Verizon Smart Rewards launched, gives you points for just about everything
Verizon recently introduced a rewards system, which acts just like the one you likely have for a credit card. The difference here is it's via Verizon, and seems slightly more … Continue reading
Samsung's Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 arrives this month costing $850
Office Depot began pre-order selling the high-powered tablet that runs Android 4.4 KitKat; release date is February 13. [Read more]
Sprint's push-to-talk app adds support for six new phones
Sprint is bringing push-to-talk functionality to six new devices today: the Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 3, LG G2, LG G Flex, LG Optimus F3, and the Kyocera Hydro Edge. The feature comes by way of Sprint's Direct Connect Now Android app, and allows...
Ting permanently drops data prices to celebrate two years in business
Heavy data users benefit from lower flat rates and per-megabyte charges Ting, an MVNO on the Sprint network, is celebrating two years in business as a carrier today by dropping its data, message and minute pricing across the board for all customers. The basic idea behind Ting since the beginning has…
BLU Life One X hands-on and impressions
Great specs and price, but the performance falls short BLU is working hard to make a place for itself in the affordable unlocked phone market, and one of its latest offerings is the Life One X. Although it may not be a name that immediately comes to mind when thinking about major Android device…
[New Game] Activision Launches Its Cereal-Pushing Endless Runner Pitfall! Krave In Europe
Do you really like cereal? I mean, a lot? Then Activision has the game for you with Pitfall! Krave. It's a 3D endless runner type game that comes with a totally egregious Kellogg's tie-in. It's free, though, and they're giving away real cash money. The little floating things your…
Facebook Paper for iOS is amazing, and we'd like to see it for Android soon
With Facebook Paper, we get a brand new — and better — way to access Facebook. Though released for iOS ahead of Android, there is no reason to think Facebook … Continue reading
Pebble's official app store launches on iOS, coming to Android soon
The long-awaited Pebble app store has finally arrived, and with it comes over 1,000 apps and watchfaces for your wearable device. Pebble announced on Monday that the appstore had finally gone live on the iOS version of the Pebble app, with the Android release coming "very, very soon." The Pebble…
Samsung Galaxy S5 specs detailed by Korean securities firm
There has been plenty of spec related leaks and rumors surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S5. One important item to remember though, we have yet to hear anything official from Samsung. … Continue reading
What's the best Android phone to buy as of February 2014?
We're in 2014, and a lot has changed in the Android landscape since the last time we ran down the best Android phones. Our list for February 2014 has changed quite a bit, with several new players entering the arena and entering our hearts. We're going to take a look at the standings and see…
Nintendo iPhone and Android games: maybe, maybe not
If there's a way to clearly understand how Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata feels on expanding their business into the mobile smartphone universe through Android and the iPhone, the tech publishing … Continue reading
Pebble appstore for smartwatch goes live for iPhone users
Pebble's appstore for its smartwatches has gone live, arriving in an update for the iOS Pebble app and with an Android version due "very, very soon" the company says. Currently … Continue reading
T-Mobile Moto X 4.4.2 Soak Test Rolling Out Now (Version 161.44.25.en.us)
T-Mobile has begun its soak test of the Moto X running Android 4.4.2. An update has rolled out to a limited number of users under version number 161.44.25.en.us. A look at the About phone screen below confirms that this is indeed the latest edition of KitKat. Android 4.4.2 has already hit Moto X…
This Android app turns off Wi-Fi tracking without turning off Wi-Fi
While a Rutgers University professor is working on an Android application that will tell you when other apps access the GPS functionality of your smartphone in order to track your location, well-known developer Chainfire has already released its first version of a new application called Pry-Fi. The…
Five ways I survived the switch from iPhone to Android
It can be jarring to move from one mobile platform to another. Here are a few ways to ease the transition. [Read more]
Five ways I survived the switch from iPhone to Android
(Credit: Google) Although there's growing evidence that Apple will introduce larger iPhones sometime this year , I'm keeping the promise I made last year . I need and want a phone with a larger screen -- now, not later -- and for me, that means an Android model. (No offense, Windows Phone…
Sprint adds more devices to list of phones with PTT service
Sprint's best android phones now can use direct-connect features Sprint knows that a lot of people are big users of their direct-connect service . They have built it out as a very well-done app for Android, and today they have added a few new phones to the list of devices that can use it. Your…
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro now available for pre-order for $850, ships Feb 13th [UPDATE: Tab Pro too]
Let's be real, when Samsung announced that they'd be launching an uncompromising, super premium tablet line packed to the brim with as many high-end specs as they could throw at it, the one word they never used to describe them was "affordable." Beginning today, at least one model is now…
Adobe's John Nack has gone Google, will join digital photography team
An important piece of Adobe is going Google. Rather than an app, the new addition is Adobe's now former head of Photoshop, John Nack. After 14 years at Adobe, Nack … Continue reading
[Now That's My Kind Of Party] Ting Turns Two Years Old, Celebrates By Lowering Data Prices
Full disclosure - Ting is my mobile provider of choice. I may write about the constant tug-of-war between the big four American carriers, but at the end of the day, I refuse to sign a two-year contract with anyone, and T-Mobile has precisely zero coverage in the drastically non-urban corner of the…
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