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Android App-aholics Anonymous (Google Music)
Posted on May 28, 2011 | No CommentsApp Name: Google Music Usage: Local and cloud music player Price: Free At Google I/O (read our coverage of the event here) Google debuted its new cloud music service “Google Music”. While the cloud storage itself is invite only... -
HTC hears its customers pleas.
Posted on May 27, 2011 | No CommentsLocked bootloaders suck. For those of you who don’t know what a bootloader is or why it would be locked let me put it simply. An Android device with a locked or signed bootloader makes rooting the device more difficult. All of you who have... -
“How ’bout that Rapture huh?”
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsEpisode 27 Hosts: Jesse Miller @penofdoom Brandon Williams @Brandocop Rachel Lebo @CautionTape Jason Hughes @Ultraversion21 In this episode we have a special guest who walks us through our TV news section: - Foxconn explosion - AT&T overcharging customers - iPhone rumors - Apple... -
Android App-aholics Anonymous (QuickPic)
Posted on May 21, 2011 | No CommentsName: QuickPic Usage: Extra fast picture browsing Price: Free Android Market Link A simple app at its core, Quickpic is just a faster version of the Android gallery app. The app caches your pictures for faster loading and updates its photo list more often... -
“It’s a real clam bake in here”
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsEpisode 26 Hosts: Jesse Miller @penofdoom Brandon Williams @Brandocop In this episode we not only introduce you to the term “clam bake” but we throw some news in there too, like: - Apple retail anniversary - Playbook recall - Photograph theft - Netflix... -
Android App-aholics Anonymous (Netflix)
Posted on May 14, 2011 | No CommentsName: Netflix Usage: Streaming movies and tv shows Price: Free (monthly plan required) IT’S HERE!!! Netflix has finally come to Android devices. While you can only run it if you own one of these phones: Samsung Nexus S, Evo 4G, Droid Incredible, T-Mobile G2 or... -
Netflix finally comes to Android
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsYou’ve read correctly. The Netflix official streaming app has arrived on the Android market and is ready to download for owners of these handsets: Samsung Nexus S, Evo 4G, Droid Incredible, T-Mobile G2 or Nexus One. The rest of you will have to wait just... -
There’s a Skype call for you… It’s Microsoft.
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s official, Microsoft has signed a deal to purchase the web-base telephony company Skype. Microsoft will bring out ye ole’ checkbook and plunk down $8.5 Billion dollars for Skype (Ebay paid $2.6 Billion for Skype in September of 2005). What does this mean to users... -
A sum up of Google I/O (Day 2)
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsOk, so day 2 of Google I/O is over and here are some of the highlights from that. - Chrome Updates – Google has added support for things like Hulu, Netflix, and offline apps (Gmail, Calendar, etc.). Additions like these make Google’s Chrome OS just... -
“I’ve got me some new buttons”
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsEpisode 25 Hosts: Jesse Miller @penofdoom Brandon Williams @Brandocop Rachel Lebo @cautiontape In this episode we cover such gems as: - Google I/O goodness - Microsoft buying Skype? - More details about Sony’s mess - Another Hitman game!!! (You may now commence the squeeing) SQUEE!! - Nintendo... -
A sum up of Google I/O (Day 1)
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsSo, there’s this little meeting that some company in California has every year and a whole lot of geek types seem to get a kick out of it. I am of course talking about Google I/O 2011. There were some pretty good news on the... -
Android App-aholics Anonymous (Akinator)
Posted on May 7, 2011 | No CommentsName: Akinator Usage: Character guessing app Price: Free ($2.31 paid version) Link to the Android Market Back in the day I played a game called twenty questions and if you were good at picking a subject it was a hard... -
Another “Bold” move (for RIM)
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s no secret to those who know me that while I love Android with every fiber of my being there is still a soft place in my heart for RIM and their Blackberry smartphones. RIM has answered my plea for an updated Blackberry Bold to... -
“Now you’re just beating a camel with a dead horse”
Posted on May 3, 2011 | 2 CommentsEpisode 24 Hosts: Jesse Miller @penofdoom Brandon Williams @Brandocop Rachel Lebo @cautiontape In this episode we cover such gems as: - Class action suits against Apple and Google - Broadband caps - Android updates - Sony in a second round of trouble -... -
Android App-aholics Anonymous (Square)
Posted on April 30, 2011 | No CommentsName: Square Usage: Take credit card payments on your phone Price: Free (extra charges for usage) Square is a company that specializes in mobile payment acceptance. At first that doesn’t sound like most people’s cup of tea; let me explain. The... -
“I’m the guy who’s going to burn your house down! With the lemons.”
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsEpisode 23 Hosts: Jesse Miller @penofdoom Brandon Williams @Brandocop Rachel Lebo @cautiontape In this episode we cover such gems as: - Chrome OS subscriptions - Nook Color update -Apple new galore - Sony news (PSN, PSP) - Iron Man 3 Director Change - Cinevault.com -... -
“A new format with the same old voices”
Posted on April 19, 2011 | No CommentsEpisode 22 Hosts: Jesse Miller @penofdoom Brandon Williams @Brandocop Rachel Lebo @cautiontape On this newly reformatted episode we cover such gems as: - White iPhone Rumors - Gehot’s Donation to EFF - Blackberry’s Playbook - Flip Flopped - Facebook and Twitter the same as... -
Android App-aholics Anonymous (Amazon App Store)
Posted on April 17, 2011 | No CommentsName: Amazon App Store Usage: New app store like the Android Market Price: Free Link to Amazon’s Download page (have the link sent to your phone) I scoffed at this app at first because at first it was just another... -
“Now introducing Google Jew”
Posted on April 11, 2011 | No CommentsEpisode 21 Hosts: Jesse Miller, Brandon Williams, and Rachel Lebo On this episode: - Google Cloud Music - Amazon’s New Cloud - A Steve Jobs Biography - New Superman castings - New Wonder Woman Costume - Game sales numbers - 3DS side effects -... -
Android App-aholics Anonymous (ZDBox)
Posted on April 9, 2011 | No CommentsName: ZDBox Usage: System Monitor Price: Free Android Market Simple app time. ZDBox is a straight and to the point system management and tracking toolbox. The app contains a task killer, battery meter, traffic meter, “do not disturb” profile manager, app lock,...