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If you like to hack your Android phones, and decided to hold off on the G2X in favor of the upcoming HTC Sensation, then we have some bad news for you. Apparently the handset will ship with a locked bootloader, which will effectively stop the ability to load custom ROMs onto the handset. For now.…
Jealous that the Netflix application for Android only works on a handful oh phones at the moment? Well, we don’t have a way to get it up and running on every handset, but we can add at least one more handset to the portfolio of supported devices. By tricking the Netflix application to think that…
Not long ago, we saw the official Android 2.3.x Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2X leak out to the world, and this time around it’s the G2’s turn. The T-Mobile G2 is lucky enough to be one of the few Android phones that can use the Netflix application that was released today, and now it’s…
We were initially expecting the official Netflix application to debut alongside the release of the upcoming LG Revolution for Verizon, but it’s just been pushed to the Android Market. That’s great news, right? Well, according to the Android Market description, the app can only be used on five phones right now. If you’re holding onto…
With the announcement of new Chrome netbooks today, Google also announced a new subscription plan for students for only $20 a month. This package will come with a new Chrome OS netbook, as well as extra storage in the cloud from Google for it’s services. This will certainly appeal to students, as $20 a month…
After some time speculating about the name and what it will bring, Google finally announced the next version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. Not only is this the next version of the massively popular mobile operating system, but Ice Cream Sandwich signals a new era for Android. There are plenty of goodies within the tasty…
Google announced some exciting new services today for Android, most of which were in the form of a new software version or updates, but Android@Home is something we’ve never seen, or even thought of before. We’re not talking about a Jetson’s lifestyle (yet), but Google is making its mobile operating system extend to your home,…
With the introduction movie rentals in the Android Market, Google is positioning themselves directly against Apple. Again. However, Google’s solution is usually less than elegant when it’s released, but renting movies from the Android Market is just about as easy as it gets. If you’ve used the Android Market Webstore before, you’re already familiar with…
Google has just taken the wraps off of Android 3.1 Honeycomb, which is brings a few new features to tablets running the software version. We weren’t expecting a large update with 3.1, but the additions are certainly welcomed and it’s rolling out to Verizon 3G Xooms today. Best of all, Android 3.1 will be launching…
If Pinball HD wasn’t enough for you, then you may be excited to hear that another pinball game is on its way for Tegra 2 devices. Zen Studios will be bringing its PS3 game Zen Pinball to Android smartphones and tablets with the NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, and will be giving demos of the…