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Times Square Official Ball App

| FREE | Countdown Entertainment

Official Times Square App Hits Android, Next Best Thing To Not Being There On New Year’s | TalkAndroid.com - Talk Android

Taking the whole “there’s an app for that” to a whole new level, Countdown Entertainment has provided a way for us to be fully in the know-how this year when everyone’s favorite New Year’s event kicks off.  If you can’t make it to Time Square this year to watch the ever famous Waterford Crystal New Year’s Eve Ball drop, we’ve got the next best thing for you.  The official release of the Time Square app allows you to read up on the history of the event, share photos and even stream the event live all from your smartphone.  You can “check in” via the app, use a customizable countdown clock and even send a virtual kiss to a loved one while ringing in the new year.  If you’re ready for the download, you can head on over to the Android Market or check out the QR code below as well.  Hit the break to check out some extra screen shots, grab the download links and to check out the video of the app in action.  Don’t forget to let us know what you think of it in the comments below.   Read More

Sonic CD™

| FREE | SEGA of America

Frustrated at Not Being Able to Play Sonic CD? Well, Now You Can! | TalkAndroid.com - Talk Android

I was so excited yesterday at the release of the Galaxy Nex… er… Sonic CD that I was up really early to purchase it.  For $1.99 I was pretty excited to relive my childhood glory days of playing as the blue blur on the Sega Genesis for a ridiculously low price. When I first read about this coming I was extremely stoked, so you can understand my frustration when the extra 250MB worth of files wouldn’t download. Alas, I have not been able to play Sonic CD. Luckily the Nexus came out yesterday and distracted me from the fact that these files wouldn’t download. That was yesterday, this is today. I was frustrated at the fact that this game wouldn’t work, until now. Thanks in masses, to the folks over at Land of Droid, who were awesome enough to get a hold of these files and make them available to the rest of us. Hit the break below to download these files and follow the instructions for getting the game up and running. If you haven’t gone over and purchased the game yet, check out the links below. From what I understand the issues have been fixed, but if they haven’t, the day is saved! I don’t know about you, but it’s time for me to go stick it to Dr. Robotnik, Sonic style. Instructions: QR Code Read More

Dizzy - Prince of the Yolkfolk

| $1.99 | Codemasters Software Company Ltd

Drizzy: Prince Of The Yolkfolk Now Available For Android | TalkAndroid.com - Talk Android

Drizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk is now available for Android. Playing as you guessed it– an egg, you will quickly find your goal is to rescue and awaken Daisy which will also somehow bring peace to all your friends who are the Yolkfolk. Players will have the ability to run, roll and somersault around the kingdom of Keldor taking you to vast magical lands, exploring underground caves, leaping and bounding into the tree tops and bouncing all the way up in the far away clouds. All of this in fluid gameplay and rich, rich HD graphics. Players with Android 2.1+ devices can find the game in the Android Market today. It’s a mere $1.99, but a hefty 73MB in size. It’s a small trade-off for bringing peace to all your egg friends, right? Hit the break for full screenshots, the Android Market link and QR codes.   Read More

Snowfall Free Live Wallpaper

| FREE | Kittehface Software

Get Into The Season Early With Snowfall Live Wallpaper For Android (Video) | TalkAndroid.com - Talk Android

Get into the season with this new and fantastic Live Wallpaper from developer Kittehface Software.  Kick the winter off fresh right from your smartphone’s home screen.  Snowfall Live Wallpaper offers you the scenery of a gentle and light snowfall onto some swaying pine trees.  The application supports any size screen and also works well in landscape mode.  There are quite a few settings for you to keep busy with such as tons of color options, Christmas tree lighting, “time of day tracking” and various camera speeds.  In addition, Santa sightings can easily be arranged for an added bonus.  The app will run you 99 cents and can be downloaded from the Android Market.  We’ve also added a QR code for anyone wanting it.  Check out the extra screen shots below and don’t forget to hit the video to see the app in action.  Feel free to drop a line in the comments as well.  That being said, Merry Christmas ya’ll.   Read More

GO Keyboard

| FREE | GO Dev Team

Go Dev Team Helps Productivity Soar With “Go Keyboard” For Android | TalkAndroid.com - Talk Android

