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Early Thoughts on MIUI for Jelly Bean

August 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment

If you have been rooting and flashing custom ROMS on Android for any period of time then you’re going to be familiar with the ever popular MIUI ROM. Being one of the most popular ROMs in Gingerbread, it has worked its’ way up over the years and finally found its’ way onto Jelly Bean devices. When I first purchased my Galaxy Nexus I had given MIUI a shot only to be disappointed. It was when MIUI was first ported over to ICS/Galaxy Nexus and I had an experience plagued with bugs. I was flashing ROMs like crazy at the time so I simply switched to something else and MIUI slipped my mind for the coming months. MIUI will never go away for long though, with one of the largest communities for a custom ROM and the popular iOS-esque style interface, MIUI continues to grow and improve daily. After hearing it’s recent build on Jelly Bean I decided to put push my hesitations to the side and give it another shot.
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Krusell ActionCover Case for the Samsung Galaxy Note

July 18, 2012 By 3 Comments


In a world of beautiful cases and holsters, Krusell tries hard to ensure that none of their products stand up to those expectations: except for the Krusell ActionCover for the Samsung Galaxy Note. The ActionCover provides decent protection, pretty good looks, awful grip, and a built in kickstand for those who like to use their Note in a portrait mode to watch movies or listen to music. Unfortunately though , that’s not very many of us so choosing whether or not to purchase this case is an easy decision.
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LG Optimus Vu Video Surfaces, Unique Size and Ratio

February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment


A video for LG’s Optimus Vu has recently popped on Youtube, providing us with a glimpse at the device and its size, and little else.

The screen will come in at 5 inches, with an aspect ratio of 4:3 (this strays from traditional smartphone ratios). [Read more...]

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Ice Cream Sandwich for Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Coming Soon

February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

If you’ve been waiting for the Lenovo ThinkPad tablet to receive the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich, you’ve only got a few months to go. The Android 4.0 update for this device is officially scheduled for May 2012.

Big features you’ll be treated to include face recognition, voice input, and a faster web browser. The face recognition feature, or Face Unlock, is a way of keeping your tablet locked against anyone who isn’t you. [Read more...]

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Vizio Tablet First Non-Smartphone Device to get Hulu Plus

August 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hulu Plus has been cautious with the release of its app for Android, only becoming available for a handful of phones and no other devices.

Well, now the application has made a bit of a breakthrough on the Android front and is now usable on Vizio’s 8-inch tablet. It may come as a surprise to some that the first tablet getting Hulu Plus isn’t the Xoom or Galaxy Tab, but instead the budget friendly, $299 Vizio. The tablet itself only runs Gingerbread 2.3 as opposed to Honeycomb- possibly making the Vizio an easier option for Hulu- but it’s a start.

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Deal App for T-Mobile Comes to Android Market

June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

T-Mobile launched the “More for Me” application this week for the Android Market that mirrors deal-centric sites like Groupon.

The app finds you deals based on your location, preferences, and interests; and it’s completely free. It offers discounts on a wide variety of products and services. What’s interesting is that T-Mobile is the first mobile carrier to offer this type of service.

Interested in the full press release? Read on below:

[INDENT]T-Mobile Launches More for Me — Combines Daily Deal Offers Into One Easy Place for Consumers

