Archive for March, 2011
LG Optimus 2X Up for Sale in the UK, In Stock at Online Retailers
The LG Optimus 2X is ready for sale in the UK with several online retailers reporting the dual-core Android smartphone as in stock. Both Expansys and Clove have the handset available for £449, though it doesn’t seem as though the handset is available subsidized with a carrier contract just yet.The Optimus 2X calls itself the first [...]
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Appears at Best Buy for $400
Our main fellow over in England, Chris Davies of SlashGear, had a close look at the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer in its current state yesterday, letting us know that it’s totally cold blooded! Included in his report were prices and release dates for the tablet and its keyboard counterpart, but missing were the dates and money signs for our USA [...]
French Translator [V1.0]
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This app is a free French/multi-language translator. Optimize user interface for French Support mo... Read more @ AndroLib : New Apps and Games
HTC Announces April 12th UK Press Event
With little hint to what they might be showing off, HTC has announced a press event to take place in the UK on April 12th. There is a whole lot of what they could be showing off, but their invite only asks, “Join us to see what’s next.” Could this be the coming out party for the HTC Pyramid ? The official European EVO 3D [...]
HTC Merge Gets Its Own VZ Navigator in Android Market, Could Finally Be Nearing Verizon Release
We still aren’t sure if Verizon will ever see the HTC Merge but the appearance of a VZ Navigator for Merge in the Android Market suggests the time may be nearing. The device has already been officially announced for Alltel and Cellular South, but once again seems lost to Verizon’s lineup of upcoming high-end Android devices. The [...]
Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Apps for Opening Day and Beyond
Today is Opening Day, and if you are anything like me you have been peeling off the sheets from your daily calendar in anticipation of this moment since the Giants toppled the Rangers in the World Series last October. The first pitches should be going out around 1:00PM EDT with a game featuring the boys in pinstripes versus the boys in tiger [...]
HTC Gives Us Six Minutes with their Flyer Tablet [Video]
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No, it isn’t quite seven minutes in heaven, but it is six minutes with the HTC Flyer. This is the sort of device you need to work yourself up to get excited about, because the tablet itself isn’t doing much to stir the blood. Still, HTC does its best to give us the bells-and-whistles overview of their upcoming Android slate. They call [...]
Bug-Squashing CyanogenMod 7 RC4 Now Available
The CyangonMod crew is hard at work tidying up the code for the latest release of their custom ROM for Android. CyanogenMod7 has reached release candidate 4 status and is no available for all supported devices. Nothing major here, this is mostly a bug-fixing release bringing the ROM build a little more up to snuff. The largest improvement of the [...]
PSX4Droid PlayStation Emulator Pulled from Android Market, Dev Blames Upcoming Xperia Play
The PSX4Droid PlayStation Emulator was recently pulled from the Android Market, and its developer suspects only one thing could be to blame: the upcoming launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The creator of the app, zodttd, says the software was pulled without any warning (as seems to be the case with most downed apps).For now it is really only [...]
Google Seeks to Regain Control of Android, Aims to End Fragmentation by Restricting Custom UIs
Google has been humming the same tune for a while now, blissfully ignoring the cries of fragmentation rallied against their Android OS. Not anymore, it seems. While the company isn’t flat out admitting anything, a new report over at Businessweek has it from people in the know that Google is cracking down on manufacturer customizations of [...]
