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Temple Run 2 was downloaded more than 20 million times since its release Apple's App Store last Thursday, according to data released by developer Imangi Studios.

After shutting down data access to several competing apps, Facebook today made two major clarifications to its Platform Policy, banning apps that use its data but don't make it easy for users to share back to Facebook, or that replicate its core functionality without permission. Facebook Platform Head Justin Osofsky tried to calm fears by noting the majority of developers should "keep doing what you're doing."

Per a private change log posted by 9to5Mac, the crux of the update includes changes to Apple's own mapping software for Japanese users. That includes "improved pronunciation," color tweaks, updated iconography, and directions that "strongly prefer highways over narrower roads."

"At the end of March, a preview page for the Android version of the hugely popular iPhone photo app Instagram appeared. Anyone who signed-up to be notified by email of the app's release will have seen a nice surprise in their inbox yesterday, as Instagram for Android became available inside Google Play's app store."

"The ability to search for Android apps in online app-search engine Chomp has been removed following its purchase by Apple."

"A Malware trojan is specifically targeting Android smartphones after users visit certain websites with their mobile browser."

"Samsung and Rovio are to unveil the new Angry Birds Space game at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) conference."

After winning the award of $1-billion, Apple continue to start a second round war by asking to ban eight Samsung devices selling in US market. but today Apple adds three more Samsung best-selling into this list, including Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 10.1.

Sentinel 3: Homeworld v1.2.0 Requirements: Android 2.1+ Overview: Sentinel 3: Homeworld - From the award winning Sentinel tower defense series! Image The biggest instalment of the award winning Sentinel sci-fi tower defense series - is finally here on Android! Take the fight to the alien homeworld and unleash a massive arsenal of weaponry & get up close and personal on the battlefield in your power armor to execute devastating attacks and support your defenses! Featuring: ** A gruelling campaign across 20 levels! ** A powerful commander unit which can level up and gain new abilities as you play! ** Over 20 unlockable turrets, orbital ship weapons, automated drones and abilities at your disposal! ** Customize your weapon loadout in the Armory to match the demands of the mission. ** Stunning graphics & fx! ** Endless modes for all maps! ** Classic mode allows you to compete for scores in a pure skill-based game mode! ** Support for achievements, global scores, friends and more using OpenFeint! ** View strategic layouts from the leaderboards - see how the best players think! ** Exclusive music by Specimen A! What's in this version: Update v1.2.0 includes: A whole new campaign! Featuring new levels, enemies, weapons, and a new commander armor! Try the first two levels for free! The full campaign can be purchased in the new in-game shop. Rare savegame corruption bug during call interruption fixed Thank you all so much for your continued support!

BLOOD & GLORY v1.0.3 Requirements: Android 2.1+ Overview: Battle in the arena and entertain the crowds in a fight to the death. LET THE GAMES BEGIN… Image Some have come to witness strength, others to witness courage, but all have come for BLOOD & GLORY Battle in the arena and entertain the crowds in a fight to the death. Here, GLORY is the only option… IMPRESSIVE HD VISUALS See and feel the raw violence of the fighters and the intense combat arena SWIPE & SLASH GORE Take to the Arena in the most action packed swipe and slash fighting game on the Marketplace LETHAL WEAPONS & ARMOR Equip an arsenal of lethal weapons and armor tailored to suit all fight styles, including blades & shields, and destructive dual weapons SPECIAL ATTACKS & COMBOS Complete special attacks and combos for the ultimate victory! INVICTUS VICTORY Be a real champion and earn Invictus medals by winning tournaments flawlessly. Don't lose and never surrender! What's new? Now supports icecream sandwich

Browse and listen to radio -- live, local and global. Listen to the world. TuneIn is a new way to listen to the world through live local and global radio from wherever you are. Whether you want music, sports, news or current events, TuneIn offers over 50,000 stations and 1.2 million on-demand programs for you to choose from. The TuneIn Radio Pro app for Android puts this entire experience in the palm of your hand with the added benefit of recording what you're listening to (requires memory card). Important Update: This new version of TuneIn (5.3) includes Car Mode, which lets you listen to your favorite music, sports and news simply by speaking a command into your Android phone or tablet. This update also includes extra large buttons for easy viewing and control. This feature is currently only supported in English.

This is the official XDA-Developers Premium Android App! By popular request, we present to you the Premium version of the official XDA-Developers Android app! This app lets you access the world-famous XDA forums, plus reply to threads, add new ones, manage your PMs, and more! What's makes the Premium app different than the original XDA app? + No annoying ads! + Ability to collapse top bar to maximize screen real estate + Access to Legacy forums + Ability to add forum shortcuts to your Android homescreen for super quick access to your favorites + Custom XDA color scheme (changeable to default through Settings) + Choose whether to land on first post, last post, or first unread post within a given thread + Bug fixes Please note: XDA Premium works best over WiFi or high speed cellular data. It will be very slow over EDGE. The first load might take the longest even if you're on WiFi.

