HTC’s Status Available Today on AT&T

by Michael Murphy on Jul 17th 2011, 5:10pm
tagged AT&T, Chacha, HTC, qwerty, status

We talked a lot about the HTC ChaCha, which was to be one of the first of what is expected to be a full line of Facebook-friendly phones. The HTC status has been available for preorder for about a week, and is now officially on sale at your regular expected AT&T retailer lines.

The HTC Status has an 800MHz, Android 2.3, 512MB internal memory, and an included 2GB sdcard. It also features full Facebook integration natively, a physical QWERTY keyboard much like a Blackberry’s, and overall is a decent phone for its $50 on-contract price tag. Anyone looking for a built-in social media experience or physical kayboard to go long with their Android experience should consider picking this one up.

[via at&t]

Quick Look at Today’s Free Amazon App: Archipelago [Hands on Video]

by Robert Nazarian on Jul 17th 2011, 12:49pm
tagged amazon, Amazon free app, Archipelago, game, real time strategy, RTS, strategy

Today’s free Amazon app looked boring to me at first, but after trying it out, I found it to be both entertaining and addictive. The graphics won’ t blow you away, but it is not about that. It is a Real Time Strategy game, but not complicated, and the premise is easy, but winning isn’t.

Archipelago’s gameplay is astonishingly straightforward: Tap an island controlled by your forces to select it, and then tap an enemy A.I. island to send your troops there. Half of an island’s available troops participate in the attack; the other half say behind to defend the island. To take over an enemy island you must overwhelm the island with more troops than they have currently defending. It may take several attack waves to capture the island!

The best strategy may include capturing a neutral (grey) island. Large islands can station more troops, and your forces will grow faster. You can send an attack wave from multiple islands. Drag your finger across the screen to select the islands you wish to have participate in the attack.

Check out our hands on video:

[via amazon]

Android top of Mobile OS usage for 7th straight month

by Dustin Karnes on Jul 17th 2011, 12:41pm
tagged Android, apple, blackberry, iOS, market, mobile, Nokia, OS, Phone, rim, share, symbian, windows

According to the latest mobile mix report from Millenial, Android is *still* on top of mobile OS usage – for the 7th straight month in a row. That’s right, folks… 2011 has been the year for Android, and it’s showing no signs of letting up. With a whopping 54% of the mobile OS share, that’s more than enough to say it’s #1, especially with the next contender, iOS, coming in at less than half that – 26%.

Granted, the iPhone is still the top mobile device on the market, but hey – we’ll take what we can. The totals for OS usage were:

Android – 54%
iOS – 26%
RIM – 15%
Symbian – 3%
Windows – 2%

Be sure to hit the break for a full rundown of Millenials findings, and let us know what you think in the comments!

[via bgr]

Sprint Samsung Replenish to get a bug fix update July 18

by Robert Nazarian on Jul 17th 2011, 12:27pm
tagged EF27, firmware, replenish, Samsung, Sprint, update

According to the above leaked document, it looks like the Samsung Replenish will be getting a small update tomorrow, but it won’t be Gingerbread. This update will, however, take care of some bugs which is more important in my opinion.

Some of the changes include enhancements to the LED, a fix that sounds the roaming alert before roaming is activated, and a fix for the issue of the ##RTN# attribute resetting to all zeros.

This update is Baseband version: S:M580.06 x.EF27 and the Build number is FROYO,EF27.

[via androidcentral]

Get intellectual with SPB Brain Evolution

by Robert Nazarian on Jul 17th 2011, 12:07pm
tagged brain, brain training, game, intellectual, puzzle, spb, SPB Brain Evolution

SPB Brain Evolution has been available on Windows Mobile, iPhone, Maemo, Symbian, and Windows 7, but there hasn’t been any Android love until a few days ago. SPB Brain Evolution was developed by the same guys who developed SPB Shell 3D and SPB Wallet. We have seen a lot of these “brain training” games before, but Brain Evolution is a nice welcome to Android.

SPB Brain Evolution is a set of intellectual mobile games that helps train the brain and improves memory, logic, arithmetic and puzzle-solving skills. It effectively combines brain training with entertainment. It’s addictive, challenging and engaging at the same time. The application features a suite of 12 mini-games, which have to be played in sequence: only if you achieve good results is the next one unlocked. The variety of games and the difficulty of some levels can capture the player’s attention for a long time and make the playing process really exciting. After completing each level the players are rewarded with interesting and surprising facts and statistics.

