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VerizonWireless recently launched its uber gaming subscription app, GameTanium, and now GameTanium been updated to include Socialize. GameTanium is an “app store within an app,” featuring over 75 premium, console-quality games for Android phones on a monthly subscription service. GameTanium has turned each of its games into an “entity” in Socialize’s system, allowing each user

Why sift through tech blogs or virtually meander through the App Store when new apps can be delivered right to you, as art? The iMosaic app for iOS is a beautiful way of discovering new apps in one convenient place. And now even more people will be able to discover new and exciting apps. Having

It seems we’re in the music business! On the heels of other radio apps (click here and here for examples) that have implemented Socialize comes the mixRadio app for iOS. With over 10,000 stations from all over the world, this app caters to anyone’s musical tastes. Users can compile a list of their favorite stations

The idea of relaxing with a good puzzle is a little different in the smartphone age. With the Sunny Seeds Free app, users will curl up with a cup of tea and their iPhone on a lazy Sunday afternoon. The goal of the game is to leave the page free of any numbers. Users simply

Whoever thought tech and fashion couldn’t go together never checked out the

Find yourself cursing your Android phone one too many times a day for a slow connection or dropped calls? Put the swear jar away. Downloading the Network Speed Booster app will refresh your connection to cell sites to improve reception and Internet connection. Not only that, it also gives you better call quality and maximizes

Start your new year’s resolutions early this year with the Diet Assistant – Weight Loss app for Android. With almost 8,000 users rating it 4 out of 5 stars, this app will make fitting into those skinny jeans (girls and hipster boys alike) easier than ever. This app isn’t just a calorie counter—it includes diet

Keep your phone’s charger handy, because now you can watch full Indian cricket matches right on your device—and there’s no such thing as a “quick game of cricket”. The Indian Cricket Live TV app for Android lets you (as you probably gathered) watch live cricket matches inside the app. And with the Socialize SDK now

Eighties babies, this one’s for you! The Radio Music 80′s Android app has recently implemented Socialize to help you and your friends get your jam on to George Michael and The Bangles. This app has a set playlist of 100 songs (see the full list here) and turned each individual song into its own entity

At Socialize, we clearly believe in the power of apps. But we also believe in the power of a good sale (that little “percent” sign is like a credit card lightning rod). Which is why we’re thrilled that the AppSales. Best Apps on Sale app for Android has recently implemented the Socialize SDK so more

Socialize has teamed up with Madrid Metro to give you a tour of the amazing Spanish city—on a budget! The Madrid Metro/Bus/Cercanius app for Android gives you up-to-date information on every bus route, Metro station and Cercanius commuter network to get you anywhere you want to go, on time, and without shelling out extra Euros

We need not be slaves to our Wi-Fi connection! At least when it comes to watching videos on the web (other circumstances are yet to be conquered). The Viz app for Android lets you download videos from the web’s most popular sites and watch them regardless of having an active Internet connection. A built-in browser

Meat lovers need not apply! Embark on a culinary world tour, of the vegetarian persuasion, with the I’m Hungry: Vegetarian Recipes Android app. Filled with hundreds of hand-picked recipes, app users can enjoy meat-free dishes from Indian, American, Japanese, Thai, Spanish, Middle Eastern (and more) cuisine. Now that the app has been Socialized, even more

If bubble wrap has taught us anything, it’s that people have an insatiable desire to pop its namesake. And now they can do it as much as they want (without the added shipping costs!) with the

While we in no way condone breaking the law or avoiding due punishment (of course!), we definitely condone installing the Socialize SDK into your app. So this post pretty much evens itself out, right? The Police Traps and Speed Cams Android app gives you the inside scoop on known police traps, speed cameras, accidents and

There’s more to photo editing apps than applying different filters that showcase your life in varying shades of sepia. The Pho.to Lab app for Android lets you add different frames, effects, colors, animations and even let you turn yourself and your friends into a pirate, a monkey, a knight, a…well, you get the point. Basically,

