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Top 10 Apps of the week!
Apr 29th
For the final Apps post in April, we bring you the latest in cycling, swyping, synthesizing and better yet, Apps that will have you reminiscing on your old Marvel comics. Check out our selected list for this week and let us know which you liked.
1. Creatorverse (Get it for your android) Free
You may be familiar with Linden Lab as the folks behind the once very popular online world Second Life. The company also has a cross-platform mobile app called Creatorverse, which used to cost $4.99. Now, that app is free with in-app purchases, and users who paid for it are a bit confused. Creatorverse is a sandbox-style app that lets you build various contraptions, machines, and puzzles with a wide array of tools.
2. Swype (Get it for your android) Free
You Asked for It – Swype Now Available on the Play Store! Swype is all about you. Whether you’re a Swype’r, a Typer, a Tapper or a Dictator, get ready for a better, faster keyboard experience that gets smarter the more you use it. Swype pays attention to the way you input text and creates a personal language model that follows you from device to device. Swype – the world’s most powerful keyboard.
3. Runtastic! Road Bike (Get it for your android) Free
Take your cycling to a new level with Runtastic! Road Bike is the ultimate, road biking performance app, which transforms your smartphone into the best bike computer on the market – with over 50 cycle features, compatible velo hardware, and a complementary fitness site. This top-rated app has been specifically designed with road biking in mind, incorporating every feature a leisure rider or professional racer desires.
4. G Cloud backup (Get it for your android) Free
Phones get lost, stolen and misplaced every single day. In this hectic life we’re leading, it’s hard to remember where you placed your keys, so having a backup plan is always a must! With G Cloud installed, one can rest assured that all the precious contacts and data can never be lost. You can get up to 8GB of free storage, and if you want to backup all your app&game settings just download the key for rooted from here!
5. GoComics (Get it for your android) Free
Want funny? Love comics? We’ve got your fix. The GoComics app, from Universal Uclick, is the mobile comics portal for many of the most popular comic strips worldwide. From iconic favorites like Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, Garfield, Doonesbury, Dilbert and Marmaduke to modern favorites like FoxTrot, The Boondocks, Big Nate, Pearls Before Swine and Get Fuzzy, they offer the most diverse set of comic strips and panels in one single app for free.
6. Circle Synth (Get it for your android) Free
Circle Synth is a grid-less sequencer synthesizer that makes quick and quirky musical sounds. Draw shapes, choose presets, apply effects and create one bar compositions worth sharing! Choose from 4 assignable FX for each note or node, controllable BPM, accelerometer controlled filter sweep, and save and share your musical sketches.
7. One Today (Get it for your android) Free
One Today by Google is a mobile app that brings together people and nonprofits through the simple act of giving $1.The app is currently available through a limited pilot. One Today will present you with a new project every day from a nonprofit that is changing the world. You can donate to the projects that inspire you with just one click. Amplify your impact by sharing your donations with your friends on social media and matching their contributions to your favorite projects.
8. Photomash (Get it for your android) Free
Turn your photos into custom creations with Photomash. Simply take a picture, erase portions of the picture with your finger, and take another picture to occupy that space. Take multiple pictures within pictures to create fun, interesting, or humorous images. Participate in challenges and create photomashes and share them with your friends.
9. Merge+ (Get it for your android) Free
Merge+ helps you easily find & merge duplicate contacts. With Merge+ you can join duplicate contacts in your Android phone & Tablet with only three clicks. Launch Merge+ to find duplicate contacts, review merge suggestions and mark who to merge, and then merge your selected duplicate contacts.
10. Indigo (Get it for your android) Free
Hello Indigo… Indigo is the newest and cleverest voice-enabled personal assistant available. Indigo is the only personal assistant who can seamlessly carry on a conversation with you from your smartphone to your tablet to your desktop and back again, perfect for users on the move.
Have you “Spotted The Android” yet?
Sep 26th
“Spot the Android” Competition is still going and going strong! With lots of Facebook and Twitter enthusiasts sending us their unique pictures, we’ve decided to share some of our favorites as a source of inspiration for others! Don’t miss this chance of winning a brand new Samsung Galaxy G S3 plus an unlimited G Cloud Android account so that you won’t even have to worry about losing or misplacing your new Smart phone; yes that is putting the “Smart” in Smartphones!
