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Our friends at Base 2 Applications, LLC have released their latest creation Voice Share. Voice Share is a smartphone app that simplifies sharing “voice notes” with your friends and family through SMS messaging and Facebook available for Android and Windows Phone.

Using the app is a breeze, you tap on the big microphone icon to record your voice message, then tap another to share via SMS or Facebook. You can also attach “gifts” (colorful icons) both free and premium versions to your voice recordings to send with your recordings. Please note you are limited to 1 of each type of gift per day. Premium gifts require you to unlock Voice Share premium a 99 cent in app purchase.

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March 19, 2012 • 3:44 pm 0

According to a Purdue University study 65-75% of energy in free apps is spent in third party advertising modules.

Smartphone battery not getting you through your workday? According to a Purdue University study published in conjunction with Microsoft Research approx. 65-75% of energy used in free apps is spent in third party advertising modules.

So if you’ve been wondering why your smartphone battery has been running down prematurely the answer could lay with the free apps you have installed and are running on your smartphone.

The study utilized a specially designed “energy profiler” (Eprof), on two mobile platforms, Android and Windows Mobile to detail how apps use energy by analyzing its power behavior.

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March 15, 2012 • 9:55 am 0

Reminder: Angry Birds Space to launch March 22

Last week Rovio in cooperation with NASA broadcast a video from the International Space Station to announce the latest version of the Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Space.

Angry Birds Space features 60 new levels and will include new characters, new superpowers and new gameplay. Additional levels will be available as free regular updates, as well as in-app purchases. The game will launch simultaneously on iOS, Android, PC and Mac.

Video after the break

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March 14, 2012 • 3:13 pm 0

Instagram Officially Coming to Android, Will AT&T ever launch the Nokia Lumia 900? iPhone 5.1 Update Brings 4G To iPhone Users?

Smartphone Briefs

By Chris Coleman|@PhoneKnack

Instagram, the beloved iOS app that has 27 million registered users has been officially announced for Android. Co-founder Kevin Systrom took to the stage at South By South West (SXSW) to announce that after two years of being an exclusive iOS app that Instagram will be making its way into the lives of Android users.

Systrom gave a brief preview of what Instagram would look like on Android, and had went on to say that, “in some ways, it is better than their iOS app.” The app should be hitting the Google Play store soon.

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March 9, 2012 • 7:51 pm 1

“7 Days of Play” Promotion now in “Play”at the Google “Play Store”

Google has added a “7 Days of Play” promotion in addition to initial 49 cents premium app promotion that we detailed earlier. To celebrate Google will be offering a different album, book, video rental and Android app as a special price each day for the next week.

“In the U.S., today’s titles include the collection of top 40 hits Now That’s What I Call Music 41, the popular game Where’s My Water, the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and the movie Puncture for just 25 cents each. In addition, you’ll find great collections of hip-hop, rock and country albums for $3.99 all week, detective novels from $2.99, some of our editorial team’s favorite movies from 99 cents, and our favorite apps from 49 cents” according to the official Google Blog.

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March 6, 2012 • 5:06 pm 0

Imangi Studios to bring Temple Run for Android to Google Play March 27

Imangi Studios announced the official release date for its incredibly popular title Temple Run for Android today. Temple Run should be available for download from Google Play on March 27 according to the Imangi Studio press release.

“We are excited to finally share the Android release date with our fans who have been so enthusiastic and supportive of Temple Run,” said Keith Shepherd, co-founder of Imangi Studios. “By expanding to more mobile devices, we hope to provide the same addictive and fast-paced gameplay to an entirely new group of players.” Read the rest of this entry »

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March 6, 2012 • 3:50 pm 1

Google Play 49 cent premium app promotion launched today!

Google Play launched a special “Play 49 cents Apps” promotion today. The promotion features 25 premium apps for just 49 cents per app in celebration of the rebranded Android Market, Google Play.

Todays Featured apps include: (03/06/2012)

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March 6, 2012 • 2:21 pm 1

Pure entertainment any where you want it to be, because its all simply here: Introducing Google Play

Google has rebranded the Android Market as Google Play. Google Play is the new integrated home for apps, books, movies and music accessible on Android device or on the Web. As part of the launch, Google Play replaces and extends the Android Market.

Google Play is built on the same infrastructure as Android Market according to a post by Kenneth Lui, Android Developer Ecosystem on Android Developers.

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March 6, 2012 • 12:01 pm 0

Infographic: Are we really safe online?

by George Heymann |@techeadlines