We’ve discussed KeepMyTones in the past as a way to keep custom ringtones and it has now been upgraded so it will also backup and restore your sounds and notification preferences. So you don’t need to spend the time putting your custom sounds in for new text messages and how incoming alerts are treated for … Read more
Back in July, I introduced you to RadarLove!, a weather radar app for tracking storm and predicting weather in your area. I found that it worked well, though the images weren’t that sharp. Plus you had to select the radar station from which to get your latest weather images.
I just found another app, GPS Weather Radar that might solve both issues at our friends over at wmexperts.com. Here’s a very complimentary review of the app that has since had an update with improvements:
Being a competitive triathlete and someone who loves data on everything (price of gas, temperature, body weight, etc.), a stopwatch on my Fuze was a must-have app. Back in June, I posted about Stopwatch, a great timer app that I have found to be excellent. Well, you can’t have too many timers, so let me … Read more
Earlier today I installed Herg’s latest ROM on my Fuze and with all ROMs the first thing I do is put it through its paces and one of the tests is the dreaded GPS test. I’ve always noticed that some ROMs can get a fix in seconds and on others it just sits even though I’m using the same radio regardless of the ROM. So after loading his ROM I manually turned off aGPS and even though I was indoors I was hoping to get one or two satellites but it couldn’t connect. The rest of the guys said they were getting a fix in seconds and asked if I had disabled aGPS. Once I turned it back on I had an immediate fix. So, the error was mine for doubting Herg’s settings…if I just stuck with them I wouldn’t have had any problems.
So, why did I turn off aGPS? Well aGPS works by getting GPS data from local cell towers to help to get a quicker fix (if you want more detail take a look at WMExperts’ tutorial on it) but I had read an article a while back stating that because some areas do not have enough cell tower density and in some locations the towers won’t provide aGPS data the end result is a slower GPS fix because you lose time trying to communicate blindly with cell towers that are essentially GPS zombies. Well after my earlier experience it was time to put it to the test.
Here once again is one of those apps that isn’t flashy, but does the job in a simple and easy way. I’m talking about TypeNote V0.9. It’s a simple app for taking notes. You can make lists of notes, copy and paste text, insert current date and time so you know when you made the … Read more
Verizon has made it official. The Touch Pro 2 is available online and in stores starting tomorrow, September 11 which is in line with the rumors. And pricing is aggressive at $199 after a $100 rebate. And yes, again, it does have a 3.5mm jack for those keeping track:) You can read all of the … Read more
AT&T is rolling out a new feature on September 20 called A-List that lets you call up to five “VIP” contacts at no additional cost or for FamilyShare plans it applies up to 10 lines. These calls don’t count against your minutes or impact Rollover minutes. Yeah, sounds a lot like TMo’s MyFavs but hey, … Read more
Androkkid is a new user interface from ssj5trunks whose projects also include iFonz2 so he’s not a newb to interfaces. It has the look and feel of Sense with a lot of customizability and is fully developed (there were betas but this is an actual release version). The features: Add icons to desktop from list … Read more
We’ve mentioned Orb in the past but for those of you that don’t know, it lets you stream media from your desktop to your phone and one of its specialties is live tv. So, there’s no need for a SlingBox or other hardware (provided your computer has a tv tuner if you want live tv) … Read more
Rotastrain is at it again with some exceptional work. This time he has hacked TF3D 2.5 in WVGA to run ‘full screen’. So there are no top bars or lower soft key bars in standard view (you can press the bottom to bring them back). Just take a look at this video to see it … Read more
Just a friendly reminder that the Sprint Touch Pro 2 is out for $350 after rebates. We mentioned it would be available today about a week ago but we figured it’s worth a friendly reminder:) You can go in stores or go online here to get your hands on one. For those of you wondering, … Read more
Man I wish I had DirectTV now. Well, if you’re fortunate to have DirectTV and you subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket and add Superfan then all of the games can come straight to your phone…really sweet and I’m really jealous:) SUPERCAST features: Live Streaming Video: Enjoy every NFL SUNDAY TICKETS™ game, plus the Red Zone … Read more
