Author Archives: Matthew Sabatini
Google Play vs. Windows Phone Marketplace
Apps, apps, and more apps! It takes more than just a fancy device sporting an incredible HD display, a great camera, and amazing processing capabilities to make a phone truly “smart”. Honestly, it’s all about the apps. An “app market” is a one-stop shop for getting games and other Internet applications such as Google+, Angry Birds, and more. It’s easy to say that without app markets, your smartphone might as well just be called a dumbphone. Here’s the rub: The Android Market (Google Play) entered the game after Apple did, and the Windows App Market was not even released until …
This article, Google Play vs. Windows Phone Marketplace , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com – Your Android News Source.
SMS Popup updated with new “Holo” ICS-style user interface
SMS Popup is the one stop app for, well, SMS popups. As soon as you get a text message, SMS Popup creates a well placed popup dialog. You can view the message in your inbox or reply to the message directly, without leaving whatever it was you were doing. SMS Popup also specializes in customization of notifications, sounds, vibrations, and LED settings. Furthermore, the app even takes care of marking the message as “read” after you reply to it. Without a doubt, the functionality of SMS Popup is extremely useful. In addition, the developers have just added an update with …
This article, SMS Popup updated with new “Holo” ICS-style user interface , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com – Your Android News Source.