Most game bundles have one thing in common: the games have been around awhile. They might be solid titles, sure, but many times they’re so old that most gamers already have them. Not this time. The Humble Bundle 4 for Android comes with five games, four of which are making their Android debut. In fact, …
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9 November
Xperia S seen running raw Android in Sony experiment video
Sony developers have made a video showcasing a raw version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean running on an Xperia S smart phone. The clip sees Sony taking the lead on a joint project with Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP) to develop an untampered version of Android for the Xperia S. On its developer blog, Sony says it already has …
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9 November
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Jelly Bean update lands in Europe
Hold fast, Galaxy Note 10.1 owners — the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update has kicked off in Germany, giving European Samsung fans a taste of the (nearly) latest edition of Android. The over the air update is arriving for our German tech pals, Sammobile reports, and weighs in at a hefty 300MB. The update’s arrival on the continent means the much-anticipated …
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9 November
Great local search apps for iOS
I was going through the app listings the other day and came across LocalScope, a unique local search tool that helps you find things near your current location. Obviously, many people already use Google Maps (no current version for iOS) for this purpose, and the Yelp-powered Apple Maps gets better every day, but after looking at LocalScope (reviewed below), I …
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9 November
Verizon plans to complete its LTE rollout by mid
Verizon Wireless customers still waiting for 4G LTE to hit their town should get their wish by the middle of next year. Speaking at a Wells Fargo Securities technology conference yesterday, Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo confirmed that the carrier is eyeing mid-2013 as the completion date for its LTE rollout. That timeframe is around six months earlier than the …
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9 November
Angry Birds Star Wars tops App Store chart in 2.5 hours
The Force is strong with Rovio. The Finnish company behind the Angry Birds franchise said today in a blog post that its latest offering, Angry Birds Star Wars, rose to the top of Apple’s U.S. app store in two and a half hours — breaking its own records. The game launched yesterday to positive critical reviews and remains the top …
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9 November
Google TV music, movies arriving in Europe next week
Google is making Google Play’s music and movies available in Europe later this month. From November 13, owners of a Google TV set-top box or enabled television in the U.K., Germany and France will be able to download movies and music from the Google Play store, the company said in a Google+ post. The movies and music — previously only …
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9 November
AT&T shaves $100 off iPad with two
Those of you interested in a 3G or 4G iPad can score $100 off the full price, but you’ll have to pony up the monthly costs for a two-year contract with AT&T. The carrier is selling both new and refurbished versions of the iPad 2 and the third-gen iPad. For example, a new third-gen Wi-Fi + 4G LTE model with …
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9 November
HTC’s Windows Phone 8X, Nokia Lumia 822 ship November 13
Verizon Wireless is launching not one, but two Windows Phone 8-based devices next week. The company announced on its site today that the HTC Windows Phone 8X and the Nokia Lumia 822 will both ship on November 13. The HTC Windows Phone 8X comes with a 4.3-inch display and 8-megapixel rear-facing camera. The device comes in the customer’s choice of …
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9 November
How much storage do I really need on my smartphone?
Internal memory is probably one of the least sexy features of a smartphone. But as your smartphone replaces your point-and-shoot camera, MP3 music player, portable gaming device, GPS navigator, and in some cases your portable video player, it’s something you have to think about when buying a new device. While some devices allow you to add memory via a microSD …
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