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Jelly Bean Rollout for the LG Optimus G Begins, South Korea First on the List
January 15, 2013 | Vincent MessinaIf you happen to own a LG Optimus G, it’s time to start getting excited. It looks like Jelly Bean is on its way as LG has begun rolling out the Android 4.1 update to users in South Korea. Call me optimistic, but I don’t expect it to be very long before the rest of the Optimus G world starts seeing the update. Read More
Receive $100 bill Credit When Activating a HSPA+ Nexus 7 on AT&T
January 15, 2013 | Vincent MessinaIf you’ve been thinking about picking up the HSPA+ version of the Nexus 7, you might want to consider doing so before February 14th. If you head over to the Play Store, you’ll see AT&T is running a special promotion that offers customers willing to sign up for a 2-year agreement a $100 bill credit. Read More
UK Retailers now Taking Pre-Orders for the Sony Xperia Z
January 15, 2013 | Vincent MessinaAfter Sony showed off its sleek dust proof, water resistant Xperia Z at CES, the question on everyone’s mind was: “when will it be available and how much will it cost?” While Sony gave a rough release date of Q1 2013, we’re now starting to see online retailers offering up the device for pre-order —giving us an idea of price and availability. Read More
Samsung Roadmap Points to a 4.99-inch 1080p Device Coming Soon
January 15, 2013 | Vincent MessinaIf you were lucky enough to visit the Samsung demo room at CES, you might have noticed a display roadmap hidden among the flexible display prototypes and media fluff. The roadmap mostly covered past or current Samsung device displays, however, at the far end of the map lies a yet announced 4.99-inch FHD display with 440ppi. Read More
Tapatalk HD Sheds Beta tag, Available now for the Introductory Price of $0.99
January 14, 2013 | Vincent MessinaIf you’re a frequent forum visitor, then you should already know about Tapatalk. Tapatalk takes the various less-than-friendly web forum layouts and transforms them into a consistent, more mobile-friendly format. Tapatalk for your mobile phone has been around for a while now and quite popular, however, the tablet version has been stuck in Beta… until now! Read More
Samsung: 190,000 Galaxy S III Devices Being Sold per Day
January 14, 2013 | Vincent MessinaSamsung took to Flickr to throw out a few boastful numbers regarding the success of their Galaxy S line. Overall, the Galaxy S line managed to sell over 100 million units over the 2 years and 7 months they’ve been available. Among those units, the Galaxy S III model lead the pack with an impressive 190,000 units being sold per day and an overall sales figure of 40 million in just 7 months. Read More
Flipboard for Android Adds Daydream Support in Latest Update
January 12, 2013 | Vincent MessinaFirst things first: what’s Daydream? Daydream was introduced in Android 4.2 and is essentially a screensaver for your tablet or phone. While not the most revolutionary of features introduced in Android, it’s a great way to make use of the otherwise vacuous space of a docked or idle device. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s introduce you to the new Flipboard update. Read More
Share Photo Collections Easier With Dropbox 2.3 for Android
January 11, 2013 | Vincent MessinaCloud storage provider Dropbox pushed out an update to their Android app making it easier than ever to share entire collections of photos with friends, family, etc. Whether you’re an avid Dropbox user, or new to this whole “cloud” storage thing, you’ll appreciate the updates made in version 2.3. Read More
Beta Channel Release of Chrome for Android now Available in the Play Store
January 10, 2013 | Vincent MessinaDo you enjoy beta testing products in order to be “first”? Then you’ll definitely want to download Chrome Beta. Chrome Beta will give you the opportunity to test all the latest features of Chrome for Android as Google works on refining them and preparing them for final release. Read More