Archive for February, 2011
Cherry Slot Machine (Version 1.3.5)
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Popies is an Intense Whack-a-Mole Clone
As news is a bit slow today, we decided to head over to the Android market to take a look at some of the more intesting games to be released lately. We stumbled across a game called Popies which – for lack of a better definition – looks like a whack-a-mole clone. They add a lot of things on top of the traditional whack-a-mole gameplay [...]
Rumor: Thunderbolt is Ready to Ship
Monday morning rumor mill time! This time, the Thunderbolt may have finally gotten cleared for retail as known Verizon affiliate Black_Man_X let loose the following in a tweet that has since been deleted: “Thunderbolts are go!!” This comes with another independent source who contacted GizmoFusion saying the same. That March 3rd or 4th [...]
Sprint’s Total Equipment Protection App Helps Keep Your Phone Secure
Sprint users out there who subscribe to the carrier’s $7 total equipment protection plan will be glad to know that a new application is now available for download. It’s their equivalent of Lookout, if I had to compare it to something. Here are the list of features you can look forward to should your phone ever get lost or stolen: [...]
Check Out My New Wallpaper [The Phone Wars]
![Check Out My New Wallpaper [The Phone Wars]](http://www.theandroider.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/0a521_ios-vs-android-the-phone-wars-150x150.jpg "Check Out My New Wallpaper [The Phone Wars]")
This one has been making the rounds via Reddit. Nothing much needs to be said, but why does the apple get 4 light sabers? I read a funny joke that said not to worry as it could only use one of them at a time. Unfortunately, that doesn’t apply today. Still, it’s on my desktop and you know which side I’m reppin’. Get the [...]
FullHDMI Breaks Your EVO’s Limits, But Only If You’re Rooted
The one thing that annoyed many EVO users is that their HDMI port could only be used while watching video and viewing photos. Orrebmas at Android Central’s forums looks to do away with that with a limited time beta of FullHDMI, however, that’ll allow you to view and play anything you want on the big screen as it looks on your phone.The [...]
PSA: If Your Gmail Conversations Have Disappeared, It’s Google’s Fault
If you haven’t heard, Google’s servers screwed up and took a wrong turn sometime this weekend and now 150,000 Gmail accounts are without all of their previous email. The real story here is that 150,000 of Gmail’s users are only considered to be .08% of their total population. Anyway, this is just a quickie to let you folks know [...]
Bejeweled 2 Now on Sale for $.99, Still $2.99 for Verizon Users
Many of you were Angry souls who thought Bejeweled 2 took so long to come to Android. And when it finally did come, its price tag made a good chunk of you fall ill with sticker shock. EA Mobile’s put the game on sale, though, and it can now be had in the market for just $.99. I know it’s not the latest and greatest Bejeweled experience [...]
Sony Ericsson: We’re Not Against Rooting If Done Right
Sony Ericsson has become one of the most interesting manufacturers to watch in 2011. They transformed their smartphone business in 2010 with the launch of their first Android phone – the Xperia X10 – and followed that up with Mini spin-offs. Contrary to what you’d hear on sites and forums like ours, the phones were actually quite [...]
Motorola unveils plans to make Android secure
Both the iPhone and the Blackberry line of smartphones have robust security features that make them appealing to corporations that need to be able to manage devices closely. The Android OS lacks the robust security that many enterprise customers want to see before they adopt a device. Android has some security, but InfoWorld reports that the [...]
