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November, 2011 Articles

360 Panorama Brings Real-Time Panoramic Photo Taking to Android 2.3 Devices

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

360 Panorama, a popular iOS app that was once supposed to come to Android, will finally be launching soon. 360 Panorama allows users to take panoramic shots in real time, meaning your phone isn’t taking a series of photos and stitching them together. Instead, it captures the entire photo at once which makes for a [...]

Samsung and T-Mobile Bringing a Very White Christmas with White Samsung Galaxy S II

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

While black is the popular color for the US carriers’ versions of the Samsung Galaxy S II, T-Mobile and Samsung want to shake things up a bit and add to the snowy landscapes of the winter months with a white Samsung Galaxy S II. They won’t have more information regarding availability, but it should definitely [...]

Early Galaxy Nexus UI Patch Brings Always-Active Menu Buttons, Dedicated Search Button

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

Paul from Modaco has updated the community on his latest Galaxy Nexus developments. This UI patch would allow users to set their navigation bar up so that it always shows a search button, a menu button on the left, a menu button on the right, both or all of them at the same time. I’m [...]

NVIDIA Shows Off Ice Cream Sandwich on the ASUS Transformer Prime [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

Wondering when we’d see the first piece of hardware running Ice Cream Sandwich and which piece of hardware would be running it? NVIDIA has blessed us all with a quick video giving us a quick glimpse of the latest version of Android on one of the most highly anticipated Android tablets of the holiday season [...]

Samsung’s Mid-Range Illusion from Verizon Officially Available Online Tomorrow, In Stores Jan. 2012

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

Just as the rumor yesterday stated, the Samsung Illusion for Verizon Wireless will be available starting tomorrow online for $80 on a new two-year contract. The device will be available in stores sometime in January 2012 if you’re interested in that route. I suppose there’s little room for this phone in the holiday circulars up [...]

Android Virus Protection: “BS Software” from “Scammers” Says Googler

by Rob Jackson on November 22nd, 2011

I always cringe when I see companies selling Android Anti-Virus software. But when my RSS reader fills up with stories about percentage increases of mobile malware and how consumers NEED protect themselves immediately? I consider snapping my phone in half for two main reasons: The best protection is being a smart consumer. Download apps/products from companies [...]

HTC Quattro Not Coming Until March 2012?

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

There is bad news for those of you who were waiting for this thing. What was once hoped to be a great Android tablet for a holiday launch may now be a great Android tablet with a much later window than that. Tech Radar is reporting that the HTC Quattro (see the initial rumor here) [...]

Surprise: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Front-Facing Camera Does 720p HD! [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

For one reason or another, it wasn’t made terribly public that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus’s front-facing camera does more than meets the eye. Many new owners of the device in the UK have discovered that the camera actually shoots 720p despite the fact that no press releases or product pages (to our knowledge, anyway) mention [...]

Galaxy Nexus Superboot Allows Quick & Easy Root

by Rob Jackson on November 22nd, 2011

Half the purpose of rooting your phone is to remove carrier bloatware and install the most updated OS versions that wouldn’t otherwise be supported on your phone. But with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, a Google Experience Phone without bloatware and the ONLY phone running Android 4.0 ICS, is there a need to “root”? Sure… and [...]

Droid RAZR & Galaxy Nexus: Tale Of Two Falls

by Rob Jackson on November 22nd, 2011

Well isn’t this just slap in the face: while our forum members and readers desperately crave the Galaxy Nexus, probably willing to go to outrageous lengths to hold the precious thing, this guy nonchalantly chucks it down a flight of stairs to see if it will break. (Spoiler: it doesn’t) The Gorilla glassless G-NEX survives [...]

Huawei’s T-Mobile Springboard Tablet Now Available for $430

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

Huawei’s just announced on their Facebook page that the T-Mobile Springboard is now available for sale. For $430 you can get an Android 3.0+ tablet with a 7 inch 1280×800 display, a 1.2GHz processor, 16GB of internal storage, WiFi N, Bluetooth 2.1, a 5 megapixel rear camera, a 1.3 megapixel front camera, HSPA+ 4G radios [...]