» Read the rest

Use Circle Battery Widget To Accurately Track Your Battery Life

by Joe Sirianni on Jul 17th 2011, 8:45am
tagged applications, apps, battery, circle, widget, widgets

If you want to keep better track of your battery life without squinting and straining your eyes peaking at the notification bar, we’ve got the solution for you. How about a simple yet accurate and reliable widget? Circle Battery Widget offers a great and easy way to glance at your device to see what your battery status is. There are a number of customizations you can make with this application. Choose from six different sizes to accommodate placement anywhere on your home screens, change the size of the widget along with its color to suit your mood. Hit the break for the download and to check out some more screen shots of the application. Don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below.

The different sizes of the widget are:

1×1, 2×1, 1×2, 2×2, 3×3 and 4×4 (useful for tablets).

Android Market Download Link

Can’t Remember The Specs Off Hand? Use Phone Genie.

by Joe Sirianni on Jul 17th 2011, 8:30am
tagged compare, Details, phone genie, phone lookup, specs

When you’re in my line of work, being able to rattle off the specs of the latest and greatest device can come in handy and save you a ton of time. Well, thankfully you don’t have to go far anymore to find out the screen size, CPU and version of that smartphone, you just need Phone Genie for Android. The application is a great database for referring to the latest smartphone and tablet to hit any market. The developer touts that the app will provide detailed info on phones made in the last 15 years. The app taps into the vast database associated to GSMArena’s website, offering a smooth and easy to navigate UI. Find what you need and what’s important accurately and quickly. You can use the device to simply check out specs or you can use it to compare it to another device.

The biggest advantage of Phone Genie is that, it allows you to compare the features of 2 phones / tablets side by side, and decide which device is more suitable for you.

Hit the break to snag this highly all-important addition to the cell phone junkie’s arsenal. There’s also a ton of screen shots for you and a video demo of the app in action. As always, feel free to let us know what you think in the comments below. » Read the rest

See What’s New On Netflix With The Netflix New Releases Free App

by Joe Sirianni on Jul 17th 2011, 3:00am
tagged applications, apps, movies, netflix, new releases, que, streaming

Want to know what’s new on Netflix? Now it’s easier than ever thanks to developer Shrapnel. Just whip out your awesome Android smartphone and download the Netflix New Releases Free application. The app is a comprehensive list of all the new releases Netflix pours out both on their DVD releases and their Instant Watch section. With a great UI and smooth navigation, never be out of the loop with what’s now available to stream on everyone’s favorite streaming service. Hit the break for a full list of features from the developer and to check out some screen shots. Don’t forget to let us know what you think of it in the comments below. » Read the rest

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer wants the update but still at 3.1

by Adam Johnson on Jul 16th 2011, 9:35pm
tagged Android, asus, Honeycomb, transformer, update

You owners of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer are a lucky bunch. I’m a bit jealous as I don’t own one. You all are in the middle of an OTA update, and as you get it you will more than likely check your Android version right after. No? Doesn’t look like it’ll happen just yet, still 3.1? That definitely disappointing. Transformer owners have every right to be a little anxious over getting this Honeycomb 3.2 update. I mean, come on, the Motorola Xoom is getting it!

Well, just sit tight. The ASUS twitter account recently gave us this hope:

@ASUS is testing Android 3.2 on the #EeePadTransformer now – we hope to have it released soon!

So stick around, and we’ll let you know when we get the news!

[via androidcentral]

Get AOSP sounds on your Sense device thanks to XDA

by Dustin Karnes on Jul 16th 2011, 8:21pm
tagged Android, AOSP, music, notifications, ringtones, sense, sounds

Love Sense, but miss the awesome ringtones / notifications that come with all those AOSP ROMs? Well, thanks to (as usual!) XDA, you can get yourself a nice, clean, flashable ZIP to get them back. According to the original thread:

Here is a flashable zip file of all the AOSP ringtones and notifications. I requested this to use on a sense rom (MikG v2.2) Thanks Preludedrew for making this for me!!!!! Hopefully all the sense users out there that are stuck with some pretty weak tones can find this useful. And always remember to DO A NANDROID BACKUP FIRST! I am not responsible for what happens to ANYBODYS phone!!!!!!!

So hit the original thread here, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!

[via xda]

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