Here is the link for more information about the contest but make sure to enter before the 8th of October.
Here is a collage of our favorite pictures so far, be sure to be part of the hip crowd and join the competition!
Be part of the smart crowd and download G Cloud today; it’s free!
“Spot the Android” Competition!
Sep 17th
In need of a new smartphone yet don’t have enough money left from your summer vacation? Well, then enter our competition “Spot The Android” for a chance to win a brand new Samsung Galaxy S3 plus an unlimited lifetime G Cloud Backup account.
Interested? This is how to win:
1- Take a photo of the Android logo taken by you wherever you spot it (but make it original).
2- Social?
Facebook users; make sure to like Genie9’s fanpage then click on the competition tab and submit the photo of your choice with the Android logo of course.
Twitter users; make sure to follow us @GCloudAndroid , mention us and include the hashtag “#SpotTheAndroid” in the tweet.
3- Install G Cloud Android on your device for Free to double your chances of winning.
** One random winner will be selected by the end of the competition.
*** Ending date is the 8th of October 2012.
For more details read our Rules & Regulations
Top 10 Apps of the week!
Aug 30th
We cannot seem to wrap our brains around how quickly this month has passed by! August is through and here are our final top 10 Apps of the weeks for August 2012. From Apps that help you locate your car, Apps that block your notifications when you’re driving all the way to spy-like Apps that allow you to get more information than Sherlock Holmes. Music lovers are never forgotten as well as faithful researchers so be sure to check them out and let us know what your thoughts are.
1. Car Locator (Get it for your android) $3.99
Once you’ve parked, the app is easy to set up. When you’re ready to return to your car, Car Locator uses GPS and Google Maps to activate radar and a map to tell you where the car is. Then it displays the current distance between you and the car, plus the direction of your car from where you are. We especially like the feature that tells you how long your car has been parked. For people prone to getting tickets for not feeding the meter in time, it’s a lifesaver.
2. Drive Off (Get it for your android) Free
One of the causes of road accidents is using the phone while driving. It is always advised not to text or answer calls while driving. But, since we live in a very hectic environment, we are usually tempted to answer the phone or reply to our text messages. The DriveOFF app sees these driving hazards and promotes safety by killing all your notifications sounds while you are driving. It will also launch a background, blocking your view of your phone’s screen.
3. Secret Audio Recording (Get it for your android) Free
If you are currently trying to expose somebody or trying to find out the truth about an issue, this app may be able to help you gather valuable information that you can’t just obtain through normal questioning. Sounds like an episode of Pretty Little Liars doesn’t it?
4. Quick Setting Manager – Lite (Get it for your android) Free
As mobile devices have become more sophisticated, the more settings there are for us to tweak. Now, we need to keep an eye on our volume levels if we’re in a quiet environment or brightness levels when we’re checking e-mails in a dark room. This app makes it easy for us to switch settings without having to fiddle with them.
5. G Cloud backup (Get it for your android) Free
The cheapest Backup App there is! Backup all those summer pictures, Contacts, Sms texts, call logs, videos and all your documents 1 GB for free. If you’ve got more than that you can upgrade for as low as $ 0.99 for a whooping 10 GB!
6. XenoAmp BETA (Get it for your android) Free
There are literally tons of music players on the Google Play Store and you’ve probably had to sift through them to find the one that you’ve got right now. Some of you may want a music player with a lot of functions while others prefer music players that are basic and does what they say on the tin. XenoAmp BETA not only does what it was made to do but is also aesthetically pleasing.
7. Muzy (Get it for your android) Free
If you’ve been on Facebook for a while, Muzy should not be a new name to you. It’s a way to edit your photos and put them together in a gorgeous photo collage. There’s no need for you to bust out your glue and your scissors when you can do everything with Muzy. Its official app was recently launched on the Google Play Store, giving people more access to its array of editing options.
8. CDo (Get it for your android) Free
If you’ve taken some time to build your background on music theory and note reading then you’re quite familiar with the English musical notation system. You know your C’s from your D’s and your E’s, but the world of music isn’t limited to just that notation system. The Latina musical notation might be foreign to you, but if you need to learn it quickly, CDo is the best app for that.
