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May

22

2012

Select Devices Get Beta Version Of “Test Drive” With New Amazon Appstore Update

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by Joe Sirianni
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The Amazon Appstore has recently pushed out an update bringing it to version 2.6.53.  In addition to bug fixes, Amazon has now added their popular Test Drive capabilities to the little screen. For quite some time now you’ve been able to test drive an app on your PC in an emulator to see how it runs, looks and feels. [...]

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May

21

2012

Unofficial Port Of Classic PC Game “Theme Hospital” Hits The Google Play Store

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by Joe Sirianni
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If you’re a huge fan of classic PC games then you’re in for a surprise.  Recently to surface in the Google Play Store is an unofficial port of the classic 1997 game Theme Hospital.  The game is available for download now and will run you $1.49.  The game can be played on smartphones and tablets [...]

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May

21

2012

S Voice leak is now blocked from servers but you can use this workaround

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by Robert Nazarian
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Those of you who grabbed the S Voice leak over the weekend are now getting “Network error. Please try again.” It a not so surprising move, Samsung blocked all leaked apk’s from connecting to the server so basically it’s unusable. Since S Voice is powered by Vlingo, it’s really the Vlingo servers that S Voice [...]

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May

20

2012

Dozens of games to go on sale May 24th through June 1st in the Google Play Store ‘Because We May’

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by Robert Nazarian
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How about a really hot gaming sale to kick of your Memorial Day Weekend? Because We May is celebrating those app stores that give developers the ability to price their accomplishments however they wish. As a result there are 39 titles that will go on sale between May 24 and June 1 in the Google [...]

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May

19

2012

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

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by Stacy Bruce
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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

Google Wallet Wants Root Access Suddenly, Why If It’s Not Needed?

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by Roy Alugbue
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We all know the benefits of rooting your smartphone. By rooting your device, you can unlock a world of potential benefits such as operating on custom ROMs as good or better than stock Android OSes and improved overall performance of your device for starters. While the Android community needs rooting, there are certain entities that [...]

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May

18

2012

Remove Sense 4.0 Lag on the HTC One X With This Tweak

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by Jack Holt
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While we are waiting for Apple and HTC to hash out their differences regarding the Import delays for the possible Apple patent violations made by HTC, some folks have found a fix for a possible device annoyance. Regardless of which version of the One X is being used, folks have noticed a slight lag on [...]

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May

17

2012

Sprint Adds Music, Books And Movies To Carrier Billing Option

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by Axl Logan
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If you’re on Sprint and you’ve been feeling left out as far as having the option to use carrier billing when purchasing Play Store items other than apps, welcome to the circle.  Sprint is now offering you the ability to use carrier billing instead of entering in your credit card information, adding music, books and [...]

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May

17

2012

HTC Wants Customers To Know Its Multitasking Is “Operating Normally” On Its One X Smartphone

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by Roy Alugbue
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  The HTC One X smartphone is perhaps the best smartphone of the year so far, but it hasn’t come without its quirks. While Sense 4.0 has been rightfully praised because of its revamped look and tweaks to Android 4.0′s multitasking, it has brought some unwanted and unnecessary confusion to how the multitasking actually works. Let [...]

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May

16

2012

LG Promo’s New Optimus UI 3.0 With Upcoming Launches, Offers a Slew Of New Features

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by Joe Sirianni
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LG, struggling to stay relevant in the mobile arena has announced that their Optimus UI 3.0 is ready and ahead of schedule.  The new UI 3.0 offers a ton of new features and claims to be “unobtrusive” unlike other skins we’re familiar with.  We’ll initially see the new UI with the release of the Optimus [...]

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