Spacetime Studios announce new MMO Arcane Legends

by on May 22nd, 2012 at 12:21 pm No Comments
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Android users will soon be enjoying a new entry into the Legends series by Spacetime Studios. They’ve announced “Arcane Legends,” a new MMO that will give you three classes — rogue, warrior, and sorcerer — to craft your character with. This title is more like a fantasy game than the epic medieval and ancient myth [...]

Samsung Galaxy S3 already available in Dubai

by on May 22nd, 2012 at 11:56 am No Comments
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Folks living in the emirate of Dubai will be happy to know that they are among the first lucky souls to get a chance to own the Samsung Galaxy S3. The device have been spotted around retail stores starting today, with one user having the money on hand to take one home. That user tipped [...]

$49 Android PC from Via revealed

by on May 22nd, 2012 at 11:04 am No Comments
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Via, a known name in the circuitry world, seems to be dabbling in the Android game with an interesting new product. They’ve introduced an Android PC that will cost $49 and whose motherboard is about the size of a small tablet. The device comes with an ARM 11 800MHz processor, 2GB of NAND flash (storage [...]

Unlocked GSM Galaxy S3 up for pre-sale on Amazon for $800 (and why you should probably wait)

by on May 22nd, 2012 at 10:25 am No Comments
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It looks like at least one merchant is prepared to offer the Samsung Galaxy S3 soon in the states. Amazon.com listings for an unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus for both Pebble Blue and Marble White editions have appeared. The seller’s name is BLUTEKUSA, and a little Googling shows they’re a legit reseller of wireless phones. While [...]

Google-Motorola deal has officially closed

by on May 22nd, 2012 at 9:31 am No Comments
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The day has finally come, folks. Google and Motorola are now wed in holy matrimony… or something like that. The $12.5 billion deal that has Google acquiring Motorola Mobility has been closed. It’s a deal that took the two parties a little bit over a year to complete due to standard antitrust investigations and other [...]

Rumor: 30% of Motorola Mobility employees to be laid off following closed deal

by on May 22nd, 2012 at 8:17 am No Comments
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If you haven’t heard the news, Chinese regulators have finally approved the acquisition that would see Google acquiring Motorola. It should all be in the books by the the end of this week as this was their last hurdle for closing the $12 billion deal. Most would think this is cause for celebration, but one [...]

Android Overload: T-Mobile and MetroPCS Want Dish To Give Up Spectrum, Impressive Sony Xperia GX 13MP Sample Pics, and More

by on May 22nd, 2012 at 3:29 am No Comments

In case you’re new around these parts, you’ve just entered into the Android Overload. This is the place you can always turn, for that extra helping of Android/mobile related news. We can’t always feature every story on our front page, so we place them here, in hopes you’ll find something of interest. Nice to see [...]

David Beckham Shows Off Skills in Samsung Galaxy Note Commercial – Premium Suite Coming Soon

by on May 22nd, 2012 at 2:40 am No Comments

It was leaked on Friday, but if you missed it, we now have Samsung’s official ad spot, showing off David Beckham — er, the Galaxy Note, it all his, erm… its glory. The commercial cleverly displays yet another real-world situation in which you could use the Samsung Galaxy Note. Like taking a snap shot, and [...]

Sprint Kills Off 5GB Tethering Plan for $30 – Adds New 2GB Plan for $20 and 6GB for $50

by on May 22nd, 2012 at 1:48 am No Comments

Sprint is hoping new changes to their mobile hotspot pricing models will bring about new customers who might have otherwise been apprehensive to take the jump into their data-only tethering service. The old 5GB for $30 plan has officially been killed off, replaced instead with a lower entry-level 2GB plan for $20, and higher 6GB [...]

Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) Hits the Bluetooth SIG

by on May 21st, 2012 at 11:48 pm No Comments

A few Android faithful were questioning whether or not Verizon Wireless would be stocking the Samsung Galaxy S3. We’ve seen Verizon’s version of the device popup in benchmarks last week but still, some were doubting (or fearful). Well, hopefully this will cast a few of those doubts aside, as the SCH-1535 has just been green [...]

Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S3 Now Available For Pre-Order in the US via Amazon and Expansys

by on May 21st, 2012 at 10:59 pm No Comments

If your budding rap career has just started taking off, and you feel like the Samsung Galaxy S3 would look rather nice atop Amber Rose covered in a pile of your own money, you may be interested to know that the GS3 is currently available for pre-order on Amazon for the low price of.. $800. [...]

New “Angry Birds Heikki” Sequel Coming In June – Get Ready For More High Flying Flapping Fun

by on May 21st, 2012 at 9:36 pm No Comments

The boys from Rovio are revving up their engines, firing up yet another Angry Birds sequel due on June 18th. This time, the Finnish developers are taking their feathered friends to the race track in Angry Birds Heikki. For those of you unawares, Heikki Kovalainen is a Formula 1 race car driver from Rovio’s homeland [...]

Amazon Appstore Updated to 2.6.53 – Brings New “Test Drive” Feature To Select Devices

by on May 21st, 2012 at 8:13 pm No Comments

The Amazon Appstore was updated today to version 2.6.53 today adding a rather amazing new feature that allows for users to “test drive” apps before shelling out their hard earned money. No downloading. No installing. No purchasing. Just click, and immediately begin playing. This feature was originally introduced almost a year ago on Amazon’s desktop [...]

HTC EVO 4G LTE officially cleared to ship May 24th

by on May 21st, 2012 at 6:40 pm No Comments
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After a brief hold-up at US Customs, Sprint has officially announced that the HTC EVO 4G LTE will be on its way to customers and are scheduled to ship or arrive on May 24th. That’s not the Mat 23rd rumor that’s been going around, but one day never hurt anyone. If you don’t remember, some [...]

Verizon confirms updates to add global capabilities to DROID RAZR, RAZR MAXX, Rezound, and DROID 4

by on May 21st, 2012 at 5:40 pm No Comments

Late last week, Verizon was rumored to be bringing updates for the Motorola DROID 4, the HTC Rezound, Motorla DROID RAZR, and the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX to add global capabilities for calling and data. This functionality was locked at launch, but users of the community have since been able to take advantage of the [...]

Verizon Galaxy Nexus getting 4.0.4 tomorrow?

by on May 21st, 2012 at 4:44 pm No Comments
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After months and months of waiting, could Galaxy Nexus users finally be getting the sweet taste of Android 4.0.4 tomorrow? A new rumor suggests it could happen. Droid-Life received a series of independent reports, however, that Verizon personnel are pointing users to May 22nd for the elusive update. It’ll be a much needed update, if [...]

HTC Bluetooth music accessory now available

by on May 21st, 2012 at 3:59 pm No Comments
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If you have a car that doesn’t have a Bluetooth-enabled audio system, HTC wants to do you one better. They’ve released their Bluetooth music accessory that will allow you to wirelessly play audio to any speaker that is equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack (often referred to as an auxiliary port). For $60 you can [...]

Samsung open to cross-licensing with Apple, says JK Shin

by on May 21st, 2012 at 3:10 pm No Comments
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The general consensus is that Samsung, and a lot of other OEMS, really, are a lot more reasonable than the folks in the land of the bitten fruit. While I can neither agree or disagree, I think it’s safe to say that Samsung is more interested in getting these lawsuits out of the way quick [...]

T-Mobile preparing maintenance upgrade for the Samsung Galaxy S II

by on May 21st, 2012 at 2:21 pm No Comments
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It appears T-Mobile is getting ready to push a maintenance upgrade out to owners of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Ice Cream Sandwich it is not, but there’s not much to complain about when a device is receiving attention for bug fixes and minor enhancements. And who knows? Perhaps this could be a preparatory update. [...]

Ice Cream Sandwich now available for T-Mobile’s HTC Amaze 4G

by on May 21st, 2012 at 10:32 am No Comments
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Attention HTC Amaze 4G owners, T-Mobile has an update ready for you. And, yes, it’s Android 4.0. The upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich can be pulled from the HTC Software Updates dialog under Settings and brings about all the enhancements you might expect from a move to the latest Android OS> The new software is [...]



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