9. Office Ringtones Professional (Get it for your android) Free
One of the perks of having an Android phone is that it can be easily be customized. If you’re looking for an app that lets you choose a phone ringtone suitable for a corporate environment, you can try this app on your device. It’s like a ringtone hub that lets you choose a variety of ringtones & set them on your Android.
10. Reference Resource (Get it for your android) Free
Reference Resource FREE is an app that has all the necessary resources you’ll ever need for your projects, write-ups, school assignments, and a lot more. If you need to find the definition of a certain term, just launch this app and use its dictionary. If you need to find a word’s synonym, use the app’s thesaurus. And, if you need to know a certain thing’s history, you can use the app’s encyclopedia.
Top 10 Apps of the week!
Aug 23rd
We’re back for the penultimate top 10 Apps for August. You can finally enjoy Pinterest on your Android, monitor your running habits with Runtastic, finally capture those fireworks with your phone Cam but brace yourself for probably one of the best photo filtering Apps out there (and yes not Instagram nor Pixlr-o-Matic). Enjoy and let us know what your thoughts are!
1. Sound Around (Get it for your android) Free
If you’re stuck in an office where you have to sit with your back to a walkway or the entrance to your cubicle, you know how startling it can be when you’re listening to music and someone walks up behind you and taps you on the shoulder. Around Sound for Android makes sure that never happens again—the app uses the microphone on your headset or your phone as an extended ear, and if a loud noise is detected, the app will pause your music so you can pay attention.
2. Pinterest (Get it for your android) Free
Pinterest, the social network that lets you share your interests and opinions, using pictures, has finally got an Android app. It is well worth a download for all those who believe in letting pictures say a thousand words.
3. Runtastic (Get it for your android) Free
Of all the ways to get into shape, running is considered as one of the best.For your next run, jog or walk, bring alone your Android phone with Run-Tastic installed, and track and record your workout. Run-Tastic will not only tell you how far you’ve gone during your workout, but also will provide a detailed map, your altitude and even your heart rate when connected to a heart rate monitor using the GPS capabilities built into your device.
4. Photo Editor by Aviary (Get it for your android) Free
Aviary’s mission statement is to “Make the world’s creation accessible.” Although their mission is a little ambiguous, their free image editing application is surprisingly robust for tools you can access completely for free.
5. MoboPlayer (Get it for your android) Free
An alternative video player to the normal Android player. Playback is smooth and clear and the menus and options available are quite extensive. The user interface is really nice too and the app has a high quality feel to it. The app supports all video formats and allows you to create playlists and organize your video library.
6. Critical Strike Portable (Get it for your android) Free
From the responsible Finnish Indie developer comes the launch of the first person shooter “Critical Strike Portable”, which was released in June 2012. It’s a Unity 3D remake of the old and beloved Counter Strike 1.6 and supports cross platform multiplayer games for shooter fans all over the world.
7. G Cloud Backup (Get it for your android) Free
The cheapest Backup App there is! Backup all those summer pictures, Contacts, Sms texts, call logs, videos and all your documents 1 GB for free. If you’ve got more than that you can upgrade for as low as $ 0.99 for a whooping 10 GB!
8. Fast Burst Camera Lite (Get it for your android) Free
The app itself is pretty easy to use, fire it up, point it at something, and then hold the button! We did find that if we kept our thumb down on the button until it stopped (97 photos), it did take a while for the app to empty its cache whilst it saved the images to memory. The one thing we would like is a zoom option, which is available in the full version priced at £3.45 .
9. Apex Launcher (Get it for your android) Free
This App maintains the stock look&feel or Android Ice Cream Sandwich, while adding a ton of terrific functionality. Even after a lot of customization, it feels super fast. It lets you change everything about the ICS launcher; number of columns & rows to fit more icons, resize any widget, change the way folders look, customize the app drawer & you can even use a lot of gestures to make launching apps or accessing certain settings super easy.
10. 100 Floors (Get it for your android) Free
This is a game of many levels where you need to open doors to advance to the next level, to get to the next floor you need to solve many puzzles where you need to tilt, swipe, pinch, poke etc. It is very hard not to cheat to advance to the next floor, you only got to search Google by typing in “100 Floors” and all you see is cheats and walkthroughs.
Top 10 Apps of the week!
