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Jun

AT&T 4G LTE Opening Up To Prepaid GoPhone Customers June 21st

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in AT&T, Carriers, News

Last Updated: June 16th, 2013

AT&T must be feeling more confident in its LTE network because the carrier is going to allow the unwashed masses of prepaid customers to access it very soon. Beginning on June 21st, new and existing GoPhone users will be able to connect to 4G LTE service with compatible devices.

AT&T's GoPhone service comes in a few tiers, all a bit cheaper than the regular plans. These are your options:

$60 a month for 2 GB of data, unlimited nationwide calling, and unlimited messaging — now double the data at a lower monthly price. Additional data is available for $10 per 1 GB.

Jun

[Deal Alert] AT&T's LG Optimus G Drops All The Way Down To $0.01 On Amazon

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Deals, LG, News, Optimus G

Amazon is really killing it with these deals lately. This time it's selling the still pretty good LG Optimus G for $0.01 with a new contract. That might as well be free. Just yesterday AT&T dropped the price to $50, and now this. They're practically giving these things away.

Jun

[One-Day Deal Alert] Amazon Drops The HTC One To $79.99 For New Contracts, $99.99 For Upgrades On Sprint And AT&T

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in AT&T, Deals, HTC, News, One, Sprint

Last Updated: June 16th, 2013

Amazon Wireless sales are so dramatic and frequent that I don't know why anyone buys a retail-priced phone anymore. Case in point: Today's one-day sale is a reduced-price HTC One, on-contract for both AT&T and Sprint users. New contract signees can pick up one of the best Android smartphones around for a jaw-dropping $79.99, while those renewing their contracts can get it for just a bit more at $99.99. Two-day shipping is free (no Amazon Prime account required), and the phone is offered in silver or black on both carriers.

For the sake of comparison, the base 32GB One is $199.99 on AT&T's web store.

Jun

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Now Available For Preorder at AT&T: $200 On-Contract, $595 Outright

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in AT&T, Galaxy S4 Active, News, Samsung

Last Updated: June 16th, 2013

Ready to live life to the fullest, you jet-skiing, rock-climbing, skateboarding, heath food commercial stereotype? Then you need a phone that can take at least as many bumps and bruises as you can, and Samsung and AT&T are happy to oblige. The carrier-branded version of the ruggedized Galaxy S4 Active announced yesterday is now up for preorder on the AT&T website. It's being offered in Dive Blue and Urban Gray colors. The phone will launch online and at retail stores on Tuesday, June 18th.

The S4 Active features most of the same specs as the regular S4, in a thicker, tougher package that's water-resistant at a depth of one meter for 30 minutes (IP67).

Jun

[Deal Alert] AT&T Knocks $100 Off Optimus G Pro's Price, $50 Off Optimus G's; Now $100 and $50 Respectively

Posted by Cameron Summerson in AT&T, Deals, News, Optimus G, Optimus G Pro

If you're in the market for a new phone, LG's Optimus G and Optimus G Pro are both solid choices for your hard earned dollar. And to make that dollar go just a little further, AT&T just knocked a fairly substantial amount off of both devices, effectively cutting the cost of each in half.

Moving forward, you'll be able to grab the monstrous 5.5-inch Optimus G Pro for a single, solitary Benjamin. If the Optimus G is more your speed, however, you can cut that price in half – the device just hit the $50 mark. No ordering, no waiting.

Jun

[New Game] Man Of Steel Flies Into The Play Store, May Or May Not Be Invincible

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Apps/Games, Games, News

The new re-reboot of the Superman franchise is getting a lot of buzz, and now you can get in on the fun with the official Man of Steel game. It's arriving right on time, in fact. Can you save the world in this new game, or will you lose interest and go on Reddit or something while General Zod conquers Earth? Stop being so lazy, Superman.

From all appearances, this title seems like yet another Infinity Blade clone with swiping combat and pretty graphics. I mean, there's not necessarily anything wrong with that. It would just be nice to see something a little different.

Jun

[Bonus Round] CRUSH, Gurk III Beta, And Little Nick: The Great Escape

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News, Roundups

Last Updated: June 15th, 2013

Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through a whole day's worth of news just to get their pixelated fix. Today we've got a new puzzle game from the makers of Slydris, a game that puts other "old school" titles to shame, and yet another licensed endless runner. Without further ado:

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CRUSH

We featured Slydris on a previous edition of Bonus Round, and developer Radiangames is back with an even simpler game, this time slightly reminiscent of the board game Go.

Jun

Blackberry Prepares To Update BB 10.2 With Support For Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Apps

Posted by Cody Toombs in Jelly Bean 4.2, News, RIM

Last Updated: June 16th, 2013

We know Blackberry isn't the most popular name around here, but it is a name that continues to pop up at some interesting times. Developers, in particular, may remember when the company - then known as RIM - launched Playbook OS 2.0 with the ability to run specially packaged apps developed for Android 2.3.3. Since that time, events and promotions have been run to encourage developers to bring their apps to the platform, but the aging requirement to target Gingerbread has become a burden. Despite rumors that the runtime would eventually be updated to support apps targeting Ice Cream Sandwich, there has been a growing belief that the Android runtime would be phased out, favoring applications written in C++, HTML 5, or Adobe AIR.

Jun

Samsung Posts Kernel Open Source Code For Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 (SM-T310)

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Development, Galaxy Tab 3, News, Samsung

Having been announced just a handful of days ago (on the third), the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0's 7.4mm chassis has just barely rolled out of the factory, but – in keeping with old habits – Samsung has already posted up the open source code for the eight-inch tab's kernel. This, by the way, comes just over two weeks after kernel source code for the Tab 3 7.0 dropped.

If you're someone who's been waiting to dig into the Tab 3 8.0's kernel source, you know what to do – just hit the link below.

Source: Samsung Open Source

Jun

Press RSS Reader Updated To Version 1.3 With Support For Feed Wrangler And Feedbin, Feedly and Fever Coming Soon

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, News

In case you hadn't heard, Google Reader will be mercilessly and permanently shut down in just over two weeks. It's kind of a big deal. Not just because of the millions of readers who actively use it, but because of the services that rely on Reader as a backend for their own platforms. Press, a popular reader launched on Android with some fanfare back in December, is now preparing for the Readerpocalypse. In addition to syncing with Google Reader, Press now works with popular paid alternatives Feed Wrangler and Feedbin.

To sync your Press subscriptions, favorites, and what have you with Feed Wrangler or Feedbin, just log into the other services once the app starts up.