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Unofficially unlock AT&T HTC One X bootloader (with official tools)

Brad Linder — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:28:27 +0000

HTC offers tools that let users unlock the bootloaders on dozens of mobile devices -- but not the AT&T version of the new HTC One X smartphone. You can unlock the international version, but not the AT&T model sold in the US. But there's now a way to trick HTC into thinking your AT&T smartphone is actually running on Canada's Rogers wireless network -- and... Read more »

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Android apps can now use in-app billing for subscription content

Brad Linder — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:38:50 +0000

Google has rolled out an update to its in-app billing feature for apps distributed through the Google Play Store. Now developers can charge for subscription content using the same in-app billing service. In other words, you'll be able to subscribe to newspapers or magazines, pay for music subscription services, or make recurring payments for games or other apps that require subscriptions -- and the apps... Read more »

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Amazon lets you test apps on your phone before purchasing

Brad Linder — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:57:42 +0000

Up until recently there have basically been two reasons to use the Amazon Appstore as an alternative to the official Google Play Store. First, the Play Store isn't available for all phones and tablets. And second, even if you can use Google's marketplace Amazon offers one free app each day and sometimes runs promotions which offer discounts on other apps. That was a big deal when... Read more »

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Apollo now available for Android 4.0 (CyanogenMod 9 music player)

Brad Linder — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:08:46 +0000

Apollo is the new default music player for CyanogenMod 9. If you download and install the latest nightly release of the custom firmware for Android phones and tablets it should include Apollo. But you can also download and install the app manually on virtually any device running Android 4.0 or later. The music player features a very clean user interface that actually seems to match... Read more »

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App lets you decide how many CPU cores run on your quad-core phone

Brad Linder — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:30:07 +0000

Android smartphone users looking for more control over their devices have been rooting their phones and using software like SetCPU to manually adjust the processor speed for years. But now that dual, and even quad-core phones are becoming the norm, there's another way to speed up your phone or adjust performance to improve battery life: decide how many processor cores should run at a given... Read more »

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CyanogenMod 7.2 RC2 now available for dozens of devices

Brad Linder — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:30:20 +0000

The CyanogenMod team has released a second release candidate of CyanogenMod 7.2 for a few dozen smartphones and tablets. CyanogenMod 7.2 RC2 is a custom version of Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread with a number of tweaks and special features including customizable lock screen and notification areas and a theme manager. While much of the development team's work is now on developing a custom version of Android 4.0... Read more »

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Samsung releases Android 4.0 for international Galaxy Note

Brad Linder — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:03:38 +0000

Samsung has started to push out an Android 4.0 software update for the Samsung Galaxy Note. Right now the update only seems to be rolling out officially in Germany -- but xda-developers forum member Faryaab has repackaged the update so that you can flash it manually on any Galaxy Note. Keep in mind, you'll probably void your warranty if you use Faryaab's method -- and... Read more »

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CyanogenMod 7 development will continue alongside CyanogenMod 9

Brad Linder — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:13:40 +0000

CyanogenMod is a popular Android-based operating system designed to run on dozens of phones and tablets. There aren't any devices that ship with CyanogenMod. Instead you can unlock the bootloader on many Android devices and replace the default operating system with CyanogenMod. There are currently two main branches of the operating system. CyanogenMod 7 is based on Android 2.3 while CyanogenMod 9 is based on... Read more »

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One-click root for the HTC One X (unofficial bootloader unlock on the way)

Brad Linder — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:32:27 +0000

The HTC One X is one of the hottest smartphones around. It has a large 4.7 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel display, a fast processor, and a high capacity battery. It also uses the latest version of HTC's Sense software, which blends in with Google Android 4.0's default look and feel much better than earlier versions of Sense. Unfortunately while HTC offers official tools that... Read more »

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CyanogenMod 9 theme manager available in latest nightlies

Brad Linder — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:08:11 +0000

The CyanogenMod team introduced a theme manager in CM7, allowing users to change the look and feel of Android 2.3 by installing custom themes. Now the theme manager has been updated for Android 4.0. It's available in the latest nightly builds of CyanogenMod 9, which is still in pre-release testing. You can try out the theme manager by downloading a nightly build of CyangoenMod for... Read more »