ASUS Transformer Prime Pre-Orders Start at Amazon

by Rob Jackson on November 22nd, 2011

Earlier today we saw the Galaxy Nexus Prime get an Amazon welcome and now we see the same for the hottest upcoming tablet. The difference? Amazon is actually taking pre-orders for the ASUS Transformer Prime! Perhaps a bit confusing since the product name only mentions “ASUS Transformer” and I’m logged in with my Amazon Prime-enabled [...]

HTC Rezound, Desire S, Amaze and Explorer Souce Code Released

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

HTC’s just released source code for their latest round of devices, including code for the HTC Rezound, the HTC Desire S, the HTC Amaze and the HTC Explorer. As usual, users may not find much use out of these but developers will be using them to cook up good ROMs and other great modifications. If [...]

All-Red HTC DROID Incredible 2 Units Hitting Verizon Storage Rooms in Time for Black Friday Sale

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

If you haven’t heard, Verizon is offering the HTC Droid Incredible 2 in all red starting on Black Friday. Units are already starting to hit stores and we’ve gotten our first glimpse at the device, courtesy of Droid-Life. It’s likely identical to the version we reviewed, save for its color. You can get the device [...]

Nine Greater Manchester and New Hampshire Communities to Receive 4G LTE on December 15th

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

Another round of LTE launches is in order for Verizon. Nine new markets will be getting lightning fast 4G speeds, all within the Greater Manchester and New Hampshire areas.  Take a look at the list below and see if you will be getting an early Christmas present. Bedford Goffstown Hudson Litchfield Loudon Manchester Manchester-Boston Regional [...]

Amazon Lists “Samsung Galaxy S II Nexus Prime 4G Android Phone” for Verizon Wireless

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

Upon ordering an HTC Rezound, one of our readers stumbled across something very interesting – a listing for one “Samsung Galaxy S II Nexus Prime 4G Android Phone” headed for Verizon Wireless. The “Nexus Prime” or “Galaxy Nexus” for short. Amazon says it usually ships within 1-2 weeks, but that doesn’t mean much without an [...]

Samsung Still Bringing Next Generation Google TV Devices in 2012

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 22nd, 2011

While some manufacturers, like Logitech, may not be as willing to jump back into the Google TV market before it proves itself to be fruitful, Samsung’s still going steadfast into the future with plans to offer next generation devices. Reuters is hearing that while we won’t see their newer devices by CES, we definitely will [...]

ASUS Transformer Prime Overview Page Now Live – Provides In Depth Info and Downloadable Manual

by Chris Chavez on November 21st, 2011

The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is sure to be a hot item this holiday season and we happened upon the official overview page, now live, on ASUS.com. While, this isn’t exactly news, I did feel it would be a great place to direct friends and family, possibly on the fence about which tablet to [...]

Samsung “NEXUS PRIME” Shows Up In Leaked Best Buy Ad – No Longer The “Galaxy Nexus”

by Chris Chavez on November 21st, 2011

Well, lookie here. Looks like we have a Best Buy December catalog leaked with the Samsung Galaxy Nex- wait, the Samsung Nexus Prime? Holy cow. Verizon must have made some last minute changes to the Galaxy Nexus, rebranding the device with, I’m assuming, an exclusive Verizon title. The Verizon Galaxy Nexus will officially be dubbed [...]

Google Updates Galaxy Nexus Page AGAIN – This Time Relisted At 32GB Storage

by Chris Chavez on November 21st, 2011

Alright, this is beginning to make me dizzy. On Friday, we told you guys how Google updated their Galaxy Nexus page to show the Verizon version of the device only packing 16GB vs. the “16/32GB” they had listed initially. Well, many of readers voiced their opinions and needless to say, most weren’t too happy with [...]