Aug 16th
We’re still feeling summery with the most beautiful yet highly useful top 10 Apps for this week. From trip planning Apps all the way to your own personal translator in your pocket. We’ve even got you covered if you want to save your 3G and check out the best Wi-Fi spots. Let us know what your thoughts are!
1. TripIt (Get it for your android) Free
Our trip folder is nicely organized, with links for tracking your flight status, checking seating charts and an adequate map of the local area that you can view when you have no network connection. If you have Gmail, you can set your TripIt preferences to automatically grab travel-related emails.
2. Best Parking (Get it for your android) Free
Parking garages and airport lots can be absurdly expensive if you choose poorly. The app relies on GPS to serve up prices (including taxes) for nearby parking establishments in 18 of the nation’s biggest cities and 79 major airports, in a format that’s easy on the eye.
3. G Cloud Backup (Get it for your android) Free
The cheapest Backup App there is! Backup all those summer pictures, Contacts, Sms texts, call logs, videos and all your documents 1 GB for free. If you’ve got more than that you can upgrade for as low as $ 0.99 for a whooping 10 GB!
4. Google Translate (Get it for your android) Free
This app lets you push a button and speak a query. From there, it will either display the translated phrase in more than 50 languages, or, for 23 of the world’s most popular languages, the app will actually speak the translation back to you.
With a new UI and some great new features – there has never been a better time to get Google Translate.
5. Pinball (Get it for your android) Free
Pinball was the first, and is still one of the best pinball games for your android device. Sure, it doesn’t have the most amazing graphics, but it makes up for it in spades with great game play.
6. Tabr Widget (Get it for your android) Free
If you are looking for a high functioning widget to help keep your home screens sorted, check out Tabr!
7. Mega Jump (Get it for your android) Free
Mega Jump is a classic “jumping” game (if such a genre actually exists), in the same vein as Doodle Jump. To spice things up, you collect coins, gain powers ups and evade monsters.
8. Wi-Fi Finder (Get it for your android) Free
Want to get online while you’re on the road yet don’t want to turn the 3G on? You could wander around looking for a Starbucks or a library, or you can open Wi-Fi Finder. The app will sniff out your location — or you can type it in, to avoid data charges — and point out the closest hot spots.
9. Slices (Get it for your android) Free
A Twitter client with a difference; allows you to stay up to date by browsing “slices” of content.
10. Appy Gamer (Get it for your android) Free
If you want to stay up to date with gaming news, then look no further than Appy Gamer. You will never need to buy another Gaming magazine again!
Republic Wireless… Unlimited Text, Talk and Web for $19!
Nov 2nd
Bandwidth.com, is launching a new phone carrier service next week. With such a nifty price what comes in mind is that they will raise their price by the end of the month. But with their new technology “Hybrid Calling” their service will rely on wireless networks (WiFi) and fall back onto a phone carrier service, most likely sprint when out of range.
Sounds familiar? Well yes, we all know that some carriers like T-mobile have UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access), but unlike T-Mobile, where you wont be switched automatically to WiFI when you initiate the call on their cell network, deducting unnecessary minutes. Rebulic wireless will automatically switch to WiFi instead of using the cell service. This might not be a great advantage since the plan is unlimited, but they also promise that there is no bandwidth cap.
The only catch is that you will need to purchase a dedicated device and since there is no contract it seems you will have to pay the device in full, but hey, $19 will be worth it especially to those who travel abroad and need to a cheap way to call the states. So fingers crossed on the pricing and quality of the device.
Here are the basics, from what we’ve heard from beta testers and the company:
- The service will use what it’s calling “Hybrid Calling” — your phone will rely primarily on Wifi, whenever it’s available. It will fall back on cell networks, such as Sprint, when you aren’t connected to Wifi.
- Users will not have to manually switch between Wifi and cellular — the phone will figure it out automatically
- The service will require users to get a new phone. It’s unclear that whether there will be multiple models available initially, but the phone runs on Android.
- The first cellular network that’s available as the fallback will be Sprint. The company might be planning, or already in the process, of signing other carriers onboard
- The phone will have one phone number (no swapping between numbers for VoIP/cellular)
- You’ll be able to send both calls and texts via Wifi
- We’re hearing that pricing details are still being finalized, but they’re described as being much cheaper — perhaps around half as much — than anything else available for an Android device (i.e. a smartphone) through the traditional carriers, basically what we are hearing that it’s $19/mo/
- No contracts so it seems that there a no strings attached.
