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June, 2011 Articles

Gingerbread Update for the Motorola Atrix 4G Brings Fully Unlockable Bootloader

by Chris Chavez on June 22nd, 2011

Holy cow. If only you could see my face right now. I can’t believe this. Yesterday we talked about some of the new features Motorola Atrix 4G users can look forward to in the new Android 2.3.3 update supposedly rolling out in July, but even I didn’t expect this. Yes, folks. The new Gingerbread update [...]

Nova 2 HD Now Available In The Android Market

by Chris Chavez on June 22nd, 2011

Following up on their promise to offer more of their games in the Android Market, Gameloft has unleashed N.O.V.A. 2 HD for the Android masses. While technically, the game has been available to download for some time through Gameloft’s website, it’s just now hitting the Android Market for everyone else to enjoy. Well, maybe I [...]

Evo 3D Early Adopters Facing Bugs With New OTA Update

by Chris Chavez on June 22nd, 2011

That’s right. Some lucky Sprint Premier members were able to get their hands on some early units of the Evo 3D as part of a “Flirt to Buy” occasion. But as so often is the case with early adoption (I prefer the term beta testers), it’s not all rainbows and sunshine. A 25MB OTA update [...]

Apps of the Day: Straight Spittin, Plugio and More

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 22nd, 2011

  Listen, I know I can’t rap. You really don’t have to remind me. I’m more of a country singer anyway, though. There’s nothing better than singing my heart out about that little ol’ lady who I could have married but let her slip away because I had to go get the tires on my [...]

DROID 3 Accessories Being Prepped For Launch; Can We Look Forward to Early July?

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 22nd, 2011

The Motorola DROID 3 is making its prelaunch rounds again, folks, as another hint of its imminent arrival has hit us. It’s a picture of the phone inside of a case made by Qmadix. That means a whole ton of other accessory makers should already be good to go for the arrival of the third [...]

Now Hiring: Games at Google

by Chris Chavez on June 22nd, 2011

Well, we don’t have much to go on. Just a job posting from Google HQ looking for a product manager to head a new property titled “Games at Google.” When most people hear gaming and Google they immediately think Android. Could this new job postiton be aimed towards gaming on Android ala Open Feint (posting [...]

Handcent Receives a Hefty Update, Including Ability to Fully Replace Stock SMS App

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 22nd, 2011

We know there are millions, nay, tens of millions of you out there who just aren’t satisfied by the SMS client on Android. You’ve moved on to Handcent and never looked back. The experience that made you flock is getting even better today, though, as they’ve released a massive upgrade. Highlights include more customizable LED [...]

EVO 3D May Be On Your Doorstep, Quick OTA Update Comes Along For the Ride

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 22nd, 2011

We kind of figured some fo you would be seeing the EVO 3D as early as today. Premier users were able to order theirs early and get it overnighted, after all. I’d say check your doorstep if you preordered one, folks, because it looks like a storm of shipments have swept the nation. Oh, and [...]

Best Buy Will Welcome the Early Rush for the EVO 3D As Stores Open Early Friday

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 22nd, 2011

You had to guess this was coming, folks. Best Buy likes to open up shop early when a high-profile device launches, and if I understand correctly, the HTC EVO 3D is as high-profile as it gets. They’ll be opening their stores at 8am local times on Friday, meaning they’ll be open at 8am in whatever [...]

Angry Birds Seasons Pignic Update Flies Into the Android Market With 30 New Levels

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 22nd, 2011

We didn’t expect this one until July at the earliest, so we were happy to see that Rovio has already delivered the update to Angry Birds Seasons, being dubbed Summer Pignic, to the Android market. With it comes 30 new beach-themed levels and the same gameplay millions of folks know and love. You unlock one [...]

HTC Rider is an Evo 4G+ (Sensation) for Korea – Update: [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 22nd, 2011

Looks like the HTC Rider we’ve been hearing so much is actually going to be called the HTC EVO 4G+ . It’ll be launched in Korea and will have stats quite similar to HTC’s next generation of phones, like the HTC Sensation. It’ll have Qualcomm’s 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.3 inch qHD [...]

Verizon Begins Training on Tiered Data, Tons of New Info Spills Out

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 22nd, 2011

Alright, the proof is in the pudding and this pudding is just about ready to be served – tiered data plans are definitely coming to Verizon July 7th. And the pricing plans we heard of before are certainly true. That’s if these Big Red training materials are anything to go by, anyway. What we couldn’t [...]

4G, Dual-cores, or Rainbow Unicorns Don’t Matter – Price Does

by Chris Chavez on June 22nd, 2011

This all but confirms what I’ve been suspecting for a long time. People don’t really care about 4G. They don’t really care about dual-cores. No, the majority of people in the world care about one thing: cold hard cash. In a new study by marketing research firm, Morpace, they found that 4G compatibility wasn’t as [...]

Google Goggles Takes Rosetta Stone on a Date, Comes Back Knowing Russian

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 22nd, 2011

Computers are smart. Very smart. And by extension, phones are also very smart. That’s why learning multiple languages is like cake in the oven for them. Google’s just updated their official Googles application for Russian support. Whether you’re scanning a book cover or one of those signs in Moscow don’t have any sort of translation, [...]

Apple’s iPhone Patent Could Prove Problematic for Nearly All Touchscreen Devices

by Kevin Krause on June 22nd, 2011

Apple was just awarded its iPhone patent three-and-a-half years after filing. Patent number 7,966,578 was awarded for “[a] computer-implemented method, for use in conjunction with a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, [that] comprises displaying a portion of page content, including a frame displaying a portion of frame content and also including other [...]

Maria Sharapova Gives Us a Look at the New Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, Dunks it in a Glass of Water

by Kevin Krause on June 22nd, 2011

We just learned of the Sony Ericsson Xperia active this morning, and who better to give us our first look at the device designed for the athletic and active than tennis superstar Maria Sharapova. She even boldly drops the handset into a glass of water, proving the phone is water resistant, has a touchscreen that [...]

Judge Denies Samsung’s Request to See Next-Gen iPhone, iPad

by Kevin Krause on June 22nd, 2011

When Samsung requested to take a peek at the upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 3 as part of ongoing litigation in their current infringement lawsuit, Apple laughed at the proposition. The whole move was in response to the court granting Apple the privilege to scope out newly released and upcoming products from Samsung. The court [...]

Android 3.1 Now Rolling Out to Non-U.S. Motorola XOOMs

by Kevin Krause on June 22nd, 2011

For everyone who owns a Motorola XOOM and doesn’t happen to live in the United States, you’re wait for the latest version of Android is over. Motorola issued a statement today via their Facebook page announcing the roll out, which will continue over the coming weeks until all eligible XOOM tablets have gotten their Android [...]

A First Look at the Next Generation of Google TV

by Kevin Krause on June 22nd, 2011

Back at Google I/O it was announcemed that a new version of Google TV would arrive based on Android 3.1, and Google was seeking willing participants to be part of a developer preview dubbed the “Fishtank” program. Well, Google has shipped out their new reference hardware packed with Google TV 2.0 beta, and we now [...]

7-inch Arnova Tablet Will Cost $99, You Get What You Pay For

by Kevin Krause on June 22nd, 2011

You show me $99 and I’ll show you a 7-inch resistive touchscreen, Android 2.1, and not a whole lot more. That’s basically what you get from the latest Arnova tablet from Archos. The Arnova 7 is designed to compete on one point, and one point alone, and that point is the price point. You don’t [...]