Requirements: Android 1.6 and up Overview: Wow…Our Roundy Series add a new buddy - Funny Bounce! With awesome fair-sounding music as well as living background pictures, you should not miss this addictive game. Image Image Jump up from extensive sunshine weald, take the rainbow's beauty and blast off along the city of cloud, go across the bright starry sky, then to the vast space. What a fantastic challenge! Are you ready to begin this epic bounce journey? Let's go! Two game modes are designed in this game: bounce platform mode and silver coin mode. In bounce platform mode: Tilt the screen left and right to guide Roundy jump higher. Be careful, some special bounce platforms will hinder you on your way. Watch out! The dangerous enemies will kill you too. Appropriatly fire fluffy bullets by tapping the screen to shoot them down. In silver coin mode: The silver coin can give you ascending power. So take efforts to get it and bounce higher! Who can be the NO.1? The champion honor is waiting for you!

Requirements: Android 1.0 and up Overview: Must have app for any root user. Make backups, flash ROMs, and own your device. ROM Manager is THE MUST HAVE APP for any Android root user. (Over 3 million downloads and counting!) * Flash your recovery to the latest and greatest ClockworkMod recovery. * Manage your ROMs via a handy UI. * Organize and perform backups and restores from within Android! * Install ROMs from your SD card. * Install your favorite ROMs over the air! Premium Version: * Premium ROMs * Receive notifications for when your ROM is updated! * Automatic backups * Install from QR Code * Web Connect * Support What's in this version: 5.0.0.4 Fix bug on Rezound and other HTC phones where external sd couldn't be detected. 5.0.0.3 Fixed billing error. 5.0.0.2 Added notifications for touch recovery updates. 5.0.0.0 ClockworkMod Touch Recoveries have been added to ROM Manager for select devices. 4.8.1.5 Improve device detection by checking ro.product.device. 4.8.1.4 Remove Pontiflex ad network. It was causing excessive startup times. (Less ads!) 4.8.1.5 Add generic support for unsupported devices that have unofficial recoveries. If your ROM came with ROM Manager you'll have to remove it before installing this.

Requirements: Android 1.6+ Overview: Virtual Secretary is a program designed to record all incoming and outgoing calls. Virtual Secretary is a program designed to record all incoming and outgoing calls. Have you ever wished that you could prove to someone that you did say something, or you did not promise anything? Ever had your child tell you that they told you they are coming home late and you can't remember? Now you can with the Virtual Secretary Pro! After you finish the conversation, the program will prompt you to either keep recorded conversation on the memory card or to delete it completely. This program is designed to help you in all aspects of your life. Your wife gave you the grocery list over the phone? Your boss or your clients want to give you important information over the phone and you are driving or you don't have a pen? You are out partying and can't remember the calls from the night before? Now you do not have to worry about forgetting important information. It is all yours to keep and access at any time. Our program allows you to keep track of all that important stuff with notes. The program will keep track of all recorded calls by date and time as well. It is a must have for everyone!

Requirements: Android OS 1.5+ Overview: The reliable & battery-friendly way of syncing your files to/from Dropbox & FTP! This unique app allows you to sync a set of folders from your Android device to the cloud and back. It currently supports the Dropbox storage service, as well as your own FTP, SFTP, FTPS servers. The official Dropbox app is *not* needed. Innovative "setup & forget" sync engine with these features: * Battery friendly. * Works on ALL Android devices. * Will NOT slow down your device when no data changes. * Will backup your new/modified files (eg: photos, videos) in the background, as soon as possible. * Adapts to ever-changing connectivity and power conditions. * Powerful filtering features (by file type, size, etc). Supports 2 different sync modes (both are one-way): * Continuous sync from Local to Remote. * One-shot sync from Remote to Local. Compatible with all Android versions (1.5 and up). Limitations: * Dropbox restricts uploads to 300MB per file: http://www.dropbox.com/help/5 What's in this version: * Fixed a bug in the custom Dropbox code which failed to scan directories with filenames that contain double quotes. * Updated translations.