The Go Dev Team continues to innovate and this time they’re entering the virtual keyboard arena with their latest iteration, Go Keyboard.  At first glance, I almost dismissed it as just another keyboard, however, I believe the application brings quite a few new features to the game and just might be worth taking a look at.  The software aims to make you a quick, better and smarter typer using its accurate dictionary, smooth key strokes and multiple languages and layouts.  You can import contacts easily and there’s even support for fantasy text output and support for Emoji in any application that you can type in.  Switch from a number of themes and skins with ease so as to stay out of the ever too often visited stale department. Further features like auto-memory and correction when typing, multi-touch support and slide input (Swype like) all assist in accurate and easy input.  And to top it all off, the Go Dev Team added gesture support to make things easier.  You can swipe left or right to activate a cube like effect to switch keyboard layouts and swiping down closes the keyboard entirely.  Hit the break to check out some more screen shots, snatch the QR code and to see all the languages supported in this release.  Don’t forget to let us know what you think of it in the comments below.  Does it compare to popular keyboards like Swype, Betterkeyboard and Thumb Keyboard?  We’ll let you be the judge.   Support languages ☆Pinyin, wubi, stoke, handwriting and voice input ☆cangjie,zhuyin,simple cangjie ☆Ukrainian -UG-українська мова ☆Bulgarian-BG-Български език ☆German-DE- Deutsch ☆Russian-RU-Русский язык ☆French-FR- française ☆Czech-CS- čeština ☆Croatian-HR- Hrvatski ☆Romanian-RO- română ☆Portuguese-PT-português ☆Turkish-TR- Türkçe ☆Arabic-AR-اللغة العربية‎ ☆Slovak-SK- Slovenčina ☆Polish-PL- język polski ☆Norwegian-NO- norsk ☆Hungarian-HU- Magyar ☆Greek-EL- Ἑλληνική ☆Finnish-FT- Suomi ☆Dutch-NL- Nederlands ☆Danish-DA- dansk ☆Swedish-SV- svenska ☆Spanish-ES- Español ☆Hebrew-HE- Ivrit ☆Italian-IT- Italiano ☆Japanese-JA-日本語 ☆Farsi-FA-فارسی ☆Urdu-UR-اردو ☆Lithuanian-LT-Lietuvių ☆Catalan-CA-Català ☆Korean- KO-조선어 ☆Indonesian-ID- Bahasa Indonesia Read More

Space Leap

| FREE | we.R.play

Space Leap: A Gorgeous Looking And Atmospheric Sounding Space Puzzler - Talk Android

The premise is your planet is dying, you must navigate it through space collecting life essence to sustain life along the way. If you’ve played Rocket Bunnies before, the gameplay here will feel very similar to you. Your planet will be orbiting around a star’s gravitational field and you can “space jump” and slingshot it towards another star’s gravity. Along the way though, there are asteroid belts, weak gravitational fields on other stars, unstable exploding stars, and wormholes to keep you on your toes. The soothing and atmospheric soundtrack also helps get you into a relaxing gaming mode along with its simple but challenging gameplay. Being a Feint enabled game, you’ll also be able to compete with others to complete the levels the quickest. Currently, Space Leap is free and packs 3 zones and 63 levels with more on the way. This game is sure to keep you busy for a while and impress with its good looks and smooth play. Hit up the break to check out the screenshots, video, and of course a link to download from the market. Don’t forget to let us know what you think right down there in the comments as well. Harold was born and raised in Whitehall, NY (supposedly the birthplace of the US Navy). His first real smartphone experience belonged to Nokia and Symbian. Following came years of being a happy BlackBerry follower with a brief moment on Windows Mobile. Once a Droid X landed in his hands, he was forever converted to the dark side of the force. Memories of a Star Tac filled his head with happiness and once again joining Motorola in a new revolution. When not playing guitar he’s following the tech world via Twitter and the mobile web trying to fill his need to have and know about the Read More

