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In the market for an NFL gnome, a new but used lawnmower, or a blow-up couch with built-in cup holder? You might just be in luck when you search for your most-wanted and needed items with the free EggDrop – Local Marketplace app for Android. If you aren’t having any luck finding what you want in ... Full Article »
Keeping tabs on your wandering significant other and wild kids just got a whole lot easier. The free Glympse app for Android allows you to safely send location updates to anyone with a cell phone. You can share timed location updates through text, email, Facebook and Twitter. The location-tracking a ... Full Article »
Android users can expect a new kind of social networking capability starting Tuesday – popular iOS app Sonar is making the jump to Google’s mobile platform, in beta form. Sonar actually leverages the capabilities of a lot of location-based social networks for its features. It ties into apps suc ... Full Article »
Poynt is an excellent and very thorough application for finding directions and figuring out what you and your friends should do tonight. The app utilizes several search engines to quickly and efficiently find directions to just about anywhere. You can search for places based on distance from your c ... Full Article »
Yelp is a must-have app for the Android tablet owner who dines out often. The customer review site for restaurants, stores and businesses is the same old Yelp you've always used and loved—only this mobile version of the service is a lot less clunky than the website. The app's clean home screen h ... Full Article »
Check-in, read reviews and get the inside scoop on businesses and locations around you with Loopt. The social networking app works great on an Android tablet. Though it’s designed mostly for users to bring with them when they visit local establishments, where they can use their devices’ GPS cap ... Full Article »
Get around any city from New York City to San Francisco to London with these handy Android local transportation apps, which let you navigate subways, trains, and buses like a pro. No more craning your neck in a crowded subway trying to see the name of the stop, wondering when the bus will come, or s ... Full Article »
It’s easy to dismiss the Yellow Pages as a ‘has-been’ from a bygone generation. But the concept, first introduced by Yellow Pages all the way back in the 1880s, of searching and finding local business information, is still hugely relevant. These days of course, Yellow Pages is online and on yo ... Full Article »
Check-in applications like FourSquare, GoWalla and Whrrl let you know what people nearby were recently buying, eating or exploring. But, what were the locals up to 100 or more years ago? Historypin for Android is an app that reveals old photos that were taken near your current location. Even cooler ... Full Article »
There's a whole lot of competition when it comes to location-based recommendation apps. White Page's Localicious for Android has taken care to distinguish itself a bit, though, so this one won't get lost in the shuffle. Localicious is similar to popular apps like Yelp, Urbanspoon, Patch Places and ... Full Article »
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