Jared started off writing about mobile phones back when BlackBerry ruled the market, and Windows Mobile was kinda cool. Now, with a family, mortgage and other responsibilities he has no choice but to look for the best deals, and he's here to share them with you.
Whether you spend the majority of your day at home, or at an office, odds are that there is a Wifi network that is available for you to connect your device to, the only thing that holds some people back is how? Setting up a Wifi network is quite simple, and can be done in about 2 minutes from your device.Open up the settings on the deviceGo to Wireless & NetworksIf Wi-Fi is...
Best Buy this morning officially rolled out its Music Cloud service available on Android, iOS and BlackBerry devices. It aims to make storing your music simple, allowing access on all these devices from just a single upload.The basic "lite" package allows web streaming, along with 30 seconds of each song from your mobile device, but for $3.99 a month you can upgrade to the premium...
Yes, you read that right, a 7-inch Android tablet is apparently coming forth from Huawei, and will be running Android 3.2, which apparently is a 7-inch optimization of Honeycomb. The Huawei tablet, the MediaPad, is set to launch with Flash 10.3, Twitter, Facebook and more built in along with a 1.3MP front camera and a 5MP rear camera for HD video recording. The device is only 0.4 inches...
We all know, the Samsung Fascinate has not been known as the device to receive the quickest updates, heck it feels like just yesterday that we saw Froyo land on the device officially. While many would think that Gingerbread is something that we would never see on the device, an unofficial build has leaked for those risky enough to install it. For more instructions about the install be...
Can you believe it? Another week is behind us, and here we are with a whole bunch of Android news, and sometimes it doesn't even seem like there is enough time in the day to read it all. If this is the case for you, be sure to check below for what you may have missed this past week, and be sure to give your email address for our mailer, to keep you in the loop!General NewsIntroducing...
Half the fun of having an Android device is the wide selection of amazing applications which are available in the Android market. But half the battle is trying to find ones that you want, or that serve the purpose you need, but as you know we love our readers, so each week we bring you some of our personal favorites. Hit the break and let's take a look at what we got for you all this...
Riding a bike is one of my favorite pastimes -- my friends and I used to hop on our bikes and take off. But, sadly, at the end of the day none of us ever knew how far we went, how fast we went, or any other information about the ride. Previously I have driven the route that I rode to find out how far it was, but gone are those days as Strava has launched an application which solves all...
Like many of you out there I have a love/hate relationship with cases on my device, I love the protection, but often times hate the feel. With a recent change of career I found myself looking for a nice rugged case that I could use with a belt clip, or without if I wanted, and while this may seem like a lot to look for in a case, I was able to find it all with the Body Glove Case for...
Another week for the history books, and we are left with a ton of Android news behind us. If you happened to miss anything that happened this week, be sure to check below to see what went down this week.General NewsADT Plugin for Eclipse updated with visual layout editorGoogle Books headed to UK phonesMigrating from the EVO 4G to the EVO 3D -- a simple guideBBC Android app now available...
Productivity apps, fun apps, gaming apps, whatever you need apps, they all exist, the trouble is just finding the ones that are worth using. Each week we like to bring you some of our favorite choices, in hopes that they could become your favorites as well. Let's hit the break and take a look at some of the choices from this week. Sean Brunett - PicFolio for Picasa ($2.99)I...
After a fun-filled week which happened to include a great reader meet-up, we have to say hello to Monday again shortly. This means that lots of news has flowed through our stream, and if you have a life outside of our site then you may have missed something. Let's take a look below at some of what you may have missed this past week. General NewsCatch Andy Rubin's tease during the Google...
You like apps. We like apps. The Android Market has tons of great apps, but sometimes they are hard to find. Let's take a look at some of our favorite applications from this past week together after the break. Jerry Hildenbrand - ElectroDroid (Paid)Like many EE's in the 1990s, I felt the call of software development and got away from my roots. That means things I should be able to...
Will launch with Android 3.1 HoneycombIf you are one of the many who has been anxiously awaiting some official release information for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ever since the Google I/O attendees got one, the following news should make you quite happy. If you happen to live in or around New York City, the Best Buy in Union Square will have a sweet exclusivity on it from June 8...
It should come as no surprise to anyone that many of us use the Google Mobile site while on the go to search for images, find locations, or just for a random search, and navigating the old site was a bit of a pain. Google has finally launched their revamped mobile site, bringing larger buttons instead of the fine text to select things such as pictures, places, news and more making it...
Apps on apps on apps on apps. Just can't ever seem to get enough of great applications on your device can you? Well us either, and that is why we love to share with you, our favorite readers, some of our very own favorite applications. Hit the break and let's take a look at what we've got this week. Jared DiPane - Thumb Keyboard (~$2.50) One of the really cool parts about Android is...
With another leak filled week behind us, it is time to take a few to reflect on what exactly happened this week. We hope you were able to get yourself a ticket to the reader meet up in NYC, or loaded up one of the many leaks from this week, and still were able to keep caught up in the day to day of regular life. Below is some of what you may have missed, so take a few to check it out!...
Apps, apps and more apps! It's an appapalooza! And appstravaganza! It's appstronomical! OK. We'll quit while we're behind. But we're back with another week's worth of app picks, so slide on past the break and see what we've chosen this week. Jerry Hildenbrand - USA Today tablet edition (free)As a recent tablet convert, I'm realizing that they are perfect for consumption. Web browsing...
If you hadn't noticed, this week was jam packed with a ton of Android news, some device related, but a TON of development related, and picking which was most important was a difficult task. Phil and Jerry hit the road and brought us some amazing coverage from Google IO 2011 (read all the coverage here) and it seems like Google has some big things coming for us all to enjoy. Check below...
We're fresh off of Google IO 2011, where we got a look at some favorite old applications, as well as some new ones. There's just so much to choose from these days, and that's a good thing. Let's hit the jump and take a look at some of our picks from this week. Jerry Hildenbrand - Google I/O 2011 Live Wallpaper (free)Google IO may be over until next year, but that's no reason not to...
Ever wish that when you were at home you could have nearly full control of everything in your house, right from your Android device? Google has just announced at Google IO that they will be bringing Android at Home to developers, giving them the ability to allow controls of just about anything from an Android device. Imagine being able to have your alarm clock app slowly turn on the...