The enhanced app features movie box art and loads up to 50 percent faster to make renting movies on-the-move a snap.
ENGADGET: Redbox now has an app for Android, updated app for iPhone
Another interesting app is OpenText Tempo Box, which is similar to Dropbox.
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Perhaps more usefully, the Sailfish operating system will also be Android app compliant out of the box, and we're currently on the ground in Helsinki trying to discover exactly how developers and users will be able to put that feature to work (while also chasing down the rest of the specs).
Clearly taking a cue from Cupertino's own iTunes app on the tiny media box, the Hulu Plus redesign makes perfect use of a top navigation bar, which, as pictured above, lists familiar entries like TV, Movies, Kids, Latino, Queue and Search -- a nice visual (and useful) change when compared to what we've been become accustomed to since the app first arrived on the "hobby" platform.
As for devices that don't support USB ports, Dane Elec has already released an approved iPhone app to access its little white box.
In January it launched Amazon Deals, a free iPhone app that offers access to the Gold Box deals.
Thus, the typical interface for a smartphone maps app is a big map and a search box.
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Finally a new mood message box at the top of the Skype app menu makes it easier than ever for users to share how they are feeling, what they've seen, or what they're up to.
ENGADGET: Skype 2.0 brings two-way video calling to Nexus S, Desire S, Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro
Once people install the Facebook app, Bobsled installs an icon on their Facebook chat box so that they can click to call any of their Facebook friends.
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The new redbox Android app makes finding nearby redbox kiosk locations, browsing titles with box art and reserving movies instantly accessible via their Android-enabled mobile devices.
ENGADGET: Redbox now has an app for Android, updated app for iPhone
One thing that is clear, is that Pokki is an alternate app store that will work on Windows 8 right out of the box.
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For instance, you can hold the pen over emails in your inbox (in the general email app for now, at least) and a pop-up box displays the first few lines.
The app snaps up to four photos and provides feedback via a large box-shaped outline on the viewfinder which shows the position of your next shot -- something you'll recognize from Samsung's TouchWiz camera UI.
ENGADGET: Nokia Creative Studio brings panorama capture to Lumia handsets (hands-on)
Skype created a customized app tailored for Kindle Fire HD that is ready to use out of the box for free HD video calls at home and abroad.
The cloud-based app, which delivers full Microsoft Office capabilities and Adobe Reader, along with Dropbox, Box and Google Drive integration, transforms the iPad and Android tablets into a one-stop-shop for mobile productivity, capable of creating, editing, saving and sharing Office and Adobe documents while on the go.
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Unlike Time Warner Cable, which is offering an app that provides access to a limited array of live cable channels, Cablevision's app provides its customers with access to all the programming they receive on their TV through their cable box, including ESPN.
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