Archive for July, 2011
HTC Planning on 6 to 8 New Devices Over the Rest of the Year
HTC has confirmed that they will release between 6 and 8 new phones and tablets before the year is out. Unfortunately, the looming eve of Windows Phone 7.1 (Mango) means that these new devices will not be exclusively Android, but HTC did say that our little green friend will be powering the majority of the devices. Let’s take a quick recap [...]
HTC Release Source Code for 7 Devices
HTC has released a slew of source codes for their phones, both new and old. These source codes can all be found at HTC's developers repository where we expect you hacking types will have a field day. It might be me, but HTC seems to be the one device manufacturer that know what the people want, unlocking their bootloaders and releasing their [...]
AT&T Confirms Plans to Throttle Data Effective October 1
You can't say you didn't see this one coming. AT&T has confirmed their plans to throttle data speeds for their heaviest users come October 1st. The good news here is that it doesn't affect everyone, only the top 5% users. Why? Because they clog the tubes for everyone else and it's expensive. So, even if you've been grandfathered in [...]
Gingerbread for Xpera X10, For Realzies
We've made it through the "few days" waiting period and now it's time. Gingerbread has finally started rolling out to Sony Ericsson Xperia X10s around the world. This update should bring some much needed improvements like tethering, deeper Facebook integration, and of course the major speed bumpthat Gingerbread brings. The update should be [...]
Amazon App Store Update Brings Compatibility Checks and Stability Improvements
The much beloved -- or hated, or only-use-for-one-reason -- Amazon App Store is currently receiving an update to version 1.15 which brings users some bug fixes and other cool new features. The update isn't just important for consumers this time, it's also handy for developers too. If you're not seeing an update message yet, simply open the app [...]
InstaFetch PRO (Version 1.5.6)
InstaFetch lets you save complete web pages to your mobile device for offline reading. It integrates with Instapaper.com - the best service to use, if you don't have time to read an article but want to read it later. Why is InstaFetch awesome? With it you can: - save pages to Instapaper directly from your Android-powered device, - [...]
Confirmed: AT&T Will Begin Throttling Unlimited Data Plans
Earlier today we reported that AT&T may begin throttling data usage for the 5 percent of users consuming the most bandwidth, and as the business day begins winding down we now have confirmation straight from the horse’s mouth. Starting October 1st, those using the most bandwidth within any given billing cycle will see their data speeds [...]
AT&T Verifies Data Throttling in Future, October 1st it Begins
It has begun! AT&T has officially reported that starting on October 1st, 2011, the top 5% of AT&T will start to see reduced speeds. Top users, in this case, meaning those who use inordinate amounts of data on a daily basis, downloading Star Wars all day long and listening to the Imperial March on Spotify. What AT&T plans to do about [...]
Samsung Slider Phone for AT&T is NOT the Galaxy S II Attain
The Samsung slider phone that showed up this week as the SGH-I927 was rumored to be Galaxy S II. Turns out this wasn’t the Android we were looking for. The super slim Galaxy S II Attain will (presumably) stay as skinny as the original when it launches AT&T in the coming future With Samsung letting those interested register for updates [...]
Sixteen Essential Cooking Apps for Your Android Device
Face it - at some point in your life, you are going to have to prepare a meal for yourself. Maybe your wife will be out of town or your college buddies will be at school. Or maybe mom has finally kicked you out on your own and you'v run out of Doritos. What are you going to do now? Make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? No, you want [...]