From the same developer as Tips for Eden comes this handy-dandy guide to navigating each level of 100 Floors (we’ll take a stab in the dark and guess there are 100 of them?) in the form of Cheats for 100 Floors for iOS. Forgoing the customized Action Bar developer Jonathan Brake designed specially for his

It’s the Rubik’s Cube of the smartphone era! Pixelated —The Color Puzzle for iOS is an addictive color-matching game that challenges you to fill the screen with a single color in a maximum number of moves. Start from either the corner or the middle, and choose your next move based on the predominate color around

Eden may conjure up images of snakes, apples and fig leaves but those familiar with the Eden – World Builder game know that Eden can be whatever your little heart (and touch-screen tapping fingers) desires. Ensuring users can make the most of their personal Eden, the Tips for Eden iOS app reveals the game’s every

Do you know your rappers? REALLY know them? Could you identify them solely by their catchphrase? If the answer is no, then you’re in dire need of the Rap Soundboard Lite app for Android. And if it’s yes, then download the app anyway and brush up! Filled with rappers from A-Z, represented by hilarious bobble-head

Sometimes people just never get around to cleaning out the clutter, and that goes for the law books too. So why not have a little fun with it? The Stupid Laws the Facts! app for iOS compiles all of the silly, hilarious and ridiculously crazy laws from the USA and around the world to deliver

Fresh from one of the genius users at our sister site, AppMakr, comes an app that will please mothers everywhere. Juicer, The Juicing App for iOS makes sure you get your vegetables by offering up hundreds of recipes for delicious, healthy smoothies. The app features a ton of recipes both hand-picked by the developer and

It would be a shame for college kids to go hungry, so the Creighton Dining iOS app from Creighton University in Nebraska is making sure that doesn’t happen! And with a social layer courtesy Socialize, they’ll make sure their friends are properly fed too. The Creighton Dining app has installed the Socialize Action Bar on

And the tweens shall inherit the earth…with the help of Socialize. The adolescent app market is no boys club. Along with One Direction and Justin Bieber comes the Selly Gomez app (or Selena Gomez, singer and current girlfriend of Justin Bieber for us old-timers) for iOS. Serving up the latest Selena news, videos and photos,

We won’t pretend to know a lick of Urdu, but we can honestly say we’re beyond excited the Urdu News app knows Socialize! With the Action Bar placed on each individual article, they become their own entities that can be shared, liked, commented on and tracked on the developer, PakData’s, App Intelligence Dashboard. Every social

Heads up, spiritual Socializers. If you’re looking for a daily dose of wisdom, brought to you in style, look no further than the Photo-Verse app for iOS. Updated with a different bible verse every day, this app goes beyond your usual Bible quotes app by accompanying the verse with a beautiful and relevant photo. It’s

We never thought we’d be using the word “pimp” in one of our blog posts but the Pimp Your Body—Tattoo Catalog and Maker has proven us wrong. If you’re a walking human painting or new to the ink game, this iOS app will provide inspiration for your next (or first) tattoo. Installing the Socialize Action

If you’re constantly on the move and hate having to open your browser and Google Map the nearest bank, coffee shop, gas station or restaurant (the less typing, the better when you’re in a rush!) then we’ve got the app for you. And with a social layer powered by Socialize, you can share your whereabouts

There’s no point in keeping a good joke to yourself, is there? Which is why the JOKES. app for iOS has installed the Socialize SDK, allowing users to connect and laugh with each other inside the app, favorite the best jokes and share their gut-busting discoveries (and the app itself) with all of their friends

Listen up, John Cena fans (and everyone else, head to Wikipedia and then come back and join us). The Wallpapers — for Cena iOS app by Fun Secrets is jam-packed with wallpapers to wrap your phone with. Kind of like how Cena wraps himself around his opponents—only friendlier, and without the grunting. Having recently implemented

No matter what kind of person you are, what your day’s been like or what mood you’re in, there’s a quote or two out there that you’ll relate to (or at the very least, will give you a good chuckle). The developers at AppStand know this, creating the Instaquotes app for iOS that delivers pithy,

