Android's coming of age brings a stable OS and higher-quality apps you'll
pay for
VentureBeat
The unveiling of Jelly Bean, a.k.a. Android 4.1, didn't bring that many new
announcements. Rather than giving us a big growth spurt, Google showed an
Android operating system with more maturity and stability than ever before
-- and more ways and ...
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Chrome (for Android)
PC Magazine
With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Google finally replaced the stock Android
browser with its very own Chrome for Android (free). Chrome first hit
Google Play as a beta app, but now the full release brings an even slicker
user interface, faster performance ...
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Google Nexus 7
PC Magazine
Android has problems with processing stylus touch inputs that can make it
difficult to use drawing programs. I tried Sketchbook Pro with a stylus and
still saw a lag. Android 4.1 apparently fixes this, but consumers won't see
the advantage yet because ...
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BlueStacks launches its Android app player for Mac OS
IntoMobile
Still in public alpha, BlueStacks is free to download and comes with
several apps from the company's developer partners, such as HandyGames,
Creative Mobile, HalfBrick, Evernote, Droidhen and Pulse. BlueStacks also
posted a signup on its website for ...
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Nexus 7 vs. Kindle Fire or wait for something better?
CNET
The benefit for consumers, such as yourself, is that even if you own a lot
of books via Kindle, you can still access your books and other reading
material on non Amazon devices through an Android or iOS Kindle app. And
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