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May

22

2012

ASUS Releases Bootloader Unlock Tool for the Transformer Pad 300

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Oh ASUS, how we love you so. Not only are you giving us cutting edge hardware and lightly bloated software, you also give us the ability to unlock your devices so that we can do as we please. Sure it comes at the price of voiding our warranties, but that is a risk and a [...]

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May

22

2012

HTC One S Faster GPS Fix Available Now, Speeds Up GPS Lock

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Have you recently picked up a shiny new HTC One S and have noticed that the GPS seems to lock-on rather slow? This isn’t a largely widespread complaint but when something can be improved the Android dev community will never shy from a challenge. Thanks to senior XDA member, MacroHD,  we now have a flashable fix [...]

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May

22

2012

Google Granted with 4 New Patents for Project Glass

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In a world where patent lawsuits and idea-borrowing are a real issue, it appears that Google wants to lock down a few of the inner workings of their upcoming wearable tech, Project Glass. According to some new, recently granted patents (four to be exact), Google now owns the rights to the business end of their AR [...]

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May

21

2012

Sprint Says HTC EVO 4G LTE Pre-Orders will Arrive this Week

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Great news for you folks who pre-ordered a new HTC EVO 4G LTE! Sprint has just announced that they expect to begin shipping the device really soon (like tomorrow soon). A Sprint representative took to the Sprint Blog to announce the following: Customers who pre-ordered HTC EVO 4G LTE…Your wait is almost over! Sprint expects [...]

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May

21

2012

HTC’s Bluetooth Music Adapter Now Available, Works with Most Bluetooth Enabled Devices

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I am not sure if you remember hearing about HTC’s cool new Bluetooth Music Adapter that was announced at this years Mobile World Congress. If not, it’s this great little dongle that allows you to wirelessly stream music to an auxiliary input on any stereo that has a 3.5mm headphone jack and is finally available [...]

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May

21

2012

ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity Wins FCC Approval

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If you are anything like us, you are looking forward to the release of the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700T), the 10.1-inch Android tablet boasting an astounding 1920×1200 (1080p) resolution. It has been said that the device would see a European launch on July 10th and the recent FCC approval would put us right on track [...]

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May

19

2012

S-Voice Pulled from the Galaxy S III, Download the App Now!

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After the big Galaxy S  III announcement we knew it would only be a short amount of time before the cool software features were pulled from the phone for use across other Android devices. One of the more noteworthy GSIII features is the S-Voice app, basically Samsung’s version of Siri. Thanks to XDA member Ascarface23, we [...]

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May

19

2012

T-Mobile: ‘One Size Fits All’ Data Plan is Not the Way to Go

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After hearing all the hubbub surrounding Verizon’s plan to cut off unlimited data, T-Mobile’s VP of marketing Andrew Sherrard decided it was the right time to announce that they are on the side of the consumer and agree that shared data is not the way to go. Talking to T-Mobile’s Issues & Insights Blog, Sherrard [...]

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May

18

2012

Toshiba Excite 10 LE Review

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After Toshiba had a rough go with the Thrive line of tablets they figured it was time to up the ante the second time around. After all, the Thrive’s never got that much critical acclaim and most reviews of the tablets were just down right critical. “Thriving” to to reach a higher standard, Toshiba recently [...]