Pinball HD (NON-THD / THD) - v1.0.2077 / 1.0.2411 Requirements: 2.2+ Image Gameprom unleashes their award-winning game to NVIDIA Tegra-powered devices. The masters of portable pinball gaming, Gameprom, have taken advantage of the NVIDIA® Tegra™ processor to create the best version of Pinball HD on any device! Praised for its mission-based gameplay and attention to detail, Pinball HD has been a top seller on the iOS platform and won the 2010 Apple Design Award in Games. This version adds to the realism with enhanced graphics, realistic physics, and stutter-free gameplay. The game features three unique pinball tables - Wild West, The Deep, and Jungle Style - each with its own genre and mission system. Pinball HD will change your concept of Pinball. You'll be stunned by the degree of realism. This is a REAL Pinball simulator with stunning 3D graphics, with or without 3D glasses. FEATURES: - A wonderful 3D engine with realistic physics that highlights the capabilities of your NVIDIA Tegra device. - Landscape mode shows a full table view. The games can be played in either landscape orientation with the button to the left or right of the screen. - Portrait mode gives you a flying-table view with the camera panning and zooming over the action. - Camera tilt brings dimensionality to the games offering a simulated 3D effect. Camera tilt only works in landscape mode. - Stereoscopic imaging option (requires anaglyph 3D glasses). You can choose between red-cyan, green-magenta or yellow-blue lenses. Notes: Phone or tablet needs to have internet access when first run or you may receive an error message.

Requirements: for all Android versions, supports App2SD Overview: SpeedView uses the phone's built-in GPS system to show your current, maximum and average speed, as well as direction, total distance and time traveled. Suitable for running, car driving, biking or hiking. * High accuracy GPS-based speedometer that is more accurate than the one in your car. * Linear compass Shows your direction of travel. Compass mode is also available. * HUD mode Mirrors the numbers so you can place the phone under your car's windshield and see the speed reflected on it in the dark. * Speed graph Displays a graph chart covering the last several minutes. * Speed warning You can set speed limits for three different types of roads, so when you go over a visual alert or sound will notify you. * Display units Supports units such as miles, kilometers and nautical miles. * GPX track export Enables you to save your current track to SD card or email it to someone. GPX format is supported by many applications. * Background mode You can minimize the program and keep it running in background. It will work as usual and even notify you when you exceed the speed limit! Please note that the accuracy depends on your GPS reception quality. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them on our blog. Recent changes: * Simple text widget (4x1) * Quickly adjust speed limits * Improved background service * More color customization * Other minor improvements

Requirements: Android 2.3 and up Fast, convenient and cool way to protect your mobile with face recognition. Protect any application (i.e. SMS, Gallery, E-Mail, Facebook, etc.) on your phone using face recognition. Convenient and cool way to increase safety of your private apps and content. Visidon AppLock Plus lets you choose the apps to be protected. Your face is a key to open them! Application uses the frontal camera of your mobile and verifies in real-time that the face matches the one allowed to access the private apps. By upgrading to Plus version you'll get: - No ads! - Pattern and PIN as alternative unlocking methods! - Haptic feedback for all alternative unlocking methods! - Experimental lockscreen feature (Read more important information about the lockscreen and some known issues from here: http://www.facebook.com/notes/visidon-applock/about-lockscreen/288435797844085) - Liveness detector, which guards against photograph spoofing! - Tasker/Locale/EasyProfiles/Llama integration! - More extra features in future versions! **NOTE** If the newest version does not work, try to do clean install. **NOTE** **NOTE 2** We are not able to give refunds after the normal refund period (15 minutes), because we use Google's licensing service and do not have control over licenses. So if you do not ask refund in time (through the built-in refund button) the license is yours for life and will not be refunded afterwards. Please test the basic functionalities immediately after the download. **NOTE** PLEASE READ THESE NOTES AND TIPS: 1. You must have a front facing camera in your device to use the face recognition feature. Otherwise it is disabled and you are only able to use password verification. 2. In addition to the applications you wish to protect, you should also add Visidon AppLock Plus itself and any application that can be used to close or unistall applications or services (task manager, settings etc.) as well as any application that can be used

Requirements: Android v2.1+ Overview: Lists all contacts with birthdays so you do not have to search anymore. Easily import friends from Facebook! Widgets to always be up to date whose birthday is next. Status bar notification to never forget about birthdays again. Lists all contacts with birthdays so you do not have to search anymore. Easily import friends from Facebook! Widgets to always be up to date whose birthday is next. Status bar notification to never forget about birthdays again. Dials for you to call or send messages as well as eMails. Allows to customize the message templates to make it easy for you to greet the way you want. Provides Hebrew, Islamic, Buddhist (Thai), Coptic and Ethiopia calendar systems. You can choose calendar systems for the whole application as well as for single events. Advertisement supported version. Shows location based ads on several pages. Get rid of the advertisements by purchasing the app! Recent changes: Multiple linked accounts are taken into account when adding, editing and deleting birthdays. The contact details page shows duplicated events only once. For Facebook friends we still show both the contact data and the Facebook event to provide a direct link to the wall. Importing many Facebook friends works better and uses less memory. Facebook friends and contacts were not always merged anymore in the previous version. Now they are merged again properly. Less description » Latest version: 10.7 (for Android version 2.1 and higher)