The beta version of the T-Mobile More for Me application for Android provides personalized offers, discounts and deals to consumers on any mobile operator
BELLEVUE, Wash. — June 15, 2011 — T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced More for Me™, a nationwide aggregation service that offers consumers the best in daily deals. The service is completely free. Beginning today, consumers using nearly any Android™-powered smartphone can download the beta version of the T-Mobile More for Me application from Android Market™ to get the best and timely offers, discounts and deals from some of the biggest names in daily deals tailored to their preferences, location and interests.
More for Me is the first nationwide daily deal aggregation service of its kind from a national wireless carrier. Discounts and deals are generated from popular social buying sites, such as LivingSocial – the online source for handpicked experiences at a great value – as well as exclusive offers from T-Mobile and its partners. Customers can get discounts on a wide variety of products and services, making it easier than ever for people to save money while on the go.
“Consumers are constantly looking for ways to save money and are turning to social buying apps in droves,” said Brad Duea, senior vice president, value added services marketing,
T-Mobile USA. “With T-Mobile’s More for Me application for Android smartphones, we’re bringing together the leading daily deal sites into one easy-to-navigate place so consumers spend less time searching and more time saving.”
The T-Mobile More for Me application is customizable, enabling consumers to find the most relevant deals, closest to their exact location. Users have the opportunity to see deals from a variety of retailers, in nearly any city, with many deals tailored to meet their specific interests and preferences.
“LivingSocial works directly with merchants in all of our 260+ global markets to craft great deals that drive our valuable members through their door,” said Jake Maas, senior vice president, corporate and business development, LivingSocial. “We are excited to bring our handpicked experiences to the millions of consumers who will enjoy T-Mobile’s new More for Me app.”
T-Mobile Android customers, and anyone with an Android-powered mobile phone using Android 1.6 or higher, can download the More for Me application from Android Market for free today.
In partnership with Out There Media, a global leader in mobile advertising, T-Mobile will expand More for Me to reach virtually all of its customers, regardless of phone type, by offering them the option of receiving free text messages of exclusive offers, discounts and deals. The T-Mobile More for Me application is also expected to be built for other popular mobile operating systems later this summer.
In both the application and opt-in text message experience, T-Mobile More for Me enables consumers to specify their interests and demographic information in order to receive the most relevant offers, deals and discounts.
More information on the T-Mobile More for Me application is available at https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tmobile.moreforme.”
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Hackers Delight with Evo 2 in Sight

May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A game console that has a welcoming embrace to mods. The Evo 2 console is expecting to hit the U.S. later in the year. The device will contain a 1.2GHz Samsung chip, 512MB of DDR2 memory and a modded 2.2 Froyo. 3D motion sensors are being contemplated before releasing the SDK into the US in the next couple of weeks.

“Evo 2 is an open console and gamers can modify any part of the system,” said Envizion CEO Derrick Samuels.

Designs for the console are still in production. As of right now the image above has the basic concept with very familiar controls.

With open source for game crafting, and hopefully Android market opportunities the Evo 2 console has potential.

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Android Movies Blocked for Rooted Devices

May 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Excited about the new Movie section in on the Android Market? Well, if you’ve got a rooted Android device, you may be in for some disappointing news. Google is blocking these rooted devices from the movie feature and really isn’t ‘fessing up about it.

The beauty of rooting is the customization and control over your device- i mean, you paid for the thing, it should at least be to your liking. But what seems to the case here is the possibility of customers abusing this power. Apparently, rooted devices may have the ability to duplicate the movie being watched. In case you weren’t aware, piracy just doesn’t sit right with the movie industry…savvy?

As long as tech companies are putting up walls, there’ll be someone surely with the ability to get over ‘em. Just a matter of time.

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Home Sweet…Android?

May 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

More goodies keep pouring out from Google’s I/O, this time in the form of a platform called Android @ Home; an upcoming way to automate your home.

Android @ Home will be a series of open source libraries for developers to create home automation applications that sync up anything connected to an Android @ Home receiver. What does this mean for you? Well, practically anything and everything you plug in will be remote controlled by your mobile Android device.

Google plans on having their Android users think of everything in their home as being connected and accessible; control over everything at the touch of a button.

Things are pretty hush hush for the moment, and it may be a bit before we can see just how much extra cash is involved and set up in your home.

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New Images of the HTC Thunderbolt Emerge

December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Thanks to folks over at DroidLife, a handful of new images of the HTC Thunderbolt have gone public, and surely you’ll agree that it’s definitely a sweet looking handset. This 4G LTE device is scheduled to be shown next week at CES in Las Vegas, and we look forward to getting our hands on it to share with everyone on DroidNerds. Have a look at some more shots below!










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