Custom ROMs upgrading older devices to a shiny new version of Ice Cream Sandwich are coming every day now, and while we aren’t giving every single one its own story, this one deserves its time in the spotlight. The original 7-inch Galaxy Tab, the first mainstream Android tablet, is finally getting the OS it so [...]
The Motorola Droid RAZR has finally gotten its source code released, yet another important component for developers who want to make ROMs. If you’re one of those developers and want to start cooking stuff up for one of the thinnest and toughest smartphones available today, be sure to head to sourceforge for the download. [Thanks [...]
If you're looking to sit down and watch a movie over the next couple of weeks, Google may have just what you are looking for. They've now announced that over the next two weeks, 12 of the top movies in Android Market are available as rentals for only 99 cents. That's pretty awesome really, though [...]
Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski just put a ‘not-so-fast kind sir’ on AT&T’s intentions to acquire T-Mobile. Perhaps the FCC heard the growing concerns from other carriers and decided to pursue further investigation of the deal. Genachowski recently drafted up a letter to FCC commissioners arguing “the deal would significantly diminish competition and lead to [...]
We don’t usually post about device sales except on the rare occasion when it’s something big like the pre-orders of the Asus Transformer Prime quad-core tablet going live yesterday. Today Amazon is having a pre-Cyber Monday sale on all their smart phones which will only cost you a single penny. Read more… … Continue Reading [...]
Republic Wireless’ novel VOIP-based phone service is just starting up, and customers are receiving their LG Optimus S phones now. Because of Republic’s unique 3G/WiFi switching system, it requires some custom changes to the phone’s hardware. But according to some eagle-eyed analysis of an early unboxing video, the phone’s beta hardware isn’t the only thing [...]
If a game of touch football isn't your normal tradition for after the Thanksgiving meal, here's an idea: popular EA title Madden NFL '12 is now optimized for the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, and can be downloaded from the Android Market for .99. If you've played Madden on a touchscreen, you're probably aware that physical [...]
So you own a new Galaxy Nexus, but have faulty volume rocker issues? Google certainly has the cure if that’s what ails you. Don’t believe us you say? Here’s Google’s formal address and response of the well-known issue: “We are aware of the volume issue and have developed a fix. We will update devices as [...]
Have you checked out Samsung’s new Galaxy S II commercial, calling out Apple fanboys and girls as the mindless hipsters you know them to be? If you haven’t, do so now it’s a pretty awesome bit of not-so-subtle marketing. Androinica spotted a full 1.5 minute cut of the ad on Samsung’s YouTube channel, with even [...]
Under normal circumstances, I find unboxing videos to be pointless and boring. However, this isn’t what I would call normal circumstances. A beta tester for the new Republic Wireless service received her phone yesterday and decided to do an unboxing for all to see. When she powered the phone up, it’s clear that it’s not [...]
We’ve just gotten word from our trusty T-Mobile inside about some deals related to Black Friday and the holiday season. Firstly, they’re offering discounts on down payments for off-contract device purchases. The Samsung Exhibit II 4G the MyTouch by LG (excluding the Q) and the Samsung Gravity Smart all have no down payments so you [...]
For those of you who had the pleasure of owning a DreamCast from Sega at some point in your life will probably have played one of the more popular puzzle games for the system called ChuChu Rocket. It seems Sega is taking a serious look at pushing into the Android Market as this is another [...]
Everything is on sale this weekend, so how about some apps? The Amazon Appstore is going to run a few apps at 50% off starting 12:00am PST on Black Friday, November 25 through 11:59pm PST on Cyber Monday, November 28. The apps, along with their regular prices, are as follows: Plants vs. Zombies/Plants vs. Zombies [...]
A few days back we talked about the 8.2-inch version of the coming Motorola Xoom 2 or Xyboard tablet that had surfaced in pics. That little tablet looks really cool. Today another leak has surfaced that shows the pricing on that tablet and the larger 10-inch version on contract. The pricing is supposedly what you [...]
Earlier this week European Galaxy Nexus users started reporting strange volume fluctuations when certain network conditions were met, making the new flagship phone a headache to use in 2G/EDGE coverage areas. Google has already acknowledged the bug and is promising an incoming software fix, but Samsung’s UK branch took the time to re-confirm the bug [...]
Score one for Android users. We’ve been clamoring for an option to wirelessly view our content from our Android devices to a bigger screen in real-time and Dream Chip Technologies has created Xbounds which allows us to do just that. Using a small dongle, you will to connect your Android device to the dongle via WiFi and voila, have your content [...]
SilverTree Media are the developers who made the rather enjoyable platformer game called Cordy. Their most recent game though, Sleepy Jack, came out in October as an Xperia Play exclusive. Well they have now jumped the exclusivity line and Sleepy Jack is now available for all supported devices. Read more… … Continue Reading Here SilverTree [...]
