application launchers
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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.
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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.
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HomeFlip For Android Makes Apps Open Faster
1Android (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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Liquid Information Speeds Up Copying, Pasting And Searching For Text
Mac: When you’re in the middle of a research project and bouncing all types of text between different applications, it’s tough to speed up the process. Liquid Information is a launcher-style app that speeds up transferring text between apps, searching and translating.