Visit Bandwidth.com for more information
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How do you use Timeline
May 23rd
Timeline was created with the end user in mind. It is a backup tool that can easily work for anyone from an accountant, to a gamer, to a stay at home parent.
People use computers for many reasons; different schedules and ways in which computers are used result in custom backup schemes and plans. Whether you are a doctor or an architect, you backup all of your drives or create specific rules and backup certain extensions; we would like to hear from you.
In the comment section below please write to us about how you use Timeline to backup.
How can we keep up in this fast-paced world?
Apr 20th
In today’s fast paced world, data is becoming integrated into our lives more and more. Conventional backup utilities need constant user attention and scheduling to ensure that your rapidly growing and changing data is protected; with that attention comes the hassle and knockbacks of creating up-to-date and continuous backups.
Genie Timeline introduces a new generation of backup utilities based on Continuous Data Protection, your data is automatically and constantly monitored for additions and changes. Set it and forget it, backups are taken periodically without any hassle or pop ups and will have absolutely no impact on system performance.
Genie Timeline needs zero maintenance, zero scheduling and uses up zero resources, and with the future bringing cloud integration, your data can be stored safely on offsite storage giving you peace of mind.
The Disaster Recovery option in Timeline creates a backup of your boot drive, in case of system failure Timeline will restore your system to a previously working state along with all of your important data.
Creating backups has never been this simple, 2 or 3 simple steps and you are on your way, Timeline is smart enough to sense when you are using your computer or when it is idle and will take advantage of that fact to speed up backups.
Users can stay up-to-date with the status of their backup via email and very soon through their iPhone or iPad, which also provides a neat way of data archiving.
Timeline comes in three different versions; Free, Home and Professional.
You can check out a full comparison of the versions by following this link:
http://www.genie-soft.com/Free_products/Comparison.aspx
How to Backup
Apr 15th
You may have heard the news that our latest product Timeline 2.0 has hit the stores, and with a completely free version it is time to write out the easiest way to get your backups done.
Step 1: Get yourself an USB External Storage device
An external Hard Drive is the best form of media to create backups on, it is widely available, becoming increasingly cheap and is very durable and simple to setup. You can get any brand of external hard drives such as WesternDigital, Lacie, Seagate, Toshiba or other brands with a 1TB capacity for as low as $80.
Setting up your hard drive is easy, connect your external hard drive to the USB port, plug it in and you should be able to see it under my computer in a little while after Windows detects the new hardware and automatically recognizes it and installs it. External hard drives can also be connected through Firewire and eSATA connecters and Timeline will be able to pick them up automatically.
Step2: Setup your backup
Okay, now that you have your hard drive setup and want to begin your backup, download Timeline and install it. As soon as the program finishes the setup you will be presented with the first screen which is the “Backup Setup Wizard” click next to select your backup drive.
Timeline will automatically detect your new hard drive and you will be able to select it by pressing on it and then pressing next, Timeline also shows all the drives that you have available and recommends what drives to select. If you are using a wireless hard drive you will have to use “Select a different destination” and browse for your hard drive.
Next step is the “Select Data” page, Timeline by default will include all smart selections which include your email, documents, desktop, office files, financial files, eBooks and PDF’s, internet bookmarks, pictures, music and videos and scan for them automatically, if you feel there are a couple of these selections that you do not need in your backup press the “Customize selections button” and uncheck them.
If you are using the professional or home version of Timeline the last step includes more backup options such as compression to reduce backup size and encryption to enforce security on your files.
That’s it! You’re all set, just sit back and watch your protection level increase. If Timeline detects a large number of files it may take a while to finish the initial backup which is why it is recommended to leave your pc on overnight, Timeline senses an idle pc and goes into Turbo mode for faster backups if you use your pc again Timeline will switch back to smart mode for a faster computer.
What impact will Timeline have on my machine?
After the initial backup is done, Genie Timeline will work silently in the background and will have no impact on your computers performance. If Timeline detects there are new files or your old files have changed it will periodically back them up.