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Dec

27

2011

Trebuchet Launcher Alpha for Android 4.0.3 Now Available for Download [Courtesy of XDA]

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by Stacy Bruce
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Development for the Galaxy Nexus and ICS is booming right now and there are a plethora of goodies available for your testing pleasure. The developer who created the Trebuchet launcher that will be found in CM9, has tweaked the app a bit and released an alpha version for the public. While the Trebuchet launcher is [...]

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Dec

14

2011

Plants vs. Zombies Finally Lurks its Way into the Android Market, Brings Peggle Along for the Ride

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by Stacy Bruce
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  Up until today, the only way you could get Popcap’s smash hit, Plants vs. Zombies, on your Android device was through the Amazon Appstore. It seems that Amazon had exclusive Android rights to the game before the Android Market could get a hold of it, but today that is old news as Popcap announces [...]

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Dec

11

2011

Day 6 of Google’s 10 cent App Celebration: 8 New and 2 Repeats

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by Stacy Bruce
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Good morning on this 6th day of Google’s 10 cent, 10 billion downloads, app celebration! Today we have 8 new ones for you and the last 2 on the list are repeats. I am really pleased that they keep putting good apps on sale and not just some no-namers. This is what we got for [...]

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Dec

9

2011

Download the New Motorola XYBoard Wallpapers Now

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by Stacy Bruce
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In case you were wondering what the new Motorola DROID XYBoard wallpapers look like (because the DROID line always comes up with some snazzy ones), they are now available for your downloading pleasure. A couple of them are repeats but some of the new ones are pretty bitchin’. Hit up the download link below to [...]

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Dec

6

2011

Android Market hits 10 BILLION Downloads, Offers Many $0.10 Apps Over the Next 10 Days

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by Stacy Bruce
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It looks like the Android Market has achieved 10 billion downloads and wants to celebrate with us by offering a slew of popular apps for only $0.10! By the looks of the banner ad, these will change every day for the next 10 days and that’s a smokin’ deal so I recommend you snatch a [...]

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Nov

7

2011

PayPal Updates Android App, Brings NFC Capabilities

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by Stacy Bruce
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A new update for the PayPal app hit the Android Market earlier today and with it brings some pretty cool improvements. The whole in-app experience received a bit of a face lift, improving the UI and making navigation easier on both tablets and smartphones. A new widget has been added  that not only allows easy [...]

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Nov

5

2011

[Download] Galaxy Nexus Full System Dump Including Boot, Recovery Image

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by Stacy Bruce
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Looks like there is more good news for prospective Galaxy Nexus owners as our pals over at MoDaCo has a little treat for us that many of you will be happy to see. We are getting access to a full system dump from the Galaxy Nexus’ ICL23D build. There should be a little something for [...]

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Oct

27

2011

[Leak] Google Music landing page proves music store is coming to the Android Market soon

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by Robert Nazarian
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We have been hearing reports that Google is very close to unveiling some sort of music service that will allow the purchase of tunes along with a unique spin on sharing. Yesterday if you went to music.google.com on your Android device, you would get the above screen shot. It has been pulled so there is no [...]

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Oct

21

2011

New Gingerbread Build For HTC Thunderbolt Offers Fixes To Official OTA Update

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by Justin Routhier
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The HTC Thunderbolt has seen its fair share of disappointments and setbacks on its path to Gingerbread for some time now. Fortunately, a new build (2.11.605.5) offers fixes to the many problems discovered with the 2.11.605.3 build and is said to be a step or two above the many other leaks you’ve been putting up with [...]

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Oct

21

2011

Taste Ice Cream Sandwich With New Theme From SDK For CM7 Theme Chooser [Courtesy of XDA]

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by Justin Routhier
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Thanks to XDA developer Sonnysekhon, you don’t need to get your hands on a Galaxy Nexus to enjoy your first little taste of Ice Cream Sandwich. A new theme built right from the SDK is now available for download if you’ve got a custom ROM running the Theme Chooser app. Although still in its infant [...]

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