We’ve said before that Justin Bieber is taking over the world, but he might have some serious competition on his hands. From across the pond comes One Direction, a boy band juggernaut with a Beatles-esque following. A following that need not looking any further for their One Direction fix than the One Direction Gossip app

Attention all Comi-Con attendees, going-to-attendees and thinking-about-attendees for 2013: before you order that Iron Man costume or start drafting your Olivia Munn proposal, there’s one thing you need to do. Download the official Comi-Con iOS app! Having been featured in this year’s official Comi-Con app, Socialize wants to make sure you’re all set for next

From the good people who brought us XBox 360 Cheats Codes + comes another cheats app—this time for Wii. Once a cheater, always a cheater, as developer Digital Hot Sauce (probably) likes to say. These apps are pretty addictive. As its names suggests, the Wii Cheats Codes + app for iOS has tons of cheats,

It seems every celebrity and their mother has a Twitter account (if a famous person has a thought and doesn’t tweet it, did it really happen?). And with many of them racking up millions of followers—and thousands of dollars per tweet through endorsements—it also seems people are really listening to what they have to say.

Fresh from the oven comes a mouthwatering app that will have you cooking up a storm—then booking a one-way trip to Lebanon. The 100 Lebanese Recipes iOS app features, ironically, 105 delicious recipes to please the palate. Search for specific recipes, save your favorites, or browse through the app by category, name or picture. There

Just a word of warning: if this post turns into complete gibberish by the end, it’s because we drooled all over our keyboard and it started short-circuiting. Occupational hazard when you’re covering apps like this one. If you’ve never indulged in Five Guys Burgers & Fries, well, you’re about to. Because it’s become ridiculously easy

If you’re not familiar with the extensive array of Moroccan radio stations, you’re about to be. Android app Radio Moroc has just implemented Socialize so their music is about to reach many, many more ears. The Radio Maroc app features a collection of stations to choose from, including but not limited to: Radio Mars Luxe

We could all do with a little inspiration throughout our day, and with The Bible Verse iOS app delivering continually updated verses straight to you, it’s never far off. The app is as simple as it is powerful—swipe through an endless number of quotes and verses to guide you, perk you up, keep you grounded,

Have you ever wondered what it would look like if you had a baby with Obama? Or Spiderman? Do you wish you had your own personal game of “If They Mated” in the palm of your hands? Then the FaceMod iOS app was made for you. Have fun creating facial hybrids of celebrities, people you

Ah, the Biebs. Should we just bow down and realize this 4-foot teenager from Statford, Ontario is slowly taking over the world? One-hundred and five million dollars at a time. Yikes. Taking advantage of this mini-crooner’s uber popularity, developer Readandro has created the Justin Bieber Radio app for Android. It features the latest songs from

Listen up, soccer fans—if you haven’t already, you might want to look into picking up some French. Because the PSGInfos iOS app is chock-full of all the information, updates and player details of the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club. And apparently there’s lots of exciting stuff to catch up on! Continually updated with breaking information, this

With something like 250 million active users (!), Twitter is full of endless thoughts and opinions, 140 characters at a time. And it’s not just the details of that guy from accounting’s lunch or the sponsored drivel of 85 Kardashian sisters. There’s real insight into what people are thinking and feeling, in this case, as

Movie buffs unite! Especially now that they can all find each other through the Socialize-enabled MoviePal app. Described as the “Shazam for movies”, MoviePal lets you log and learn about a particular movie—we’re talking movie details, show times, release dates—simply by listening to a few seconds of the trailer. As if the idea that your

Have you always viewed coconuts as more foe than friend? Sure, their water is deliciously refreshing and—if Gilligan’s Island has taught us anything—they make great radios. But for all you know, they’re just waiting up there in those trees to fall smack on your head. Well, now you can get your sweet revenge. With the

This one’s short and sweet—and will tickle your funny bone. Browse thousands of hilarious videos from across the web with the XVideo Android app from developer furbie. Not Furby. Although that would be hilarious…and terrifying. Watch your pick of continually updated videos that are funny, silly and just plain ridiculous, straight off of your device.

