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  • HTC Evo Shift 4G and White EVO 3D Set to Hit End of Life? 23/02/2012 a las 00:20h
    - It looks like a couple of Sprint’s devices are about to hit end of life. One of them is quite recent. It’s the white edition of the HTC EVO 3D. Looks like black is the more popular choice with that particular phone as that version is safe. The EVO Shift 4G is also on ...
  • Google Reminds Us of their Awesome Android Booth at MWC 2011, Teases 2012 Fun 22/02/2012 a las 23:56h
    We ran into a bit of a surprise at Mobile World Congress – the full-blown Android booth. It had slides, Android toys, Android pins, a carousel of Android phones and tasty smoothees. Needless to say, we enjoyed ourselves quite a bit. Google’s looking to continue the trend this year with yet another booth. While we ...
  • LG X3 to Launch as Optimus 4X HD/T-Mobile G4X? 22/02/2012 a las 23:48h
    the LG Optimus X3 is shaping up to be a fine device. Knowing almost everything there could be to know about the device, there are still cloudy areas here and there. One of those areas is the name: we don’t know what this thing will end up being called for store shelves. PocketNow claims to know ...
  • ASUS Teases Padfone Announcement [Video] 22/02/2012 a las 22:48h
    ASUS is gearing up to announce the ASUS Padfone, the phone and tablet dock that converges all your main computing devices into one. They used matryoshka dolls to depict the sweet smell of covergence you’ll smell when picking up this unique package. At the end they show “1 + 1 + 1 = endless possibilities.” ...
  • Toshiba Thrive 10-Inch Tablet Getting Android 4.0 by End of Spring 22/02/2012 a las 22:23h
    Toshiba Thrive owners have been wondering what Toshiba’s plans for bringing the Android 4.0 update to the tablet were, and one lucky soul finally cracked an answer out of them. They mentioned on Twitter that they would look to bring Ice Cream Sandwich to the 10 inch version of the device by the end of ...
  • HTC Teases “Something Fast” on Facebook 22/02/2012 a las 21:58h
    HTC’s getting the Mobile World Congress hype train rolling. They’ve teased on Facebook that something fast will be unveiled in just five days – the day before Mobile World Congress kicks off. They did it with an image of an HTC-branded phone silhouette with the number “5″ on its display. Is it just a countdown or ...
  • Motorola Gives Special Edition DROID RAZR MAXX to Oscar Nominees, Gives 5 Fans a Chance to Win 22/02/2012 a las 21:35h
    We’re less than a week away from the Oscars award show this Sunday and Motorola’s planning to do a little special for nominees. They’ve introduced a special edition of the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX. The device is the same internally but it has a red external chassis to give it that red carpet feel. It ...
  • Mobage releases Card Battling game Rage of Bahamut for Android 22/02/2012 a las 21:35h
    Card battling Android games are a natural fit for touchscreen devices, and there are quite a few out there for the Android platform. Well, you can now add another title to that list as Mobage has just released a new Card Battling game called Rage of Bahamut.
  • Google Docs for Android Brings Real-Time Collaboration 22/02/2012 a las 20:53h
    Take a look at the Android market, Google Docs fans – Google has just issued a pretty nice update. The biggest change, by far, is the addition of real-time document collaboration that desktop users have been enjoying for quite some time. Alongisde that, we’ve got an improved editor, support for rich text formatting, layout tools ...
  • Upcoming Acer Iconia Tab Android 4.0 Updates Leak [A100, A500] 22/02/2012 a las 20:44h
    Those of you waiting for the official upgrade to Android 4.0 for both the Acer Iconia Tab A100 and Acer Iconia Tab A500 can cut the wait short with a little preview of what’s to come. Official builds have been leaked on XDA, and although there doesn’t appear to be any major issues, it’s worthy ...
  • ClockWorkMod Recovery Now Available for ASUS Transformer Prime, CM9 Teased on Video 22/02/2012 a las 20:25h
    Hot on the heels of ASUS providing a bootloader unlock tool, someone has already gotten ClockWorkMod recovery up and ready to go for the masses to use. Beyond that, CyanogenMod 9 is also being teased for the tablet. In the video above, BumbleDroid takes us through the ROM in which he claims everything is working. ...
  • Mystery devices DROID Fighter and LG Cayman headed to Verizon 22/02/2012 a las 17:46h
    A pair of new devices have surfaced for Verizon, though at this point we only have the names to go off of. Sources close to DroidLife have outed the LG Cayman and DROID Fighter, the latter without any manufacturer designation. Any information on the two devices is complete speculation, but both could end up being one ...
  • Quad-core LG X3 could launch as Optimus 4X HD 22/02/2012 a las 16:59h
    Just as LG’s first dual-core handset denoted its power with the Optimus 2X name, so will the manufacturer’s first quad-core phone, PocketNow reports. The phone rumored as the LG X3, which is said to feature a 4.7-inch 720p display, will honor the four magnitudes of power provided by its Tegra 3 processor when it launches ...
  • Put your Skills to the Test with Pixel Towers from The Grey Studios 22/02/2012 a las 16:17h
    There have been quite a few Tower building Android games pop up lately and we just got another one with a game from The Grey Studios called Pixel Towers. As you might expect the game involves some pixely towers which is pretty cool in itself, but the way you build those towers and play the game makes Pixel Towers very unique.
  • T-Mobile’s Cliq 2 set to receive Gingerbread update, Motorola seeking testers 22/02/2012 a las 16:12h
    Since a leak back in the summer, we haven’t heard a whole lot about the Gingerbread update for the Motorola CLIQ 2. Moto had had plenty of time to work out the kinks and a post to the manufacturer’s support forums indicates the new software is entering its final phases of testing. Testers are being ...
  • Yet another Verizon 4G LTE outage occuring 22/02/2012 a las 15:46h
    We’ve just received word that Verizon is experiencing yet another 4G LTE data outage in some areas. Service started taking a hit earlier this morning and has since been confirmed by Verizon support. Areas definitely seeing the effects of the outage include Arizona, Florida, and Georgia, though more regions are likely experiencing downtime. Verizon has ...
  • Barnes & Noble to offer repartition of 16GB Nook Tablet starting March 12th 22/02/2012 a las 15:38h
    Though the 8GB Nook Tablet features less total storage space than the 16GB model, it actually ships with more of that space open to the user. Whereas the 16GB model divvies out 12GB for B&N content, 3GB for the OS install, and only 1GB for sideloaded Android apps and other files, the 8GB model gives users ...
  • Set it and forget it with Samsung’s new Android-powered oven 22/02/2012 a las 14:55h
    Samsung’s new Zipel ceramic oven takes the guesswork out of cooking thanks to a little help from your Android smartphone. While the front of the oven still features traditional controls, built-in WiFi and an Android app allows users to set the oven remotely. The app also includes 160 presets for various meals to set the ...
  • Google’s Flight Search optimized for mobile devices 22/02/2012 a las 14:28h
    Google has optimized their Flight Search, introduced to desktop users last fall, for mobile devices running Android and iOS. While an official app is still unavailable, accessing the service on a smartphone now provides all of the same useful functionality in a format tailored to the smaller screen. Set a price range and flight length; ...
  • Transformer Prime bootloader unlock tool now available from ASUS 22/02/2012 a las 14:12h
    ASUS promised a bootloader unlock would be available for the Transformer Prime in February and has delivered. The company agreed to provide developers with tools that would grant deeper access to the tablet’s software after it was discovered that the Tegra 3 slate and followup to the original Transformer — a favorite among the mod ...