The Trash Can/Recycling Bin is one of the handiest features of desktop computer for those with the know-how to use it. Due to mobile phone’s Flash-based storage, similar functionality has been hard to duplicate until now. Developer Fahrbot Mobile’s latest app Undelete Beta allows users to restore recently deleted files and folders from Android phones’ [...]
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Republic Wireless introduced their unique WiFi-driven network earlier this month and the first group of beta testers have begun receiving their devices. One tester was kind enough to put up a video unboxing and quick look at the device (which is an LG Optimus S if you aren’t aware). The device is identical to the [...]
Fora while now Qualcomm has been working on its mirasol display technology and despite rumors of a delay, they've now announced in partnership with Kyobo in South Korea to bring to market the world’s first e-reader using the technology. Featuring a 5.7” XGA format (1024 x 768 pixels) mirasol display with 223 ppi, the Kyobo [...]
LG has announced that on December 1st they’ve got a special announcement for us in the form of an exclusive launch event. And fortunately, they’ve made it extremely easy for us to figure out what device they’ll be launching. Low and behold, hovering over the image of the announcement reveals the image file name ending [...]
If you are a hardcore Android geek that happens to be a fan of Sony Ericsson and like pics of devices in the works check this out. A photo of what is supposed to be the Sony Ericsson Nypon or LT22i smartphone have leaked. These are obviously prototype pics since the smartphone is nothing more [...]
Sprint has something new up their sleeves and they’re gearing up to showcase whatever it is. Media outlets have begun receiving invitations to an exclusive event on January 10th, 2011, the day CES kicks off. There’s no telling what they’ll be showing over a month from now but we’ll have a hell of a fun [...]
If you have a Sony Internet TV you'll want to be on the look out for system updates as a new one has now started to arrive for some folks. The update indictates that it addresses some issues with router connectivity but it also contains an unmentioned, updated YouTube app with increased functionality. We don't [...]
Smartphones are a minefield of potential privacy and security violations on the best of days, and careless software implementations like HTC’s recent Sense UI issue don’t help. So when XDA-Developers poster TrevE found some disturbingly direct violations of Android users’ privacy in the Carrier-IQ tracking software, he made it known to as many people as [...]
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With much of the world still without the Galaxy Nexus many of us want to hear as much as we can about the phone. A couple of tidbits have sprung up from the official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release thread at AndroidForums.com. First up, Paul from MoDaCo, the same guy who brought us the ever-so-useful UI tweaks, [...]
During the night, we posted a video of what appeared to be a 60 second Samsung commercial poking fun at customers waiting in line for a phone. I can’t seem to think who they could be making fun of. Anyways, we were wondering if this ad was ever going to be used. Well Samsung just [...]
For those of you in the US that have been waiting to get your taste of Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy Nexus, your journey is drawing closer to an end. If you were expecting a Black Friday or November release however, you will be disappointed. The Galaxy Nexus on Verizon has been confirmed for [...]
When Amazon’s tablets were first rumored we predicted they had the best shot at challenging Apple in the tablet game than anyone. They are all about affordability and generating revenue through their ecosystem so we knew their devices would be competitively priced from the starting gate, putting them in good position to steal a good [...]
There's been quite the hoopla over the past few days around the Galaxy Nexus volume bug — that's the nasty little issue which results in the phone's volume levels going crazy when it's on a 900MHz 2G/EDGE network, or when it's exposed to RF interference from another phone that is. We reached out to Samsung [...]
Those of you looking for a smallish clamshell Android tablet in the UK that just so happens to be Playstation Certified will be happy to know that the Sony Tablet P is now available in the UK. For £499.99 you’ll be able to get an Android 3.2 tablet that can play classic Playstation 1 titles [...]
We are tablet fans around here and we particularly like to see early pics and details about tablets that haven’t yet hit the market. Such is the case today with a single pic offered up by the Bluetooth SIG. the pic is of the ZTE Smart Tab V55 that is destined to hit Sprint at [...]
Lenovo this morning announced a pretty cool option for its Android-based ThinkPad Tablet, adding the Qualcomm Gobi 3000 chipset so you can get online on any network in the world, be it GSM or CDMA. The data will still have to be provisioned by the carrier, of course, but the ThinkPad Tablet will have the [...]
BeyondPod for Android, a premier podcast management and listening application, is getting into the holiday shopping frenzy as it will be offered for just BeyondPod for Android, a premier podcast management and listening application, is getting into the holiday shopping frenzy as it will be offered for just $2 over Thanksgiving weekend. It’s a discount [...]
If you’ve recently been on the lookout for a mobile application to take care of all your podcasting needs, then your prayers may have been answered today. BeyondPod, a podcast manager for Android, is currently on sale for 0:600.99 over Thanksgiving weekend, which is a serious discount of off the usual asking price of .99. [...]
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