Author: Larry Sullivan

Larry has been writing Android and iOS app reviews for about 8+ years. In addition to app reviews, he conducts developer interviews, reports on new apps, and general mobile news.

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Games

Highborn – Knight With Shiny Teeth

 App Name: Highborn

Description: Highborn is a turn-based strategy game. You can play by yourself or with friends online via Openfeint. Currently only Chapter 1 is available for Android but Chapters 2, 3 are said to be in the works. In the game you move your forces around an overhead map to capture points of interest.  It is a game you can easily pick up and put down.  Game characters are unique and have  interesting sense of humor.

Cost: $0.99 (in Amazon Appstore only)

Developer: JetSet Games

Reviews:
Nostalgic For Heroes Of Might & Magic? Highborn From The Guys Who Made Command & Conquer Is Now Exclusively In The Amazon Android Market – Android Police

Highborn for Android Review (video)- RTS Guru

Highborn Android Game Review -Android-Apps.com

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Entertainment

DoubleTwist – Rockin In the Free World

 

App Name: doubleTwist Player

Description: DoubleTwist Media Player is a cross platform app available for Android and Apple. Doubletwist is really two components, the app you install on your Android device to play your media (photos, video, mps, etc), and a desktop software that helps organize your music and media and syncs it to your mobile device. It runs much like Apple’s iTunes.  AirSync is an additional application that runs through the doubleTwist’s player allowing for wireless media syncing via wifi.

Cost: free / air sync feature $4.99

Developer: doubleTwist

Reviews:

doubleTwist Player – Android Tapp

doubleTwist Player gives Android media a much-needed facelift [Video App Reviews] – Androinica.com

Double Twist Music Manager Review  – Technology Crowd

DoubleTwist for Android  (video) -Cnet tv

doubleTwist Android Sync System [DOUBLE DEMO] [VIDEOS]

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Games

NOVA 2 – Sci-fi First Person Shooter

 

 App Name: N.O.V.A. 2 Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance

Description:  A first  person shoooter, with 12 chapters to complete, and more importantly online multi-player. Within multi-player, there are  5 modes: Free for All, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Freeze Tag and InstaGib and 10 maps. Has been on the Apple devices for some time and now is available for Android.

Cost:  $6.99

Developer: Gameloft

Reviews: (Did not find a lot of good reviews for this game but if you lift FPS, you should like NOVA2)

NOVA 2 HD Review – Android Rundown

N.O.V.A. 2 HD by Gameloft appears on the Android Market. The world rejoices – Droid Gamers

Gameloft Finally Releases N.O.V.A. 2 to the Android Market, And It Proceeds To Blow Our Minds – Droid Life

N.O.V.A. 2 on HTC HD2 (Android)   -YouTube video

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Communication Productivity

K-9 Email With A Bite

App Name: K-9mail

Description: “K-9 Mail is an open source email client focused on making it easy to chew through large volumes of email” (from their wiki page). K-9 is one of numerous email clients for Android. It contains numerous features such as POP3, IMAP, Exchange 2003/2007, new mail notifications, signatures, multi-accounts.  You can save emails to SD and manage your various email accounts via your Android device.

Cost:  Free, open source

Developer: K-9 Dog Walkers

Reviews:
Excellent K-9 mail app for Android keeps your messages on a leash – ARS Technica

K9 Mail – Android Tapp

MKB Reviews: K-9 Mail  (video) -DroidDog

K9 Mail Android App Review  (video) – Hemorrdroidsnet

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Games

Myth Defense Light Forces

 

App Name: Myth Defense LF

Description: Myth Defense: Light Forces is a tower defense game with excellent graphics. The game has some unique aspects to it; includes alchemy, random maps, campaigns, varying levels of difficulty. Myth Defense LF supports all screen resolutions, and is highly recommended for HD devices.

Cost: $3.95 USD / Demo version available

Developer: Smartpix Games

Reviews:

Myth Defense: Light Forces Review -Gamezbo

Myth Defense LF Android App Review – Android App Review

Myth Defense: Light Forces – Pocket Gamers

Myth Defense Light Forces Review: One great tower defense game -Droid Gamers

Android App Video Review: Myth Defense LF – Appolicious

Categories
Business Tools

Dropbox – Online Storage Made Easy

 

App Name: Dropbox

Description: Dropbox is a free service that allows you to share your photos, documents, and videos between your computers, Android smartphone, and with friends and coworkers. Dropbox is available for multiple platforms and is very easy to learn and implement. You start out with a free account of 2GB but can earn more free space by getting others to sign up.

Cost: Free / Paid Options

Developer: Dropbox

Reviews:

Detailed Preview/Review Of The Official Android Dropbox Client Beta – Android Police (updated July 2011)

Dropbox – AndroidTapp

Dropbox Android App Review – MakeTechEasier

Dropbox Review – PCWorld

Android file syncer face-off: Dropbox vs. SugarSync – CNET

Dropbox for Android Review (video) – Top 10 Android Apps