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June, 2011 Articles

ZeptoLabs’ Smash Hit Cut The Rope Available for Android This Friday

by Chris Chavez on June 20th, 2011

Not to be outdone by the recent announcement of Peggle hitting the Amazon Appstore, developers of the iOS smash hit, ZeptoLabs announced on their Twitter made specifically for the Android version of Cut The Rope, that they might have something in store for Android users this Friday. While its obvious it is, in fact, the [...]

Peggle Arrives as Amazon Appstore Exclusive Tomorrow, Free App of the Day

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

Following the Amazon Appstore’s exclusive launch of Chuzzle and Plants vs. Zombies, PopCap is continuing with that model for the launch of their latest Android offering, Peggle. The addictive puzzle game will touchdown as a free download for your Android phone starting tomorrow (Tuesday, June 21st). The free download period actually begins tonight at midnight [...]

Samsung and Apple Attempting to Squash Patent Dispute

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

Apple and Samsung are in talks to settle their ongoing patent shenanigans out of court, according to new reports. The iPhone makers claim that several Samsung devices blatantly copy Apple’s designs and infringe upon patents has grown to include a handful of new phones and tablets after Apple requested an early look at upcoming and [...]

LG Optimus 3D Launching July 7 Exclusively via Carphone Warehouse

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

The LG Optimus 3D will be landing in the UK on July 7th, per a statement issued earlier today. The device will be sold exclusively through Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy with pricing as low as free with a contract priced at £35 per month. The Optimus 3D is one of a growing number of handsets [...]

Android 3.2 Detailed: Supports 7-inch Displays, Qualcomm CPUs

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

The announcement of the 7-inch Huawei MediaPad came with the first ever mention of Android 3.2. What could easily have been mistaken as a simple case of misinformation on Huawei’s part in the wake of the recent Honeycomb update to version 3.1 is in fact the next and — if we are to believe some [...]

HTC ChaCha Spotted with AT&T Branding

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

Though it still hasn’t been “officially” announced, it has been no secret that AT&T plans to carry their own version of the HTC ChaCha. We learned that fact concurrently with the unveiling of the phone at Mobile World Congress in February. A recent FCC filing helped solidify that fact, but a newly leaked image shows [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A100 Shows its Face at Walmart, Bares $349 Price Tag

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

OK, so no actual Acer Iconia Tab A100 was actually spotted at Walmart, but a price tag and description should suffice, no? The Iconia Tab A100′s launch was delayed supposedly to further tweak its Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system for the tablet’s 7-inch display, but without so much as a peep from the company is [...]

TiVo Coming to Android, Hints Magazine Ad

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

CE Pro Magazine, a publication geared towards those in the custom electronics industry, ran a fullpage ad in its most recent issue that hints at future plans for TiVo on mobile devices. The DVR service already has an iPad app, but the magazine spread states that versions are in development for “the iPhone and Android [...]

Marketing Exec Flees Flailing RIM for Samsung

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

Following the medical leave of COO Don Morrison, the resignation of marketing head Keith Pardy, and news of job cuts looming in the future, RIM digital marketing wizard Brian Wallace has taken his traded his position with BlackBerry-maker RIM for a vice president of strategic marketing gig at Samsung. The wounded RIM is slowly bleeding [...]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Hits Stores Shelves, Gets Rooted

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

When the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was released as a limited edition goodie for attendees of this year’s Google I/O, developers made short work of obtaining root access. Last week the retail version of the slate touched down on store shelves, and just as quickly it, too, has been granted Super User access. XDA Android-guru [...]

Verizon Cuts Price of Droid Incredible 2 by $50

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

You know that HTC Droid Incredible 2? The one that can saw through string and clothing pretty handily? It’s still and expensive pocket knife, but it’s getting cheaper for a smartphone. Verizon has dropped the price by $50, making the handset a mere $149 after two-year contract, rebates, and other carrier hassles. It might not [...]

Tiered Data Plans Said to Infect Verizon July 7th, Will Get Extremely Pricey for Power Users

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

Remember when Verizon extended the free mobile hotspot promotion to July 6th for all 4G LTE users? Yea, it might be because unlimited data on Verizon is coming to an end. Droid-Life has heard that July 7th will be the day that tiered data plans would take over for both tablet and phone users. They’ll [...]

I Spy GTV In My Android Market

by Rob Jackson on June 20th, 2011

If you’ve got a Google TV, you may want to head on over to the web version of your Android Market account and see if you can see what others (including us) are seeing: their Google TV officially listed as a useable device. Unfortunately you won’t be able to push apps/games to your GTV quite [...]

Xperia X10 Gingerbread Update Coming Along Well, Gets Official Preview Video

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

Sony Ericsson committed to bringing out Gingerbread for the Xperia X10 (non-branded devices, anyway) and they look like we’re nearing a rollout date. It’s coming along nicely, they say. It’s coming along so nicely, in fact, that they felt the need to preview the update on video. It looks like the software will be in [...]

HTC Thunderbolt Set to Receive Android 2.3.4 Update on June 30th, Skype Video along for the Ride

by Kevin Krause on June 20th, 2011

HTC Thunderbolt owners are about to get a taste of the latest, sweetest Gingerbread, according the above leaked document and the word of one of our Verizon ninjas. The Android 2.3.4 update is about to roll out for Verizon’s 4G LTE handset, and plenty of video calling features are packed inside. Not only will the [...]

7 Inch Huawei MediaPad Unveiled, Said to Run Android “3.2″

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

We knew the MediaPad was coming, but we never got a good look at it running Honeycomb before today. It’s a device from Huawei and is the first 7 inch tablet to run Android 3.0+. Acer was supposed to take that crown, but they have reportedly had problems adapting Honeycomb to the 7 inch tablet, [...]

[Update] Wordsmith Disappears From Android Market, Developer Pointing Folks to Amazon

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

Don’t look now, but Wordsmith is gone from the Android market. We’re not sure why – we’ve contacted the developers to figure that out. We just wanted to let you guys know. Amazon is the only place to grab the game for now and the developers, Second Breakfast Studios, have scrubbed nearly all mentions of [...]

Samsung Fascinate Gets Gingerbread Leak

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

Nope, Verizon hasn’t forgotten about you Fascinate owners. It looks like they’re working on a Gingerbread update for the device and P3Droid has leaked the first known build for it. From the looks of it, there’s not much here that’s new. You do get Samsung’s new darker color scheme for the notification pane and we [...]

Nope, That’s Not a Papercut – My DROID Incredible 2 Cut Me [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

Something I didn’t mention in my review of the DROID Incredible 2 is that the device has some seriously sharp raised edges. So sharp, in fact, that it can cut through small pieces of rope. Watch along as these folks put it to the test. It won’t cut a tree down, but it’s a handy [...]

Don’t Worry About Ripping the Battery Door Off of the Samsung Galaxy S II – It Won’t Break [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

When I first saw reviewers prying the battery door off of the Samsung Galaxy S II, I cringed – that thing looked about as weak as a piece of toast. I thought someone, sooner or later, would snap that thing in half without even trying. Fortunately, I was wrong. The battery door’s cover is made [...]