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May

20

2011

XDA To The Rescue, Netflix Running On The T-Mobile Vibrant

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by Joe Sirianni
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Well, after months and months of waiting we finally saw the highly coveted Netflix app for Android hit the market.  Unfortunately, there were only a handful of devices supported.  But as expected, upon launch, it was only a matter of time before our developing dogs at XDA caught the scent and modified a couple of [...]

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May

16

2011

Take extremely wide-angle photos with a Fisheye lens attachment

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by Robert Nazarian
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XDA user, flexnix, has attached a fisheye lens to his LG G2x. If you are wondering what a fisheye lens is, here is the Wiki definition: In photography, a fisheye lens is a wide-angle lens that takes in an extremely wide, hemispherical image. Originally developed for use in meteorology to study cloud formation and called “whole-sky lenses,” fisheye lenses [...]

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May

16

2011

Will the AT&T Attain, Verizon Function, and Sprint Within be the US versions of the Galaxy S II?

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by Robert Nazarian
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When the original Samsung Galaxy S phone came to the U.S., it was branded as the Verizon Fascinate, AT&T Captivate, T-Mobile Vibrant, U.S. Cellular Mesmerize and the Cellular South Showcase. Is it any surprise that the same thing is going to happen all over again for the new Galaxy S II. For some reason the [...]

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Apr

15

2011

Samsung Vibrant sees bugfixes thanks to KB5 update through Kies Mini

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by Dustin Karnes
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Have a Samsung Vibrant with some bugs? Well, hopefully your woes are handled, as a new update has slipped in via Kies Mini. Sure, T-Mo isn’t telling us exactly what bugs are fixed in update T959UVKB5 (or KB5), but, hey… who needs those kinds of details, right? </sarcasm> The update cannot be received OTA, so [...]

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Mar

15

2011

Samsung Galaxy S can now use modified Xperia Arc Launcher

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by Jesse Bauer
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The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc launcher was something that many of us wanted for our own handsets since we saw it demo’d here. If you own a Samsung Galaxy S device however, you can now get that same launcher working on your device, without any of the lag seen in other launchers. XDA member Syn [...]

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Feb

26

2011

Test Release of CyanogenMod 7 for the Vibrant

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by Michael Murphy
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CyanogenMod is one of the most popular custom-built ROMs out there, and with version 7 they are bringing Gingerbread to more and more phones.  The T-Mobile Vibrant just got an official Froyo release recently, but the CyanogenMod team has got the beginnings of ROM for the Vibrant that, when finished and stable, will bring it [...]

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Feb

20

2011

Samsung Galaxy S 4G will cost you $200 with T-Mobile

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by Jesse Bauer
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Well, it looks like even though you thought you could get a Samsung Galaxy S 4G at RadioShack for $149 on sale, you won’t be seeing that pricing from T-Mobile after all. They apparently…made a boo-boo with the pricing. It’ll cost $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate, and taxes n such of corse too. So, [...]

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Feb

7

2011

For Valentine’s Day, T-Mobile Giving Away All Phones Free for Two Days

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by Michael Murphy
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If you’re shopping for a new phone this week, has T-Mobile got a deal for you! February 11th and 12th — this upcoming Friday and Saturday — T-Mobile is giving away all phones for free with a two-year contract. Even their newest 4G Android phones are going to be absolutely free for those who are [...]

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Feb

2

2011

Want To Root Your Samsung Galaxy S, Captivate And Vibrant In One Click?

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by Joe Sirianni
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There are a number of reasons that some might want to root their Android devices.  Among them may be improvement in the speed and stability department, boosting performance to a height you would have never achieved, had you not been rooted.  Some may do it to gain access to easy tethering capabilities.  Further still, some [...]

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Jan

25

2011

Release Dates Confirmed For LG G-Slate, Dell Streak 7, Vibrant 4G?

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by Axl Logan
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Looks like those sneaky ninjas over at TmoNews have done it again.  Tony Toni Tone would be proud.  It appears that our previous predicted release dates are a hammer on the nail.  And thanks to the spy shot above, we are looking at seemingly credible release dates for the Dell Streak 7, the Vibrant 4G and LG’s [...]

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