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August, 2011 Articles

HTC Thunderbolt Only 1 Penny at Amazon [Deals]

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 25th, 2011

After the HTC Thunderbolt debuted at $250, we saw many discounts bringing it under the $200 mark users were comfortable with. We’ve even seen it below the $100 mark at once point in time. Nothing can beat today’s deal, though – Amazon’s offering the Thunderbolt up for only a penny. It’s no Sensation or EVO [...]

DROID Bionic Shots Show Good Battery Life on 3G, 4G

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 25th, 2011

Since we’re still without the DROID Bionic and no one has been able to do any form of battery testing on it, one of our anonymous sources were curious how the Bionic’s battery would perform over the course of a day (literally 24 hours). What’d he come up with? Check the image below, where you [...]

Google+ for Android Update Allows Resharing

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 25th, 2011

Google continues to refine the Google+ experience as they’ve pushed a new update to the Android market for their mobile application. Alongside a flurry of bug fixes and minor enhancements, Google’s added the ability to reshare posts, just as you would on the desktop. Full changelist? Sure: Reshare a post App now available in 38 [...]

HD Widgets Gives You Beautiful Weather and Clock Widgets for Your Android Honeycomb Tablet

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 25th, 2011

Those widgets from your favorite widget apps not looking right on your tablet compared to your phone? If you’re looking for weather, clock and utility toggle widgets that won’t make you cringe when you see it, HD Widgets is offering an affordable $1 package for Honeycomb users that should help ease the pain on your [...]

Verizon Reportedly Won’t Sell the Samsung Galaxy S II; Are You Disappointed?

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 25th, 2011

If you were waiting on a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S II with 4G LTE – hell, if you were waiting on a Verizon Galaxy S II at all – we’ve got some  not-so-great news for you. According to the Wall Street Journal, Verizon will not be carrying the dual-core phone by Samsung. When Verizon spokeswoman [...]

Droid 2 Gingerbread Changelog Published to Verizon’s Support Site, Update Imminent?

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

Verizon has outed the changelog to the long awaited Gingerbread update for the Motorola Droid 2. A soak test was supposed to begin this week, and very well may be under way, but it appears Verizon is inching closer to unleashing the new software version on the masses. The update will leave MotoBlur at build [...]

Motorola Droid 3 Is Rooted

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

XDA Forums member djrbliss, otherwise known as Dan Rosenberg, has reportedly found a simple exploit to open root access on the Motorola DROID 3. Using ADB shell, a few files are easily manipulated granting super user permissions. While the exploit remains unconfirmed, instructions can be found at Rosenberg’s site (source link below). The process could [...]

Qik Premium Goes Live in the Android Market

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

As of today, Qik’s premium video streaming service is now available to all Android users. Qik Premium picks up on the free versions live video chat services and adds in features including the ability to download and save video, desktop sync via Qik Desktop, HD and 3D video, the ability to send and receive video [...]

Samsung Unpacked App Reveals Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab 7.7

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

After Samsung released an Official Unpacked application for their upcoming IFA announcements, one nosy Android fan decided to go poking around in the APK. What was uncovered is an image revealing three devices we can expect to get our first look at once the Berlin trade show kicks off. Two are expected to run Android, [...]

XDA China Gives Us Our First Look at HTC Sense 3.5

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

Yesterday XDA.cn provided us with images of the upcoming HTC Bliss for Verizon, and today they have gone a step further by providing some screen grabs of the new HTC Sense 3.5 build that will ship on the new handset. While much of what will be different in the new version of Sense remains a [...]

Sega Classic Sonic CD Coming to Android

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

Before everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog made the jump to 3D but after he first appeared ground-breaking titles for the Sega Genesis console, he starred in his first adventure committed to digital disc, Sonic CD. Now, close to two decades later the game is getting a well-deserved reissue on all major platforms, including Android. The re-release [...]

Video Preview of the Sony Ericisson Xperia Android 2.3.4 Update

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

Shortly after announcing that the entire 2011 lineup of Sony Ericsson Xperia device will receive an update to Android 2.3.4 sometime in October, the Sony Ericsson Product Blog has released a video preview of some of the new features we can expect. The 3D sweep panorama feature looks pretty intriguing and the update will introduce [...]

X10 AirPad is $200 Worth of Tablet with Gingerbread on Board

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

A new entry can be filed into the “you get what you pay for” category, as X10 has launched their $199 AirPad tablet. They are touting it as “the best tablet on the market for under $200,” which, given the pricing qualification, we are OK with. But should we ever really be OK with a [...]

Sprinkle Now Available in the Android Market – Coming Soon To Nvidia’s Quad-core Kal-El Devices

by Chris Chavez on August 25th, 2011

It’s been a long time coming but a little game by the name of Sprinkle is now available (dramatic pause) in the Android Market. Yes, this is the very same game we brought to you in our exclusive video preview all the way back in June and have been counting down the days until its [...]

Nvidia Unveils TegraZone.com – Companion Site to Nvidia Tegra Zone App

by Chris Chavez on August 25th, 2011

The Nvidia Tegra Zone app has been available for quite some time now in the Android Market. This app allows users to quickly browse some of the hottest games in Android specifically designed and optimized for Android devices powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processors. Today, Nvidia has announced TegraZone.com, a companion site to the Tegra [...]

Credit Card? You Got It: Verizon Offering Intuit GoPayment as Mobile Payment Solution

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

While the world awaits the era of mobile payments conducted without credit cards and via NFC chips within our smartphones, several interim solutions have popped up to make it easier to use our pocketable devices at the point of sale. One such solution is GoPayment from Intuit, which is now being offered in Verizon retail [...]

Sony Ericsson Announce Xperia Neo V, Android 2.3.4 for 2011 Lineup

by Kevin Krause on August 25th, 2011

Today, Sony Ericsson has announced yet another entry into their Xperia family of phones. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V, and update to the Xperia Neo released earlier this year, will feature a 3.7-inch display, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and Android 2.3.4. It will be among the first Xperia devices to ship with that version [...]

FCC Grills AT&T On Proposed T-Mobile Acquisition

by Chris Chavez on August 25th, 2011

Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission, better known as the FCC, requested for more information from AT&T regarding their acquisition of T-Mobile. Specifically, AT&T’s supposed commitment to roll out high-speed wireless services to 97% of Americans. An AT&T spokesman had this to say, “Requests from the FCC staff for additional information are to be expected given [...]

Android Overload: Famous HP TouchPad with Android For Sale on eBay, Acer Isn’t Doing So Well and More

by Chris Chavez on August 25th, 2011

Well, well, well… What do we have here? Why — it’s the Android Overload! You’re one stop, place to shop for all the stories that didn’t make it onto our homepage from throughout the day. We have a couple of juicy news bits here for you tonight, like the HP TouchPad that made its way [...]

Motorola Ad Spot Banned After Declaring The Atrix “The World’s Most Powerful Smartphone” [Video]

by Chris Chavez on August 25th, 2011

Apparently, Motorola was forced to pull their ad spot in the showcasing the Motorola Atrix and declaring it “the world’s most powerful smartphone.” The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK felt this statement was misleading after receiving complaints from viewers alleging the Galaxy S II has a faster 1.2Ghz processor when compared to the Atrix’s [...]