Friday, April 12, 2013

Android Phone Fans

Android Phone Fans


We are Hunted officially joins Twitter

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 06:49 PM PDT

About a month ago, it was rumored that Twitter was in talks to acquire We Are Hunted, a music discovery service. The move would give Twitter the team (and subsequent music discovery background) it needed to create its own music app, one that would be driven by recommendations based on who you’re following and who [...]

LG Optimus F7 leaked for Boost Mobile sporting 4G LTE, beefy 2,540mAh battery, and lots more

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 06:03 PM PDT

It was back at Mobile World Congress we gave you guys a quick hands-on with the LG Optimus F7. The device featured largely the same high-end specs from yesteryear’s LG Optimus G, only it swapped the quad-core S4 for the dual-core variety. Apparently, this small change was enough to push the device into LG’s mid-range [...]

CyanogenMod 10.1 M3 builds now available

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 05:58 PM PDT

The latest M build for CyanogenMod 10.1 is out, and a whole lot of devices are coming along for the ride. This brings us up to build M3, a build that’s considered experimental but not quite as risky to use as a daily driver as a nightly. Tons of different devices from Samsung, HTC, LG [...]

Cut the Rope: Time Travel announced [VIDEO]

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 05:31 PM PDT

The seriously addictive puzzle game Cut the Rope is making a roaring comeback for 2013. It may not have seemed like a long time since we got Cut the Rope and Cut the Rope: Experiments in 2010 and 2011, but that’s because the developers — Zeptolabs — have consistently delivered game-changing updates on a regular [...]

The Nexus 4 is quite possibly the most fragile smartphone ever constructed (and I’ll never again buy another)

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:45 PM PDT

We’ve all heard or seen the Nexus 4 horror stories. An Android device so fragile, even quick changes in temperature could cause the glass on the back of the device to crack. It appears that Google too was listening, addressing some of these issues in a small hardware revision that added little feet to the [...]

Universal Unroot said to revoke SU permissions in any rooted device [VIDEO]

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:45 PM PDT

While most people aren’t as interested in unrooting phones opposed to rooting them, there’s still the occasional need. For instance, many like to sell a device unrooted or may need to submit an insurance claim and want to make sure their carrier doesn’t try to use its status as a rooted device as an excuse. [...]

ChromeBook Pixel LTE arriving on doorsteps tomorrow

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 03:54 PM PDT

A couple of weeks ago, the Google Play Store confirmed ChromeBook Pixel LTE orders would be shipping beginning April 8th. The listing was since updated to say that deliveries would be made 3-5 business days from the time you ordered. Welp, in case you were wondering whether or not Google would stay true to its [...]

ASUS QUBE launching April 23rd

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 03:32 PM PDT

After missing the Q1 mark ASUS originally set for the ASUS QUBE release date, the company was finally ready to come clean with a solid date. GTVSource.com has learned from an ASUS representative that the Google TV unit would be launching April 23rd. Said to be coming in at $130, the device is a cube-shaped [...]

Hands-on: Into the Dead – A gritty, endless runner, teaming with walkers and high-powered weaponry [VIDEO]

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 03:05 PM PDT

Until Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead is finally released onto Android, we’re just going to have to make do with the near endless amounts of zombie titles spewing forth from the Google Play Store. One of the latest is “Into the Dead” by PikPok. These guys have a pretty good resume when it comes to [...]

LinkedIn acquires Pulse

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 02:58 PM PDT

LinkedIn’s change of direction is becoming even more apparent. After tweaking the spirit of the professional social network to shift emphasis from “connections” to “follows” in limited capacity, the company is apparently diving deeper into the content and news discovery pool. LinkedIn has announced that it would be acquiring Pulse in a deal that will [...]

Rumor: Sprint adding 21 new 4G LTE cities tomorrow

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 02:18 PM PDT

Sprint’s 4G LTE network isn’t quite as expansive as AT&T’s and Verizon’s thus far, but it appears we could be less than 24 hours away from seeing more than 20 new markets lit up with the speedy data signal. According to information procured by PhoneArena, 21 new markets will get Sprint 4G LTE on April [...]

Xbox SmartGlass update brings support for Android tablets

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:51 PM PDT

When Microsoft finally released a good Xbox application for Android in Xbox SmartGlass, the world rejoiced… until we found out that the app was only available for smartphones. All that’s changing today, though, as a new upgrade will bring support for Android tablets. Specifically, users with tablets sized 7 inches and higher (which pretty much [...]

Game for Fame: Beat our Super Stickman Golf 2 high-score to win a $50 Google Play gift card [Contest]

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 11:22 AM PDT

It's time for another round of Game for Fame!  Sorry for making last week’s so difficult.  Being in just our 4th week of this contest series, we’re still learning too!  We are constantly looking for ways to enhance the experience for  our beloved readers.  Of course, you can always hit me up in the comments [...]

Google confirms Glass Explorer Edition shipping this month

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:02 AM PDT

In a conversation with ABC News, a Google spokesperson has confirmed that the Glass Explorer Edition is targeted to begin shipping this month. The goal of the early launch for select individual is to allow “the first people to examine the potential uses of Glass…in the real world.” But that sort of access doesn’t come [...]

Unboxing the HTC First [VIDEO]

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 09:41 AM PDT

First! Someone had to say it. And while those looking to jump on the HTC train to their new Facebook Home can leave the station tomorrow, we had a chance to get an early look at the handset and its retail packaging. The HTC First, which will be available for $99 at AT&T, doesn’t come [...]

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