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10 Things You Didn't Know About Angry Birds

Posted 10/26/2011 at 1:06 PM | Source Cricket Wireless

In early 2009, Finnish mobile game company Rovio decided to develop a game around an employee’s sketch of an abstract, wingless, and agitated bird. Two years and 350 million downloads later, Angry Birds is a bona fide global phenomenon.

WiFi: Getting the Most Out of Your Smartphone

Posted 10/19/2011 at 1:58 PM | Source Cricket Wireless

Your Cricket Android or Blackberry Smartphone can connect to the Internet over virtually any WiFi connection. When you connect to WiFi you may benefit from faster download speeds, so movies, games, and apps will be even better than they are now. Plus, data transferred over a WiFi connection doesn’t count toward any data usage level or allowance that may be associated with your plan. To find out how to enable a WiFi connection on your Cricket Smartphone, please visit our phone tutorials.

4 Popular Location-Based Games

Posted 10/5/2011 at 2:32 PM | Source Cricket Wireless

Location-based social media games, often called LBS games, use your real time physical location as a component in the game. Many developers use local marketing as a way to attract players, often allowing players to exchange virtual rewards for real life rewards. If you want to take gaming into the real world, check out these popular games.

Workout Apps that Actually Work

Posted 10/4/2011 at 1:00 PM | Source Cricket Wireless

The market is filled with apps that make empty promises to take your workout to the next level. If you're interested in an Android workout app that actually works as hard as you do, check out these add-ons for your smartphone:

Cardio Trainer
Cost: Free, with extras for $2.99

The free version of the CardioTrainer adds these features to your Android phone:

GPS-enabled routing superimposed on a satellite-quality map

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