Posts by Vincent Messina


Adobe Reader for Android and iOS received a hefty update today, adding a slew of new features and enhancing performance across the board. We’ll highlight these new features for you below and then send you over to the Adobe blog where they have done an excellent job at explaining what has been added and improved in the latest Adobe Reader update.


Users of the Netflix app for Android will now have better control over the volume of the crappy movie they’re watching on Netflix. Okay, maybe I’m being too harsh, but as well all know, Netflix doesn’t exactly have the best selection of movies. However, it has been great for my kids, so I’m thankful for that. Today’s update brings an improved UI for volume control functions, stability fixes, and a few bug fixes as well.


We simply love wallpapers. They’re one of the first changes we make to our Android devices and often represent our moods, interests, or wicked alter egos. They’re as unique as the individuals who use them and while some people pick one and stick with it, others change them more often than a teenager’s Facebook status. Each day we’re going to feature a free wallpaper for you to download and use on your Android device. Depending on your device, you may want to use your favorite photo editing software to resize the image for a better fit. Once that’s done, apply and enjoy. Your homescreen can thank us later. Cheers!


While the majority of app markets have already adopted this digital scheme, Amazon has just today announced the open availability of their in-app purchasing API. The in-app purchasing API will allow developers to offer digital content to its users in the form of microstransactions. Content such as expansion packs, weapon upgrades, etc. become available to purchase from within the app and usually cost less than a dollar. This monetization model has gained much traction as of late and while the majority of developers implement it in a morally acceptable manner, others simply try to nickel-and-dime users by making their apps virtually useless unless you pony up for the additional content.


Toshiba unveiled their 7.7, 10.1, and 13.3-inch Excite tablets today and there happens to be a familiar image in the plethora of press shots sent from Toshiba. That’s right, you’re looking at that rumored Google Nexus tablet image PocketNow got their hands on last week. Oh well, I guess we’ll just have to wait for the next rumored image to unveil itself before getting all excited again. However, what we do have, is a set of new tablets from Toshiba that deserve our attention.

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