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July, 2011 Articles

The 10 Worst Places To Lose Your Phone

by Chris Chavez on July 19th, 2011

I love me a good infograph. No, really. They’re probably one of my favorite things found on the net (besides scouring for kitty pics). Well, about a week ago, I came across this neat little infograph from the Lookout Blog and I’ve been meaning to post it. No, it’s not a bunch of statistics on [...]

T-Mobile Mytouch 4G Gingerbread Update To Begin Rolling Out Tomorrow

by Chris Chavez on July 19th, 2011

I have some great news for Mytouch 4G owners! According to T-Mobile’s official support forums, we finally have a launch date for the Mytouch 4G Android 2.3 Gingerbread OTA update. Apparently, T-Mobile will be holding a test pilot program for the update (to make sure there are no major bugs) starting tomorrow, July 20th. Soon [...]

HTC Planning the Release of a 3D Enabled Flyer? [Pics]

by Chris Chavez on July 19th, 2011

Well, what do we have here? It looks like it’s that soft touch back piece of the HTC Flyer only with dual-cameras. Thanks to 175wan, these pics come direct from a factory in Shenzen, China (where all good things are made) and could very well mean a 3D capable HTC Flyer is on the way. [...]

Apps of the Day: Virtual Guitar and BIGWORDS.com

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 19th, 2011

On a day where Apple announced their 2nd quarter earnings, you had to expect news would be light. That’s ultimately what gave me the time I need to check out today’s apps of the day. While I’ve never been subject to coming out of pockets for my books, I’ve heard far too many horror stories [...]

Rumored Motorola Dinara to be the Superphone of Superphones

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 19th, 2011

Just when you thought you wanted the DROID Bionic, another rumor has cropped up. It’s another Motorola phone that’s currently being called the Motorola Dinara – seeing a pattern with mountain names here? It’s said be have a TI chip – we’d guess OMAP4 – 1GB of RAM, a 13 megapixel camera with a matching [...]

Verizon’s LTE-Enabled Galaxy Tab Could Be Headed to Stores This Week

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 19th, 2011

We’ve known since its announcement that Samsung would be bringing an LTE-enabled tablet. At the time, Verizon was the only carrier offering LTE here in the United States and we were pretty certain Samsung would release it with them. Since then, they’ve officially announced those plans but didn’t give much in the way of a [...]

Dan Hesse: Expect Big Announcements from Sprint About 4G This Fall

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 19th, 2011

Fielding a question at Sprint’s Overland Park headquarters in Kansas regarding Sprint’s stand-still status on 4G WiMax rollouts, CEO Dan Hesse let everyone know that he hears your concerns about the lack of deployments in recent months and says to expect a big announcement regarding 4G sometime this fall. You know what immediately came to [...]

Friendcaster for Honeycomb Tablets is now in Beta

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 19th, 2011

Our friends at Onelouder – who were once part of Handmark and the creators of Friendcaster and Tweetcaster for Android phones – have let us know that a new version of Friendcaster for Honeycomb tablets is out in beta form. It’s one of two alternatives to the official Facebook app (which isn’t even optimized for [...]

Wondering How You’re Going to Fit Samsung’s 5.3 Inch Galaxy Q in Your Pocket? You Might Be Able to Fold It [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 19th, 2011

4.3 inches for a phone is great. 4.5 inches is pretty big, but manageable. 5 inches was downright ridiculous. Then Samsung introduced a 5.3 inch phone and our pockets feared for their lives. While this rumored 5.3 inch Galaxy Q phone/tablet hybrid is a VERY questionable rumor, it doesn’t hurt to pass some time talking [...]

Flawless Screen Protecting 101 – Save Money, Time and Heartache [Video]

by Chris Chavez on July 19th, 2011

Screen protecting is great if done right. It can increase the resell value of your phone, keep away annoying hair scratches (even on Gorilla Glass) and prevent damage to your screen in the event of a fall or accidental drop (we’ve all been there). But there are a lot of people out there who are [...]

