application launchers
Design

Apex Launcher Updates With A New UI, Badges And DashClock Support

Android: Apex Launcher, one of our favourite Android launchers, unveiled a major update today. It now features a new UI, faster animations and transitions, better overall performance, and support for DashClock Widget, the lockscreen utility we also love.

13 April 2013

Design

Buzz Launcher Is Packed With Customisation Tools And User Themes

Android (4.0+): If you like tweaking and customising your Android phone’s look and feel, Buzz Launcher is the launcher you’ve been waiting for. It’s in beta, but it already packs lots of layout options, widgets, downloadable themes and gesture controls.

5 April 2013

Productivity

Action Launcher Pro Puts Widgets, Folders, And Shortcuts A Gesture Away

Android (4.0+): We’ve looked at some awesome app switchers in the past, but Action Launcher Pro takes the idea of launching apps, checking widgets and managing folders with gestures to a whole new level. Where Action Launcher Pro really shines is in its gestures.

Communicate

Facebook Home Brings Friend-Focused Home And Lock Screens To Android

Facebook is not making its own phone, or a version of Android, because Facebook thinks Android works just fine. Its Facebook Home suite of apps, announced today, replaces the lock and home screens that normally hold your Android apps with updates, pictures and messaging, all delivered through Facebook.

4 April 2013

Productivity

How To Automate Anything With Alfred Workflows

Last month, Mac application launcher Alfred updated with a lot of improvements. The most interesting feature is the new Workflows system that makes it easy for you to create your own speed-boosting shortcuts.

15 March 2013

Productivity

Alfred Updates With Extra Speed, New Features And Complex Workflows

Mac: Alfred, our favourite desktop search program and one of our favourite application launchers, just updated to version 2, almost completely rewritten from the ground up for speed and a few new features.

6 March 2013

Productivity

Sidebar Is A Smart, Customisable App Switcher For Android

Android: Sidebar is an application switcher that lives on the side of your screen, ready to launch your favourite apps or switch between ones already open with a single swipe. It’s fast, flexible, and it lets you customise the apps in the drawer so it’s not cluttered with shortcuts you don’t need.

27 February 2013

Productivity

Swapps! Is A Gesture-Activated Application Switcher For Android

Android: Jumping between apps in Android usually requires you to either go back to your home screen or swipe sideways between open apps. Swapps! is a new utility that lets you pull up a list of open and recently used apps on the side of the screen at any time.

9 February 2013

Productivity

KUAL Puts A Simple, Unified Launcher On Jailbroken Kindles

If you have an old Kindle sitting around, you can get more use out of it by jailbreaking it. KUAL is a worthwhile little application launcher for jailbroken Kindles that gives you easy access to your downloads.

26 January 2013

Productivity

HomeFlip For Android Makes Apps Open Faster

Android (4.0+): HomeFlip won’t replace your default app launcher, but it comes in handy when switching between apps. Tap the home button once to bring up a custom list of your favourite apps overlaid on top of the one you’re using. Tap home again to go to your default launcher.

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