Archive for January, 2011

After all the buzz over the first series, DYZPlastic is giving us a sneak peek at their Series 2 Android Mini Collectibles. Each of the three posted designs are said to “have a little surprise of their own,” but we’ll have to wait and see. You can expect this new set to be arriving...

Facebook Canada announced the launch of the “Check In” feature of Facebook Places on your iPhone or Android device. Starting today you will be able to “check in” and receive deals while visiting select local businesses. Whether using the Facebook on the web or from the app on...

“10 days of sweet deals”, says Verizon via twitter. The Samsung Fascinate is being offered for $99.99. Of course you have to sign a new two year contract and a get data package, but overall it’s a pretty sweet deal. This particular offer only applies for today and only for the next...

Spotted on the could-be horizon: a new Android device for Nextel. Sporting a rugged exterior similar to that of the Motorola i1, it seems we have an industrial Android device on our hands. While it seems to be a little outdated running 2.1 with a slow processor, it does have a full physical qwerty keyboard....

Google’s Nexus S is coming to Germany’s Vodafone, according to German Blog Mobiflip.  Although there’s no release date at this time, it is supposed to arrive retaining its Super AMOLED screen and all its goodies. Look for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc to hit Vodafone soon as well. Check...

Well well, what do we have here? Last week we reported on a Nexus One- like device from HTC being spotted in the wild. It appears it has shown its face again, however this time in a much clearer image and it comes with a name. The folks over at Gizmodo, via their tipster, are calling this device the...

After all the speculations and hoopla we now have official pricing and a release date for T-Mobile’s upcoming Dell Tab. At a measly $199 Dell offers another twist in the Tablet market starting February 2nd. Being a little less costly than the Galaxy Tab, while also coming up short to it in someways,...

If you have ever done any traveling in a foreign country, you know how difficult it can be to read or understand all the signs or writings you come across. You are going to love what Quest Visual has come up with. We already have a fair amount of great translation applications out. Some will take spoken...

Hey momma, check out this here cellular phone. Kentucky-based carrier Bluegrass Cellular to add a new Android device to their arsenal. While carrying the skin of the Droid X as well as everything else, the Milestone X is to be the Android flagship for this provider’s line-up. Specs are as follows: Android...

Virgin Mobile’s new Android device, the LG Optimus V, is now being offered at RadioShack. It’s boasting a 3.2” LCD screen, 3MP camera with video, and running on Android 2.2 Froyo, and although Virgin Mobile hasn’t listed it on their site yet, RadioShack is currently offering it...

There aren’t many video game franchises that can trace their paths all the way back to the Commodore Amiga like Worms can. Since its release in 1995, Worms has appeared on just about every platform imaginable including, finally, the Android platform. At the core of Worms is an Artillery style...

Hopefully many of you are now fairly familiar with the Desktop VisualizeR (DVR) application. We did a HOWTO on the app and gave a Black & White Icons post already today. Now I thought we should go ahead and show you how to build your own using Photoshop CS5. This isn’t my own tutorial, all...

Out of countless accessory items we saw during CES, this is single handedly the greatest set ever created (in my opinion anyway). Often times we spend all our hard earned money on a dock, car mount or accessory item that will only work for our phone. That can get very frustrating if you buy many different...

This morning I shared with you a HOWTO article to get you started with using an app called Desktop VisualizeR (DVR). I added a few links to the bottom of the post for people to get started in bringing this new application to life and I thought I should bring a few of the icon packs that are available...

Gameloft is one company that has seemed to keep up with making some amazing games for our higher end devices. This title is right up there with some of the greats. Many of us have been waiting for the sequel to Modern Combat to finally make its way our direction. It is finally here. Here’s a...