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Android App Review: Wikipedia
Mon, 10th Nov 2014
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Wikipedia's freshly rebuilt app brings the world's knowledge to your pocket with enhanced speed and mobile-friendly features.
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Android App Review: Jungle Monkey Saga
Mon, 10th Nov 2014
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'Jungle Monkey Saga' disappoints with its shallow gameplay, failing to live up to its 'saga' title despite engaging jumping mechanics.
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Android App Review: Fantasy Kingdom Defense HD
Fri, 10th Oct 2014
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Fantasy Kingdom Defense HD: A classic strategy game with familiar fantasy elements, boasting bright graphics and tutorial challenges.
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Android App Review: Writing Prompts
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Struggling with writer's block? The 'Writing Prompts' Android app offers a mix of mundane and intriguing scenarios to kickstart your creativity.
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Android App Review: EndlessJabber SMS
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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EndlessJabber redefines texting: Now send SMS from your PC using your Android number. Will its charm outshine its mobility limits?.
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Android App Review: Comic Rocket webcomic reader
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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You’re often spoilt for choice when it comes to entertainment on the internet, and webcomics are no exception.
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Android App Review: Color Splash FX
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Color Splash FX app offers creative photo recoloring but raises privacy concerns with its intrusive data collection practices.
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Android App Review: Countdown Shopping
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Ugh, grocery shopping is the worst. And even with the best app in the world by your side it’ll still be terrible.
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Android App Review: Lumber Jacked
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Lumber Jacked: A vibrant platformer that nods to classics but is marred by quirky controls and invasive ads. Offers a fun, if flawed, experience.
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Android App Review: CammyCam
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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CammyCam takes this idea and inverts it, by turning your device itself into a security camera that can then be remotely monitored.
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Android App Review: Pixel Detective
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Pixel Detective's retro charm fades under repetition, lacking depth and mystery despite a visually appealing setup.
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Android App Review: Auckland Civil Defence
Mon, 29th Sep 2014
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Auckland's Civil Defence app brings vital disaster prep to your fingertips, practicality over panache, ensuring readiness is just a tap away.
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Android App Review: AT Public Transport
Mon, 25th Aug 2014
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Auckland’s public transport has gone through a few changes over the last few years, at least some of them for the better.
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Android App Review: Dead Ninja Mortal Shadow
Mon, 25th Aug 2014
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Dead Ninja Mortal Shadow: A stylish, albeit derivative, side-scroller that sneaks into the realm of ninja-based stealth games.
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Android App Review: Street Fight Hero 2014
Mon, 25th Aug 2014
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Street Fight Hero 2014 ticks all the boxes for an old-school fighting game – it’s fun, colourful, over the top, and has its year of release in its title.
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First look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab S...
Mon, 23rd Jun 2014
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At a packed media event in Auckland last week, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S, their latest competitor in the tablet market.
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Android App Review: Cammy
Tue, 3rd Jun 2014
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Cammy is an app that can turn an IP camera into a security system that records movement and lets you access the videos from your phone.
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Android App Review: Reading Log
Tue, 3rd Jun 2014
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Perhaps there’s some irony writing about it as an app reviewer, but encouraging children to read books can be a difficult process.
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Android App Review: Radio New Zealand
Tue, 3rd Jun 2014
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Radio New Zealand's app offers live and recorded content with room to grow beyond its basic features, proving to be a mixed bag for users.
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Android App Review: Villains RPG
Tue, 3rd Jun 2014
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Villains RPG misses the mark, offering more admin than adventure in its lacklustre portrayal of villainy, despite a promising premise.
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Android App Review: Writer
Tue, 3rd Jun 2014
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Writer is a quick and clean word processing app. It has limited features, but what it does it does reasonably well.
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Android App Review: Pixel Animator: GIF Maker
Tue, 22nd Apr 2014
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The straight-forwardly named Pixel Animator: Gif Maker lets you make your own pixel animations and save them as gifs.
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Android App Review: Norton Security Antivirus
Tue, 22nd Apr 2014
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Norton has been a household name in antivirus software for as long as I’ve been old enough to care about such things.
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Android App Review: Duolingo
Tue, 22nd Apr 2014
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Duolingo's free app gamifies language learning, offering bitesize lessons in European languages, making it fun yet educational.