It’s almost summer! Know what that means? Nope, not ice cream cones and sundresses and cottages. Not this year. That’s all overshadowed by the 2012 Summer Olympics in jolly old London, England! And you can be sure you’ll be ready with the 2012 London Olympics Planner app for Android. You won’t miss a beat of

This year’s festival is already over but that only means you have a whole year to pump yourself up for the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, March 22-24, 2013. And since the Ultra Music Festival Android app is now powered by Socialize, you can rally all of your friends—and their friends and friends of friends—for

Have you ever wanted a really small, shiny, rectangular guitar that has all of your friends’ phone numbers in it? We’re talking about your phone. Your phone is now a guitar. This is probably one of the coolest uses of a touch screen we’ve seen in a while. The Guitar! HD app takes your regualar

Socialize is on the move! All the way across pond, then a few more steps, then take a right. The Socialize SDK was recently integrated into Webby, a Russian Android app that gives you the latest and greatest in internet trends. We think we’ll celebrate with a vodka shot. Granted, our Russian is a little

We’ve been welcomed to the family! Developer Chimani’s family of National Parks apps. And we couldn’t be more pumped to have a part in bringing mobile, social and the great outdoors together. Chimani recently updated the app for Yellowstone Park, and one of those updates included the addition of Socialize. In his blog, he describes

Before we introduce the awesome 4synced Android app, which recently got awesomer (not a word, but just play along) by integrating Socialize, we should introduce the site 4shared.com. It’s an online storage tool that let you store audio, video, photos, and all that good stuff, and share those files with whoever you choose. It’s brother,

Our Android developer, Jason, isn’t exactly from outer space—but he is from Australia and that’s about as far away as you can get from here while staying earthbound. Regardless, he’s made us proud with a silly and awesome app that lets you plant UFO’s all over your Android’s photo album. The UFO Cam app by

Who knew math could feel so…artistic? Introducing the 3D graph OpenGL app for Android, a beautifully crafted app from developer sajmons that brings your equations instantly to life with colorful 3D renderings. Simply enter your equation in the text box at the top of the screen and hit the “Draw” button. Watch as your equation

Just like Solitaire and Bejeweled, Minesweeper is a classic that brings you back to playing it on your clunky desktop before the Internet stole all your free time with cats playing keyboards and meme after meme after meme. But just because it’s a classic doesn’t mean it gets left behind—Minesweeper has gone mobile with the

It’s hard to imagine, but there was a time when Quarter Pounders, Frappuccinos and spicy tuna rolls didn’t exist. And not only did people not collapse from caffeinated-whipped-cream-deficiency, they walked for miles gathering berries and fought of sabre-toothed tigers with their bare hands (we can only assume)! Um, we’ll have what they’re having? If you

Ok, so the Zombie Apocalypse may or may not be a real threat to all of humankind. But who said we can’t have a little fun while we’re preparing for it? Hone your zombie-conquering skills with Zombie Bash for Android, an app that lets you take out zombies three-by-three to claim yourself the new leader

Do you play XBox 360, 360 days out of the year (the remaining 5 days left for Gatorade and Mr. Noodles runs)? Even if you don’t, no one will know the difference. With the XBox 360 Cheats Codes + app for iOS, you’ll know everything there is to know. About XBox games…not the meaning of

Take away our shoelaces and throw us in a padded room, because we—and the rest of the world—have incurable Linsanity! And now there’s an app for that. This Harvard-degree-toting basketball machine is an unstoppable force, and now you can keep up with him via the Jeremy Lin: Asian-American Basketball Phenom app for iPhone. Check out

What’s a music lover gotta do to indulge themselves around here? Not much, really. Just download the FanTastic Top Artists app and you’ll have virtually every music artist—and over 20,000,000 song previews—in the palm of your hand. Powered by last.fm, this iOS app features a weekly Top 100 list, letting you browse the hottest artists

