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September, 2011 Articles

Droid Bionic Review

by Rob Jackson on September 14th, 2011

Video editing by Steve Albright The Motorola DROID BIONIC is Verizon’s first Android Phone to have both 4G LTE Connectivity and a dual core processor, immediately launching it into the elite smartphone realm. But with it’s delayed release – having first been announced in January and just launching in September – does it still carry [...]

LG Optimus S Gets Android 2.3 Update

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 14th, 2011

Won’t be long before Froyo is obsolete. Sprint has released Android 2.3 for the LG Optimus S (which, if you didn’t know, is their version of the LG Optimus One). Sprint’s version of the phone is a slightly modified version of stock Android so you can expect the stock Gingerbread look that has really grown [...]

PNC Virtual Wallet App Makes Its Way to Android

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 14th, 2011

Word on the street is that PNC’s virtual wallet is the bee’s knees. I’ve even heard of people switching to PNC because of the virtual wallet. While I’m not so sure an app would be enough for me to switch banks, those who are thinking about it (and those who are already with the bank, [...]

HTC Flyer Gets Official Bootloader Unlock Support

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 14th, 2011

HTC’s continuing to add devices to their bootloader unlock program. This time, four different variants of the HTC Flyer have gotten support, allowing you to break the chains off your 7 inch tablet at the expense of your warranty. Like the Sensation and EVO 3D, the process is fairly simple but be sure to read [...]

Sprint Officially Announces the LG Marquee for October 2nd, Angles it as a Choice for the Style Conscious Citizen

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 14th, 2011

That didn’t take long, did it? After the LG Optimus Black for Sprint was outed at a recent Radio Shack event as the LG Marquee, Sprint’s gone ahead and made it official with a nice looking press release. While the Marquee will draw people in due to it’s extremely bright screen, Sprint’s going with the [...]

DROID Bionic’s Imminent Custom Recovery Means Imminent ROMs Galore

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 14th, 2011

The Motorola DROID BIONIC has been out and has been making its way into the hands of the development community. It didn’t take long for them to get things going, though, as the device has been rooted. The next big step came yesterday where MyDroidWorld revealed they had a working custom recovery. Unfortunately they have [...]

Second Honeycomb Leak for Logitech Revue Walkthrough [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 14th, 2011

There has been a second leak of Honeycomb for the Logitech Revue, apparently, and with the leak comes a juicy 8 minute video showing what to expect once the official update comes to the Revue. If you were worried that the unit wouldn’t be powerful enough to run the update smoothly, guess again. Some have [...]

[Update: Early October UK Availability] HTC Sensation XE is the First Official Beats Smartphone

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 14th, 2011

[Update]: We have a solid price and date from retailer Clove UK. They’re expected to begin shipping the device October 7th and all it’ll cost you is £492 inc.VAT. Keep an eye out on their site later today to secure your preorder. [Clove] It’s like I said – HTC seems to have something to announce [...]

Android Overload: Apple Wants To Halt Motorola’s Patent Suits, HTC Bliss Charm Is Confirmed and More

by Kevin Krause on September 14th, 2011

Greetings, Android phone fans. It’s time for another wonderful episode of the Android Overload. This is the place all good stories go before they die. It’s more like a second chance for the stories that didn’t get a chance to make it onto our front page throughout the day. By all means, it doesn’t mean [...]

SpyEye Trojan Attempts To Make Its Way Onto Android

by Chris Chavez on September 14th, 2011

The SpyEye banking trojan that’s been affecting PC users has now made its way onto Android. The developers of the malware have created a trojan called Spitmo which is made to target Android users by asking already infected desktop users to install their special “security software” in order to work with their bank’s online services [...]

Live Your Android Life Tangle Free With Sinch

by Chris Chavez on September 14th, 2011

This is going to sounds a little crazy but — one of the reasons I don’t fuss around with earbuds is simply because of how gosh-dang easy those things tangle up in my pockets. Seriously. It drives me crazy! I’ve never been one for puzzles and trying to untangle those things is is enough to [...]

HTC Kingdom Could Be Headed To US Cellular As HTC Hero S

by Chris Chavez on September 14th, 2011

The HTC Kingdom has been leaked for awhile now, showing up in leaked ROM and images like the one above. While it was hard to peg the device to a specific U.S. release, we’ve pretty much known all the in’s and out’s as far as specs go. A 1.2GHz single-core Snapdragon will be powering this [...]

Winning Android Market Comment Of The Day Goes To… [Humor]

by Chris Chavez on September 13th, 2011

Today’s winning comment from the Android Market goes to… this guy (above). Apparently, Dan doesn’t understand that when you install a launcher replacement from the Market and change your homescreen that it — well, changes your homescreen. Rather than take the time to repopulate his new homescreen (Launcher Pro) with icons and widgets, he uninstalled [...]

Opera 11.1 Now Ready For Download – Adds Honeycomb Support and Patches Security Flaw

by Chris Chavez on September 13th, 2011

Opera was just updated in the Android Market today. While all the normal goodies were added (bug fixes and the like) this update now officially supports Honeycomb with the new large screen compatibility mode. The update also fixed some serious security holes in regards to the older version of the app storing cache files with [...]

Verizon Announces New $50 Unlimited Everything Prepaid Plan

by Chris Chavez on September 13th, 2011

Today Verizon announced a new $50 unlimited everything plan for their prepaid customers. Seems Big Red has been feeling the heat from competitors like Sprint’s Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile and even national retailers like MetroPCS. Starting Thursday, this new unlimited talk, text and web plan will hit all of Verizon’s retail chains among wireless [...]

New Details Revealed In Google’s Intitial Bid For Motorola

by Chris Chavez on September 13th, 2011

Looks like Google originally bid a few billion less when it was looking to acquire Motorola Mobility back in August. How much less? Well, according to a regulatory filing today, as much as 33% less than the $12.5 billion Motorola eventually agreed to. Apparently, Google wasn’t messing around when it came to Motorola’s fat patent [...]

106 & Park App Now Available In The Android Market – Gives New Meaning To Full Featured

by Chris Chavez on September 13th, 2011

Fresh off the Android Market is BET’s official 106 & Park app. To say the app is full-featured would be an understatement. This app goes above and beyond what you would expect from a simple app based off of a hit television show. Besides watching clips from the show and the hottest music videos, users [...]

More Samsung Prime Rumors – Device To Be Announced After iPhone 5 Launch?

by Chris Chavez on September 13th, 2011

It’s time for yet another, Samsung Nexus Prime rumor (like you could get enough). This time, I received an email today from one of our readers in regards to the Verizon version of the device code named “Droid Prime.” Our tipster was able to squeeze out some info from a close friend who works deep [...]

Google TV Apps Begin Populating the Android Market

by Kevin Krause on September 13th, 2011

Though the release of the Honeycomb-based update for Google TV is up in the air, a number of apps tailored to the device have begun to make their way to the Android Market. A quick search of the term reveals apps including Fox News, TNT, CNN and more. Games, utilities, and music app Napster can [...]

Firefox Nightlies Now Available for Honeycomb Tablets

by Kevin Krause on September 13th, 2011

Firefox for Tablets was previewed just a few backs, and it seemed we may have to wait some time to get our hands on it. Not the case, as the first nightly builds of the Honeycomb-tailored web browser have become available. You can head over to Mozilla’s site to grab the most recent release and [...]