When Facebook came out with their Facebook Home announcement, I was intrigued. I am a pretty active Facebook user, so I figured this was an update/app/whatever I could get behind. Since then, we've waxed poetic about Facebook Home on many occasions. We've even demonstrated how to install in on non-approved devices worldwide. Now, I've had some quality snuggle time with Facebook Home on my Galaxy S III. I installed in on Friday, just before the Pocketnow Live and used it up to, and including the time I'm writing this. And then I planned to remove it and never look back. Facebook Home brings ...

One of the complaints we have here at Pocketnow is how the iOS experience is getting someone "stale." Over time people may want to change the way their smartphone or tablet looks.  On Android, it's not difficult to refresh your experience just by installing a new launcher to give your device an entirely new feel. If you don't like it, or tire of it after a little while you should be able to change it. With Android, you can! Today we're going to take a look at Tile Launcher Beta, a launcher that attempts to emulate the look-and-feel of Windows Phone 8's tile-based home screen. The tiles ...

One of the things we love about Android is the ability to change the look and feel of the launcher just by installing a new app. There are lots of replacement launchers, so many in fact that we've devoted an entire series to them: Launcher Wars. In this episode we'll walk through Regina Launcher, a very 3D, smooth, and animated launcher. Regina Launcher comes in two flavors: standard, which is free; and pro, which costs a few bucks.  It also has more than a few add-ons that you can download from the Play Store to add extra widgets and functionality to the launcher. There are a few ...