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GText Syncs Your Android’s Text Messages Directly With Gmail

Chrome: Although Gmail can already send and receive text messages, it doesn’t sync with your Android smartphone. Gtext, an extension from previously mentioned MightyText, sends and receives texts directly in Gmail using your mobile phone number.


Briefly: Clueful Lands On Android, Australian Police Test 3D Printed Firearms, Crazy GoPro Cliff Dive Video

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers including: Clueful security app comes to Android, get a Nexus 7 tablet for $206, extreme stuntman drives snow mobile off cliff and films it.


App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Flib converter for free on Android, Photo Measures reduced to 99c on iOS, Mailbox now available on iPad, Splashtop 2 now available on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out!


Amazon App Store Is Live For Australia

As promised last month, Amazon has finally launched its App Store in Australia. What does that mean for you? An additional source of discounted Android apps, including a daily free app. (Today it’s Fruit Ninja; not too many points for originality there.)


Evernote Adds Easy-To-Use Reminders To Its Notes Apps

Evernote is incredibly popular, but it has been missing one key feature. Today, Evernote solves that problem with an update that includes easy-to-use reminders.


The Coolest ‘Extra’ Features In Any.DO

Any.DO is one of our favourite to-do apps. It’s powerful, flexible, and it looks great too. However, tracking your to-dos isn’t the only thing Any.Do is good at. Here are some features that you may not use or know about, and how they can help you get and stay organised.


Not Just Another Notes App: Why You Should Use Google Keep

When Google Keep launched, it never got the fanfare it deserved. The people that did review it compared it to all the wrong apps, like Evernote or Microsoft OneNote. That’s a shame, because a surprisingly good note-taking app went under the radar, underrated for coming up short against contenders it wasn’t designed to face. It’s about time to give Google Keep a fair shake, see where it shines and how it fits in with the competition.


App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Pano for half price on Android, Private Camera now free on iOS, Notable reduced to 99c on iPad, Itsdagram now available on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out!


The Android Home Screen With Shelves

Shooting for a simple and elegant look, chrisbanks2 created this great-looking home screen that turns your apps into items on a shelf and widgets into posters on a wall. If you want to make your phone more homey, here’s how to put it together.


Producteev Goes Free, Unveils New Features For Group To-Dos

Android/iOS/Mac/Web: To-do service Producteev, one of your favorite group to-do management tools, unveiled a major overhaul to its webapp today that’s aimed at making your personal to-dos easier to follow, and group projects easier to manage.


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