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Dec

23

2011

Dropbox 2.0 Now Has Optimizations For Ice Cream Sandwich

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The newest version of Dropbox is now available in the Android Market including optimizations for ICS. The new version’s design has been revamped along with new features added as well. If you have never used Dropbox before, after installing the app on your PC, any file you save in your dropbox will also save to [...]

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Dec

23

2011

U.S. Cellular Offers Huawei Ascend II Free After Mail-In Rebate

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There is always going to be a place for a mid-level Android device, especially ones that are free. U.S. Celluar is now offering the Huawei Ascend II for free after a $100 mail-in rebate. With Android 2.3, a 3.5″ screen, and a 600MHz processor it’s not the strongest phone on the block, but hey it’s free. [...]

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Dec

23

2011

[Video] Swype Working On Galaxy Nexus Thanks To XDA

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Any Galaxy Nexus owners out there that have been waiting for Swype to work on ICS? Well, thanks to XDA member theb1rdm4n, Swype has been modified to work on the Galaxy Nexus. This is why we all love Android and give applause  to all the devs like theb1rdm4n that help make our devices great. Hit up the break to [...]

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Dec

21

2011

Kindle Fire Can Now Access Web Version Of Android Market

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If you’re an Amazon Fire owner, you may have noticed you previously couldn’t access the web version of the Android Market via market.android.com. If you attempted to access that site from your Fire, you would be redirected to the Amazon Appstore. With the root breaking 6.2.1 update that recently hit, it looks like that redirect [...]

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Dec

21

2011

Original Motorola Droid Gets Some ICS Love In A Pre-Alpha Build [courtesy of XDA]

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Gotta love CyanogenMod! Based on the newest CM9, the good folks over at XDA have whipped up a pre-Alpha build to enjoy on the OG Droid. Remember, this build isn’t meant to be your daily ROM and should only be attempted by folks that are comfortable making backups and flashing ROMs. I’m one of the sad [...]

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Dec

19

2011

[Download] Enjoy Some Ice Cream Sandwich on your DROID X with CM9 Based ROM EncounterICS X

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  Any Droid X owners out there, that like me, are a bit depressed they can’t get a Galaxy Nexus right now? Well, here is something that made my day and should make yours too. Rootzwiki member firstEncounter has whipped up a CM9 based ICS ROM for the Droid X and let me be the first to [...]

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Dec

18

2011

[Download] “Nexus” Notification Sound, See Ya “DRRROOOIID”

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Does anyone actually use the “Droid” notification on their device? Yeah, I’m actually someone that uses it proudly. Well, Droid Life has posted a “DROOOID” type notification, but in this case it’s calling out “Nexus”. Sounds more like a Decepticon, but still kinda cool. Check out the video below to see what it sounds like. To have [...]

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Dec

18

2011

Sprint’s Nexus S 4G gets Android 4.0.3 ROM Ported from T-Mobile’s Nexus S OTA

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Android Central forum member beezy has whipped up an Ice Cream Sandwich treat for you folks on Sprint with a Nexus S 4G. The Android 4.0.3 OTA for T-mobile’s Nexus S has been ported to Sprint’s Nexus 4G. You won’t see any wimax (4G), but 3G data, camera, WiFi, and bluetooth are confirmed working. You’ll need to [...]

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