Seesmic announced today the addition of a premium Pro version for Android. The Pro version will cost $2.99 and unlock a new set of features which the free version does not include. Atop of that, the free version now has ads, making the Pro version even more appealing. The newest versions of the apps include newly added features such as:
The popular Phase 10 card game is now available on Android (the officially branded one). This card game by Mattel is a variant of rummy which has invaded household tables for years. The app comes in both a free and paid version with the free version only offering 3 phases instead of 10. The paid version will cost you way less than than its physical counterpart and features:
After much testing and a 3-month Alpha run, BlueStacks has announced the availability of the beta-1 version of their App Player for PC. In case you’re unfamiliar with BlueStacks, it’s software that enables Android apps to run in windowed or fullscreen mode on a Windows PC. Their new patent-pending Layercake technology allows these apps to run seamlessly on x86-based PCs and leverages the advanced graphics capabilities of AMD APU and GPU platforms. Simply put: you can run your Android apps on your PC.
March 27th is here, and as promised, Imagani Studios has released Temple Run onto the Google Play Store. This highly addictive game has been winning over iOS users for months and has been downloaded over 40 million times. It’s already been downloaded 5,000 times since it landed in the Play Store and I have to admit, the game is addictive. I downloaded it myself an hour ago and my kids have been fighting over it ever since.
Welcome to Monday’s Apps For Kids, a new Cult of Android feature where we take a look at kid-centric apps. Many of us are parents with kids who seem to know their way around our mobile devices better than we do. With the Google Play Store having over 400,000 apps, it can be quite a daunting task trying to find apps appropriate for our young tech enthusiasts. With Monday’s Apps For Kids, we hope to make that task easier by suggesting an array of topics and apps that have been kid tested and parent approved. So grab whatever crayon is lying around and get ready to write down a few apps worth checking out.
