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**Compatible with Samsung smartphones with screen sizes between 4.0 and 6.3 in. **







The Samsung Universal Vehicle Navigation Mount lets you take the brilliance of your Samsung smartphone along for the ride! The custom fitted cradle holds the handset securely during long rides. Attach it to a windshield or dashboard and adjust the multi-angle neck for perfect viewing. GPS capabilities are optimized with navigation applications but that’s just the beginning with the endless Android® apps available. With your hands safely on the steering wheel, experience the convenience of powerful, voice-activated Android applications like S Voice. Your Samsung smartphone and Vehicle Navigation Mount duo is truly brilliance on the go. (Fits handsets with 4.0" - 6.3" screens)

Major Gun lets you virtually save the day from terrorists

While it is sometimes fun to play games with elaborate stories, complicated gameplay and long-winded missions, there are times when you just want to virtually shoot stuff, straight-up. For those times, there is a new game in town called aptly enough, Major Gun. It says they're the first endless arcade shooter game on Android, and it wants to capture the hearts of those who are looking for a way to virtually relieve their tension by shooting evil people bent on taking over their virtual town.

The only backstory given in the game is this: you need to save the area that has been overtaken by terrorists without motivation. You don't need to know why they did it, you just need to get them the heck away from your town. Obviously, you need to complete these missions in order to increase your ranking in the leaderboard. You also get daily challenges outside the endless shooter mode in order to get boosts, bonuses and upgraded weapons that you can use to "make your enemies cry like little girls."

There are 13 different kinds of weapons in the game, with the chance to upgrade them and use skins to make them look prettier, wait, we mean, tougher. You also have all types of enemies to face, including gunners, grenadiers and bazookers. And to avoid you getting bored, there are over 100 kinds of scenery modules that you will have to get through. Even though this is a simple shooting game, the visuals are well made enough that you'll enjoy going through it.

You can download Major Gun for free from the Google Play Store. There are in-app purchases available so make sure that you disable the automatic permissions in case someone else wants to play on your smartphone or tablet.

Developers take note: how to let Google Now search your app

Admit it. Google Now, specifically the "OK Google" trigger, is quite fun to use and play around with, but it's actual utility isn't as impressive. That's largely because, aside from the web and a few other Google-owned apps and tools, its repository of data doesn't dig deep enough into your phone and its apps. Well, not anymore. Your favorite "OK, Google" can now search inside any app, too! Of course, app developers will need to add the feature, but it's as easy a copy and paste.

Six lines in total, to be exact. That's all it takes to connect OK, Google search actions to your app's searchable activity. That, of course, presumes that your app has a searchable activity in the first place, that is, an activity that lets users search for relevant data and present the results. Of course, not all apps would have this, but for those that do, now they have a quick way for users to make a search without opening the app itself just yet. A simple magic phrase of "OK Google, search for pizza on Eat24" might not give you pizza instantly, but it takes you one step closer to getting there. Plus, with Google Search's ability to be invoked on any screeen, depending on the device and its status, it means users can have quick access to your app's data any time from anywhere. Presuming they are running Google Search v3.5 or later, on Android Jelly Bean or later, and locale set to English.

This isn't the same as Google's App Indexing feature that it has slowly been rolling out since last year. App Indexing embeds search results, or rather, link to the relevant app, right inside the Google Search app, making it look like a regular search result entry. It also still requires joining Google's App Indexing party, which is still a limited club as of now. The new search action feature, however, is open all app developers and hopefully our favorite ones will be quick to adopt this new convenience.

SOURCE: Google

Dot Dot game lands on Android

We are always keen for a new game to play around here, and a new one has landed recently on Google Play called Dot Dot. The game sounds simple enough, but promises to be very challenging as it moves on. In the game, players line up dots to match other dots on the screen.

The game offers achievements and players can gather points to climb global leader boards. The game is designed to test the player's reaction time matching the dots. Dot Dot uses a physics engine and has simple graphics.

Controls for the game are basic to use and promise a design that makes them accurate and easy. The game is in version 1.4 right now and was last updated October 29. It's 3.4MB in size and is rated for everyone.

The game requires Android 2.3 and higher to play. Dot Dot is a free download; presumably, there are in-app purchases. The latest version has bug fixes, game enhancements, and fixed achievements. The game is on Google Play right now.

DOWNLOAD: Google Play

Track Your Exercise Progress with Google Fit

Without a doubts, Google has essentially become somewhat of a spy, as the Mountain View company seemingly wants to know what you are doing at any given moment. To help us all stay in (relatively decent) shape, Google announced Android Fit, a basic activity tracker that tells you how many steps you have taken, miles cycled, and so on. Android Wear, which was formally announced at Google I/O, promised to bring full Fit support with Lollipop.

Just a few hours ago, an application went live that allows you to see how many calories have been burned during your daily jogs and exercise sessions. Here’s what Google Fit can do:

Reach your fitness goals

• Set goals based on either duration or steps and see your progress throughout the day.


• Receive performance-based recommendations for activity goals.

A comprehensive view of your fitness – Connect third party devices and apps to Fit and we’ll show you all of your fitness data in one place.

Available everywhere – Compatible with all Android Wear devices. – Also access Google Fit on the web at www.google.com/fit and on your tablet.

Google prepared some APIs to give developers more tools to use these new activities. We should expect a large number of applications that use sensors to pop up in the Play Store. It’s important to note that installing Google Fit on your Android Wear device will wipe all your existing activity tracking.

The application will work with pretty much every device available on the market running Android 4.0 and higher, so you can play with it even now. Even without Android Wear, you can download the app from the Google Fit Play Store listing. Now, it’s time to go ahead and leave your chair and do some running!

[via Android Central]

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LG G Watch R Review: Worthy of Your Wrist, Even If Android Wear Isn't

Motorola's Moto 360 stole the Android Wear spotlight when Google's smartwatch operating system was first revealed. But it's not the only tech-filled timepiece to sport a circular display, with this, LG's G Watch R, hot on its heels just a few months after the Moto 360's release. Depending on your aesthetic taste, the G Watch R may well be the best smartwatch yet. But just because the hardware is ready, doesn't necessarily mean that the Android Wear software is too.

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AMPLIFi Remote 2.0 now available on Android devices

Musicians have greatly benefited from all the technological advances that we've been experiencing the past decades. Guitarists in particular have seen all kinds of gadgets and accessories to enhance their music, whether it's live or recorded. One such product is the AMPLIFi Remote, which has now made its way to Android devices, giving guitarists the freedom to control their music while playing, all from the convenience of an Android smartphone or tablet.

If you have a guitar connected to an AMPLIFi amplifier and an Android device, then you're all set to use the updated Remote 2.0 to have an "amazing guitar experience" as they would like to claim. You'll be able to access and control not just the 70 amps but even 20 speaker cabinets, 8 guitar effects at the same time and over 100 other effects, as well as remotely control the device parameters. Another new feature to the app is that you'll be able to match the tones you create in your library.

If in case you need tonal inspiration, you'll be able to access the thousands that are on their online library. But if you're a "real" guitarist, you won't be able to find it difficult to create your own tones with over 200 amps and effects in the app. You will also be able to share and rate these tones on the cloud or via Twitter and Facebook from within the app. You will also be able to store preset tones on the cloud and add metadata to them with pre-defined values.

You'll still be able to enjoy AMPLIFi Remote 2.0 even if you don't have any of the actual amps from the brand. You can download the app for free from the Google Play Store.

SOURCE: Line 6