Angry Birds Seasons has been updated to celebrate summer. You can enjoy 30 new levels for Summer Pignic, but only 1 level can be unlocked each day. This is similar to the Christmas update they did last year.
It is available now in the Android Market, If you have installed it from another source, like the Amazon Appstore, no word on when you will be able to get it. It shouldn’t be long though. Hit the source link for the market link or hit our apps database for the QR code.
[via android market]
We reported on Tuesday that Verizon would be eliminating the unlimited data plan in favor of tiered pricing. You will see from the above image the pricing is now confirmed:
Pricing is for both 3G and 4G.
There has been a lot of uncertainty about the DROID Bionic. It was a much-anticipated phone, and then there was rumbling that it might never see the light of day. The most recent rumors were that it would make an appearance, but might not be exactly the phone we wanted. Sadly, we still don’t know MUCH for certain, but Motorola did promise us all via Twitter today that there will, definitely, be a phone released that they deem worth of the Bionic name.
Hang tight, DROID Bionic is coming and slated for summer release. Our team is working on some new updates
We just saw the first day of Summer, so they have approximately three months to finish up their updates and bring the phone to market, if this promise rings true. And I, for one, eagerly await more info! Leave us your thoughts in the comments, and we’ll bring you more news as soon as it comes to light.
[via twitter]
CF-Bench for Android is a new tool you can use to give your device a solid benchmarking score and compare it to other Android devices. It’s very similar to Quadrant which is likely the most popular benchmarking utility for Android, however the developer of this application, XDA member Chainfire, claims that CF-Bench will give a much more stable score. The app supports multi-core processors as well as the option to test native or Java code.
I don’t know about you, but I like my sd cards to be clean and in order. I find it difficult to maneuver around in them when my sd card is extremely cluttered with cached content from previously used apps download who knows when? In steps App Cache Cleaner for Android. The app allows you to free up space by eliminating one or more specific applications’ cashed folder. Memory management has never been easier. This is a must have for intermediate level devices that have less than par memory available to the user for applications. Best of all, you don’t have to root your device to have the simple functionality. Ready to give it a go? Head on over to our apps database where you can also find a QR Code available or you can snag the download from the Android Market. Hit the break for more screen shots of the application along with some info from the developer and don’t forget to let us know what you think of it in the comments below. » Read the rest
Much fuss has been made about Sprint and HTC’s new flagship phone, the Evo 3D. But now that it is out and in the hands of consumers there are three important rumors from around the web that need to be shot down. Video recording, Portrait 3D and poor battery life be warned: The word is out.
Huawei has apparently looked at HTC’s Android business strategy and found something it likes. Not long after Huawei’s Android tablet was spotted, they’ve just shown up to the party holding a very cheap NFC enabled device. » Read the rest
Once again, our inside sources have gotten a little information out of some important people. This time coming from HTC rather than Sprint however. Want some more info on this mystical HTC “Kingdom”? Only here at TalkAndroid folks. » Read the rest
About 3 1/2 years ago, Apple filed for a patent on touch screen displays, and it was just awarded as patent number 7,966,578.
“[a] computer-implemented method, for use in conjunction with a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, [that] comprises displaying a portion of page content, including a frame displaying a portion of frame content and also including other content of the page, on the touch screen display.”
The above is only a small sampling of the abstract, but experts agree that this patent award is very broad and it could prove to be a serious issue for other makers of capacitive touch-screen smartphones. It could give Apple control of all such devices manufactured by HTC, Samsung, Motorola, RIM, and others. This could also affect not only smartphones, but tablets as well.
Lenovo is close to entering the tablet arena with its offering in the IdeaPad Tablet K1. There hasn’t been much hype over this device, but the price is enough to make a few people look in its direction more than once and give it some consideration. As most other tablets worth their weight in hardware run around $599 – $649 for a 32GB model, the Lenovo IdeaPad running Android 3.0 Honeycomb will chime in at $499 when it launches at OfficeMax (I know, OfficeMax?)
It’s got all the specs to complete with the Xoom, G-Slate, iPad 2, and Galaxy Tab 10.1. It’s a 10.1 inch display tablet with 1280×800 resolution, cameras on the back and front (we don’t have the exact size), and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n built in. Not bad for at least $100 less than it’s competitors right? Should be launching soon.
[via engadget]