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Facebook Home for Android APK: Leaked Download Available

With all of the hype about the new Facebook phone, the home screen and the way this will work there has been nothing but misinformation and hype. Where the truth begins and the stories end are hard to tell, but now you can decide for yourself and get a little closer by trying out the newly leaked APKs. At first glance the actual functionality of the app seems rather limited and the smoothness of the app is stunted. Nevertheless, I’m sure some people out there want to jump on board and give it a spin.

Here’s what you need to test out this Facebook Home leak: an Android device with a maximum resolution of 1280 x 768 and the ability to uninstall your Facebook app. Once you uninstall the Facebook app you can download the three part APK.

If you want to try it out, go for it, but keep in mind this is a leak and not a fully tested, functional version of anything. This is also not an approved app from any app store, so the content might be a little more buggy and not as professional as you’re used to. That being said, if you’re just dying to try out the Facebook home in anyway possible give it a try.

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The Top 10 Best Android Apps of All Time

The Google Play has become the Android’s go-to place for everything app, widget, and game wise. Finding out which apps are the best can be hard which is why we have created this list of the best Android apps. There are apps for almost anything you can think of and there are more being added every single day. It is one of the most priceless resources to make your Android device all it can be, and make it suit your needs. Here are the top 10 apps for the Android in the Google Play Store.

Dolphin Browser for Android ;

The Dolphin Browser is one of the best internet browser apps and one of the most popular apps in the Google Play Store. With an incredibly high user rating, and over 1 million highly positive reviews, that many people can’t all be wrong. Dolphin Browser is one of the apps every Android user should have on their device, no questions asked.

FlipBoard: Your News Magazine ;

FlipBoard revolutionized the way we receive and view news from around the world and within our own social networks. It perfectly combines news and our social media accounts into one stream of relevant information that we actually care about.

WhatsApp Messenger for Android ;

WhatsApp is a personal favorite app of mine. It allows cross platform and cross device communication in a way that is almost impossible to outdo. WhatsApp made emoji communication from iPhone to Android one of the best experiences possible and allowed picture and messaging for free around the world to its millions of users.

Evernote for Android ;

Evernote was an up and comer into the world of mobile device apps just a couple of years ago, but is now a household name. Evernote revolutionized the way we track notes and keep tabs of everything we do from device to device and on the internet. No Android device is complete for anyone who is a student or in the working world, without Evernote.

PicsArt for Android ;

PicsArt is an amazing app that makes art creation and photo editing a breeze on the Android device. With nearly all positive reviews by the millions of users of PicsArt, the app outperforms the high standards it sets on a daily basis. Photo editing, drawing, sharing, wallpaper creation, and camera effects have never been easier to do than with PicsArt.

N7player Music Player ;

Hands down the best music playing app available for Android devices. With n7player Music Player, music no longer dictates how it will play on your device, the app takes control and makes sure every song sounds right and loads correctly. If you listen to music on your Android ever, use n7player to do so.

SwiftKey Keyboard for Android ;

SwiftKey is one of those household names now too. It is a keyboard app that makes the Android perform the way you always wanted it to. It is a third party app that you need to buy and use over your default keyboard, but once you make the switch the only regret you will have is not doing it sooner. From the users, and some of the highest renowned names in technology, SwiftKey has earned its spot as the top keyboard app that is necessary to the best Android experience.

ES File Explorer File Manager ;

ES File Explorer File Manager is the app you were always wanting and maybe even searching for on your device but never found since it doesn’t come standard. The one thing you may realize when using this app is how you possibly got along for so long without it. It perfectly manages apps and files and documents and everything else on your device and syncs it with clouds, servers, and other data management for the best and easiest all around file management system out there.

Adobe Reader for Android ;

As with the last app, Adobe Reader should come standard on every device, but doesn’t. It allows the best way to see and use all of the services the internet has to offer in an uninhibited way. Like it or not, Adobe is a cornerstone of the internet and having a device that can’t read Adobe is like living in Mexico and not speaking Spanish. Get Adobe Reader for your Android device and never look back.

App Lock for Android ;

Finally a security system for your phone’s apps that works with App Lock. Usually Android device security is all based in the unlock of the home screen, and once you’re through that everything is up for grabs. App Lock makes sure only you can get into the apps you want and anyone who may have access to you phone cannot unless they know the passwords or unlock patterns.

The top ten apps for Android devices on the Google Play store are right there for your pleasure. You may have heard of all of them, or none of them, but the important thing is that they’re there for you now. Get these top 10 apps for your Android today and make the most of your Android device.

