November 2010 Archives

Nov

Binary Countdown Points To Notion Ink Adam Launch Or Pre-Order On December 9th

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Adam, News, Notion Ink

Last Updated: April 9th, 2011

While Notion Ink's website for the amazing Adam tablet revealed a whole bunch of drool-worthy specs when it launched on Monday, one thing it didn't reveal was the Adam's release date... at least not directly. You see, it turns out that the release date (or something related to it, like a preorder launch, anyways) was hiding in the upper right corner all along, albeit in binary form:

Our tipster, Josh, first noticed this text on the site the day it went live, and it has decreased by exactly one number every day since (on Monday, it was 10001; yesterday, it ...

Nov

EVO Shift 4G Specs Leaked, Could Be Sprint's Desire Z

Posted by Nate Kimmey in EVO Shift 4G (Speedy), Froyo 2.2, Knight, News, Sprint

Last Updated: January 4th, 2011

XDA-developers, who originally leaked details on the phone under the codename HTC Knight, have now provided more information on this bad boy, now known as HTC EVO Shift 4G (model number PG06100). Most of these specs aren't too surprising, but do leave a lot of room for questions:

Android 2.2

Sliding QWERTY Keyboard
3.7″ Screen
800Mhz Processor or 1Ghz Dual Core Snapdragon according to a different source
512MB RAM
5 MP Camera or 8 MP according to a different source
Sprint 4G

Assuming the 800 MHz processor and 5 MP camera are correct, then this is almost definitely Sprint's ...

Nov

T-Mobile Expands HSPA+ Coverage To 8 New Areas

Posted by Nate Kimmey in News, T-Mobile

T-Mobile is claiming that they have the largest "4G" network in the country, and they must be pretty serious about defending that title - they've just rolled out their HSPA+ network, theoretically capable of download speeds of 21Mbps, to these eight areas:

Detroit, Michigan
Grand Junction, Colorado
Harlingen, Texas
Lafayette and South Bend, Indiana
Montgomery, Alabama
Roanoke-Lynchburg, Virginia
Youngstown, Ohio

These were all listed on T-Mobile's 4G coverage map as "coming soon", so if you're still on that list, T-Mobile is probably already working to cover you. After all, they're still planning on covering 200 million people by the end ...

Nov

Rockmelt On Your Phone? Skyfire 3.0 Brings Facebook Integration And More Social Features

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Applications, News

Alternative browser Skyfire made waves with a previous update that allowed it to play Flash videos on any device, and the latest update to version 3 has even more features that most other browsers are lacking - built-in Facebook integration, notably similar to recently released PC/Mac browser RockMelt.

In addition to aforementioned ability to play Flash videos, Skyfire now includes the following social features:

Popular Content
instantly see what content on the site is most popular with your friends and the Facebook community
Fireplace Feed Reader
nothing but the links from your Facebook feed. Simple and addictive
Facebook Portal Integration

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Nov

New Vulnerability Affecting All Versions Of Android Allows Unauthorized Remote SD Card Access

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in News

A new vulnerability that affects every Android device currently on the market was discovered and published today by Thomas Cannon, an information and security researcher. The hole in the way the Android browser treats Javascript allows a remote attacker to lure an unsuspecting victim to a malicious web page, which then downloads and executes rogue Javascript with access to the local SD card's file system. While the locations of files on the SD card needs to be known by the attacker in advance, it still represents a clear problem due to many popular applications storing data in the same location. ...

Nov

Com2Us Ports A Popular iOS Game Slice It! Over To Android, Available Now Via GetJar

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Games, News

Whenever a game as polished as Slice It! comes out, you pretty much have no choice but to download and try it out - Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja are great examples of such games, and Slice It! from Com2Us does not disappoint. Not to be confused with Fruit Ninja-like games where you have to slice fruit in the air, in Slice It!, you have to divide various shapes into equal sizes in order to advance. Similar to Angry Birds, star ratings are given at the end of each level. My first impressions after seeing the graphics and the UI ...

Nov

Acer Unveils Three New Android Tablets, Coming 2011 In Your Size

Posted by Brian O'Toole in Acer, News

Taiwanese consumer electronics giant Acer is having a global press conference in New York right now, and they just wrapped up the hardware portion of the event. In its wake are three new Android devices to lust over. Rather than forcing you to go with one size only, Acer has an attractive trio to choose from.

10.1" Tablet

First up was a 10-incher, powered by a 1GHz Tegra II. The device will run Google's "Android Tablet OS" (Honeycomb?) with a custom Acer UI, but was demoed running Froyo. In a nice change from the norm, it has a WXGA (1280x800) ...

Nov

First Photos Of Motorola's Dual-Core Android Powerhouse Emerge

Posted by Brian O'Toole in Motorola, News, Olympus

A pair of images circulated around the tech blogosphere this morning, showing what are purported to be the first glimpses of Motorola's now legendary Olympus, aka "Terminator", device. The Tegra 2 handset appears to take plenty of design cues from the newly-reviewed Defy, matching the rugged phone's rounded corners and flush capacitive buttons.

