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Budget smartphones, not the sexiest topic of discussion, but important none the less as we march towards the death of the feature phone and the rise of the number of people who have access to the internet. Right now you can buy an Android smartphone for between $100 and $150 that’s equivalent in specs to…
Google’s celebrating its 10 billion app download milestone with ten days of sales. Every day a new set of ten apps will be discounted to 10-cents in the Android Market. It’s now day #3 of the promotion and here is a list of today’s discounted apps: Talking Tom Cat 2 ADWLauncher EX TETRIS Reckless Getaway…
Sprint and Samsung have started rolling out a new firmware update for the Epic 4G Touch smartphone, which as you know is the carrier’s version of the Galaxy S II. Software version S:D710.0.5S.EK02 will address a nagging signal failure issue, making your on-the-go web schmoozing that much pleasant. So it’s nothing major, but definitely worth…
Amazon is launching a neat campaign to promote its Price Check mobile application. This Saturday (December 10th), the online retailer will give shoppers an added incentive to check the Amazon price on their mobile phone while in a physical retail store. Using the Price Check by Amazon app (available on iPhone and Android) while shopping…
Good news folks. No longer will you paying to play Brothers In Arms 2 – Gameloft released a freemium version (it’s calling it Free+) in the Android Market, allowing everyone to re-live segments of the World War 2. Of course nothing in life is actually free, so you’ll have to watch ads from time to…
After iPhone and iPad versions, Dragon’s Lair is now available in the Android Market. If you played the game on the arcade or on Amiga/Atari back in the days, you know what’s it all about — Dragon’s Lair is a cartoon-like game with somewhat weird controls. Your goal is to press the right button (left,…
We love the idea of kids using modern smartphones. Sure there are threats out there but there are also filters parents could use to block stuff they think children shouldn’t access. To that end Vodafone UK launched a new Android app called Vodafone Guardian (Vodafone Safety Net in Ireland), helping keep children safe when using…
Kodak Document Print App is now available in the Android Market, allowing users to send documents from their smartphones and tablets directly to their Kodak All-in-One Printer via Google Cloud Print. The application can handle a number of file formats, including Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), PDFs, images and text files. In addition,…
Google Goggles is a visual search app that’ll help you translate the text on a menu, identify an unknown painting and find the best prices for that HDTV you want to buy. The Android version of the app just got an update to version 1.7 which makes scanning, searching and retrieving information easier than before. To improve its visual search, Google added a new…
If you’re having some authorization issues with the Droid Razr or having issues getting 4G LTE on Verizon at all, you’ll be happy to know it’s not all in your head. Verizon confirmed that its 4G LTE network is experiencing issues around the country. “Verizon Wireless engineers have been working to resolve an issue with…