Revolutionizer demo

| FREE | Second Lion

Test Your Brain With The Revolutionizer Puzzle Game - Talk Android

I love a good puzzle game for Android. What I love even more than that though is a puzzle game that’s free to try. The concept here is super simple: there are fruits of different colors on a wheel you can spin to match them up with a plate of the same color. Sounds pretty easy right? Well, as the game adds in more wheels to spin with more fruits on them, you’ll definitely find a good challenge here. The challenge is not only to match up all the colors, but also to match them in the least amount of moves. If I was forced to come up with some negatives about the game, I would prefer to be able to change the cartoonish looking fruit to something else. There is also only one static background for every level and no sound. Though there is nothing fancy happening here graphics wise, this also leads to the game being ultra smooth. If you’re looking for a brain twister and a good time waster, Revolutionizer should be next on your list. If you enjoy the free version you can go ahead and grab the full version with more levels for $.99. Check out the screenshots and game video after the break and let us know what you think. QR code and market link to follow as well. Harold was born and raised in Whitehall, NY (supposedly the birthplace of the US Navy). His first real smartphone experience belonged to Nokia and Symbian. Following came years of being a happy BlackBerry follower with a brief moment on Windows Mobile. Once a Droid X landed in his hands, he was forever converted to the dark side of the force. Memories of a Star Tac filled his head with happiness and once again joining Motorola in Read More

TGI Black Friday

| FREE | Ecatcher, Inc.

Find all the hottest deals with TGI Black Friday for Android [Hands On Video] - Talk Android

If you’re like me, you love the thrill of Black Friday. It can be overwhelming, but thanks to TGI Black Friday, your planning will be simplified. Upon opening the app, you will see what the hottest items are, but you can also sort ads by individual store, download PDF ad scans, or search for whatever you are looking for. You can even create your own shopping lists, and for those of you that love to share, you can via Facebook, Twitter, or Google+. TGI Black Friday is super easy to use. Check out my quick hands on video and hit one of the links below to download it for free from the Android Market. Read More

News Republic (english)

| FREE | MobilesRepublic

Quick Review: News Republic - Talk Android

What does the average Android user think of when they hear of a news reader app? They think of something like Pulse Reader or even Google’s little app. Well friends, developer MOBILESREPUBLIC wants Android users to know their News Republic app is a viable alternative to other news reader apps out there. It may not be the flashiest app and it lacks key features, but read on to see why the app is a must-have for all Android users as well as the Market and QR code links. Now you must be wondering how it works. Well, you have top stories being fed to you depending on your interests. Sounds simple because it is simple. When you open the app, you’ll notice there’s two main tabs: “Top News” and “my News” (there’s also an “All News” tab which allows you to view both story types combined). Users will ultimately find themselves using the my News tab in order to customize the news feeds to their liking. You’ll notice that instead of having sources that feed you articles, you have the option to search for news by keywords or topics. Many of you are wondering what I mean– let me elaborate. You think of a topic or keyword, go into your my News tab, do a search of your topic or keyword, and view the various articles based off the results of the search. Sounds great and all, but there is one catch– and it’s a big one. While users can find news off topics they want, the actual news sources are limited to just 12. Granted, these are 12 of the most respected and reputable news wires in the world, but users will not be able to have feeds of their favorite websites and blogs (such as Talk Android). This is Read More

GO Launcher EX

| FREE | GO Launcher Dev Team

The Go Launcher EX Team Adds New “Go Locker” Lock Screen To Their Arsenal Of Applications - Talk Android

The Go Launcher team is at it again and this time they’re offering you a pretty nifty lock screen to compliment their many customizable applications.  The GO Locker design is simple, intutive and allows for features such as navigating directly to a specific application such as your Phone’s dialer, SMS and camera app, much like we’ve seen in Sense UI devices.  The application compliments their GO Launcher app well and offers a slew of features for functionality along with the option to add a number of themes.  Check out the developers notes below.  And if you’re ready to give it a go, head on over to our popular apps database or you can check it out on the Android Market.  Hit the break for some more screen shots and to hit up the dev’s notes on additions, changes and tips.  Don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below.   Features: 1. Cool Locker Screen that makes your phone outstanding; 2. Good compatibility with GO Launcher EX and it is stable; 3. Easy to use; 4. Able to activate phone, SMS and Camera directly; 5. Various of Locker Themes to match your style; 6. Support customise wallpaper; 7. Security locker; 8. Emergency unlock enabled; Tips: 1. Make sure GO Launcher EX V2.58 or above has been installed; 2. Click “MENU—-Preferences—-Theme Settings—-GO Locker” to use it after installed; 3. Click “My locker” to preview and Download more Locker themes; Please let me know if you meet any bugs or want any improvement! E-mail: golauncher@goforandroid.comant any improvement!E-mail: golauncher@goforandroid.com Joe was born in New Jersey and spent most of his childhood moving around from state to state. He eventually made his way to Pennsylvania where he met his Portuguese beauty and made her his wife. He now has three great kids Read More