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Love the HTC weather widget? Get it for your Vista/W7 PC

HTC’s SenseUI definitely has its positives and negatives, but most people have good things to say about their weather widget. Some people even like it so much that they’ll port it onto their PCs.

Called HTC Home, it’s an obvious port of the weather widget from SenseUI. The widget itself is pretty customizable, you can resize it, put it in the taskbar, switch animations on/off and change your location pretty easily (as seen above). If you’re not sure how well this works, just check out the video:

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Verizon V CAST service to get full-length movies

Before a few days ago, Verizon’s V CAST service primarily only featured TV shows and sports. That all changed as of Aug. 31st. Thanks to Crackle Movies, V CAST will now be offering up full-length movies to its users.

“We’re excited to bring Crackle’s selection of great movies to Verizon Wireless,” said Eric Berger, senior vice president, digital networks, Sony Pictures Television.  ”Together, we are enhancing the mobile entertainment experience for Verizon Wireless customers with highly engaging full-length features.”

“This new option for V CAST Video customers will let them watch movies on demand on their phones.  Crackle Movies’ catalog rounds out the choices for our customers,” said Terry Denson, vice president of content acquisition and strategy at Verizon.

Are you a V CAST user? What do you think of full-length movies being added into the programming? Let us know in the comments.

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Pro tip: Setup voicemail on Epic 4G

Voicemail, it’s one of those things that you setup when you first get your phone and that’s it. But what if you want to change your voicemail message or change how your name appears to people who receive your messages? Good luck finding it in that manual you threw away.

But setting up or making changes to your voicemail settings is actually really simple. From the home screen, tap Menu > Settings > Call Settings > Voicemail Settings

Once there you’ll be greeted with the screen above. From here you can change how your notified of voicemails, if you want your contacts’ pictures to be shown, speakerphone on/off, voicemail greeting, from name, check for voicemail software upgrades and the ever exciting about voicemail.

So there you have it, it’s a very simple tip, but one that I think that a lot of people will find useful.

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Pro tip: Sprint Epic 4G keyboard shortcuts

Hey all you Epic 4G owners, we’re sure you’ve been so busy caught up with your front facing camera and LED flash that you haven’t had time to dig through your phones settings. Fear not though, for this tip will help you navigate through your phone faster than ever.

Just like there are keyboard shortcuts on actual computer’s, your Epic keyboard has them to. In order to see what they all are (and customize them for yourself) then go here (from home screen) Menu > Settings > Applications > Quick Launch

Once there you’ll be greeted with the screen above. The screen shows you some of the default shortcuts, as well as the ones “empty” ones that are left for you to customize to launch whatever apps you want. Here are the default shortcuts if you’re interested (Note “search” equals the magnifying glass):

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Pretty cool huh? But don’t worry, if you’re not happy with the default shortcuts, you can change those as well, so you’re not stuck having Search+ p launching your music.

If you’ve got some more great tips for the Epic 4G, let us know in the comments!

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T-Mobile G2 to cost $199.99 with a new contract

A leaked image has revealed the pricing for the upcoming T-Mobile G2, and it’s not all that surprising.  The successor to the now deceased G1 will run $199.99 with a new contract, and $499.99 without.

The G2 has been gaining quite a bit of buzz these past couple of weeks, and these prices fall in line with the average going rate for an Android smartphone these days.  The device is also rumored to be shipping with Android 2.2, and is expected to launch sometime around the end of September.

[via tmonews]

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Apartments.com listings now on Zillow Android app

Apartments.com, one of the leading real estate websites, is now going to have its listings featured on the Zillow mobile application.  Apartments.com currently features over 90,000 managed apartment listings, and the Zillow mobile app has received 2 million downloads to date from Apple, Android, and Blackberry mobile devices.

Zillow.com has a monthly visitor base of over 12 million, which will greatly increase the visibility of Apartments.com listings.  Also, the increasing popularity of smartphones and mobile applications will increase the site’s reach even further.

Check out the full press release below.

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MLB At Bat 2010 price slashed to $6.99 until September 7th

MLB At Bat 2010 is an Android application that allows you to listen live to your favorite baseball team’s games. But that’s not all. Not only can you get both sides’ radio broadcasts, in-game video highlights, and live score updates in the palm of you hand, you can also have real-time tracking of all of the fielding teams pitches. Any avid baseball fan would want this app. But there was always one problem: the price. The app was $14.99. Pretty expensive to buy if you are not a huge baseball follower. However, the price of the baseball application has been slashed by more than half of the original $14.99 price tag. The current price of the app is $6.99, but not for long, as the offer will end September 7th.

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Fring for Android gets an update, adds Epic 4G support

If you snagged an Epic 4G yesterday, you’re probably itching to use that front facing camera. Well there obviously isn’t a better way to use it than for video chat. Whether it’s at 10,000 feet or from the comfort of your couch, fring for Android makes an excellent alternative to the built-in Qik application.

So if you’ve got an Epic 4G (or any Android phone with a camera), grab fring and give it a try.

Rate & download: fring (Free)

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Sony making an eReader app for Android

eReaders. They are arguably the best thing since sliced bread (actually the best thing since Android). You can load a bunch of books to your device of choice, instead of lugging around a ton of books. I myself do not have an eReader like the Nook, Kindle, or the Sony Reader. I do, however, have the Kindle for Android app on my Droid Incredible (I had to read the Illiad over the summer). Not only does Amazon have a Kindle app on the Android Market, but Barnes and Noble has a Nook app on Android, too. There is only one eReader app missing from the Android Market. But according to Sony, that is about to change. To quote the electronics company:

The new Reader models bring a fresh level of flare to e-reading with colorful, elegant aluminum designs and all new, highly responsive touch screens. In addition to the new devices in the U.S., Sony announced development of a set of applications for iPhone and the Android Marketplace to extend the Reader experience across multiple portable devices.

Sounds pretty good if you ask me.

Anyone out their use a Sony Reader? Tell us what you think in the comments.

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T-Mobile may help Sprint’s Clearwire with WiMax funding

As you all know, Sprint is the first United States carrier to offer 4G for their mobile devices. Sprint has chosen WiMax for their 4G, while Verizon has chosen LTE (long-term-evolution) for their 4G standard. T-Mobile and AT&T have gone the way of HSPA+, which claim download speeds equal to Sprint’s WiMax, but are not classified as a 4G network.

There was some news a couple months ago about T-Mobile maybe merging with Sprint, but nothing that would hint a merger has happened, until now. T-Mobile is reportedly interested in investing in Clearwire, Sprint’s partner in crime on the path to rolling out WiMax. This would give Clearwire the funds necessary to roll out its 4G network. T-Mobile has no current plans for 4G, and as I stated before, has opted for HSPA+ so what happens next will be interesting to say the least

[via PhoneScoop]

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