Not too long ago we mentioned Geico would be joining the ranks of insurance companies to offer Android apps, and true to their word, the Geico GloveBox is now live in the Android Market. It’s fitting Geico is calling their app the glovebox. Like a glovebox, Geico packs in more than just your account information, [...]
Google must have something up their sleeve as invites for Google’s Mobile event are being sent out. The event is to take place Thursday, August 12th, and other than “unveiling a couple of cool new mobile features,” the details do not go any further than that. The possibilities seem endless with what the folks at Google are [...]
Capcom Play System 2 emulator, developed by jrioni, has recently been pulled from the market due to Capcom claiming copyright infringement. Although we aren’t quit sure what the copyright infringement is at this time, it is likely that the claim won’t just go away. Since emulators themselves don’t actually infringe on any copyright laws, the [...]
XDA member scuccia has created a small file apk that you can install to your DROID Incredible that will keep the video in mp4 format. As it sits currently, your device will take the video in mp4 but then converts and saves it in a 3gp format. This format can limit your playability across multiple platforms, [...]
For those of you who have been waiting on the Dell Streak’s massive 5″ display to stare you in the face, the time is coming. In an official statement, the Dell Streak is landing on AT&T this Friday and at a reasonable price. The Streak will be priced at $299 with a new 2-yr service [...]
While it may not be the most functional application out there, it will definitely keep your attention for awhile. Jenn K. Lee of the blog “Good and Evo” stumbled upon a free application which brings the floating 3D picture gallery application to Froyo. It’s a simple matter of downloading a small .zip file to your [...]
With the Motorola Droid 2 available for pre-order tomorrow, Adobe felt that they should remind everyone that Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1 will be shipping on that device and what a better way to remind everyone than to make a video showing off the features and benefits of having Flash on your device. We learned in [...]
It looks like Vodafone will be delivering Froyo to their HTC Desire within 7 to 10 days. Vodafone recently pushed their Vodafone 360 update which filled the devices with 360-branded apps that many are unsatisfied with. The good news is that with the Android 2.2 update, those unwanted 360 apps will be eliminated. Vodafone is shooting for [...]
Avalaunch has released an update to Ava-FroyoV5 .Now at version v5. V5 -Very stable -much smoother and faster -increased heap size for better real life performance -the real froyo -eq enhancements including HE-AAC v1+2 original codecs. -blue expresso -thank you flipz for the ORIGINAL expresso months and months ago -fixed every single issue the was [...]
To those of you who own a Motorola Droid X, you might want to check your doorstep occasionally. A lucky Droid X owner has received a nice package containing Droid X memorabilia. Droid-life is reporting that one of their readers received a “Thank You” package from Verizon containing a T-shirt, stickers and a 25% of [...]
1-Click root has never been easier or more widely available (on about a dozen Android devices so far) until NOW! A newly released app, Universal Androot, lets you root and unroot your phone with the click of a button. One good thing about this app is that you can still get OTA software updates after [...]
Android users beware! The first malicious program to specifically target the Android smartphone platform has been released into the wild. A malware known as the Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a, has been detected and is known to have infected a number of mobile devices. According to Kaspersky Lab, the malicious program disguises itself as a harmless media player application [...]
These little Android collectibles are in high demand and DYZplastic has just announced that they have refreshed their stock and that these collectibles will be available tomorrow, August 11th. When you are hyped pre-ordering your Motorola Droid 2, you can head over to DYZplastic’s new store and pick these Andrew Bell-designed little guys up too. [...]
enomther has released an update to Enomther`s [ROM] TheOfficial Nexus1 – v2.11.3.Now at version 2.11.3. 8/10/2010 – 2.11.3 (yet another bug revision) 1) Fixed – MMS Picture size issues, they send/receive nicely now (no more 1kb size), for those that have the issue 2) Fixed – Phone unable to hang up bug (this was only [...]
Last month we learned that HP had shelved an Android tablet that was supposedly to hit the market in Q4. Early this morning, Engadget reported of an HP tablet passing through the FCC and since their initial post, they have received numerous tips revealing that this HP tablet is actually an Android-based e-reader-focused device. According to [...]