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September, 2011 Articles

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus Announced, Honeycomb and Dual-Core Processor Included

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 30th, 2011 No Comments

This is the tablet that most of you have been waiting for. Samsung’s officially announced the 7 inch Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0. Unlike previous beliefs, this won’t be just a dual-core upgrade with Gingerbread still on board. This is a full Honeycomb Android tablet experience with TouchWiz sitting on top. Unfortunately, Samsung doesn’t mention which [...]

Android Overload: AT&T To Begin Throttling Customers, File Transfers Coming To NFC and More

by Chris Chavez on September 30th, 2011 No Comments

Happy Thursday everyone! In case you have a hankerin’ for more Android related news, we’ve pooled all the stories we didn’t get to post into this — the Android Overload — for you to feed on. So grab a napkin, pull up a chair and chow down! G’night! The Motorola DEFY+ is now in stock [...]

Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-I9220) Passes Through FCC – Headed To The North America

by Chris Chavez on September 30th, 2011 No Comments

Although not expected until 2012 in the US and Europe, the Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-I9220) passed through the FCC on Tuesday sporting North American 3G/4G bands that just so happen to be compatible with AT&T’s network. Judging by the fact that Canada received the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S II X before the US, [...]

HTC Amaze 4G Shows Off HSPA+ Data Speeds Ahead Of October Launch [Videos]

by Chris Chavez on September 30th, 2011 No Comments

The HTC Amaze 4G was only officially announced 3 days ago and someone has already gotten a hold of the device ahead of its October 10th launch date. So what did this lucky Amaze owner do? Lucky for us, he took to YouTube to show off one of the Amaze’s most amazing features — its [...]

Mysterious LG Mytouch Leaked On T-Mobile’s Website

by Chris Chavez on September 30th, 2011 No Comments

Uh-oh. Someone at T-Mobile made a boo-boo. When visiting T-Mobile’s Android page, you’ll notice they have a tiny picture of what is supposed to be the HTC Sensation 4G — only problem is the device looks an awful lot like that leaked Mytouch by LG we told you guys about a few weeks ago. If [...]

Sony Ericsson Supports The Android Modding Community – Helps Developers Build Custom ROMs

by Chris Chavez on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

Sony Ericsson is well aware of the Android modding community and unlike other OEM’s who try and squash it, they’re doing their part to help support it. Whether it’s creating a custom ROM or modifying the kernel, the Sony Ericsson Developer program is aimed at helping these devs cook up nice and stable custom ROMs [...]

Sharp AQUOS Phone 102SH Revealed – 3D HD Screen, 12MP Camera, Dual-core Processor

by Chris Chavez on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

Look! It’s Godzirra! Okay, not quite. But it is another amazing Android smartphone from Japan — this time featuring a huge 4.5-inch 1280×720 HD display. Apparently, Sharp is the Android manufacturer to beat with 25% of the market share in Japan. The Sharp AQUOS Phone 102SH is the company’s latest offering of premium Android handsets [...]

Panasonic Lumix Phone 101P – Digital Camera Meets Android

by Chris Chavez on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

Forget those Android smartphones claiming to feature digital cameras “almost as good as a point-and-shoot.” Take a look at an actual 13MP digital camera with a full blown case of the Android OS. Besides its amazing camera, the Panasonic Lumix Phone 101P features a 4-inch qHD (960×540) resolution display and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. In case [...]

Luma Arcade Announces New Game “Bladeslinger” – Coming Soon To Android

by Chris Chavez on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

In case you felt the quantity of triple-A titles hitting the Android Market to be a bit lacking, I have some great news for you. Luma Arcade has announced their 3rd person action beat ‘em-up, Bladeslinger. The game was unveiled at the Unity 11 conference and you guessed it, was built using the cross platform [...]

Minecraft: Pocket Edition Delayed Due To Last Minute Bugs

by Chris Chavez on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

A few days ago we told you guys about the scheduled Thursday release of Minecraft: Pocket Edition for all Android devices. Well, it’s Thursday and if you’ve been feverishly searching through your Android Market looking for Minecraft PE, you may have noticed it’s nowhere to be found. So what is up? Well, according one of [...]

Apps of the Day: Matchstick Master & Connect 4 Baviux

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

Apps of the day brings us a new puzzle game and one old classic. One will cost less than today’s bags of chips while the other one is free as free can get. Get over to the Android market and check them out. If you like them, let us know in the Android market. Matchstick [...]

Google Offering $10 to Those Who Signed Up for Google Wallet Information

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

If you signed up to get more information about Google Wallet back when Google first announced, check your inboxes. Emails are going out from Google to those customers interested in that information. Not only do they tell of Google Wallet’s launch (which we covered a few weeks ago) but they also offer users $10 to [...]

Rumor: Verizon to Introduce DROID Loyalty Rewards Program

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

Droid-Life said that they caught wind (though we’re not sure how trustworthy their tipster is) of a new loyalty program that Verizon will introduce. It’ll be called the DROID Loyalty program, apparently, and will be designed to keep their Android customers happy. The name would suggest that the program will only be for their DROID-branded [...]

Verizon’s Nexus Prime to Come Devoid of Any Bloatware?

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

Our good friend P3Droid at MyDroidWorld seems to have gained some trustworthy information regarding the applications coming installed on Verizon’s Nexus Prime. He’s go the full list and, as you will be able to tell, the only VZW apps you see here are those that pertain to Verizon’s network (meaning you won’t be seeing anything [...]

[Update]: Motorola XOOM WiFi Update Brings Updated Market

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

The Motorola XOOM WiFi has received a quick maintenance update. Users are reporting that it brings with it the new Android market update that stylistically resembles the version for phones. Other than that, there are no other obvious changes (we’ll just assume the obligatory round of bug fixes are in here). HTK75D is the version [...]

Cut the Rope’s “Toy Box” Now Available

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

Popular (and highly addictive) puzzle game Cut the Rope has gotten a new update. It’s the first of many promised from the developers. This one is called “Toy Box” and it brings with it 25 new levels. They’ve even brought new game mechanics so throw any and all reservations about familiarity out the window. Find [...]

Rumor: Best Buy Discounting HTC Flyer to $300 October 6th

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

PhoneArena has heard it from someone they believe is reliable that Best Buy will be offering the HTC Flyer to consumers starting October 6th for just $300. The 6th is not a Sunday (where Best Buy usually posts temporary price cuts) and PhoneArena didn’t mention anything about it being anything other than temporary. Yesterday’s big [...]

HTC Holiday Gets FCC Shine With AT&T LTE

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

The HTC Holiday is expected to come to America for AT&T and their brand new 4G network and the FCC has somewhat confirmed that. We have an HTC device with the frequencies AT&T uses for its 4G network and a sizable device. We’d say the Holiday fits that profile well with its 4.5 inch display. [...]

Need More Assurance That Sprint Premier is Coming to an End?

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

If leaked news or a trip to your local store weren’t enough to confirm that the Sprint Premier program would be no more, perhaps these nice letters arriving to customers’ mailboxes will do it. Sprint’s informing everyone through snail mail (and likely online) that the Premier program is being shut down. Sprint cites changing times [...]

Droid 3 Update Rolling Out Now, Includes Google Talk with Video Support

by Kevin Krause on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

We first caught wind of the Motorola DROID 3 update assigned build number 5.6.890 via a changelog posted to Verizon’s support site. It has been a few weeks since we first viewed that document, but the update is now rolling out to handsets. You will recall the feature to receive top billing in this new [...]