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InstaFetch brings Instapaper to Android

Matt Demers January 14, 2011 10

Like most of us, I use my phone in a newsreading capacity quite often. Whether I'm looking through Google Reader or even browsing Droid-Life, I use my phone to keep up to date or to just kill some time when I have nothing else to do. Instapaper makes that...

Game Dev Story for Android: it’s a hell of a drug

Matt Demers January 13, 2011 30

I have a number of games on my Milestone, but I don't use it as a serious gaming device. It's nice to have something in the case of a long commute or a quiet moment between classes, though. I've taken advantage of Angry Birds and it's free license, and engage...

ComiXology beta brings Marvel, DC to your Android

Matt Demers December 21, 2010 29

Besides being a huge Android dork, I spend most of my time reading comic books. While I'm definitely partial to the nice feel of glossy paper, the transition to digital comics has had its own advantages; like digital sales of games, it makes things easier when...

Review: Tweetdeck Open Beta

Matt Demers August 13, 2010 38

My phone plays a large part in retaining my daily sanity. I work at a summer job where there is a lot of downtime, and at the moment I do a lot of switching between my Twitter and Facebook apps to check social streams. While I've never been one of those guys...

Android App Review: Awesome Drop

Matt Demers July 22, 2010 42

When it comes to getting files onto your phone, there are numerous options; you have the USB cable that came with your phone, SD card storage, or cloud-based solutions like Dropbox or Zumodrive. These last options store your files on a server for your access;...

The Android Browser Super-Guide

Matt Demers July 13, 2010 79

When you buy a smartphone, one of the features that's obviously being considered is its browser. The ability to browse the Internet is integral to the smartphone experience; without it, you lose a lot of the functionality that makes it so damned useful. API...

Android App Review: 2010 World Cup

Matt Demers June 23, 2010 13

Ah, World Cup years; they're like the Olympics in that everyone remembers their mother nation and get overly patriotic for a month. It's also chance for all of us to get to know another time zone, because damnit, if we're going to stay up to 3AM to catch the...

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