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AT&T HTC One X bootloader remains locked

Brad Linder — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:34:49 +0000

HTC offers tools that let users unlock the bootloaders on many of its phones. This makes it possible to install custom recovery tools or custom ROMs or make other changes. Unlocking the bootloader will void your warranty, but if you're cool with that, HTC is cool with letting you do it on about 45 handsets. Unfortunately the AT&T version of the HTC One X smartphone... Read more »

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Skype updates apps for Android, iOS

Brad Linder — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:24:58 +0000

Just a few days after launching an official voice and video chat for Windows Phone, Skype has released new apps for Android and iOS. Skype 2.8 for Android is now available from the Google Play Store, while you can grab Skype 4.0 for iPhone or iPad from the App Store. The new Android app features support for video rotation on additional phones and tablets, instant... Read more »

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Reader mode coming to Firefox Mobile

Brad Linder — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:19:54 +0000

Mozilla plans to introduce a new "reader" mode in future versions of the Firefox web browser for Android devices. Reader mode strips away sidebars, advertisements, and pretty much everything but the text and pictures in an article. It's something that's currently offered by the Safari web browser for iOS and some third party Android apps such as Readability. Soon it will be baked into Firefox... Read more »

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Spotify overhauls Android app for Android 4.0

Brad Linder — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:01:07 +0000

Online music service Spotify has released a preview of its new app for Android. It has a new look and feel, support for Android 4.0, and other improvements. You can download the public beta of the new Spotify from the company website. Spotify lets anyone in a supported regions stream music for free using a desktop app. But if you want to stream music to... Read more »

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Chrome browser for Android now supports desktop views

Brad Linder — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:48:23 +0000

Google has released a new version of the Chrome web browser for Google Android phones and tablets with a handful of new features. The biggest chance is probably that latest beta lets you request the desktop version of a website instead of the mobile version. This is a feature that we've seen in other web browsers, including the default Android 4.0 browser. But it's a... Read more »

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Read it Later becomes Pocket… still lets you read things later

Brad Linder — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:32:01 +0000

Over the past few years Read it Later has offered tools let users bookmark web pages temporarily and read them later on a PC or mobile device. Now the company's launching a new version and changing the name to "Pocket." The idea is that when you find an article, website, or video you don't have time to read right now, you can put it in... Read more »

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Flashify for Android lets you use Chrome browser, run Flash content

Brad Linder — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:04:25 +0000

The Google Chrome beta web browser for Android is fast, powerful, and offers some nifty features such as the ability to synchronize your bookmarks and currently open browser tabs across multiple devices. But one thing it doesn't support is Adobe Flash. If you want to view a Flash video or play a Flash game, you'll have to switch web browsers. A new free app called... Read more »

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11 new classic PlayStation games available for Sony Android devices

Brad Linder — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:08:26 +0000

Sony has added 11 new games to the PlayStation Store for Android phones and tablets featuring the Sony PlayStation Suite. Normally 11 new games in an app store wouldn't be all that exciting, but given how few games have been available for Sony's PlayStation certified Android devices, this is kind of big news. The new games include: A Bug's Life Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire... Read more »

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Adobe Reader for mobile now supports signatures

Brad Linder — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:04:41 +0000

Adobe has released new version of its Adobe Reader app for Android, iOS, and desktop operating systems today. The biggest change for mobile users is that you can now write on PDF files on an Android or iOS phone or tablet. Adobe Reader 10.2 includes a new Ink Signature Tool that lets you add hand-drawn signatures to any document. You can also connect to Adobe... Read more »

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Amazon appstore adds in-app payments, support for subscriptions

Brad Linder — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:10:33 +0000

Amazon is rolling out a new feature for its Android app store that allows developers to collect in-app payments. This makes it possible for developers to offer free or paid apps and then charge for subscription-based content or for additional features, while collecting payments using Amazon's payment system. Google already offers developers similar tools through the Google Play Store, and Apple lets developers collect in-app... Read more »

