Brand new posting UI Several bug fixes Support for Google Apps users Ability to sign out Add people to a circle from circle profiles Discussing how ICS 4.0 was the inspiration behind the updated G+ app, Ben Eidelson, product manger for Google+ said on his Plus page : “I’m really excited to announce that the new version of Google+ for Android is available today! We worked closely with the Android team as they developed Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich,  http://goo.gl/UpUom ), so you’ll see the same attention to beauty and simplicity in our new design.” Eidelson wasn’t lying when he said it was meant to look similar. The app also fixes what had been a fairly buggy and unpolished set of notifications with more discrete notification options

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SpeaktoIt Asisstant – Android’s boost to voice search & command [Beta]

Android Voice Actions are nothing new. We’ve been telling our phone to search and change functions since last year, and apps like Vlingo have enhanced those functions even further

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SpeaktoIt Asisstant – Android’s boost to voice search & command [Beta]

Is Google secretly planning to launch its own MP3 store?

Google Music has been a work in progress ever since it released five months ago, as of right now the service is only good for storing your current music library in the cloud. Every Google fan has fantasized about the day the search giant’s music service would offer users the chance to purchase some of their favorite artist’s songs. Could this day finally be approaching

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