HTC Sensation Gets S-Off; EVO 3D Sure to Get It, Too

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 19th, 2011

We’re getting there, folks. The team behind alpharevx and Unrevoked – who will be merging into one super team, soon – have hammered away at that lucrative exploit they said they found for HTC’s dual-core devices and have been able to do some great things. Well, one great thing. But it very well will lead [...]

3D Maps Are Available for More Folks Worldwide

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 19th, 2011

While I’m not one to use Google Maps’ 3D maps feature often, I can imagine there are a good amount of you here and abroad who get a kick out of it. And some actual use, really. Google’s added new cities to the list of folks who can enjoy three dimensional map viewing.  London, Paris, Barcelona, Stockholm, Singapore, Lisbon, Boulder, and [...]

ComiXology Brings DC Comics App to Android

by Kevin Krause on July 19th, 2011

DC Comics and comiXology have teamed up to bring all of your favorite characters from the DC Universe into the palm of your hand. The new Android app pulls from the extensive DC Comics and Vertigo catalog to provide over 3,000 issues ranging in price from $0.99 to $2.99. Issues can be purchased via the [...]

Motorola Droid X2 Gets its First Custom ROM

by Kevin Krause on July 19th, 2011

The first ever custom ROM for the Motorola Droid X2 has been made available in beta form today. The milestone should mark the opening of the homebrewed software floodgates for the dual-core handset from Verizon. The new ROM is coated in a slick, black gloss and features plenty of under-the-hood enhancements, though there is still [...]

AutoDesk’s SketchBook Pro Turns Your Honeycomb Tablet into a Canvas

by Kevin Krause on July 19th, 2011

For the Android-loving artists out there, AutoDesk has launched yet another professional-grade drawing app. This time it’s SketchBook Pro, their first Honeycomb offering and quite possibly their best to date. Taking advantage of the larger screen real estate afforded by tablets, SketchBook Pro provides plenty of amazing features that will have you creating masterpieces in [...]

Eric Schmidt: These Lawsuits Are Inspired by Our Success

by Kevin Krause on July 19th, 2011

When the lawsuits against Google and its manufacturing partners just seem to keep piling up with no end in sight, leave it to Google’s Erich Schmidt to boil the whole mess down to a few quotable choice words. Patent, intellectual property, and copyright infringement aside claims aside, Schmidt sees all the legal nonsense as little [...]

Asus Aims to Ship 5 Million Tablets in Second Half of Year

by Kevin Krause on July 19th, 2011

After a rocky start that saw the Eee Pad Transformer out of stock in most locations for the first few weeks of its launch, Asus is finally catching up with production. According to a report at DigiTimes, Asus is shipping over 400,000 units per month, with the number expected to rise closer to 500,000 in [...]

FCC Strip Searches the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro, Reveals its Inner Workings

by Kevin Krause on July 19th, 2011

The FCC recently had its way with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro, manhandling the device and tearing it down to its bare essentials before finally granting it approval. While the Xperia Pro missed its promised Q2 release, the handset remains unchanged from the device initially unveiled back in February. The Xperia Pro features a 3.7-inch [...]

Samsung Says Anymode’s Smart Cover Clone was Never Approved, Pulls from Site

by Kevin Krause on July 19th, 2011

The Anymode Smart Case isn’t shy about it’s resemblance to Apple’s iPad 2 Smart Cover – they barely had the decency to change the name — but it’s the fact that it is designed for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 that really created a bit of a stir. In light of an ongoing lawsuit from [...]

Toshiba Thrive Not Waking from Sleep, Fix on the Way

by Kevin Krause on July 19th, 2011

In the race to get Android smartphones and tablets out of the factory and onto store shelves, it seems more and more devices are showing up in consumer hands with major bugs and glitches unaddressed. The latest is the Toshiba Thrive, which has only been street legal for a few weeks now. Users have discovered [...]