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Knock2 + Is Having a Go at Switching Small, Lockscreen Icons for LED Notifications

There is a new app on the marketplace which is attempting to revolutionize the way Android users get and receive notifications on their phones. Knock² + is the name of the app and in essence the switch being made here is simple. Trade those tiny blinking lights at the top of most Android devices that relay some sort of basic message about an app or notification for a small lockscreen popup that actually tells you exactly what the notification is for and some other relevant information.

The biggest positive about this app is that it is new, has a great idea, and the developer is being very user friendly in terms of dealing with, helping, and resolving user issues. That being said, the app is still quite solid and does exactly what it promises to do. Among user reviews the functionality of the app is not up for debate. The main point of conflict seems to only be the benefit of the battery power being used to give these styles of notifications versus the very minimal power drain of an LED blinking. That is really a question the user themselves must come to terms with. Personally, my battery on my Android is pretty decent and I like having an actual notification telling me what’s going on rather than just a blinking green light anonymously teasing me to some sort of message.

The choice is yours, but I love Knock² + and I’ll be using it as a replacement for my notification systems that I’ve had up to this point.

Google Play: Knock²+ LED for Android

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Sliding Messaging Pro: Great New Messaging App for Android in Beta

If you’re an Android user who is always looking for the next greatest and easiest way to send, manage and receive texts, then there is a new app you should check out. While still in beta, Sliding Messaging Pro is a great app that is taking the Android market by storm. Combining many aspects of other texting services together into one, this app makes texting easier and better to use than many other apps out there.

The name Sliding Messaging Pro is given to this app because it’s interface is based off of using two sliding aspects of the app. One is the left side which can be slid to open up the contacts who you have current conversations with and the other is the right side which is slid to open the conversation with each contact. It may sound confusing, but using the app makes a ton of sense when you’re actually in it.

The app also comes with 8 different themes which can be used or a new theme can be made from scratch. This kind of customization is rare to find in this kind of app, but surely a pleasant surprise. Another cool aspect is emoji support. Android users are always feeling left behind since their iPhone using friends have all of those funny characters they can send back and forth and now you can too.

Depending on what you use texting for this app could also help streamline the way you go about ding group messages and pictures sharing as well. It is also still in beta so every aspect of this app will continue to be refined and improved upon as time goes on.

Google Play: Sliding Messaging | Sliding Messaging Pro

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Nokia Music Released for Windows 8 and Windows RT Hardware

Nokia Music is a service that makes the most of any music experience on a digital device. Combining the library and playlist features that you love when using a desktop or laptop with the streaming, song recommendations and services from apps such as Pandora all in one Nokia Music is a great app to have.

Nokia Music has been out for Windows Phone for a little while now, but the app was not available for desktop and laptop versions of the newest Windows platforms. Now users of all of Windows current technology can have seamless compatibility among their devices and allow themselves to divulge into Nokia Music.

Anything you could want from a music app is all combined into this one easy to use and well thought out app. It combines the music store availability of iTunes, with the streaming library and playlist/channel creation of Pandora, and has the offline music library capability of any other music device as well. It really covers every base you could possibly want.

Source: NOKIA Conversations | Windows Store

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ClipCrop: New iOS App to Crop Photos Using Shapes and Characters

Although the name of this app, ClipCrop, might be mistaken for the sound effect for a horse galloping the usefulness of this app for filters, masks, and cropping is quite advanced. It isn’t one of those serious photo editing apps for borderline professionals, but rather a fun app with more techniques and more advanced options than a basic app would come with. It walks the line of function and difficulty perfectly for the average user.

There are a lot of apps that do filters and masks these days, even more that do cropping. So, what makes ClipCrop worth talking about? Well, ClipCrop is an app that really makes the whole thing easy. The user interface is set up incredibly well and makes the whole process seem like a breeze. There is a free version that comes with a few masks and a paid version that has many more masks unlocked. If you’re someone who really gets a kick out of using masks and editing pictures in that way the paid version is a really fun way to get that fix. If masks are ok, but cropping is the real show stopper then the free version will probably be more than enough for you.

The options in app and the set up are super simple and easy to use and learn. The app is constructed perfectly to make sense to someone who has never used it before. The images created and saved can be exported through all email and social media to make spreading your humorous or interesting masterpieces that much smoother. This is also supported for iPad so those who like to work with photos but can’t quite get the feel they want on the smaller iPhone screen can use their iPad to make the most of the mask and editing options.

Source : ClipCrop for iPhone

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