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Sprint brings carrier billing for books, movies, and music

May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Up until recently, the Google Play Store only supported carrier billing for applications and games. When Google added music, movies, and books to the Play Store they didn’t bring that functionality over. They finally announced its development last month, but no carriers were on board with carrier billing with those pieces of media. That changes today, though, as Google announced on Google+ that Sprint has become one of the first carriers to sport the functionality. It’s no surprise they … [Read more...]

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Smule brings popular Songify app to Android

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Sorry iPhone users, we just picked up yet another one of your popular apps!  Today sees Smule bringing their insanely addictive Songify to Android, dropping it in the Google Play store at the ever-attractive FREE price point.  If you're not familiar with Songify, it can be summed up quite easily: It turns your voice and speech into songs.  Ever see the AutoTune The News guys on Youtube?  This is the official app that they use.  All you do is start talking into your handset and then it … [Read more...]

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Verizon launching 28 new 4G LTE markets, brings total to 258 nationwide

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Verizon is adding even more cities to its 4G LTE coverage map, bringing the next-gen network to a total of 258 markets nationwide. As expansions continue, Verizon is lighting up LTE in 28 new cities and expanding coverage in 11 additional markets. The network additions cover a wide range of states across the union including new coverage in Virginia, Texas, Oregon, South Dakota, and Louisiana. Expanded coverage areas include cities and towns in Colorado, Maryland, and Florida. Here’s the … [Read more...]

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Blingboard Brings your Social Media into One Convenient Widget

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This post is definitely for my die hard WIDGETHEADS out there. It has been a little while since I have introduced a new widget to my homescreens, and it seemed like there was not going to be one that measured up. I even went is far as cleaning up the clutter of widgets I had when I got my HTC One S. It was hard but I did it, and my main home screen only had toggles and the weather on it. But now I have a brand new widget smack dab in the middle of the screen, and I must say, it is a beautiful … [Read more...]

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Holo Launcher brings ICS to those Non-ICS devices

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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You got to love the developers at XDA. They love the Android community and want to make everyone happy even though it is not possible to please everyone. But there is always a golden treasure to be found for those that are not as fortunate as others. Those of you still stuck on Gingerbread (or even Froyo) and that are itching to have a taste of that Ice Cream Sandwich; we got the teaspoon sample for you. Holo Launcher comes to you bringing you as much ICS as you can get for your Gingerbread … [Read more...]

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WordPress For Android Updated To 2.1, Brings Autosave, Comment Editing, UI Changes, And More

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  WordPress's official Android app has been updated with a bunch o' new features, as well as numerous performance and UI enhancements. The popular blogging platform's (hey, we use it) app has been on a bit of a bumpy road since its initial release, but has consistently been improving over the last year. Hopefully this release will stomp some of the issues that have made it a bit frustrating to use at times. Here's the changelog: What's new in version 2.1: Autosave timer while … [Read more...]

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Instagram Update Adds Much Requested “Tilt-Shift” Feature – Brings Depth of Field To Your ‘Grams

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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    The always popular Instagram was updated for Android devices today and includes the oft requested “tilt-shift” feature from the iPhone version. Now you can give your ‘grams that realistic depth of field look on either a horizontal/vertical plane (great for highlighting text from screenshots), or in a circular fashion (as highlighted in the image above) by clicking the new droplet icon. From there you can drag, rotate and pinch to zoom to get the desired effect. Although … [Read more...]

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HTC Rezound Ice Cream Sandwich Build 3.14.605.5, Brings A Handful Of Fixes And New(er) Radios

May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  It's been like, what, two weeks since our last Rezound ICS leak? That must mean it's time for another, so today we build 3.14.605.5 (build date: 4/28) for your downloading pleasure. This build offers a handful of fixes over the the previous leak, along with a new set of radios (really, we mean it this time). With that, let's get to it! Changelog: Lock screen shortcut settings separated from launcher bar shortcuts 3G/4G icon displayed prior to entering decryption … [Read more...]

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Facebook Messenger For Android Updated To 1.7, Brings Message Read Status And Tries To Call Itself A “Texting” Service

May 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  Facebook's Messenger app for Android has been updated, and here's the changelog: Now it’s even easier to reach groups of friends on the go: Text everyone for free, using your existing data plan Reach friends wherever they are now – on their phone or the web Know who’s seen your message, and who hasn’t See where friends are messaging you from Now, you're probably wondering what Facebook means by "texting" - they mean the app will send SMS notifications of … [Read more...]

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Update Rolling Out For The Kindle Fire (6.3.1), Brings Additional Parental Controls

May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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If you have a Kindle Fire and kindergarteners, Amazon is currently rolling out an update for you. Firmware version 6.3.1 is heading to devices as we speak and brings extra parental controls with it. Now, parents can enable a password on purchases to prevent accidental money drains, block specific content libraries, so your kids don't see your naughty books, and even disable the Silk browser so your children don't discover the internet at large. This alone will save you thousands in psychiatric … [Read more...]

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