This is quite the departure from the unashamedly square design of Motorola's previous Droid iterations, but bears striking resemblance to a certain Nexus S. Both also share an uncanny likeness with the iPhone 4, but the less said about that the better.

^{The Olympus}...

Nov

Eight New OpenFeint Titles Launching Today

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Games, News

As far as social gaming networks go, OpenFeint's really been a huge hit - according to the company, OpenFeint-enabled games have been downloaded over eight million times in their first 60 days. Additionally, the network has seen some 1.6 million Android devices visiting from 176 different countries. As impressive as that is, interest in OpenFeint isn't dying - far from it, as today marks the launch of eight OpenFeint-enabled games, some new and some getting OpenFeint capabilities:

Jet Car Stunts by True Axis
MUST.EAT.BIRDS by Mediatonic
Solipskier by Mikengreg
Frogger by Konami Digital Entertainment
Bomberman Dojo by Hudson
aTilt 3D

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Nov

Full Tilt Poker Rush Mobile, The First Real Money Poker App, Now Available

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Applications, News, Videos

Last Updated: January 16th, 2012

We all knew it was coming - Full Tilt Poker Rush Mobile, the first real money poker game on Android, has finally hit the Android Market, and is available for devices running Froyo, due to the Flash 10.1 requirement. The app still bears a beta sticker, so be careful with those hard earned greens of yours. Obviously, it goes without saying that you should also find a stable connection, preferably WiFi, unless you want to fold every hand you get disconnected from.

Wait a minute, "What is this Rush poker?" you may ask. I'll let FullTiltPoker explain:

This revolutionary

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Nov

T-Mobile Announces A Buy One, Get One Free Holiday Smartphone Promotion

Posted by Stephen Tenerowicz in News, T-Mobile

Today, a T-Mobile representative emailed us about a big holiday BOGO (buy one, get one free) Black Friday promotion the company is launching this holiday season. This promotion will feature all Android smartphones, the Galaxy Tab, as well as WP7 devices, although it's worth pointing out that the Tab unfortunately does not qualify as one of the free devices.

The BOGO is good for all T-Mobile family plans, including Even More and legacy customers who activate two or more lines, and for those who upgrade at least one eligible line.

The deal will start November 26th and will last well ...

Nov

Acer To Reveal 5, 7, And 10-Inch Tablets Tomorrow. Which Ones Will Run Android?

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Acer, Froyo 2.2, News

According to multiple sources, Acer is planning a special event tomorrow in New York to announce three tablets - one 5-inch (not much is known about it), one 7-inch (is expected to run Android 2.2), and a 10-inch (is expected to run Windows 7). Acer showed off a tablet several months back with a front-facing keyboard with a 7-inch screen; there's a good chance this is the same product but with some revisions.

The 7-inch tablet looks somewhat like a Kindle, mostly because of the front-facing physical keyboard, and could possibly be launching sometime before Christmas. It was also rumored ...

Nov

Notion Ink's Adam Tablet Website Goes Live, Reveals Glorious Specs

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Adam, News, Notion Ink

Last Updated: November 25th, 2010

We've been hearing about Notion Ink's high-end Android tablet, Adam, for quite a while now, and it's already been announced that we could be seeing this device by Christmas. While that hasn't been confirmed, we now have quite a few more details on the tablet thanks to the fact that Notion Ink's website has been updated with all sorts of information on the tablet, including this massive helping of specs:

Size+Weight
Thickness: ~14 mm
Width: 191 mm
Length: 269 mm
Weight: ~1.6 pounds
System on Chip
NVIDIA Tegra 250
Dual Core Cortex A-9
ULP GPU
Memory+Storage
1GB DDR2 RAM

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Nov

Attention Android Devs: You Can Now Add Custom Transitions To Your Very Own Custom ROM

Posted by Stephen Tenerowicz in Mods, News

Ever grow bored of the stock Android transitions? Well, if you're like me and you have, take a quick look at the brilliant work done by XDA-Developers forum member Magnus Ragnar. Magnus has found a way for developers to build custom transitions into their ROMs. I should warn you that this is not for the feint of heart, and it goes without saying that your device needs to be rooted. Take a look at the video below to check out some of the sweet custom transitions and visit the source link for the full breakdown along with detailed instructions....

Nov

MetroPCS Prepares To Launch Its First Android Phone, The LG Optimus M - $229 Without Contract

Posted by Nate Kimmey in MetroPCS, News, Optimus M

The latest carrier to secure a version of LG's newest entry-level phone - the Optimus One - is MetroPCS, the country's fifth-largest carrier. It will be the carrier's first Android phone, and will cost just $229 with no contract and $50 for a monthly plan that grants access to unlimited data, talk, and text. The phone will be available in stores and online on November 24, just in times for the holidays. Check out the press release below for more information.