AirDroid 3 Beta Now Available With Desktop Companion Apps For Windows And OS X

AirDroid is one of those indispensible tools that goes on a new phone or tablet the minute I set it up. And it's only gotten better in the years since it debuted: the second version of the web-based management app allowed users to access their Android device for files, contacts, photos, and other functions from any browser with a login system. With version 3, just published as a beta app, the developer has added a stand-alone desktop manager for Windows and OS X.

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Save 10% on digital Play store purchases with gift cards from Best Buy

If you're looking to buy or gift apps, games, music, movies, books, or magazines this holiday season on Google's Play store, you may want to pick up some gift cards from Best Buy. Select denominations of the Play store gift cards are now on sale through the big box retailer at 10 percent off, meaning you can pay just $45 for $50 worth of Play store content.

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XBMC/Kodi Remote App Yatse Gets A Visual Makeover In Version 5.0 Beta

Kodi (formerly the Xbox Media Center) isn't the only piece of software attempting to find a new image. One of the most popular Android remote control apps for the media manager, Yatse, is getting a major visual overhaul. Version 5.0, now available in a Google+ beta, is showing off a shiny new interface that takes more than a few pages out of the Material Design playbook. Check out some comparison shots below.

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Weekly poll results: The importance of a good camera in your phone

Earlier in the week we asked everyone about camera quality, and how important having a good one in your phone is. With just about every high-end Android phone manufacturer claiming to have a "great" camera, it's no surprise that most of us ranked it pretty high on the list of features we need.

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Play As A Benevolent Creator In Peter Molyneux's Godus, Now Available For Android

God games are particularly well-suited to mobile platforms, where the top-down interface lends itself well to touch controls, and the size of the screen - not to put too fine a point on it - helps with the deity fantasy. One of the more popular and unconventional latter entries in the genre is indie darling Godus from 22cans, published on the Play Store by DeNa. You can grab the free download now.

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MX Player Removes Native Support For AC3 and MLP Audio Codecs, Workaround Available

Since the recent update to MX Player, many users are running into a new problem: there's no sound in certain videos. It turns out the latest release of the popular video player removed support for two audio codecs: AC3 and MLP. Unfortunately, it seems this is a result of licensing issues, meaning MX Player will no longer ship with built-in support to play these audio formats. However, there is a simple workaround that will get things working again with relatively little hassle.

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New OEM Linshof says it will launch 'clean Android' smartphones and tablets in 2015

This week, a new OEM revealed its presence on the Internet. The Germany-based company Linshof says it will release a line of high-end Android 5.0 Lollipop smartphones and tablets for very low prices starting sometime in the first quarter of 2015.

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LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play edition getting its taste of Lollipop

If you’ve got an LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play edition laying around, then your weekend is about to get a lot sweeter.

Android 5.0 is now making its way to the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play edition. Many owners are reporting that the 405.4MB update is rolling out over the air and hitting their tablets, complete with a Material design makeover, lock screen notifications, battery saving mode and more.

Google Play edition devices frequently get major Android updates around the same time as Nexus hardware, so it’s no surprise to see the LG G Pad 8.3 GPe getting its Lollipop update already. Because we didn’t know exactly when the rollout would begin, though, it is nice to see it arriving today.

Be sure to let us know when Android 5.0 hits your LG G Pad 8.3! Until it does, you can check out our hands-on video of Lollipop on the Nexus 7 (2013) to get an idea of what Android 5.0 looks like on a tablet.

Via: Android Police

Sources: @mathbaliver, XDA-Developers

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