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CyanogenMod supports one-click web-to-ROM Manager installs

Brad Linder — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:56:38 +0000

ROM Manager is an app that makes it easy for Android smartphone and tablet users to install custom ROMs on rooted devices with unlocked bootloaders. You can use the free version of the app to flash ClockworkMod Recovery on your device, reboot into recovery, install ROMs, or manage backups. If you pay a few bucks for ROM Manager Premium you can also download and install... Read more »

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Dolphin Browser 8 beta gets a makeover

Brad Linder — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:33:39 +0000

The Dolphin web browser for Android offers a number of features you don't get with the standard Android web browser, including support for browser tabs in Android 2.3 and earlier, support for add-ons, gesture-based commands, and voice commands. Now the developers have released a public beta of Dolphin Browser 8 with a new toolbar and improved add-on navigation. The first thing Dolphin users will notice... Read more »

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ComiXology redesign makes reading comics on Android zippier

Brad Linder — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:04:26 +0000

ComiXology has released an updated version of its Android app for purchasing and reading comic books. The update has a new user interface that looks a lot like the latest version of ComiXology for the iPad, and which is designed to better highlight featured content. But ComiXology 3.0.7 also has a few other improvements under the hood. The new app loads more quickly and also... Read more »

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Google Play Books brings new interface to older Android devices

Brad Linder — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:15:45 +0000

Google has updated its digital book app for Android, bringing a new user interface for phones and tablets running Google Android 2.2 and Android 2.3. The new version of Google Play Books lets you view cover art for your books on a 3D carousel or in a list view. When you open a book you can also see a new 3D page turning animation. Google... Read more »

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Gmail update brings Android 4.0 features to Android 3.2

Brad Linder — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:58:49 +0000

Android 4.0 is nice and all, but as of April, 2012 fewer than 3 percent of Android phone and tablet users have the latest version of Google's mobile operating system. So Google is updating some of its core Android apps to bring a taste of Android 4.0 to earlier versions of Android. Gmail 2.3.6 hit the Google Play Store today, and it adds the following... Read more »

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Leaked Android 4.0 ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note

Brad Linder — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:17:08 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy Note is an Android handest with a 5.3 inch display, a 1.4 GHz dual core processor, and a stylus for writing or drawing on the screen. It's one of the most powerful Android phones available... but it runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread instead of the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Samsung has promised to release a software update for the Galaxy Note...... Read more »

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SwiftKey 3 beta Android keyboard adds better auto-correction

Brad Linder — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:47:32 +0000

SwiftKey is an alternative to the on-screen keyboard for Android devices, with a heavy emphasis on auto-correction. Today the developers have released the first beta of SwiftKey VIP, and it offers even better text prediction and auto-correction. The new version of SwiftKey has a new theme that batter matches the black and blue color scheme of Android 4.0. SwiftKey 3 also has a new "smart... Read more »

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Instagram hits Android, brings photo filters along for the ride

Brad Linder — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:21:02 +0000

Instagram is a mobile app that lets you shoot photos, add filters, borders and other effects, and share them with your friends. The app is wildly popular on the iPhone, and now Instagram is also available for Android. You can download Instagram for Android for free from the Google Play Store. Instagram supports devices running Android 2.2 and up as long as they support OpenGL... Read more »

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Air Display uses iPad Retina display as a second screen for your PC

Brad Linder — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:11:14 +0000

Air Display is an iOS app that lets you use an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad as a secondary display for a Mac. This week the developer added support for the new iPad's Retina display, which means that you can use Apple's new tablet as a 2048 x 1536 pixel Mac screen. You'll need OS X 10.6 Lion or later in order to take full... Read more »

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HTC Sense 4 debuts with the HTC One phones

Brad Linder — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:17:42 +0000

HTC's next generation of phones are on the way, and the early reviews of the HTC One X and HTC One S look pretty good. While the hardware is nice, these will also be the first devices to feature the latest version of HTC's Sense software. It looks like HTC has tweaked its skin for Android devices to get out of the way and let... Read more »

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