Best Buy offers free flip case for Samsung Galaxy Note pre-orders
News - February 04, 2012
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Best Buy is offering customers who pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Note a flip case cover. Pre-orders starte on February 5, and you can get a case that normally costs $29.99 for free, just by pre-ordering at Best Buy.
The Galaxy Note has a massive 5.3" display and will retail for $299.99 when it is released on February 19, 2012.
The company's full statement is below:
Best Buy announced the Samsung Galaxy Note will be available for pre-order starting Sunday, Feb. 5. Customers who pre-order the device at Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, or online at...read more
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Dropbox for Android beta lets users earn 5GB of free space
News - February 03, 2012
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Dropbox is running a promotion to encourage people to try the beta version of Dropbox for Android. The new version's biggest feature is automatic uploading of pictures and video. If you don't care about privacy, you can have all of the pictures and video you take on your Android device automatically uploaded to your Dropbox account. With the new Dropbox, your Android phone would effectively work like Apple's iCloud.
Dropbox will give you 500MB of free space for the first picture you take with the new beta version. After that, for every 500...read more
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RIM offers free PlayBook for Android developers who repackage their apps
News - February 02, 2012
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RIM is trying to build their collection of Android apps that will run on the BlackBerry PlayBook. To help get developers rolling, the company is offering a free PlayBook to any Android Developer who repackages their Android app, and submits it to the BlackBerry App World by February 13.
The promotion was announced on Twitter by Alec Saunders, VP of developer relations.
Shh.... Android Devs - submit your Android app to BB AppWorld by Feb 13 and get a free Playbook --> tools here: http://bit.ly/w758Ci
RIM makes the process pret...read more
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Samsung mystery ICS phone press photo leaked on Twitter
News - February 02, 2012
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This press photo was leaked on Twitter by industry insider Eldar Murtazin. It is a Samsung phone running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, that will be announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month. The phone is believed to be a new device, but NOT the Samsung Galaxy S III because Samsung says the S III will appear after MWC.
Could it be the Galaxy S II Plus? This looks a lot like the S II, except for the buttons at the bottom of the phone. We'll have to wait and see, but my money is on the S II Plus....read more
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Mint.com launches Android tablet app
News - February 01, 2012
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Mint.com, the site that consolidates all of your financial accounts into one secure location, has launched an Android tablet app. Mint.com already has an iPhone and Android phone app, but with Android tablet numbers expected to climb this year, the company is getting out ahead in hopes of providing a rich experience for Android tablet users.
“In the next few months, Android tablets are expected to hold more than 40 percent of the market share,” said Aaron Forth, general manager of Intuit Inc.’s (Nasdaq: INTU) Personal Finance Group. “As table...read more
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Android users more likely to have one night stand?
News - February 01, 2012
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Does your smartphone say something about how you conduct your love life? Maybe. In a recent Match.com survey, it appears that Android users get a little more love, a little quicker. Android users are more likely to have sex on the first date, and are more likely to have a one night stand, according to the survey.
The survey was broken down by Match.com’s “Relationship Insider” Kimberly Moffit, who revealed that 75 percent of Canadian singles believe e-mail and texting have significantly improved their dating life. “More so than zodiac signs...read more
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Nexus S 4G gets Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
News - January 31, 2012
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If you're using a Sprint Nexus S 4G phone and want Ice Cream Sandwich, you're in luck. A build of ICS has leaked and it is believed that it is the same version that the carrier will soon release. The build number is IMM26 and so far the reports are it's stable.
If you'd like to install the new build you can head over to XDA via the link below, but be aware that you install it at your own risk.
Alternatively, you could just wait for Sprint to release the OTA update which should be out soon. ...read more
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Official Android Developers page now on Google+
News - January 30, 2012
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Google is sure pushing Google+ these days. Even the official Android Developers page is now hosted on Google+. The new page makes sense as it will be a central place where Android developers can gather to share ideas, and chat with the Android dev team. There will surely be a lot of chatting and hangouts in the future.
It looks like as of now, over 7000 people have +1'd or added the page to their circles. There is not much happening on the brand new Google+ page, but the first post is up...
Welcome to a Google+ page designed just for all y...read more
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Sprint Galaxy Nexus sign up page added to Google site
News - January 30, 2012
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At the CES conference this month, Sprint announced that their version of the Galaxy Nexus with LTE would be launching, but no official word was giving. It looks like the launch date could be coming soon because a new registration page for the Sprint Galaxy Nexus has popped up on the official Nexus site. Pre-registration pages usually means the device's release is just around the corner.
It's interesting that the Sprint Galaxy Nexus will support LTE, even though Sprint's network doesn't provide LTE yet. Users will have to wait until later th...read more
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Amazon Wireless offers DROID RAZR MAXX for $199
News - January 28, 2012
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Amazon Wireless is now offering the DROID RAZR MAXX for the low price of $199 if you're a new customer. Of course you'll have to sign a new 2 year contract to get the low price, but it's still one of the lowest prices for the RAZR MAXX that you'll find. Existing customers who upgrade can pick the phone up for $230. Not bad.
At just 8.99mm (0.35-inch), the DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola for Verizon is the longest-lasting smartphone on the block and still impossibly thin. Equipped with the same great features as the original DROID RAZR, the DROID...read more
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Prada Phone by LG 3.0 hitting the UK tomorrow
News - January 26, 2012
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Courtesy of Phones 4u, the Prada Phone by LG 3.0 will hit the UK Friday, January 27, 2012. The high-fashion phone has some decent specs including dual-core processor, 8MP camera, and ultra-bright NOVA display. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which isn't the latest version of Android, but should receive an update to Ice Cream Sandwich later this year.
PHONES 4u WILL BE FIRST IN THE UK TO RECEIVE STOCK OF THE NEW PRADA PHONE BY LG
London, 26.01.12 - Phones 4u is proud to announce that it will be the first retailer in the UK to stock the new ...read more
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Motorola Mobility sues Apple over iPhone 4S, iCloud
News - January 25, 2012
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Another day, another patent infringement lawsuit. This time Motorola is going on the offensive against Apple for infringing on six patents related to mobile services. Motorola is also going after Apple for its iCloud services which they say infringe on patents they hold.
“Today’s action relates to the same patents we are already asserting in Florida against Apple. Motorola Mobility has worked diligently over the years to develop cutting-edge technology and to build an intellectual property portfolio that is respected by the entire industry...read more
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Verizon Droid RAZR MAXX available Thursday
News - January 24, 2012
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Verizon said today that the Verizon Droid RAZR MAXX will be available for purchase on Thursdya, Jan. 26. The new Droid RAZR MAXX will be available both online and in Verizon stores. The Droid RAZR MAXX will be available for $299.99 with a two-year contract. That's $100 more than you would pay for the regular RAZR.
One of the most talked about features of the MAXX is the battery. It can supposedly give you 21 hours of talk time. We'll have to wait until it's released to see if that holds true but if it does, that's incredible. ...read more
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New Gmail "Experiments" feature shows up in Android 4.0.3
News - January 24, 2012
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Google's Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) has been out for a couple of months, but new features are still being discovered. ComputerWorld uncovered a new "Experiments" feature in the Gmail App on a Asus Transformer Prime tablet.
an extra section in the settings of the Gmail app labeled "Experiments." The section currently contains two optional features: one that allows Gmail to index the text of your messages in order to provide locally based full-text search, and one that enables drag-and-drop functionality for the "contact chips" used in G...read more
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