Disposable coffee cups are more than just paper and plastic and a lipstick stains and “Careful! Contents are hot!” warnings (duh) so people don’t sue when they spill all over themselves. They’re also a vehicle for fun and games! If you’ve ever been to Canada, you’re surely familiar with the Tim Hortons coffee shop franchise,

Regular walking has gotten a little dull, no? Point A to point B. Yawn. In our opinion, it could use a little mystery. Maybe some treasure. And some little green men wouldn’t hurt. Good thing someone (we’re looking at you, F5 tbl) came up with TrailHit, a stupendously awesome location-based real world treasure hunt game

Sure, staying active is good for you and keeps you healthy and all that good stuff that we like to think is motivation enough in itself. But when it comes to busting your bum at the gym 3 times a week or going for that jog at 6:30 in the morning, sometimes the vague lure

Whether you’re from Dayton, Ohio or just keeping tabs on what goes on there, the Dayton Daily News app for Android ensures you won’t miss a single thing. The Dayton Daily News is Dayton’s largest newspaper, with up-to-date coverage of everything that’s happening around the city. Having now implemented Socialize, readers can like their favorite

You look like you could use a drink. And now that the Mixology Drink Recipes iOS app by Digital Outcrop has implemented Socialize, I can share the perfect recipe with you. If you fancy yourself an amateur bartender (or a professional drinker), consider this app a gold mine. Thousands of drink recipes, a “Liquor Cabinet”

Is your Android looking a little tired lately? Has it lost its sparkle from when you first got it and were simply enamored with having a shiny new device to play with? No worries. Just give it a little makeover with the FullHD Wallpaper app, which has now been Socialized. Search from among thousands of

Once a cheater, always a cheater. Especially if you’ve got the Cheats iOS app by Digital Hot Sauce, which now has Socialize implemented so you can swap tips with other gaming aficionados. Cheats contains little-known tips and tricks on beating virtually every game out there (we’re talking everything XBox, Wii, and PS3). And with the

It’s the great equalizer: no matter who you are or where you’re from, at some point in life, a fart has made you laugh. And the mobile industry has definitely caught onto this—seriously, fart apps are killing it. And one app in particular has brought Socialize in on the action. Introducing FartCloud, an Android app

Make that calling all werewolves, fishers, hunters, horoscope junkies, pruners and sowers! The Moon Phases Lite Android app keeps you up to speed on the moon’s every move and the effect each phase has on the earth, stars, and tides. With the newly implemented Socialize ActionBar, Moon Phase Lite users can post content to existing

Want to know every trap door, candlestick lever and nook and cranny that lurks within your iPhone, iTouch or iPod? The Tips for iPhone — Tricks & Secrets app gives you a blueprint to your device with over 130 tips and tricks. Now that it’s been Socialized, this apps lets you comment and share your

The San Diego Chargers app recently integrated Socialize, enabling Chargers fans to have heated debates within the app, and out to social networks.  Here are some screenshots of the app, and the Socialize functionality within it

Want to know your fortune? Well lucky for you, that doesn’t have to involve a $6.99 per minute phone call or a visit to that part of town that also specializes in therapeutic “massage”. App developer FortuneFlux has swapped out the crystal ball for your trusty Android device with their newly Socialize-enabled app, FortuneReader. Fortunes

 The IBEX Droid app is a fantastic 4.5 star app on Android for Spain’s stock exchange (IBEX is to Spain what NYSE is to the USA). The app is running Socialize, which means that users can socialize and comment around individual stocks from within the app, and can give each stock a “thumbs up” or

Drum Kit has implemented the recently released Socialize Action Bar app-wide.  Most apps to date have implemented Socialize for specific pieces of content (articles, coupons, recipes, pictures, news, etc.) so users can share that content with each other and across social networks (what we call “entities” in geek terms). However, Drum Kit put Socialize on

When we say you can implement Socialize in as little as 30 (or more specifically, 23) seconds, we’re not just blowing SDK smoke up your bum. Check out how our head dev, Jason Polites, demonstrates just how easy it is to drop the Socialize ActionBar into an app using National Public Radio’s Android app as